The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-10
RTFORD. OHIO COUNTY, KY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919

Emlen Roosevelt, cousin of the form
or President. and he came to the
Roosevelt home Immediately. Tele-
grams we're dispatched to the Colo
nel's children, who were in other
parts of the country. Two of the
Colonels sons, Maj. Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr., and Capt. Kermit Roosevelt,
are in service abroad. Capt. Archie
Roosevelt and his wife left New York
last night for Boston, where the Cap
tain's wifes 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 allparts
of the country today as soon as the
news of Col. Roosevelt's death be-
came known.
Returned Home Christmas.
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 rheu-
matism affected his right hand and
Il became much swollen. He remain
ed in his room and efforts were made
to check the trouble. Last Saturday
the Colonel's secretary, Miss jose
phine Stricken, called to see him. but
the Colonel was asleep in his room.
Miss Stricken said today that no one
had any idea that death was so near
at hand.
Passed Away At 4:15 O'clock.
The exact time of the Colonel's
death was 4:15 a. m, as nearly as
can be determined, for there was no
person at his bedside at the moment
he passed away.
Announcement that pulmonary
embolism was the cause of Col. Roo
sevelt's death was made by w. EN-
len Roosevelt, quoting DR.. Hartwell.
Two funeral services will be held,
one at Sycamore Hill, the other at
Christ's church here. which the
Roosevelts have for years attended.
The Rev. DIR. George Talmage pastor,
Is expected to ofiiciate.
Shock To His Friends.
The Colonel's death came as a
shock to the people of Oyster Bay.
as friends knew that he was about
the house the greater part of yester-
day, reading and doing some writing.
His two sons abroad, Kermit and
Theorode, Jr. are respectively Off
GERS with the American forces in
France and the army of occupation
in Germany.
Clot In Lung Immediate Cause.
The immediate cause of Col. Roose-
velt's death was pulmonary en-
bolism or Judgement in the lung of
clot from broken vein. 1t was stat
ed by one Of his physicians. Death.
1t was said, came to him painlessly
as he slept.
Three physicians had been in at
tendance upon the Colonel since he
was taken to Roosevelt Hospital sew
en- weeks ago to be treated for what
was believed to be sciatica. The pa
TENTS trouble was later diagnosed as
infiammatory rheumatism which, &C
cording to one of the doctors, had
affected practically every joint in his
body.
Short Illness.
Miss Stricken said that the Colonel
had suffered an attack of infiamma-
tory rheumatism on New Years day
and had since been more or less con-
fined to his room.
The attack of rheumatism settled
mainly In Col. Roosevelt's right hand
and Mrs. Roosevelt sent at once for
a nurse in the village of Oyster Bay.
His condition did not at first seem
to be alarming and the turn for the
worse is believed not to have come
until last night.
Oyster Bay, N. Y. Jan. 6.-The
hour for the Roosevelt funeral was
officially announced to-day as 12:45
p. m. Wednesday for the home SER
vices at Sycamore Hill and at 2 D. m.
at Christ Episcopal church here.