The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-06
COL. ROOSEvELTO|ES
WHILE ASLEEP At HIS
OYSTER BAY HOME
Former President Died at 4:15 O'clock
Monday MOrnlng-Appeared to BE
Much Better on Sunday-One
Of Nations Greatest Men.


Oyster Bay, N. Y, January 6-Col- |
onel Theodore Roosevelt died in his
sleep at AIS o'clock this morning.
The end came when there was no
one In his room but his valet.
The following statement was made
by DR.. G. w. Faller, of Oyster Bay, the
physician who last saw the colonel:
Colonel Roosevelt retired at IL
o'clock last night, feeling much better.
At AIS o'clock this morning he sim
ply ceased to breathe. Death was
caused probably by pulmonary en-
bolism"
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day, from Christ Episcopal Church,
Oyster Bay. Rev. DR.. George Tai
madge will officate, and interment Will
be in the Young Memorial Cemetery,
at Oyster Bay Cove.
At the time of death the only per-
sons in the house at Sycamore Hill
were Colonel Roosevelt, his wife and
the servants.
Colonel Roosevelt spent Sunday
evening reading, conversing with Mrs.
Roosevelt and chatting with DR.. Fal-
ler, who found him apparently much
improved and in excellent spirits. He
also dictated a number of letters
Despite his recent return from the
hospital, where he was Ill for weeks
with an attack of sciatica with painful
complications, he had much of his old
vigor.
When Dr. Faller left him, Roose
welt was laughing and called good
night" most cheerfully.
At midnight he retired. Mrs. Roose-
welt sat with him for awhile, then a.
he fell asleep, she went to her own
room.
At Ais a. m. the man servant be-
came alarmed and called the nurse.
There was nothing that could be
done. Roosevelt was dead
The nurse was at the house because
Roosevelt was suffering from an at
tack of inHammatory rheumatism,
which was very severe in his right
hand. The attack developed Wednes-
day.
Miss Josephine Stryker, his secre-
tary, was one of the first to arrive
here. She had been notified Of the
end early this morning by Mrs. Roose-
welt.
Colonel Roosevelt was 60 years old
having been born in New York Octo-
Der 27, 1858.
He was the 26th president of the
United States, having succeeded to the
presidency on the death Of William
Mckinley, who was shot and killed al
Buffalo, N. Y.
His health had not been very good
for some time. In fact, he left Roose
welt Hospital only a short time age
and had gone home.
Shortly before that he had under.
gone an operation at the hospital ant
was practically deaf as result Of it
The most recent great public effort
of Roosevelt came at the last Repub.
lican national convention, when, after
the Republicans had refused to nomi.
nate him, he turned his strength tc
Senator Lodge.
The latter, however, failed of nom
ination and Charles E. Hughes was
named to oppose Woodrow Wilson
Hughes then gained full support Of
Colonel Roosevelt.
Roosevelts war record was full Of
patriotic movements. His opposition
to the Democratic administration in
its conduct Of the war also was mark
ed.
At the outbreak of hostilities he
wanted to raise regiment Of soldiers
and head 1t in an expedition tC
France. His offer was refused.
I He was a pioneer in the plan fol
military preparedness in the United
States and fought hard for large
army and powerful navy long before
this country entered the war.
All four Of his sons, Theodore. Jr.
Archie, Kermit and Quentin, entered
dhe military service Of their countr!
when the United States went to wal
with Germany.
II One, Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt
made the supreme sacrifice on thu
Chateau-T -Thlerry front last June. Cap
tain Archie Roosevelt was wounded II
action and has been in hospital II
Bolton. He and his brother, Majol