Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-01-07 | Page 8 | Widow of Colonel Gets Hundreds of Messages

WIDOW IDO OF COLONEL GETS HUNDREDS OF MESSAGES Former Rough Riders Are Among Those Who Send Wires By Associated Press Preas OYSTER BAY N. N Y Jan 7 More More than telegrams and cable messages poured into Oyster r Bay for Mrs Roosevelt during the night They came I from private citizens Rough Riders i ambassadors ministers congressmen congressmen- men men of all ranks ranIs and distinction and women too Alexandra queen mother of ot England cabled the following I am indeed grieved to hear of the death of your great and distinguished husband for whom I had the tho greatest regard Please accept my deepest sympathy on the irreparable loss y you u have suffered From former President ent Taft came the following dated elated Harrisburg Pa I am shocked to hear the bad news My Iy heart goes out to you and yours In your great sorrow The country can ill III afford in this critical period of history history history his his- tory to lose one w who wio o has done and could In the next decade have done so much for it and humanity We have lost a great groat patriotic American a great world figure the most commanding command ing personality in our public life since I mourn his going as a personal personal personal per per- loss Mrs Taft and I tender you ou our sincere and deepest I thy