Show FORMER PRESIDENT LAID AT REST AMID THE OF HIS EARLY BOYHOOD t last sad rites surrounded with th simple dignity that might at tend the passing of a private citizen oyster bay theodore roosevelt twenty sixth president ot the united states lies at rest beneath a cemetery knoll near alio rambling rural highway i along which he traveled so many times in boyhood and in manhood between the sagamore house which was hla home and the aulet village of oyster bay perhaps no other ex president of the united fatatis has been paid the erlb 5 ute of so simple a funeral as the one f which was given colonel roosevelt wednesday afternoon january 8 on the shore of long island sound mill tary and naval honors were not his in death only because it had been hl wish and that of his family that the last rites be surrounded only with the simple dignity that might attend the passing away of a private citizen but the american nation and foreign governments as well sent representative as did also the state and alty la which he was born these men sat sorrowfully in the pews of the little red gabled christ episcopal church while brici sen ices of and scripture readings were held without A n euloga in which so much might hava jh been said there was no singing or organ playing thousands of mourners came from isea lork and all p of long island it was noon when at the sagamore hill homestead all of colonel roose belts except two of the sons lieutenant colonel theodore roosevelt jr and lieutenant cernut roosevelt who are soldiers in europe asif for n few of eriv ate prayer at the side of the casket la which lay the body draped over the casket were battle flags under which hie colonel as a rough rider on cuban soil more alian twenty years ago the rev dr george 1 talmage rector of christ church said the corn r words which were the final ones spoken for the colonel in th presence of mrs roosevelt for she did not accompany the cortege to tha church or to the grave in youngs memorial cemetery at the sagamore services only members of he roosevelt family were present the body was then taken from the famous room of trophies which y y colonel roosevelt bad assembled from all quarters of the globe and was carried from fiill on its final journey many wreaths and floral tributes for which there had not been room at the sagamore hill home filled the church with fragrance one which was sent to the roosevelt home and then brought to the altar was the tribute of president allson dr talmage with bishop burgess ot long island seated in the sanctuary read the sentences realms and scriptural lessons which are a part of the protestant episcopal funeral services 1 lie former presidents favorite liyan how firm a foundation was recited by the rector in conformance contor mance to alie roosevelt fam ilys desire that all music even the organ voluntary be omitted when he came finally to the lords I 1 raver the alie scene at the graveside grave side was per hips he more impressive here stood alie roosevelt family ex capt the bos who are abroad and their mother ns the cagut its historic flags now removed was lowered into the ground near at liand looking on rev brently erent ly were men in public and vate life alio biad been intimately associated socia ted with colonel roosevelt in affairs of state politics ana the army rough riders whom sagamore will ever be al most hallowed ground and children from the school to the colonel sent alsi own sons and daughters they formed a sorrowing circle 7 as dr talmage read the brief committal |