The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-07
No CEREMONY
At FUNERAL OF
|NR. Roosevelt!
ONLY NEIGHBORS AND
RELATIVES TO ATTEND
No Music, No Eulogy; Only
the Simple Episcopal
Service.

OYSTER BAY. y. y ian. 6.-Thro-
dorc Roosevelt, ;weusy-siNth president
~ the United States. who died a. his
homo on Sasauors Hill. carly today.
Will pr laid 20 r->St without ceremony.
m Youns's M"mC5iai cemetery n tAis
village "Wednesday afternoon He will
b. buried or u kuoll overlooking Long
Island Sound. plot which he and Mrs.
Nouscvclr selected soon after he i"se
the White House.
In tho words ct tho Clergyman VINO
will conduct th, funeral s"TNcr,
"amcricn's MOST typical American.
known IN cv"-y corn"r q: he earth. will
60 70 his grave as a 'qulet Democratic
Christian cnun;ry gentleman beloved by
has n"ighaors.
A:,,r prayers at IN" Roosrv"l; home
nj which only members ~ N" f17'lty
will n. present, n" funeral Srrvi"c Will
b. held a: Ic:45 o'clOrk III Christ IIpiS-
copai church. the littl" old fraiu" Strnc-
tur" whrc. for years ~" c"t"n"t ana
his fa1n;lv attended dIr!n" worship.
Simple Service.
4. tn, r>qunst OF Mrs. Roosevelt. 10
oourrs will hH sent Tn" altar vii! be
accnrotrd ONLY with iaur"l placed on IL
for ,h.> christmas season. Also In con-
:n-roaacN with Mrs. Eocscr-eltS 1isoeS
;h.r> vii DC no Cusic and no
erice:. bu: only the simple service
OF M, t:pisropal church. conducted ey
m, pastor. E:cv. George T.. Talmagc.
Tho church. founded IN l7oi aud r.
! uril. in 1871 will accommodate" less
! :han 200 persons. so that Ambulance
will l." BY card only.
i-ahi. messages and kilograms or con-
dolence not only from fellow country
men OF high ami low deETr-e. out IroSA
DISTINGUISHED citiz"ns Of many nations
Txcrc nnurirc into Oyster Fay tonlsnt
b, the hundred All express heaTdet
grief at tho passing Of a great man
ard deepest sympathy Tor hrS. t.ooee
,.rI- ALWAYS devoted 70 her dtStln-
r,,;shsal husband AMI one Of his most
+rusted advisors The widow ts bearing
Va bravelv under the shock of his sud
don death. coming so soon after that OF
.hci- ynIrneeSt son. Lieutenant Qnenlln
RnnsrIclt, who lost his 1ifc in bat
-Ie with a German airrnan last July.
Caused by GTe1-
The death ct Colonel EooSr''i1 IL ~,
!ieved BY the physicians VINO at,fnoro
hin, 20 have been haSten"d o. EFlNt ~.
nu.rtin.s death. coupled with anxiety
50 ,he serious woIrds suffered oy
J,,,.,i, ,-rhi- Roosevelt Will" NSHl-
ing n France.
lie vas proud cr his soldier sons and
.,r- hc-,isru hut -. ".ts Il oeFotNo
faih,r ard hc c.i.v"d for N" one WHY
c,vc has life :or his country as wen
os for ;rr other who wHS wo'ndrd. 1ie
l.rr, bfs suffering from n" world. h""
n,.rr :, IN. hope :rat y" might SOL
a., cva,r,,Ia cnr Other fathers aud Inoth-
rrs v.ho had given th"Ir sons 10 'ne
nation. ra1+ oa6
,,., ,-c,ch;nr "AmericanisUn. and u"
-,,iiyrd tina, his health had oArh shn'
.s-cd 7, yvus believed th;tt IN" IuS
r.I constitution which had STOOD Nun
=, such good stead through so many
.ao ~ "streouous" ,ic" would not ta!!
b;r, and that 10 would regain MS us'"'
,no1-h His messages OF late. however
h,d n.en Delivered through 'hH TrfNoiu''
.s od;,o-i,ls or public statements IN
stead oc as addresses.
Seems Impossible.
r>.,, % his nrighbrrs n Oyster Bay
:. ...,,e,, irnpnsS!hi" that III" had ended
.,,1d.,Iv rs ;hc rough rider hero OF
sp,njsh ghr days. IN" 1'atcsman VINO
aa e.nrornor Of N.w FORK. and pTesi-
dent. had wis}d"d III" big stick SO
| fea.lr~sly: tn: tganc hunter ot 'rop'ca'
! mcrrra. tho citizen VINO preached pro-
parrdncss long h"fnr" his country en-
tn,'rd :hn world conflict.
Apparently neither Colonel RooScVeN
nor his wiz. had any 1oT>oodinE tnat
death would 50 soon sun MIS- acl!'e
mind ard hudv. y vas only Yesterday
that Mrs Roosevelt sent l-tt"r 10
Chariss stewart lawson. chairman OF
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