The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-07
COL.ROOSEvELT
DIES IN SLEEP
Body Of ex.PreSident Found by
Attendant and Nurse.
BLOOD CLOT IS CAUSE
EmboIism in Lung Was Cause OF
Death, Says Physicians - Mrs.
Roosevelt and Patient Only Men,
bers of Family in House at the
End.

Roosevelt and Patient only men,
bers of Family in House at the
End.
Oyster Bay, Jan. 7.-Colonel The"-
dore Roosevelt, twenty-siXth preSl-
dent of the United States, died at his
home at Sycamore Hill He was SIX
ty years old.
The famous American, exponent of
"the strenuous life" who had fought
in the Spanish-American war and
risked death in hunting big game and
exploring the jungles of Africa anu
South America, passed away peace
fully while asleep. He was the victim
of blood clot in the lung, resulting
from inhammatory rheumatism, trace
able to an infected tooth from which
be suffered twenty years ago.
He died alone, while a faithful ne
gro, James Amos, who had served
him since the days in the White
House, alarmed by the patients I'M
usually heavy breathing, left the bed
room to call nurse.
A moment later Mrs. Roosevelt was
ut her husbands bedside. Within a
few minutes, his cousin, w. Emlen
Roosevelt, the only other near rela-
tive residing in Oyster Bay, arrived
at Sycamore Hill to take charge of
the family affairs.
Because of Mrs Roosevelt's wish,
the colonel will be buried as a pri
vate citizen The funeral, which will
DO hold Wednesday in Christ Episco-
pal church, which the family attend
ed, will be private, at Mrs. Roose-
velts request. Rev. George Talmage,
rector, is expected to ofticiate. The
colonel will be buried at Young's Me
mortal cemetery, Oyster Bay, in plot
selected by him and his wife shortly
after he left the White House.
The immediate cause of death was
pulmonary embolism or Judgment in
the lung Of a clot from a broken vein.
Speaking for Mrs Roosevelt, W.
Emlen Roosevelt issued the following
statement by the attending physicians:
Colonel Roosevelt has been suffer-
ing from an attack of infiammatory
rheumatism for about two months. His
progress has been entirely satisfac-
tory and his condition has not given
cause for especial concern.
ION Sunday he was in good spirits
and spent the evening with his family
debating letters. He retired at eleven
p. NJ. and about four A. NJ, his man
who occupied an adjoining room,
noticed that, while sleeping quietly,
Colonel Roosevelt's breathing was be-
coming very shallow.
HE died almost instantly without
waking from what seemed to be ma
tural sleep. The cause of his death
was embolus.
"Dr. g. w. Faller,
sDr. John II. Richards.
CDR. John f. Hartwell."
The physicians had been in attend
nnce upon the colonel since he was
taken to Roosevelt hospital seven
weeks ago to be treated for what was
believed to be sciatica.
The colonel suffered a severe attack
of rheumatism and sciatica New
Years day. None believed his ILL
ness would prove fatal. The former
president sat up most of Sunday and
retired at. eleven o'clock.
To the last Colonel Roosevelt was
active in the interests of the country.
His program of public addresses, in
tended to help hearten the nation for
its part in the war, and strengthen
the resistance IL enemy propaganda
and pacifism, was interrupted late' in
the fall when he entered the hospital,
but the colonel redoubled his efforts
In the writing Of editorials and public
statements.
One of the latter was ready only
Sunday night at an assemblage ar
ranged by the American Defense So
ciety.
Colonel Roosevelt was preaching
preparedness long before it was gen.
orally believed the United States
would enter the war When the bis
toric step was taken, his four sons
and a. son-in-law were among the first
to volunteer for military service.
Quentin, a lieutenant of aviation.
Archie, captain of infantry, was sent
home, his left arm paralyzed by a
wound. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., is with the army of
occupation in Germany. Kermit,
captain originally with the British
forces in the near east, now is an
American officer in France.
DR.. Richard Derby, who married the
former presidents daughter, Ethel, is
major in the army medical corps.
kilograms of coincidence and SYM
pathy began to pour in from all parts
of the country as soon as the news of
Colonel Roosevelt's death became
known
Emlen Roosevelt said Mrs. Roose-
velt's desire was that her husband "be
buried as a private citizen" 1t was
Mrs. Roosevelt's desire also that no
flowers be sent.
kilograms announcing the colonel's
death were despatched to his children.
who were in other parts of the coun.
try. Two of the colonel's sons, Major
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Captain
Kermit Roosevelt, are in service
abroad! Captain Archie Roosevelt
and his wife left New York for Bos-
ton, where the captains wife's father
is nj. Mrs. Ethel Derby and her two
children have left Aiken, S. c., for
Oyster Bay, accompanied by Major
Thomas Hitchcock, at whose home
they were guests for several weeks.
Doctor Derby is attached to medical
unit overseas.
Twin Virtues.
Give-Up and Get-Up are twin yir-
tues.