Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
Blood Clot inLungE Ends
Life of Ex-President
After Long Illness.
CONDOLENCES POUR in
FROM ALL OVER u. S.
To Be Buried as Private Citizen
in Plot Near His Home We'd
nesday Afternoon.

nesday Afternoon.
Fly the Associated Press.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, January C.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt died in his
sleep early today at his home on Sag
amore Hill in this village. The i'm
mediate cause of death was pulmonary
cInbolism, or lodgment in the lung of
a elot from a broken vein, it was
stated by one of his physicians.
The colonel suffered a severe attack
of rheumatism and sciatica on New
Year day, but none believed that mis-
illness would likely prove fatal The
former President sat up most or sun
day and retired at IL O'Clock last
night.
The exact time of Col Roosevelt's
death was AIS am. as nearly as can
be determined, for there was no
person at his bedside at the moment
he passed away. A minute or two be-
fore. his attendant. James Amos, the
young colored man who has been IN
the employ of the colonel ever since
he left the White House, noticed that
the patient was breathing heavily in
his sleep and went to call nurse.
When he returned with her the former
President was dead. Mrs. Roosevelt
was Immediately summoned.
Children Are Notified.
Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned to Col.
Emlen Roosevelt, cousin of the former
President. and he came to the Roose-
welt home Immediately. kilograms
were dispatched to the coloners chill
dren, who were in other parts Of the
country.
Two Of the coloners sons, Maj.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr, and Capt
Kermit Roosevelt, are in service
abroad. Capt. Archie Roosevelt and
his wife left New York last night for
Boston, where the captains wife's
father is i'll. Mrs Ethel Derby and
her two children are in Aiken, s. c.
kilograms Of coincidence and sym
pathy began TO pour in from all parts
of the country today as soon as the
news of Col Roosevelts death be-
came known. 4@seszz--s-srss szsses-4..
The hour for the Roosevelt funeral
was officially announced today as
12:45 pm. Wednesday. for the nome
services at Sycamore Hill. ana at
pm. at Christ Episcopal Church here.
Two Services to Be Held.
Two services will be held. one at
Sycamore Hill. the other at Christ's
Church here, which the Roosevelts
have for years attended. The Rev. DR..
George Talmage, pastor, Is expected
to ofiiciate.
Col. Roosevelt will be buried at
Young's Memorial cemetery. Oyster
Bay, in a plot selected by the colonel
and his wife shortly after he left the
White House.
w. Emlen Roosevelt. cousin Of the
colonel. in announcing the ar
rangements as thus far fxed. said
that Mrs. Roosevelt's desire was that
her husband ''be buried as private
citizen" For this reason the funeral
would be private. he said. 1t was Mrs.
ROosevelt's desire also that no flow
ers be sent.
Sister and Nephew Arrive.
Col Roosevelts sister Corrine (Mrs.
Douglas Robinson). and his nephew,
State Senator Theodore Douglas Rob-
inson, were early arrivals at Sycamore
Hill. They were followed by several
intimate friends of the family.
The coloners death came as a shock
to the people of Oyster Bay, as friends
knew that he was about the house the
greater part of yesterday, reading and
doing some writing.
His two sons abroad, Kermit and
Theodore. jr.. are respectively officers
with the American forces in France
and the army Of occupation in Ger
many.
The former President came to his
home on Sycamore Hill from the
Roosevelt Hospital on Christmas day,
but a week later was stricken with a
severe attack of rheumatism and
sciatica, from which he had been suf-
fering for some time. The rheumatism
affected his right hand, and it became
much swollen. He remained in his
room and efforts were made to check
the trouble. Last Saturday the colonel's
secretary, Miss Josephine Stricken, called
to see him. but the colonel was alseep
in his room.
Miss Strickert said today that no one
bad any idea that death was SO near at
hand.
Flags were placed at half staff in Oys-
ter Bay today.
Ill Since Last February.
NEW YORK. January 6.-Col. Roose-
,elt's last illness may be said to date
from last February On February it
vas announced that he had been remov-
GI lTOfiI HIS HOiIlt III oSS Day W liic
Roosevelt Hospital in this city. following
u operation on one of his ears. Soon
after his arrival at the hospital he un-
50: went two more operations for the re-
rruy;Il of diseased tissue in his infected
ar and il was admitted at the time that
lie was seriously i'll. He remained at
tiic hospital until March 3.
During May and June the colonel
made a number of addresses, speaking
Springfield. Mass, and in New York
n June he made d tour of the west
,'uring which he suffered a slight at
tack of erysipelas in one of his legs
i.ut refused to give up his engage
iIents. Early in November the colonel
vas taken TO Roosevelt Hospital in
this city for the treatment of rheu-
l4atism and scistica. While in the
hospital reports became current that
the colonel was more seriously i'll
than his physicians would admit. Col.
Roosevelt returned to his home in
oyster Bay on Christmas day, remark
ing as he stepped to the porch that
lie was feeling bully"
Joked With His Physicians.
Forty-eight hours before his death
She former President had been visited
Is one of his physicians, who stated
-, fouDd the colonel apparentIy in