Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-07
SENATOR PENROSE
BURIED PRIVATELY

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 5.-The
funeral Of Senator Boies Penrose
was held this morning. The same
great secrecy that surrounded the
making of arrangements for the fu-
neral was maintained until the body
Of the political leader was lowered
into the brick-lined grave in South
Laurel Hill cemetery.
No information was forthcoming
whether there were any religious
services at the house or at the GENE
terry. Newspaper reporters were not
admitted to the burial ground.
The fact that the body Of the sem
ator would be buried today became
known late yesterday when the bu-
reau Of vital statistics issued per-
NIT for interment for January or
thereafter. The immediate family
of Senator Penrose, who was a bach
elor, consists of three brothers. No
information was given out regarding
the funeral beyond the brief obituary
notice that the funeral would be
strictly private"
Newspapers that regarded the DUR
ial of a United States senator who
had figured so largely in the polit-
teal history Of the country as an
important piece Of news, set watch
on practically the same plan as death
watches are set on prominent per-
sons who are believed to be dying.
A report that Senator Penrose's Ia
Their was buried years ago at mid
night in order to avoid undue pub
licity, made the vigil Of reporters
almost an all.night affair.
About 1870 a. m. today, the three
brothers, Charles B., Richard and
Spencer, arrived at the Spruce street
home, where the senator's body lay
and where he was born. Four auto
mobiles parked a short distance from
the hous, about the same time. A
little later Charles Peurose, who Is
o physician and had attended his
brother, came out on the front step
and waved his arm and, seemingly
from nowhere, hearse approached
the house.
A few minutes later the body OF
the senator was brought out by I'M
dertakers' assistants and the hearse
followed by the four automobiles,
supposedly containing the families
of the three brothers, started for
the cemetery. Reporters who were
on watch at the cemtery yesterday
were not admitted today, and the
newspaper men who followed the
funeral party through a steady rain
to the last resting place of the dead
senator were warned that if they
entered the cemetery it would be at
their own peril. Guards were sta
toned all around the place. The
funeral party was in the cemetery
about fifteen minutes and left be-
fore 8 a. m.
Thus was enacted the final scene
In the career of man who could
have had one of the largest funer-
ais in the history Of the city. Po-
litical leaders from every county
in the state came to Philadelphia
within the last few days to do honor
to the dead chieftain and not one
was invited to the bachelor home OF
the senator where many political
conferences have been held.
Questions had been asked why the
family desired secrecy in the burial
of the senator and the answer of
close political friends was that Pen
rose hated ponp and ceremony and
that it probably was his wish that
he be buried with as simple and
with as little commotion as possible.
1t is said to have been tradition
in the Penrose family, which is one
of the oldest in the city, that all f.
nerals of members be strictly private.