The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
DISCOVER BODY
OF PAUL JONES
Men Employed by Embassa-
dor Porter Find Remains of
Famous American Admiral
LONG SEARCH is ENDED
Medical Experts Say There
Is No Doubt as to Cor
rectness of Identification

PARIS, April 1.-THE remarkab BILE
search which ambassador Porter has
conducted for the body of Paul Jones
has been crowned with success by the
discovery of the body and it's identifi-
cation to-day by the highest French
medical experts as unquestionably that
of the famous American admiral. who
founded the American navy.
ambassador Porter cabled to Wash
ington tonight announcing the sue
cessful results of his long and diff
f1cult search. The body is in a good
state of preservation, considering that
the interment took place more than
one hundred years ago.
The circumstances leading to the final
discovery Of the body are particularly
interesting. General Porter has con-
Quoted the search for the last five
years, and when Congress recently took
no action upon the Presidents recon-
mendation for the expenses incident to
the search, the ambassador continued
the extensive labors at his own ex-
pense.
A large force of workmen has been
engaged night and day tunneling and
cross-tunneling the old ST. Louis Gem
etery. This constituted a huge opera
ton, embracing nearly block covered
with buildings and requiring a system
OF subterranean mining.
IDENTIFICATION COMPLETE.
Hundreds of wooden caskets were
found, but not until Wednesday was
unearthed four leaden caskets which
gave promise of containing the body
Of the admiral Three Of them bore
plates designating the names of the
deceased. The fourth showed superior
solidity of workmanship. No plate was
found on this casket, and 1t Is sup
posed it was removed when another
coffin was superimposed on it. The
leaden coffin was opened in the pres
ence of General Porter, Colonel Bailey
Blanchard, second secretary of the
American Embassy, and Engineer
Weis, who has been directing the ex-
cavation. The body was wrapped in a
sheet with a packing Of straw and
hay. Those present were Immediately
struck by the resemblance Of the head
to that on the medallions and bust Of
the admiral.
ration or sword were found, as all
such articles had been accounted for
after the burial
The coffin was taken to the medical
school, where Drs. Captain and Papilau,
the distinguished professors of the
school of anthropology, recognized au-
thorities on such Investigations, were
charged WIN making a tnOTOuSn eX-
animation for the purpose of identifi-
cation. To facilitate this the EN-
bassador furnished them with the por-
traits and medallions, two busts by
Houdon and authentic descriptions of
the color of the admiraTs hair and
the height and measurements of his
| body. After the most minute examina-
tion the following facts were fully SUBJ
stantiated: Length of body, five feet
seven inches. the admirars height;
size and shape of head agree with sew
eral peculiarities identical with the
head of the admiral: hair, dark brown,
the same as the admiraps. in places
slightly gray, indicating a person of
his age. As years. The hair is long.
reaching below the shoulders, and Is
combed back and gathered in a clasp
at the back Of the neck. The face is
clean shaven, all corresponding exactly
with the descriptions, portraits and
busts of the admiral. The linen is In
good condition. One article bears an
/ initial, either ~ or an inverted "P.''