The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-07

wires fnster than three Operators
could take them, Charley Lee said: Il
have lost the best friend l ever had;
yes, sir, the best friend that anybody
ever had In all this world"
When Col. Roosevelt died no one
was with him at Sycamore Hill except
his wife, the nurse and the servants.
His cousin and summer neighbor. w.
Emlen Roosevelt. called on Sunday,
found the Colonel asleep. and hearing
good reports OF his progress went
away without disturbing him. His sec
rotary. Miss Josephine NJ: Stricken.
was to have gone to Sycamore Hin
yesterday with editorials and letters
that he had dictated at the end of last
week.
Needless to say, Theodore Roosevelt
was active to his last waking moment.
On Sunday evening he corrected
proofs of his last article for the Net
ropolttdn Mdaaxine, and in forpt OF a
log fire in his library, with Mrs. Roose-
welt sitting beside him. wrote letter
to his son, Capt Kermit Roosevelt, and
enclosed u set OF the proofs.
His Final Message.
On Saturday he dictated the mes
sage which was read at meeting of
the American Defence Society at the
Hippodrome on Sunday night. IN this
message he phrased afresh the
thoughts that had been burning in his
mind Of late
There can be no divided allegiance
here. Any man who says he is an
American, but something else also,
isn't an American at all. We have
room but for one flag, tho American
flag, and this excludes the red flag,
which symbolizes all wars against lib
erty and civilization, just as much as
il excludes any foreign flag Of nation
to which we are hostile.
I'VE have room for but one lam
guage here. and that is the. American
language. for We intend to see that the
crucible turns our people out as Amer
leans, OF American nationality, and not
as dwellers in polyglot boarding
house. and we have room but for one
soul loyalty, and that is loyalty TO the
American people"
Capt. Archie Roosevelt was to have
read this message In the HippOdrome.
but on Saturday he and his. wife re-
ceived word from Boston OF the death
Of her father, Thomas s. Lockwood.
summoning Of Relatives.
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the secretary. Miss Stricken, learned
over the telephone from Sycamore Hill
>of the Colonels death. She wired all
relatives, lin this country and also cablad
Lieut.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who
Is in Germany with the Twenty sixth
Infantry, in the Anne ican army of occu-
patton, and asked him 10 notify all rela-
tivaa In Europe, including, OF course,
Capt. Kermit Roosevelt, U. :. A.
Capt. Roosevelt. returning TO New
York, arrived in Oyster Bay yesterday
afternoon. Also came the Co!Oners
eldest daughter Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. from Washington with her hus-
band. Mrs. Richard II. Derby, who was
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Is on her way
FINN Aiken, s. c., where she and hs~
two children went for the winter, DR..
Derby being In France with the medical
corps of the army.
Meanwhile a group of relatives and
close friends OF the Roosevelts went to
Sycamore Hill from New York. There
were Mr.. and Mrs, Emlen Roosevelt Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., and her mother,
Mrs. Alexander: Zion II Hooker who
was treasurer of the Progressive party
in the brave days OF 1912; Joseph W
Bishop, whom President Roosevelt made
secretary OF the Panama Canal Commits
sion, and a few others. They found Mrs
Roosevelt bearing up well, everything
considered. and after learning her wishes
as TO the funeral w. Emlen Roosevelt set
about making the arrangements.
Three Atrplanes Drop WREATH.
Late In the afternoon three airpianes
flew out Of the south and circled over the
rambling old mansion at the top OF Saga
more Hill. Each bore two aviators
They dropped wreaths of laurel among
the elnys near the house-their tribute
to tine memory of the ex-President and
their own dead oomrade, the ex-Presi-
dents youngest son, who was shot down
while flying over the German lines in
July.
The planes came from Hazlehurst
Field, where Quentin Roosevelt learned
the use OF wings where his father also
made a short flight as a passenger. and
whence Quentin often flew TO visit his
parents at Oyster Bay In the course OF
his novltiate. The commander OF fiazle-
hurst Field, Lieut.. Col. NJ. S. Harmon.
eaid last night that an airplane watch
will be maintained over Sasamors Hill
day and night until the time of the
funeral one plane relieving another
every few hours. Major-Gen. Kennedy
CHIEF of the Bureau OF Military Aero
nautics. will fly from Washin gton TO
oyster Bay 10 attend the funeral to-
morrow.
Late in the afternoon Emlen Roose-
ve!t went to the village OF oyster Bay
and gave 10 the waiting newspaper men
this statement Of the physicians:
Col Roosevelt had been suffering
from an attack OF infammatory rheuma-
tism for about two months. His prog
Tesa had been entirely satisfactory and
his condition had not given cause for
especial concern. on Sunday he was In
good spirits and spent the evening with
his family debating letters. He retired
AZ IL O'Clock, and about in the
morning his man, who occupied an ad-
Joining room. noticed that while sleeping
quietly Col. Roosevelt's breathing was
growing very shallow. He died almost
Immediately. without awakening from
what seemed to be a natural sleep. The
cause OF death was an emholus.
20. W. FALLER, NJ. n,
John ii. RICHARDS, NJ. u.
"JoHN a, HARTwELL, NJ. D."
Or. Faller Is the Oyster Bay physi-
clan, DR.. Richards Is II New York spe-
Uiaiist who attended the Colonel at
Roosevelt Hospital this fall and DR..
Hartwell who Is relative of Mrs