Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
TRIBUTE FROM FRANCE
MILITARY ESCORT FOR REMAINS
OF PAUL JONES.
Ambassador Porter Says That the
French Government Will Honor
His Memory.

Interesting dispatches were received at
the State Department today from Ambas-
sador Porter giving additional details re-
garding the recovery and identification of
the body of Commodore John Paul Jones.
THE intelligent. painstaking and conscien-
tious work of the scientists who completed
the task of identifying the remains of Ad-
mral JONES' says the ambassador, was
most interesting. Doctor Captain Is pro-
fessor of prehistoric anthropOlogy in the
School of Anthropology, vice president of
the commission on megalithic monuments,
member of the commission on historic and
scientific works and member of the Society
of Old Paris, which has made many inter-
esting researches in this city. Doctor
Papillaut is the able professor of the
School of Anthropoiogy who has spent
many years in comparing and identifying
human bodies 1t would be difficult to
find any scientists more experienced or
more thoroughly equipped for the task as
signed them than these two eminent pro-
fessors. Their conclusions are perfectly
convincing and will be of historic value.
'"The several reports of official persons.
engineers, experts, witnesses, ETC., will be
very minute, and it may take two or three
weeks to complete them and make transa-
tons in English to accompany them. They
will be forwarded as soon as possible with
my final report.
Body Taken to American Church.
Finding that the body showed some signs
of changing in appearance from exposure
to the air. as soon as the examinations
were completed, I had it treated at the
Ecole de Medecin, with preparation which
I am assured will prevent any deteriora-
ton. The body was then redressed In the
shirt and sheet in which it was found and
carefully packed SO not to be injured by
shocks In transportation, and replaced in
it's original coffin.
This was inclosed in leaden casket, with
a glass plate showing the head and chest,
and Theoretically sealed. Seals were then
affixed in such manner that it could not be
opened without breaking them. This was
placed in an outer coffin of oak, and on the
10th the remains were quietly transferred
from the School of Medicine to the Amer
lean Church of the Holy Trinity, avenue de
PAlma, accompanied by Mr.. Vignaud, first
secretary of the embassy, Col. Blanchard
second secretary; Mr. GoWdy, consul gen.
eral; Mr.. Weiss, engineer of the Service des
Carrieres and myself, and placed in the re-
ceiving vault, where it lies covered with
the American flag.
France Will Render Honors.
L am very glad that squadron is to
be sent to carry these honored remains to
the land which Paul Jones so heroically
served. When the body is borne through
the city of Paris we can count upon the
French government to provide military
escort commensurate with his rank and
take every possible measure to do honor
to his memory. l shall remain here for the
ceremony.
Amy time in June will be a good sea-
son for the removal of the remains from
Paris. Parliament generally adjourns the
first week In July. and after July IA, the
French independence day. official persons
and the people generally begin to leave the
city for their summer vacations. l am re-
ceiving cables from various cities asking
me to recommend that the remains be land
ed at their port or that they be buried
there. l reply that all such questions
should be left to the national government
for decision. / have the honor to be- sir,
your most obedient servant.
"(Signed) HORACE PORTER"