The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-01-08
Will be laid to Rest Wednesday After
noon Without Pomp or Ceremony
Sycamore Hill
DEATH SURPRISE TO NATION

Victim of Blood Clot in Lung Caused
by Rheumatism-Had Returned
from Hospital Apparently
Improved.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Jan. 6.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt for seven years Pres
ident of the United States, died at
his home at Sycamore Hill, at 4:15
American, exponent Of "the strenu-
Gus life," who had fought in the Span
ish-American war and risked death
hunting big game and exploring the
Jungles of Africa and South America,
passed away peacefully while asleep,
the victim of a blood clot in the lung,
resulting from inhammatory rheuma-
tism traceable to an infected tooth
from which he suffered twenty years
ago.
without POmp or Ceremony.
Col. Roosevelt, twcnty-siXth Presi-
dent of the United States, will be laid
to rest without pomp or ceremony in
Young's Memorial Cemetery in this
village Wednesday afternoon. He will
be buried on knoll overlooking
Long Island Sound, a plot which he
and Mrs. Roosevelt selected soon after
ne lett the White House.
In the words of the clergyman who
will conduct the funeral services:
"Amerlca's most typical man,
known IN every corner of the earth,
will go to his grave as quiet do
his neighbors."
After prayers at the Roosevelt
home, at which only members of the
family will be present, the funeral
service will be held at 12:45 O'Clock
in Christ Episcopal Church, the little
old frame structure where for wears
The colonel and his family attended
divine worship.
Simple Service.
AT the request of Mrs. Roosevelt,
no flowers will be sent. The aitar.
will be decorated only with laurel
placed on it for the Christmas sea-
son. Also in conformance with Mrs.
Roosevelts wishes, there will be no
music and no eulogy, but only tn.
simple service of the Episcopai
Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
! George E. Talmadgc.
| The church, founded in 1705 and re-
built in 1878 will accommodate less
than 800 persons, SO that admittance
will be by card only. These cards,
1T was announced, will be issued from
| the coloneps office in New York, and
VIII be given only to relatives and
intimate friends.
Sympathy from Everywhere.
Cable messages and kilograms of
coincidence, not only from fellow
countrymen Of high and low degree,
but from distinguished citizens of
many nations were pouring into Oys-
ter Bay tonight by the hundreds. All
! express heartfelt grief at the passing
of great man and deepest sympathy
for Mrs. Roosevelt, always devoted
to her distinguished husband and one
OF his most trusted advisers. The
widow is bearing up bravely under
the shock of his sudden death, com
ing so soon after that of their young
est son, Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt, who
lost his life in a battle with a Ger
man airman last July.
Hastened by Grief.
The death of Col. Roosevelt is be-
lie""d by the physicians who at
ten ie him to have been FASTENED by
grief over Quentin's death coupled
with anxiety over the serious wounds
s tfcrcd by Capt. Archie Roosevelt,
while fighting in France.
He was porud Of his soldier sons
and their hcroism but ne was a de-
voted father and he greved for the
one who gave his life Tor his coun-
try as well as for the other who was
wounded. He hid his suffering from
the world, however, in the hope that
ne might set an example for other
fathers and mothers who had given
their sons to the nation.
Health Shattered.
Col. Roosevelt had been preaching
"Amcricanism" and few realized that
his hea th had been shattered 1t was
believed that the rugged constitution
which had stood him IN such good
stead through so many years of
strenuous" life would not fall him
and that he would regain his usual
health. His messages of late however
had been delivered through the me-
dium of editorials Of public state
ments instead Of as addresses.
End Came Suddenly.
Even to his neighbors in Oyster
Bay, it seemed impossible that life
had ended so suddenly for the rough
rider hero of Spanish war days; the
statesman who, as Governor of New
York and as President, had welded
the "big stick" so fearfessly; the big
game hunter of tropical countries; the
citizen who preached preparedness
long before his country entered the
world conflict.
Apparently neither Col. Roosevelt
nor his wife had any forebodng that
death would so soon still his active
mind and body. 1t was only ycstcr-
day that Mrs. Roosevelt sent letter
to Charles Stewart Davidson, chair
man Of the general citizens commit.