The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-07
If Identification of the body, which

tainty of Identification of the body, which is So marvelously preserved.
 We owe the cordial tribute of gratitude 10 the government of the French re- public for it's cheerful proffer of facilities during the search for the body, for the sympathy generously manifested upon its recovery, and for the memory of him who once covered two continents with his re- nown in battling for the cherished prin- ciples of political liberty and the rights of man for which the two sister republics have both so generously contended.
 When Congress adopted the present form of the American flag it embodied in the same resolution the appointment of Captain Jones to command the ship Ranger. When he received the news his~ tory attributes to him the following re- mark:
 " 'The flag and I are twins. Born the same year from the same womb of destiny. we cannot be parted in life or death.'
 Alas, they were parted during 1i3 years, but happily they are now re-
 MT. Loomis in receiving the body, said.
 Loomis Makes Reply.
 "It Is doubly generous on the part of France to surrender the dust of this hero to us at this time for much of his life was interwoven with the French his- tory of his day and had he been per mitted to enjoy few years more of health it is known that he would have commanded the fleets of France. Jones died in France at just about the period France had great need of his services and they deplored his untimey death, which robbed them of a great admiral. France, be it said to her credit, remem- berp1 Jones in baodqoD1e and fouphip Q ways, showing as ever her intimate and splendid appreciation of genius.
 Now, after the lapse of more than a century, through the persistent endeavors and patriotic purposes of General Porter, and with the ever kindly and generous assistance of the French government, the body of Paul Jones was discovered
 T have the honor in behalf of the Pres ident of the United States to accept the custody of the cas1et which incloses it and to commit the body to the worthy hands of Admiral Sigsbee. The body will be born oyer seas Paul Jones loved, back to the land he served so well where I am confident the justice and generosity of a great people will move them to render fitting homage to the memory of one of the foremost men of their history, a man to whom all the world awards ungrudg- ingly an august need of immortal fame.'
 Sigsbee Accepts Commission.
 In a brief speech Admiral Sigsbee &C., cepted the commission of conveying the body to the United States.
 At the conclusion of the service a de- tachment of marines bore the caslket to an | artillery caisson in waiting at the door way and the cortege proceeded through the champs Elysees over the Alexander Bridge to the Esplande of the 1nvalido.
 The crowds which lined the route un- {, covered their heads respectfully as the casket covered with flags and flowers passed. On reaching the nvalides the body was placed on high structure where 1t was surrounded by French and American officers, while the American and French naval and military forces filed slowly by, rendering military honors to the dead.
 Following the review the body was placed on a mortuary chapel at the rail- load station where French and Ameri- can marines guarded 1t until the depar- ture of the train for Cherbourg at 10 o'clock tonight