Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-09
HERO 0f SAN JUAN HILL RESTS UNDER
 FRS Of SAGAMORE
Obscqnies of the Great American Witnessed Former R0ugh Riders. Occupying Place oi Honor at Grave.


 Witnessed Former Rough Riders. Occupying Place oi Honor at Grave.
 Oyster Bay. Jan. S-The body of Theodore Roosevelt was laid at rest today
 It was committed to earth at 1:43 D. m. in family cemetery plot over looking Long Island sound.
 Tonight soldiers guard will do sentry duty at the grave. This mil itary unit will be recommended by Dr. T. C. Reynolds, an army medical corps lieutenant, long as persona! friond of the colonel.
 Until dawn these khaki-clad boys will pass back and foIth by the grave Tomorrow this guard of hon or will be relieved by another and in this way the colonePs last re ting place will be protected as long as necessary from encroachment by souvenir hunters.
 After the services at the grave to- day the gates of the cemetery were thrown open and the tOwnspeople who were Theodore Roosevelt's
 
 the crest of this honored hill
 The final service was witnessed by members of the family and a fe>v trends. the congressional delegation and a group of two hundred neigh bors. among the many school child. ren, who had assembled at the sravt while the church service was in pro- gress.
 As the outdoor congregation re- cited the Lords prayer. it was noted that Captain Archibald Roosevelt stood directly behind 1h@ cfercvman at the head of the grave. while to the left and quite alone. was Former President Taft. the colonel's lifelong friend
 Other memsers of the family stool few paces back from Captain Roosevelt, while the congressman and people of Oyster Bay were as- senhled directly behind a delegation of Rough Riders at the face of the grave
 The former president rested with his head toward the west. where the sun. dropping toward the horizon, brought about 9 striking silhoutte the white robed figure of the priest reciting the time-honored committal service of the Episcopal church. As tho last words were spoken great flock of white birds were seen to aligEt on the frozen surface of the cove which the snow-happed emin- once of ths cemetery overlooks.
 Only the rough-riders' floral trib- ute relieved the plainness of the cas- ket as it was lowered 10 it's final resting place, The battle flags were taken back to the trophy room at Sagamore Hill, where the colonels family will prize them as he had since their presentation as meman- to of his part in the Spanish Ameri- can war
 Except for two sons. absent as soldiers in their counEry's service overseas. the family of Theodore Roosevelt assembled in the living room at Sagamore Hill shortly tev fore. noon today for he first of d trinity of simple services-at home church. and raveside-with which the body of the noted American will De laid to rest.
 Mrs. Roosevelt decided not to at tend the church servces nor to join the procession to the cemetery. It was announced that she would bid < goodbye to the body of her compau- ion i'll the house where tEey lived for many years. wnIle her children would see all that IS mortal of heir famous father committed to sarth in the family plot topping tha ighest hill in Youne's Memorial emetery, overlooking Long Island ound.
 The home servte, one of prayer lone. was to last hardly more than ve minutes. according to the Rev. eorge 'E Talmage. rector of the hrist Episcopal church, the Roosc- elt family church, whfle ritual be- 're the altar was expected to be 0nc!uded within fifteen or twenty ainutes after the casket was brought nto the edifice. Simplicity was to be oil0wed, the clergyman said, even omission of the customary organ 'oluntary while the formal Episco- pal funeral service was being read.
 After the former presidents body @es carried by household servants tc the hearse. it was announced, l5 automobiles would convey the a,- tendsnts at the prayer service to tho church. The first car. the coloners own with his negro chauffeur Char lie Lee at the wheel, was to carry Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Mrs Richard Derby, Jr., daughters of the colonel; Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt
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