The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
Guard of Honor Stands
Watch at Mound All
Through Night.
NO MUSIC AT FUNERAL
Not Even Customary Hymns
Are Sung; Entire Church
Moved to Tears.

little country cemetery. Standing
guard at his grave through the stin
watches Of the night are Lieut. C p.
Reynolds. OF East Norwich. a neigh
boring village. and five OF oyster
Bays prominent men, all ardent ao-
mireres and personal friends OF the
Colonel
II Is a voluntary guard OF honor,
charge Of which was assumed by
Lieut. Reynolds. recently hOnorably
discharged from the American army.
Two hours on and four hours on, In
military fashion, the men are stand
ing at attention while at their feet
sleeps one OF the great men Of all
ages.
Theodore. may the Lord bless YOU
and keep you; may the Lord l1ft up
His counteuance upon you and give
you peace"
Weep UnHshnmed.
These impressive words, spoken
solemnly in benediCtion at the little
church where the funeral service
was held. brought tears to the eyes
Of many persons who made no effort
to conceal them. Tears courscd
down the cheeks OF Bishop Fred
erick +. Burgess. who sat near the
Rev Dr. George L. TalmaEc. rector
Of Christ Episcopal Church. but took
no part in the service Tears glist-
ened upon the checks of former
President William Howard Taft and
Of Vice President Marshall and Of
Uncle Joe" Cannon. and many
others OF the $50 persons in the lit
tie edifce where the Roosevelt fam
,rrvgHFvvrE Fgr- z-F1rg
The service was Of Puritan sim-
pIicity. Indeed it surpassed Puri-
tanism in simplicity. for the organ
was hushed. and no hymns were
sung. Col. ROosevclt's favorite hymn
How Firm q Foundation. We Saints
OF the Lord, l. Found in the Book
of His Excellent Word" was read by
DR.. Talmage. But nothing in the
impressive simplicity of the service
which the lColeHel himself was re-
ported TO have outlined months ago
TO his wife, eQualled the solcmnity
and impressiveness Of the bencdic-
ton. couched as il was in its uu-
usual personal phrascology.
Cen. March and Taft Late.
Gen. March. Chief Of STAFF. and For
mer President Taft came late and had
much trouble getting into the church
owing TO the crowd which jammed the
entrances.
As the cortege came down the road
toward the chapel. the crowd unCoNC~-
ed and stood revercntly. 4 little knoll
opposite the gate was black with pCu-
Pile They clustered bout the door
Mounted police surrounded tho hears
This escort swung into line opposite
the police when the procession halted.
then brought their batons 10 attention
as the casket was carried in
The coffin was wrapped in a United
States fiaE The flag OF the First Vol
unteer United States Cavalry. the
Rough Riders was also draped upon II.
On top Of the coffin was a small
wreath
Just as the body was borne IN the
sun came out for the first time TODAY.
glinting on the snow that covered
everything.
Tense Moment at Church.
There was silence broke only hv
the shuflinE Of the UnderJaker's pro-
fessional pail bearers. The most tense
moment seemed TO be when the NOR
tai remains Of Col. Roosevelt were
carried slowly UP the aisle. while DT.
TalmaEe impressively uttered the first
sentences OF the Episcopal funeral
ritual
The services in the church lasted
just eighteen minutes. The highway
from Christ Church 10 the cemetery
was lined with automobiles. old-fsSh-
ioned country wagons and by people
who had come from New York and
the small towns Of Long Island As
the CorteCe started for the graveya I'd
the church bell tolled. and the moan
ing OF a fog horn on Bonr Island
added a melancholy note
The crowd became denscr nearer 10
the cemetery. All points Of vantage
from which view Of the grave could
be obtained were throuCed When
the hearse reached the cemetery the
( only floral tribut" at the grave was =
single orchid which some passerby
had thrust into the mound Of now.
yellow earth cast UH beside Col.
Roosevelts last resting place.
Mrs. Roosevelt Not There.
Mrs. Roosevelt felt unequal to tho
strain OF attending tho church scr,.-
ice and tho Committal ceremony at
the grave. She viewed her hus-
hands face for the last time after
the private services at Sa gamorc HEl
Z en- remained alone with her grief
as the corteEe passed from view.
The great and the humble rubbed
elbows, sharing a common Eri'f. at
the three brief services. The Vice
President Of the United states. =
former President. United Statos
Senators and Representative. gov
erCnrs Of States-sil were on the
. same footing with the. negro scrv-
ants and other retaincrs Of the
Roosevelt family.
At the grave. when Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge knelt and EaZed long
at the severely plain oakcn cssk Z
bearing the mortal remains OF his
great friend, his last failing tears
4 mingled with those Of James Amos.
Col. Roosevelt's colorcd servant
, EN-President Taft and Mai. Gen.
Z Leonard Wood. who was colonel o.
/ the Rough Riders in the Spanish
! War when Theodore Roosevelt was
I lieutenant colonel, wcpt openly. I'm
! ashamed Uncle Joe" Cannon and
| Russell J. Cole. who was Col. Roose-
I velts companion on numerous nsh-
ing trips. allowed their tears to
speak their emotion.
A graceful tribute was paid by
Oyster Bays school children, who
strewed flowers before the corteEe as
IL approached the little church on the
/ hill and as il wended its slow way to
the cemetery. No plumed knight q