The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
PAUL .JONES'S BODY IS HERE.
ESCORTING FLEET NOW AN
,CHORED orr ANNAPOLIS.
Comm VIII Tie Landed Monday Morning
Marines From French Cruiser Will
Join in the Cerem Onies-Tcmporary
Vault Made Ready to Receive the Body.

Marines From French Cruiser Will
Join in the Cerem onies-Tcmporsry
Vault Made Ready TO Receive the Body.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 22.--Rear Admiral
Sands, commandment OF the United States
Naval Academy. received advices by wire
less telegraph tonight that Admiral Sigs-
bees feet, bearing the body Of John Paul
Jones, had approached within seventeen
miles OF the Academy wharf, and, with
Admiral Davis's four conveys, had dropped
anchor. At 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
lag the feet will get under way and come
up to the anchorage ground. about two
miles from the wharf, whore 1t will re-
main until the body has been landed.
It was about II o'clock this morning
when the first advces were received by
wireless that the feet had passed ths Capes
and was In Chesapeake Bay headed for
Annapolis. The information was brief
The weather conditions we're unfavorable
for successful communication. A storm
was raging on the bay waves were LASH
ing the sea wall and clouds hung in a
threatening pail all afternoon. 1t was
learned that the feet OF Admiral Sigsbee
had made several stops coming over. but
had no accident, and that the trip was
without important incident. No official
exchange Of courtesies occurred tonight.
Lieut. T. p. Magruder will 90 out in the
morning on the tug Standish carrying
letters. and will bring in Admiral Sigsbee,
who will pay his official call On Admiral
Sands. This call will be returned later in
the day.
Arrangements have been completed for
landing the body. The entire program
will be under the control of Admiral Sigsbee
and Admiral Sands. At 10 o'clock on Mon
day morning the coffin will be taken from
the cruiser Brooklyn and put aboard the
tug Standish. This will be difficult task,
for the coffin weighs about 500 pounds.
1t will be landed at the wharf at the foot
OF the Academy grounds, where the United
States marine guard and about 1903 mid
shipmen will be drawn up in line to receive
it. Minute guns will be fired when the
funeral procession moves.
The exercises will be very brief and in
formal. The receiving vault is only about
200 yards from the wharf so there will
he Afforded little opportunity for marching,
The temporary vault to receive the coffin
was completed late this afternoon 1t is
small brick structure with stone trimmings,
OPEN AZ tdCIl Gnu cASoPl ioi Hoh 6io'A'e
The vault vii be kept open and the coffin
will be in full view at all times except dur
ing stormy weather when storm doors,
which supplement the grating. will be closed.
The vault will be under guard constantly
from the time the coffin is deposited there
on Monday until it is removed year hencs
to its last resting place. the new vault be-
ing built below the new naval academy
memorial chapel.
Early this morning the French cruiser
Jurien de Ia Graviere, under command OF
Capt. Gourvais, came into the anchorage
ground, and later the commander paid his
respects to Admiral Sands. She was or
cered here from Baltimore to participate
in the exercises Of landing the body Her
officers will march with the fleet officers
OF the American squadrons, and 100 Of her
men will line up with the American marines.
Late this afternoon weather conditions
on the Chesapeake Bay became so bad that
wireless communication between the fleet
the Academy was suspended.