The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-04-20

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Probably the first to carry on these
operations in this section were Joseph
Knowlton and Jethrow Philbrook,
Wisconsin men. Others who were also
prominently connected with logging
here were the Wakefelds, who started
their operations in 1858.
JOHN PAUL JONES BODY FOUND.
A Five Year Search Rewarded After Tun-
neling Through q Block of Tomb.
The remarkable search which Am
bassador Porter has conducted for the
body OF John Paul Jones has been
crowned with success by the discovery
OF the body and of it's Identification
by the highest French medical ex-
perts as unquestionably that of the
famous Revolutionary admiral who
founded the American navy. Ambas-
sador Porter cabled to Washington
announcing the successful result of
his long and difficult search. The
body is in good state of preserva-
ton considering that the interment
took place over 100 years ago.
A large force of workmen 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 requiring
a system of subterranean mining.
Hundreds of wooden caskets were
found last week. -Four leaden caskets
were unearthed 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 workman
ship. No plate was found on this
casket and it is supposed it was re-
moved when another coffin was super
imposed on it. The leaden coffin was
opened in the presence! of Gen. Porter,
Col. Baily-Blanchard, the second
secretary of the American embassy,
and Engineer Weis, who had been
directing the excavation.
The body was found to be we'll pre-
served owing to it's being immersed in
alcohol. 1t was wrapped in a sheet,
with packing of straw and hay.
Those present were Immediately
struck by the resemblance of the head
to that on the medallions and busts of
the admiral. AS was anticipated, no
uniform, decoration or sword were
found, as all such articles had been
accounted for after the burial.
After the most minute examination,
the following facts were fully SUBJ
stantiated:
Length of the body, five feet seven
inches, the admiral's exact height.
Size and shape of the head agree
with several peculiarities Identical
with the head of the admiral.
Hair, dark brown, the same as the
admiral's; in places slightly gray, in
dicating a person of his age, forty
five years. The hair is long, reach
ing below the shoulders, and is
combed back and gathered in clasp
at the back of the neck.
The face is clean shaven, all cor
responding exactly with the descrip-
tions. portraits and busts of the ad-
miral.
The linen is in good condition. One
article bears an initial, either g." or
an inverted ''P.'
The body was carefully packed.
The limbs were wrapped in tin foil,
presumably for sea transportation, as
indicated in a letter of the admiral's
nearest friend and a pail bearer at
his funeral, Col. Blackden, who said:
''His body was in a leaden coffin,
SO that in case the United States,
which he had so essentially served,
should claim his remains, they might
be more easily removed.'
Finding that all the internal organs
were singularly we'll preserved, the
doctors made an autopsy, which
showed distinct proofs of the disease
from which the admiral is known to
have died. The Identification was
pronounced complete in every partic-
ular.
This ends five years. search for
the body of Paul Jones. The remains
will be brought to the United States
and inferred in the national cemetery
at Arlington.
''GOODBY SUCKERS, GOODBY."