The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-18
PAUL JONES'S BODY.
It Has Been Found In Paris and VIII
Be Brought To This
Country.

SC4kldl NdOiS SSo ~ AN
Porter has conducted for the body OF
P,ul Jones has been crowned with
success by the discovery Of the body
and it's identification by the highest
French medical experts as unques-
tionably that OF the famous Ameri-
can admiral who founded the Amerl-
can navy. Ambassador Porter eabled
to Washington announcing the Sic
cessful results of his long and Diff
cult search. The body is in a good
state of preservation considering
that the intermen, took place over 100
years ago.
The circumstances leading to the
final discovery OF the body are par
ticularly interesting. Gen. Porter mas
conducted the search for the las; i've
wears, and when congress recently
took no action on the president 5
recommendation for the expenses IN
cident TO the search, the ambassador
NIoSIkS
continued the extensive labors at his
own expense. A large force OF work
men has been engaged night and DAY
tunneling and cross ~tunneling the old
St Louis cemetery. This constituted
a huge operation embracing nearly a
block covered with buildings and re-
ouir;ne a system Of subterraneah
mining.
Hundreds of wooden caskets were
fonnd but no. until "Wednesday were
-r,nearthed Jour leaden caskets when
cave promise OF containing the BODY
81 the admiral. Three OF them oore
plates designating the names OF the
deceased. The fourth showed super
ior solidity OF workmanship. NO
-n,ate was found on this casket n 1t
IS supposed it was removed when an
o-he- coffin was superimpcsed on 1t.
The leaden coffin was opened IN inc
-o-esence OF Gen. Porter, Col. Ba1lly-
blanchard. the second secretary OF
American embassy, and Eng1nee'
Weiss who has been directing the eS-
,rat;on, The body was ound TO D.
,,,su preserved owing to it's being I'M
r,ersed in alcohol. 1t was wrapped
:, sheet with a packing OF stra" ana
49, .~aiiate
hav. Those present were lmnaeo'a.
" struck by the resemblance OF 'ns
head to that on the medalllonS anu
busts Of the admiral.
As was anticipated no UNIFORM
..,+on ~ sword were found, as al
such articles had been accounted ioA
after the burial.
The coffin is shaped like a murnmy
.o6n, which collins were common d.
that period, widening from the 1ee'
- the shoulders, with a round TOP
fitting over the head
The coffin was taken to the meo'ca,
school where Doctors Captain ana
P.,;1,aut. distinguished professors %
h school of antbropology' n rev.
oen;zed authorities on such mse
,%s+;ons, were charged with making d
thorough examination for the pun
nose Of Identification. To fac'l,tate
this the ambassador fu%rnlsheo tneil
n~o~.ra;ts and medallions, w busts
~ Houdin, and authentic descriptions,
- The color of the admiraps hair ana
+he height and measurement OF Ms
bodv. The Identification was pro-
7,ounced complete in every particular.
Care has been taken to keep the
bodv in it's present state OF prese''4-
Ion, 1t will be placed in a handsome
~asket and deposited IN the rece'S''s
,.,u,t Of the American church on 'ne
Avenue de L'Alma, until the amoaS-
z.dor can learn the opinion OF the
Government concerning the most ap-
o1ooriate means Of transporting IT 10
The United States and giving a ht.'ns
seoulchre to the body OF the mus
4r;oas sailor whose place OF ouf'aA hsS
80 long remained a mystery