Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-01-07
ROOSEVELT IS DEAD;
MONDAY MORNING
HE HAD BEEN AiLlNG FOR THE
PAST FEW WEEKS AT
HOSPITAL.
60 YEARS OLD; EX-PRESiOENT
Blood clot on Arteries of Lung Given
as cause-Funeral from Episcopal
Church at Oyster Bay-Fsme
Began as Rough Rider.

Oyster Bay, n. Y. Jan. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep
at AIS o'clock this morning.
The end came when there was no
one in the room but his valet
Colonel Roosevelt retired at II
o'clock last night feeling much bet
ter At Ais o'clock this morning he
simply ceased to breathe. Death was
caused probably by a pulmonary en-
bolism.'
This pulmonary embolism. Dr. Fal-
Ter explained, is blood clot upon one
Of the arteries of the lungs.
The funeral will be Wednesday
from Christ Episcopal church, Oyster
Bay. Rev. DR.. Talmadge will officiate
and internment will be in the Young
Memorial cemetery at Oyster Bay
Cove.
At the time of his death the only
persons in the house at Sycamore
Hill were Colonel Roosevelt his wife,
and the servants.
Roosevelt returned home Christfas
day from Roosevelt hospital. where he
had been i'll for some time with sci
atica
Immediately after he died, his son,
Archie Roosevelt, who is in Boston,
was notified. He started for home at
once.
Was 90 Years Old.
Colonel Roosevelt was so years old.
having been born in New York Oc-
tober 81, 1858. He was the twenty
sixth president of the United States,
having succeeded to the presidency
on the death of William Mckinley,
who was shot and killed at Buffalo.
His health had not been very good
for some time. In fact, he had left
Roosevelt hospital only a short time
ago after severe siege of sciatica
Shortly before that he had under
gone an operation at the hospital and
was practically deaf as result of it.
The life of the former president is
one of the most brilliant chapters in
American history. Loved and admired
in some quarters, he succeeded, how
ever, in acquiring the enmity of many
prominent men and his later life was
filled with strife on one hand and
for even more strenuous
public life the other. 1t was popu-
larry believed, in fact, that Roosevelt
would make an effort to become pres
ident again at the next national cleo
ton, although no expression of any
kind on the subject had come from
him
The first claim to national fame by
Roosevelt came when he organized
and took to Cuba the famous Roose-
welt Rough Riders. Major General
Leonard Wood, now in command Of a
division of the United States army.
helped him organize this command.
General Wood at the time was a sur
geOn in the army.
The colonel was planning a trip to
Europe to visit Quentin's grave. This
trip was to be made as soon as he
had sufficiently recovered his health
The death of Quentin was a severe
shock to Roosevelt and is believed to
have fastened his end.
Archie Roosevelt another son, was
wounded by shrapnel on the Toul
front and was decorated with the
French war cross as he lay on the
operating table. This cross was Col.
Roosevelt's most priced possession.
Had Planned Reunion.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was gassed
during the fighting at Cantigny.
Kermit Roosevelt fought with both
British and American armies.
Colonel Roosevelt was looking for
ward to reunion of the whole family
when all his boys returned from the
war.