| Show I Silent Crowds Gather I To Io Witness Funeral Of Colonel Roosevelt I By Associated Press OYSTER BAY DAY Jan 8 tong Long before the tho hour set for tor the simple f funeral services for TheodolA Roosevelt this afternoon silent crowds of villagers and visitors collected in the vicinity of Sagamore Hill Christ Episcopal church and Youngs Young's Memorial cemetery Many l tried in vain to gain admittance nce to the spacious grounds of ot tho the estate but mounted police special deputy sheriffs and detectives k kept pt all on the move Only the Immediate members of the tho family faintly were i l resent at the prayer service at t the house prior to th rites at Christ church as follows Mrs Theodore Theodora Theo ore Representative and Mrs Nicholas Longworth Captain and Mrs Archibald Roos Roosevelt velt Mrs Th Theodore Theodoro odoro Roosevelt Jr Mrs 1 Richard Derby Mrs Douglas Robinson Robinson Robinson Robin Robin- son the colonels colonel's sister Mr and Mrs T. T Douglas Robinson the former being be being being be- be ing the colonels colonel's n nephew phew Rear Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- Admiral miral V. W. S. S Cowles Mr 1 and Mrs 1 J Joseph Jo Jd- se seph h Alsop W. W Emle Roosevelt and John K Roosevelt cousins of the colonel Mr and Mrs E E. Reeve Merritt Merritt Mer- Mer ritt Mrs J J. J West Vest Roosevelt Mr and Mrs Langdon Warner Varner Mrs l Hilbourne L. L Roosevelt John E. E Roosevelt Mrs l Fairman Dick Mrs Monroe Robinson Robin Robin- son Mrs Langdon Geer Mrs John E. E Roosevelt Mrs James tames A A. Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Mrs Frederick Roosevelt Samuel Samu Samu- el Roosevelt and Miss Nellie Tyler ADMISSION BY CARD Admission to the the little tittle village church where the colonel worshiped was by card and was limited to less than five hundred President Wilson will be by Vice President Thomas R R. R Marshall the army t by y General re Peyton lon C. C March and the navy by Admiral C. C Md 1 Winslow and delegations will represent both bothI branches of congress congress Governor Al Alfred Alfred Alfred Al- Al I fred E. E Smith and lel leaders ders of both branches of the legislature will represent represent rep rep- resent New York state TAFT LODGE AND HUGHES Among the close friends of the former former former for for- mer president Invited were Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts former President William Howard Taft and t former Justice Charles Evans HUghes II A delegation of Rough Riders Riders Riders Rid Rid- ers ers who served under the colonel in inthe inthe inthe the Spanish-American Spanish war had places lof of honor This contingent Included Lieutenant Colonel John C. C Greenway of Bisbee e. e Ariz famous football and baseball player in his college days Major Roscoe Hoscoe Channing former Princeton football player Major Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Channing tennis player Captain W W. y E E. Dame of f Las Vegas N. N M. M Captain Arthur F. F Crosby George and Charles E. E Knoblauch Charles Mills Edgar Knapp J. J Lorimer Worden W W. A. A Davidson Kenneth D. D Robinson and Guy Guy Murchie Others Invited Included Brigadier General and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vander- Vander bilt bUt Mrs William K Vanderbilt Mr and Mrs Frederick Coudert Major and Mrs August Belmont Delmont Otto H. H Kahn Ogden n M. M Reid Frank A. A Munsey Colonel Henry L L. Stimson Owen Wister Wis- Wis ter Mr l and Mrs William Loeb and Mr and Mrs George B. B Cortelyou WIFE REMAINS AT HOME Mrs Roosevelt sharing her her hus hus- husbands husband's husbands husbands husband's bands band's antipathy to funeral ceremony decided not to attend the church servIces services services ices nor to join the procession to the cemetery It was announced that she bade goodbye to the body of her companion companion com com- panion inthe inathe in the house vh Where re they lived for many years ears though her children saw sawall all that is mortal of their famous father committed to earth In the family family family fam fam- ily plot topping the highest hill In Youngs Young's Memorial cemetery overlooking overlook overlook- ing Long Island sound The home service one of prayer alone lasted hardly more than five minutes according to the Rev George E. E Talmadge rector of Christ Episcopal Episco Episco- pal church the Roosevelt family church while white the ritual rimal before the altar was concluded within fifteen or twenty minutes after aCter the casket was wasI I brought rought into the edifice The elem element nt of simplicity was followed even even to omission of ot the customary organ voluntary voluntary vol vol- while the formal Episcopal fu funeral funeral funeral fu- fu service was being read WILSON SENDS FLOWERS Sagamore Hill was astir early this morning and flowers which began to arrive yesterday notwithstanding Mrs Roosevelt's request that none be sent were received in great profusion Many for lack of space in the house were sent to the church A large wreath of pink and white carnations was received from President Wilson SERVA SERVANTS TS CARRY BODY After the former presidents president's body was carried by household servants to the hearse a procession of fifteen automobiles was formed to convey the attendants at the pr prayer Yer service to the church The first car the colonels colonel's own with his faithful negro chauffeur Charlie Lee at th wheel carried Mrs Nicholas Longworth and Mrs Richard Derby Jr daughters of the colonel Mrs Archibald Roosevelt his daugh daugh- ter law and his sister Mrs Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las Robinson Captain Archibald Roosevelt and Theodore Theodoro Douglas Robinson RobInson Robinson Rob Rob- inson a nephew proceeded to the church a few minutes ahead of the procession with the rector who is a neph nephew w of the famous preacher the tho Rev nev T. T DeWitt Talmadge SERVICE AT CHURCH The Tho church service of ot ten parts Included In Included included in- in the sentences the psalter Psalms 39 and 90 the tho scriptural les lesson lesson les- les I son Corinthians i 1 15 16 the colonels colonel's favorite hymn How Firm a Foundation Foundation Foundation tion recited b by the rector the Lords Lord's prayer and the tho prayers for grace thankfulness transfiguration and sup sup- port After the church service attended by less than relatives personal friends political and literary associates of the former president and representatives of the American and allied governments gov the cortege moved to the cemetery halting at the entrance from which the casket was carried to the tha Roosevelt plot a short distance away After the tho brief service of tho the Episcopal church the body was wa lowered into a grave already lined with concrete ARCHIBALD RECEIVES The guests were received personally by Captain Archibald Roosevelt as assisted assisted assisted as- as by William Loeb Jr who was I IlIr Mr l Roosevelt's secretary during his presidency In service uniform Captain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Roosevelt exchanged salutes as they came down the aisle with General General General Gen Gen- eral March chief of staff of the United States army and Admiral Winslow representing the navy whom he conducted to their seats AT THE GRAVE The final services was witnessed by members of the family and a afew few tew friends the congressional delegation and a group of two hundred neighbors among them many school children who had assembled at the grave while the church service was In progress As the outdoor congregation recited the Lords Lord's Prayer It was noted that Captain Archibald Roosevelt stood di directly directly directly di- di behind the clergyman at the head of the grave grayc while to the left and quite alone was former President Taft the colonels colonel's lifelong friend Other members of the family stood i ia a few paces back from Captain Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose- Roose I velt while the congressmen and peo- peo people j i pie at Oyster Bay Day were assembled di directly directly directly di- di behind a delegation of ot Rough RoughRiders RoughRiders RoughRiders Riders at the foot of the grave BIRDS FLY NEAR The former president rested with his head toward the west where the sun toward the horizon brought out in striking silhouette the tha white robed figure of the priest reciting ins ing the time honored committal service of the Episcopal church As the last words were spoken a great flock of of white birds were seen seen to alight aUght on the frozen surface of the cove core which the snow capped eminence of the cemetery cemetery cemetery tery overlooks Only the Rough Hough Riders' Riders floral tribute relieved the plainness of the casket caskets I as s It was lowered to its final resting place The battle flags lags were taken back to the trophy room at Sagamore Hill IUn where the colonels colonel's family will prize them as he had since their presentation presentation presentation pre pre- as a memento of his part in inthe inthe inthe the Spanish American an war Mr Taft was in tears Mr l Hughes walked with bowed head Behind them came Joseph G. G Cannon for man many years speaker of the house of representatives representatives representatives and still a member of conI con con- I gress press His head was bowed and tears were running down his face The casket was not opened in the I church SOLDIERS GUARD GRAVE Tonight a soldiers' soldiers guard of honor will do sentry duty at the then grave This military unit will be commanded by Dr T. T C. C Reynolds an army medical corps lieutenant long a personal personal per per- per per-I friend of the colonel In this I Iway way the tho colonels colonel's last resting place will be protected ed as long as necessary from encroachment by souvenir I hunters |
