The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09
Ex-PRES|DENT
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,,a ,ear the public highway there IS
cove connected with Long Island sound
Not far distant concealed from We" os
some woods in which the colonel WI.
wont to roam, stands the Sagamore 1'''
home 70 which his father orousat MN
when small boy. Trees stano aoou1
this knoll and the winter grass "SS WIS.,
ible through the thin snow.
uero stood the Roosevelt family. e1-
cont the bows who were abroad and their
mother. while the casket. its historic
+oes removed was lowered into the
crave Near at hand. looking reTerent-
IL were men in public and private me
z.ho had been intimately associated WITH
Colonel Roosevelt in affairs OF state
POLITICS. literature and the army. FouSu
riders. ncighbors. Tor whom SaEaInoFe
Hill will ever b. almost halio"eu
ground. and children from the Village
school % which the colonel sent his own
sons and daughters. They Formed a
sorrnwiuc circle rs pr. Talmadge read
the oriet cnnn,ittai ceremony
The Final Service.
The final service was witncSSeo ~
members Gf the family ana Il IL"
friends. the Congressional delegation.
and a group Of con n"'ghnors. among
hem many school children who had as
SemhlcU 3t the St'INF
service was III progress
A. RI. outdoor conErcE cation reclted
m, Lords Prayer il was noted that
,.,n..iu Archibald Roosevelt stood di-
r,rtly behind tho Clergyman at the hfaH
Of the grave" whi> AZ the l"tt quite
alone, was former President Tatt. the
co,oa.l'S lifelong friend
Other members of tn" FAMILY Sl""i
bar, of Captain Roosevelt while the
corcrrS<m.u and people OF oyster NAY
,r,-,. assembled closely behind ccl'-
cation 81 rough riders At the toot OF
the grave.
Thu former President rested WIN ms
bead coward tho west. wh"r" III" sun.
Htir,.,-b;1G toward tn" horizon. brought
on, in striking silhouette the white
,,,,.l ;,~;;r.. nf tho priest rrcit;ns The
r;rr..-hcrur.(! communal service of the
I,p.Sropa, church. ~; tn" last words
.,rcr.. snnkrn gr'at flock OF whit"
birds were seen to aliSht on tho frozen
Surinrc OF tho cove which IN" Snow
canned irumlncncc 1T III: cemetery over
hooks. Only the rough riders floral
tribute rrli.vrd the rt.:nncSs of the
,.oskct a: :! WAS lowered I" Its final
resting plac. Til" ha;ts" flags w"r"
takcn ha..k 10 the trophy room 1T Saga
more Hill. where the t"t"n"ls nanny
will priz. thctn as Il remembrance OF ms
part in :hr American war
Former pr"siden, TAFT stood quite
,nar, from tho others IN th"I final mo-
mnnts and Sse.aed almost i Il isolated
figure. Tn" political quarrel which
Scp; the two former presidents 8" i"nG
anar, had long sine" been healed. and
Mr. Taft had hurried here from Penn
svlvania 70 attend the funeral. Earlier
IN tho day. standing outside fhr'S'
church. 10 said u iut"THlewSrS: Colo
no, Roosevelt. would never have been
boncv 10 live the l:fn Of all invalid
His passing - an international loss.
A, the c-av"Sidc II" joined DR.. Tai
mage and the others assembled IN say"
ing aloud n" Lords Prayer as part
Of tho comnr;cai ceremony.
Tonight. while az. honor guard OF sol
dicrs was pacing back and North near
rho grave in voluntary service. 1t be-
came known thas Mrs. Roosevelt had
deferred indefinitely tho pilErmag"
which she had planned 10 take with her
husband 70 Franc" I" visit the grave OF
Quentin her youngest soldier son. whu
died in an aerial battle with 'iernar
pilot II WAS reported her" that Mrs
Roosevelt, would 60 to Florida before
making the overseas journey.
The Prayer Service.
Only thc immcHia;" m"Inn'FS OF 'h'
family wcr" present at the prayer
service at the house. prior 10 IN" rites
ar Christ Church. as follows: Mrs
Thcodorc Roosevelt. Representatives, and
Mrs. Nicholas I.ongwor;h. Captain and
g. Mrs Archibald Roosevelt. Mrs. Theo.
dorc Eoosev"lt. Jr.: Mrs. Richard Der
by, Mrs. Douglas Robinson. III" Colo
ners sistcr: Mr.. and Mrs. T. Douglas
Robinson. tn" former hang the Colo
ncls nephew: Rear admiral W. S
Cowles. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos"Phus Alslop
and John X. Roosevelt. cousin nf tbs
Colonel: Mr.. and Mrs. Rocv" Merritt
Mrs. J. West Roosevelt. Mr.. and Mrs
Langdnn Wagner. Mrs. EIlb"rt!nr 1,
. Roosevelt. John f.. Roosevelt. Mrs. Fair
man Dick. Mrs. Monr"" Robinson. Mrs
I.angdon Gccr. Mrs.. John f. Roosevelt
Mrs. James 4. Roosevelt. Mrs. F'reder