The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
CONDOLENCES
|. BY HUNDREDS
POUR INTO
OYSTER BAY
Distinguished People and
Neighbors Mourn Loss OF
Former President = I'm
ostentatious Funeral Serv-
ice Planned.
WILSON SENT MESSAGE
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Jan. Mrs.
Roosevelt received during the night
cablegram OF sympathy from Pres
ident Wilson, dated Modane, which is
on the Franco-Italian frontier, reading
as follows:
Pray accept my heartfelt sympathy
on the death of your distinguished
husband, the news of which has shock
ed me very much"
This was one of more than 500 tele-
grams and cable messages which
poured into Oyster Bay for Mrs. Rooee-
velt during the night. They came from
private citizens, Rough Riders, am
bassadors. ministers, congressman
men of all ranks and distinction, and
women, too.
Message from Alexandria.
Alexandria, queen mother Of Eng
land, cabled the following:
Il am indeed grieved to hear OF the
death of your great and distinguished
husband for whom I had the greatest
regard. Please accept my deepest
sympathy on the irreparable loss you
have suffered"
From former President Taft comes
the following dated Harrisburg, Pa:
L am shocked to hear the bad news.
My heart goes sout to you and yours
in great sorrow. The country can Ill
afford in this critical period OF his
tory to lose one who has done so much
for 1t and humanity. We have lost
great patriotic American, a great
world figure, the most commanding
personality in our public life since
Lincoln. mourn his going as a
personal loss. Mrs. Taft and tender
you our sincere and deepest sympa-
thy"
I Oyster Bay .Mourns.
With the flags OF Oyster Bay droop-
ed 1t half mast and Its citizens tn
q0ep mourning over the death yester-
day OF Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
arrangements for the unostentatious
funeral services here tomorrow were
being perfected today by members of
the family. High in the air over Saga.
more Hill, army airplanes from Hazel
hurst field maintained a ceaseless
vigil, occasionally swooping toward
the earth to drop a wreath of laurel
among the elms near the mansion.
In accordance with the wishes of
! the former president, as expressed to
Mrs. Roosevelt, the obsequies will be
OF almost Spartan simplicity First
there Will be a prayer tomorrow at
the house, attended only by relatives.
At 12:45 o'clock, the Protestant Epis-
copal service for the dead will be
read in Christ church by the rector.
the Rev. George E. Talmage. There
Will be no music, no eulogy, no hon
orary pallbearers. Mrs. Roosevelt has
requested that no flowers be sent.
Present and former employees Of the
Roosevelt estate probably will carry
the coffin.
Burial will be in Young's Memorial
cemetery-the Gods acre of the old
Young's farm. Colonel Roosevelt will
lie among the fir trees on the crest
OF knoll overlooking Oyster Bay
cove-a beautiful spot, selected soon
after he left the white house The
cemetery was established as a family
burial place by an old Long Island
family nearly two centuries ago. The
colonel will be the first of the Roose-
velts to be buried in the family plot
Children Arrive Home.
The quaint church where the serv-
ices will be held has seating accommo-
dations for only $50 persons. Admis-
sion will be by ticket. The church re-
Gently celebrated it's 200th annivers-
ary. A bronze tablet bearing the
names of the vestrymen. includes that
Of Theodore Roosevelt. president Of
| tn United States. Two pages of
foolscap, hung in cases on he walls.
carry the names Of young men of the
church who entered the service for the
war. The names Of Colonel Roose-
velt's sons head the list.
While tho
tended services at Christ Church when
in Oyster Bay. he was at the time of
his death member Of the COLLEGIATE
Reformed Church of st. Nicholas.
Fifth Avenue and Forty Eighth street,
New York city.
At this church he was baptized and
later, as young man. united in the
confession of faith at its altar, as his
parents had done before him Mrs.
Roosevelt Is an episcopa lian and as
there is no Dutch Reformed church in
this town, the colonel attended divine
worship at Old Christ church
| Captain and Mrs. Archibald Roose-
welt, Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth and Mrs. Theodore Roose-
welt Jr arrived at Sycamore Hill last
night. The colonel's other sons, Ker-
NIT and Theodore Jr.. are still in
| Europe.
Mrs. Richard Derby, who was Ethel
Roosevelt, now the wife of Major
| Richard Derby of the medical CORPS,
United States army. is expected to ar
rive in Oyster Bay today with her
two children. from Aiken, s. c., where
she has been sojourning. The major
| is in France.