New Britain herald., 1919-01-06
SUFFERED REf
ON NEW YEA1

~AN ~ IA w N &A~@ -
Mrs. Roosevelt, Going Into
bands Room at 4 O'Clo
Morning, Discovery That
Dcad--FIags at Oyster Bay at W
Mast-TeIegrarns of Condo1N
Pour In.
Oyster Bay, L. L, Jan. 6.-Colt
Theodore Roosevelt died in his 81
early today at his home on Sagan
Hill in this village. Death is belid
to have been due to rheuma1
which affected his heart.
Taken Severely III January !. 4
The colonel suffered a severe ats
Of rheum atism and sciatica on
Years Day, but none believed thai
illness would likely prove fatal.
former president sat up most of
day and retired at II o'clock
who was the only other membeS
the family at Oyster Bay, went toR
husband's S room and found that ne
died during the night.
Family at Once Notified \
Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned to d
Emden Roosevelt, cousin of the
mer president, and he came toN
Roosevelt home Immediately. IN
grams were dispatched to the
neFs children, who were in other IA
Of the country. Two of the cold 81
sons, Major Theodore Roosevelt E
and Captain Kermit Roosevelt. Eli
service abroad. Captain Archie RI @
Welt and his wife left New NorIs "a
might FOR Boston, where the cap #
Wife's father is ILL., Mrs. Ethel M
and her two children are in A @
5. g.
TciegEa4llS Or Sympathy. 2
Details for the funeral hare1
been arranged, but an announced lsS
is expected Late today. TELEGRAM Nl
condoiences and sympathy bega s3
pour i'll trom all parts Of the co 3
today as soon as The news of Cd 8
ROOsevelts s death became known @
Death Entirely Unexpected lN
The former president came t @
home on Sycamore Hill from
Roosevelt hospital on Christmas @
but a week later was stricken w &
severe attack Of rheumatism @
sciatica, from which he had been 8
fering for some time. The rhe& &
tiGm affected his right hand and H
came much swollen. He remain M
his room and efforts were MAD d
check the trouble. Last Saturda M
coloneTs secretary. Miss Jose
Stricken, called 10 see him, bu Ma
colonel was asleep in his room. @
Miss Stricken said today that n EN-
had any idea that death was SO 8
at hand.
Flags were placed at half
Oyster Bay today.
Pulmonary ETnbOIism Causes q @
The immediate cause of &C IN
ROosevclt's death was pulm onarN A
bolism or lodgment in the lung #
blood cIot from q broken vein, d H5 W
his physicians stated. s2
Became President At AZ. a
Colonel Roosevelt's career ha M
such q vivid impression upon E
people Of his timo that it is nece M
to touch but briefly upon son W
the more striking phrases of sA
varied, interesting and "stren @
life 10 recall to the public mint #
Iot,iI,, rF 1,tcS y,,o7,y- Cx-,>10i+r ##GA
perlcnCcs.
Called TO the White House in M
after President Mckinley had S5
asslssinatod. Gov Roosevelt, 42
Of age. became the Youngest pres 5
the United States has ever had @@ @@
years later he was elected as Z
dent by the largest popular yo 8
president has received. M
Defeated On PgOgVe Ssiye Tick @
Thus Roosevelt, som etinl es ca @
man OF destiny. served for seven S
as the nations chief magistrate 8a
a subsequent decade the fortun# #SS
politics Jia not tavor him, for 3
g candidate for prcsident-this
leading thc Progressive party
he himself had organized whe1 M
differed radically with some "a @
policies Of the republican part |
1912-hc went down to defeat @
Ecther with the republican c
date, William Howard Taft.
row W Ueon, democrat, was elect
Col. RoC@rvcIt's enemies q u
with his friends that his life M|
charac cter and his writings r
j sentod q high type Of AmericaniX wv
Was very Puny Child. M
! Of Dutch ancestry, born in Sa
York City on October 27, 1858. M
(t~ontinued on Third Pare 3