New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-21
FEW AT BURIAL
OF FRANK AFTER
DASH TO GRAVE
Simple Rites in Cemetery,
with Only Relatives and
Close Friends There.
WIDOW SOBS ALL
THROUGH SERVICE
Small Crowd in Front OF Home
While Rabbis Go Through
Ritual for Dead.

Leo NJ. Frank was buried yesterday
morning.
After the most simple ceremony at
the home of his parents, l52 Under
hin Avenue. Brooklyn. and a short SER
vice at the grave in Mount Carmel
Cemetery. Cypress Hills. the black box
containing his body was quickly low
cred into grave on the side OF
Green hill. This was then covered with
lilies and asters.
Ir took only seven minutes to place
Franks body in its everlasting abode
"bais olim," it is called in Hebrew
md at 1887 o'clock the burial was com
Melted. The only outburst at the ceme-
terry was a cry from the widow. who
had kent watch at her husbands bier
all night.
No attempt was made to rush the
body from the Frank home. where yes
terday morning more than 200 curious
women and children had gathered and
were held in line by police reserves
But the greatest possible speed was
made bv the cortege of an automobile
hearse and four limousines from the
house to the grave.
Mother Leaves Coffin.
The three story home showed no
.icn of life until about 7 o'clock. when
shade was drawn few inches and
quickly pulled down An hour later
Judge Harry Lewis, a neighbor. called
to pay his respects. and was followed
after few minutes by a man carrying
q floral tribute from relatives of the
dead man.
The body lay in the parlor, in its
ebony box. covered by a black cloth
and supported BY four chairs. Mrs.
Rudolph Frank, mother of the dead
man. entered the room just before the I
service began. embraced her daughter
in-law and stumbled blindly away from
the coffin. Just as the mourners were
filing in the widow was led away.
RABBI David Marx. one of Franks I
Atlanta friends. came in at $3.50 o'clock
and shook hands with Rudolph Frank, .
the aged father. Then he began the
service in low voice. while the rattle .
Of automobiles outside could be heard
Ilainly.
MAY the Lord bless you. amen. May
Re keep you next his throne, amen: /
Nav He. The rabbi stopped and /
started his eulogy, telling of Franks /
intellectual capacity and his reported /
courage when he was facing death.
As the clergyman spoke the dead /
r,opis roo+ber half fell from her chair
ind burst into crying;
ooh, my poor boy!" she sobbed.
Leo Don't you hear me, Leo, my
bow" This brought tears from the
'ther women IN the room. whom Rabbi
Marx urged to control themselves.
Pays Tribute to Frank.
Next Dr. Alexander Lyons intoned
short hymn to the dead. and followed
with a tribute to Franks manliness.
Neither clergyman made any refer
ence to the manner in which he met
his death
When DR.. Lyons had finished, the
undertaken entered the room, ap-
preached the coffin, removed the cover
ing. and invited the family to view the
body for the last time. A sob filled
the room as the lid was nailed down.
The friends and relatives then filed
from the room just after the floral
offering had been carried to the
hearse As Mrs. Frank walked down
the steps, she stumbled and collapsed.
Harry A. Alexander, an Atlanta lawyer,
caught her as she was about to fall.
When she entered the first automobile,
her cries could be heard across the
street. In this car rode Franks par
ents, and his sister, Mrs. Otto Stern,
and her husband, followed in the next
machine.
The trip to the cemetery was made
without a demonstration of any kind.
Here the coffin, covered with lilies
orchids, smilaX and ivy, was carried
10 the grave, where Rabbi Lyons read
the farewell prayers. The father and
mother bore up bravely, but the widow
wept through the entire service. Mrs.
Stern was so overcome that she turned
away.
As soon as the body was lowered,
Dr. Marx turned to Franks father and
repeated slowly the Kadisch, begin
ming: "Yisgadal veyiskadash sh'may
rabbo. Be'olmo deevro chiroosey,
ve'yamlich malchoosey, be'shayechown
uv'yOmechowr uv'yOmechOwn uv'chayey
dechol bais Yisroale Ba'agolo uvisman
koreev ve'imroo omaine."
The Ksdisch Prayer.
Mr.. Frank followed the rabbi word
by word. for this is the prayer he will
repeat three times day for year,
and once dal. for another year. Trans /
lated. il is:
"Magnifed and sanctifed be His
great name in the world in which He
hath created according to His will. /.
May He establish His kingdom during
your life and during your days, and
during the life of all the house of /.
Israel, even speedily and at a near 1
time. and say We, Amen
When the last word had, been pro- /
nounced, the family moved from the /
grave, none of its members looking .
back.