Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-09

->4tes Were Marked with
: Simple Dignity-Scene at
the Graveside Was More
Impressive.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Jan. S-Theodore
Roosevelt lies at rest tonight beneath
a cemetery knoll near the rambling
rural highway along which he travel
led so many times in boyhood and n
manhood between the Sycamore Hill
house which was his home and the
quiet village of Oyster Bay.
Perhaps no other eX- president of the
United States has ha 50 simple
funeral as the one when was given
Colonel Roosevelt this afternoon on the
shore of Long Island Sound, Military
and naval honors were not his in death
only because it had been his wish and
that of his family that the last rites
be surrounded only VIII Inc simple
dignity that might attend the passing
of a, private citizen.
But the American nation, and for
eign governments as we'll sent repre-
sentatiVes, as did also the state and the
city in which he was born. These not
ed men sat sorrowfully II the pews Of
the little red -gabled Christ Episcopal
church, while brief services of prayer
and scripture readings were held with
out a eulogoy in which so much might
have been said. There WIS no singing
or organ playing.
1t was the noon hour when, at the
Sycamore Hill homestead, all O. Col
onel RooseveIt's family except two cf
| the sons. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, ,Tr., and Lieutenant Kermit
| Roosevelt, who are soldiers III Europe,
| assembled for a few moments of pri-
| vate prayer at the side of the ca5ket
| in which lay the body. Draped over
! the Casket were battle flags under
| which the colonel fought as a Rough
/ Rider on Cuban soil more than tWen-
| ty years ago. Rev. DIR. George z.
| Talmadge, nephew of DR.. T. j. De-
witt Talmadge and rector of Christ
church, said the comforting words
| which were the final ones spoken for
| the colonel in the presence of Mrs
/ RooseveIt-for she did not accompany
| the Cortege to the church or to the
grave in Young's Memorial Cemetery
At the Sycamore Hill services only
members of the immediate Roosevelt
family were present.
The body of the late president was
then taken from the famous room o1
trophies which he had assembled from
all quarters of the globe, and was car
ried from Sycamore Hill on It's fna
journey. Snow had come at dawn an6
had been falling steadily until the
countryside was white, but the sur
broke through the leaden clouds a:
the hearse left the Roosevelt estate
and passed into the highway leading
to Christ church.
Around the shore of a pord like III
1T . ! :
the cortege moved to reacn the church
a green frame structure with its roo
surmounted by green steeple il
which was the bell which soon was II
toll the passing of the nations sixth
, president.
Here, standing on the slippery hill
! locks which are the lawns of some o
the colOnePs neighhors, were waiting
townspeople. Because of the limite
seating capacity of Christ church. thes
villagers to whom the colonel ha
long been friend and neighbor had 20
found admittaGCe They uncovare,
their heads as the caslzet was borne in
to the church and waited outside un
til the services were over and tn
procession started for the cemetery
In the pews of the church were L. e
who are among the fOreInos- OF tn
countrys citizens. Vice Presider
Thomas r. Marshall represented Pres
ident Wilson. Genral Payton {
; March, chief Of staff of the army
: Admiral c. MGR. Winslow reprssente
: the military and naval services. an
/ Secretary Lane the cabinet Wil,iar
Howard Taft, who, upon Colonel Roose
e velt's death became the only living eX
: president; Charles Evans Hughes. Eli
hu Root, United States Senator Henr
90 O1 crn OF II IN
I General Leonard Wood, Vice Admire
iGleayes, Henry L. Stimson, secretary {
, war in Taft's cabinet; Governo
?, Alfred E. Smith of New York; Speak
+, er Champ Clark and Former Speake
= Joe" Cannon of the house of repre-
!, senatives, were present to pay the
last tribute on behalf of the natiol
congress, the state and the metropoh
The diplomatic corps at Washingto
=, also was represented.
y Many wreaths and floral tributes fc
Y which there had not been room at II
r Sycamore Hill home filled the churc
; with fragrance. One which was ser
- to The Roosevelt home and the
brought to the altar was the tribut
of President Wilson.
Y DR.. Talmage, with Bishop Burge!
T, of Long Island seated in the sanCtI
= ary, read the sentences. Psalms al
sCriptural lessons which are a part
2, the Protestant Episcopal funeral SCI
7, vices. The former presidents favori
l. hymn, How Firm a, Foundation" W;
+, recited by the rector, in Conforman,
: to the Roosevelt family's desire that g
music, even the organ voluntary,
is omitted. When he came finally to Il
Lords Prayer, the congregation joil
ed.
= rrlo srov,o ~ t7,o ,.,.., ,-....s, --,- :, =.
h2ps the more impressive. The pl
: which Colonel Roosevelt himself b;
selected as his burial place is a con
= mandinE spot in the peaceful and Dl
! 1uresque cemetery. At the foot Of
Is slope and beyond the public hiahw;
=, there is a cove while beyond lies Il
+ waters OF Long Island Sound. N0I
d distant but concealed from view
= some Of the woods in which the CO
;. oncl was wont to roam, stands 4
- Sycamore Hill home 10 which
father brought him whe1 he was
small boy. Trees stand about II
knoll and today the winter grass
l. we're visible through the thinnu
sDon.
Here stood the Roosevelt faniI
except the boys who are abroad a,
Il, their mother. as the caaket, It's histO,
fagG now removed was. lowered in
ID .e G",Ard. Near al hama, I51l,p~
reyare1tly. were meu il public q,
W private lito who had been intimate
associated with Colonel Roosevelt
I'd affairs Of state, politics, literature d.
The army. Rough Riders, neighbors
o, Vnom Sycamore Hill ever will be {
l. nest 5,a.owed grou11, and chldr
from the village school to which t
e. co',r.eI sent his own Sons ana daug
ters |hey formed 90 ~ i"2 cir,
It, ae Dr TamaEe read tn br IF cor1m
tai sceremony.
!, Form er President Taft stood gu
:! ! o fa.n-na t-nc