Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
PenrOse Is Buried
With Deep Secrecy
Continued from Pase One


and garnished for the burial. Men
guarded Il all afternoon, and the entire
cemetery was under guard before the
hour set for the funeral this morning.
A burial permit was issued Yesterday
for the funeral ut any hour today. No
statement was Forthcoming. however. to
indicate when the funeral actually
would take place.
Late last night the coffin was taken
into the house by the rear entrance on
Watts street. n small thoroughfare be-
low Broad--an entrance frequently
used by4 the Senator himself during his
long illness when returning from his
daily automobile ride.
At half past Z O'Clock this morning
three limousines drew up at the PEN
rose, door. In them came the three
brothers. Spencer Penrose. who arrived
last night with his wife from Colorado
Springs: DR.. Charles Il. Penrose and
Richard A. +. Pcnrose. Jr. They went
into the house. but DIR. penrose left
again and went away in his machine Il
little later.
He returned few minutes before s
o'clock. Until that time no hearse had
been In sight. A hcarse coming slowly
| up Broad street swung around into
Spruce street behind DR.. Penrose's
limousine. He jumped out at the door
and whistled to the driver. .
The hearse drew up at the door and
two or three minutes later the doors
eight professional pallbearers, In black
skull caps and black gloves, appeared
bearing the heavy casket. They put
| Il into the hcarse with as little delay
as possible. the doors closed and the
hearse drove rapidly away, followed
BY the three limousines and a touring
car.
Guards Posted Everywhere
The small cortcge passed quickly to
Thirteenth street. to Walnut, out Wal
nut to Twenty first. to Girard College.
around the southwest side of Girard
College to Girard avenue, on to Thirty
third street. and thence to the cemetery.
As the last of the carriages followed
the hearse in the big iron doors we're
swung swiftly shut. and guards warned
all away.
Guards seemed to be everywhere along
the cemetery boundaries. The curious
were warned that they would trespass
on cemetery property at their own risk.
| No questions were answered, and no one
was allowed to see even from distance
| the brief rites with which the Senator
was consigned to the tomb.
There had been no service nt' the
house. 4 brief ceremony was performed
at the grave. The hparsc left in short
time. followed by the limousines and
touring cars. 1t was not later than
3 80 when the hearse and automobiles
passed out. They had entered about
S:25 O'Clock.
Leighton c. Taylor, the Senator'S
secretary, said after the cortege returned
to the house. that to carry out the oft
expressed wish Of the Senator. the
funeral was as private as it was possible
| to make il.
THE body was placed in a bronze
lined caskct," Mr.. Taylor said, "and
was inclOSed with cement and mortar in
brick lined grave.
THE Senator'S three brothers, with
Mrs. Spencer PcnrOse. Boies Penrosc,
Jr., q son Of DR.. Penrosc Mrs. Andrew
Van Pelt, a daughter of DIR. Penrose
Miss Mabel c. Clcndencn, the nurse
who attended Senator Penrosc, and my.
self accompanied the body to its last
resting place. No ono else was there
except the undertaken and his assistants.
Aversion for Funerals
There was n short burial service,
and I don't know whether 1t was dcliv-
cred by minister or not.
senator Prnrosc had an aversion to
attending funerals. He was present at
the funerals of Senator Knox and Con-
grcssman Henry II. Bingham. but it
was against his desire. His colleagues
in the Senate we'll knew of his aversion
to funerals, and a search Of the records
will show that he never was appointed
on committee to attend the funeral
OF fellow Senator.
Mr.. Taylor was asked If he knew
4 anything about the will or estate of the
Senator.
! II don't know anything now" said
Mr.. Taylor, NOR do ] ever expect to. y