The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-06
HIS DEATH IS REGARDED
AS A NATIONAL CALAMITY
Col Roosevelt Died His Seep-Hs Death Attributed to Rheu
masm Which Affected His Heart-He Was go Years Old
and One OF Two Living Ex-Presidents.

New York, Jan. Eek. President
Theodore Roosevelt died at four
O'Clock this morning at his home at
Oyster Bay.
The news of Col. Roosevelt's death
was received here by Miss Josephine
Striker, the colonels secretary, in a
telephone message from Mrs. Roose-
welt Miss Striker said since the New
Years day attack, the colonel had
since been more Ur less confined TO
his room. The rheumatism attack
had settled mainly in the coloners
right hand. Mrs. Roosevelt sent i'm
mediately far the nurse in oyster
Bay. His condition at first did not
seem alarming, Miss Striker said
when Mrs. Roosevelt called me
this morning and told of the colonels
death, | could hardly believe it. Mrs.
Roosevelt gave me no particulars. 1t
is understood that only Mrs. Roose-
welt and the nurse were with the col
onel at his death. Other members OF
the family are in other parts of the
country or abroad
The illness may be said to date from
last February when it was announced
he had been removed to the Roosevelt
hospital following an operation on his
ear. He subsequently underwent two
additional operations for removal OF
diseased tissue In the infected ear.
Then he admitted he was seriously
Ill and remained in the hospital till
March 3.
During May and June the Colonel
made n iieissb9 oi addresses. IN June
he toured west during which he suf-
fered slight attack OF err elias in
the leg but refused to give up en-
gagements.
Early last November he was taken
to the Roosevelt hospital for treat
ment for rheumatism and sciatica
While there reports were current
that he was more seriously i'll than his
physicians would admit He returned
home Christmas Day remarking as he
stepped to the porch that he was
feeling bully"
Osyter Bay, Jan. 6,-Colonel Roose
welt died in his sleep. His death is
attributed ito rheumatism which af
fccted hs heart
New YORK, Jan. 6--The immediate
cause OF Col Roosevelt's death was
pulmonary embolism or lodgment il
lung OF blood clot from a broken
vein, It was stated by physicians
Death II was stated came painlesslN
rs he slept.
Oyster Bay, Jan. 6-The former
president sat up most of Sunday ant
retired around eleven. About Mrs
Roosevelt who was the only othe
member of the family here, went t
her husbands room and found he hat
died during the night
Mrs Roosevelt telephoned to Cole
man, the colonel's cousin, and he cam'
TO the home Immediately. Telegram
were dispatched to the colonels chill
dren. Two Of the sons, Majo
Theodore and Captain Kermit, are il
service abroad Captain Archie an
wife left New York last night for Bos
ton where her father is i'll, Mrs
Ethel Derby and children are in Aiker
Oyster Bay, Jan. 6-'The date 70
Col. Roosevets funeral has not bee
set but It will be here. II will be pr
vate at Mrs. Roosevclts request. Tw
services will be held one at Sagamor
Hill and the other at Christs churcl
He will be buried here.
Colonel Roosevelt's career has le
such vivid impression upon the pc
pie of his time that II is necessary
touch but briefly upon some OF Il
more striking phrases of his varie
interesting and strenuous" life to r
call to the public mind full details
his many exploits and experiences.
Called to the White House in l9
after President Mckinley had been a
sassinated. Col Roosevelt, AZ years
age, became the youngest Preside
the United States has ever had Thr
years later he was elected as Pre-
dent by the largest popular vote
President has received.
Col. Roosevelts enemies agre
with his friends that his life, his CHI
actcr and his writings represented
high type OF Americanism.
OF Dutch ancestry, born in n,
York City on October 27 1858. in
house in East Twentieth street. t
baby Theodore was d weaking.
was one of four children who came
Theodore and Martha Bulloch Roo
selt. The mothor was OF Southe
stock and the father OF Northern.
situation which during the early yes
OF Theodore Juniors boyhood "
rot rnowed 10 interfere with the ia
ny life of these children during