The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
BatHeships Steam Up the Bay
 in EafIy Morning
EVERYTHING IN READINESS
Body Will Be Placed In Temporary Vault Until New Naval Acad- smy Chapel Is Com
 pleted.

Norfolk, Va, July 22.-In the early light of midsummer morning. the DO iJ oi John Paul Jcncs was brought back to day through the Virginia capes to the land of his adoption. Cottagers at Cape Henry, Ocean View and Wiloughby Spit lined the shores to witness the pomp of the admiral's return. The sight as the ships passed in line, was one of grandeur and beauty.
 Across the bow of the cruiser Brooklyn as she passed Ocean View sailed a schooner. The cnlookers appeared pathet- ically small in contrast to the. magnih- cent flagship and yet this stray schooner was almost as large as the Bonhomme Richard aboard which John Paul Jones stood with the broadsides of the Serapis boring in upon her, many of his men wounded and dying until the captain of the Serapis stopped the fighting Tor a moment to ask him If he was ready to surrender, when he gave his historic an- swer, We nave not yet begun to fight.
 Came Under Threatening Sky.
 Under a threatening sky three divisions of the North Atlantic fleet, headed by the battleships Maine flagship of the commander in chief, Rear Admiral Evans bore down the capes, and at 7:2O the long line of battleshlps forming the escort to the body of John Paul Jones on board the Brooklyn. passed the capes.
 The first division of the battleship squadron separated from the second di- vision of the squadron and the thrid squadron, under command of Rear Ad- aniral Sigsbee, after the entrance to the capes, was reached.
 The Maine did not lead the long line of battleships and cruisers up the bay but instead, Captain Niles, commanding lRear Admiral Evans flagship, headed his rship for Hampton Roads. The battleships Kearsarge. Kentucky and Missouri fol ] lowed the Maine in the roads.
 The second division of the battleship squadron commanded by Read Admiral Dn> continued In a northward course ,lp the bay headed by the flagship Ala Lama The battlesnIps Illinois, Iowa and Massachusetts followed the flagship in regular formation The Brooklyn, flying the flag of Rear Admiral Sgsbee followed the seq nd division of the battleshir squadrok ,n the capes and up the bay the prote I'd cruisers Chattanooga, Gal weston anl Tacoma coming after.
 Coh'd Not Enter River
 When the Brooklyn came off the capes orders from the Navy Department in- structing the commanding officer not to try to enter the Severn river were trans mtted to the ship by wireless telegraph Inc Brooklyn will accordingly not ven ture closer to Annapolis than the mouth of the Severn. The orders were issued as precautionary measure to pre- vent the grounding of the cruiser.
 Tn accordance with these orders the body of the American hero now nearing it's last resting place, will have to be transferred to Annapolis on a launch. The battleships accompanying the funera cruiser will anchor about two miles from the academy reservation. The two fleets met yesterday morning twenty-five miles from the capes. During the journey down the coast Admiral Sigsbee and Admiral Evans held constant conversation by wireless telegraphy When Admira Evans battleship left Admiral Sigsbee' feet today the Kearsarge, Maine, Ken trcky and Missouri each fired salute of fifteen guns The Brooklyn responded
 Admiral Davis. in charge of the cruiser division r-,il accompany Admiral Slgs- lee to Annapolis. Admiral Evans VIII re main with his fleet in Hampton Roads til Tuesday when his ships will go to New York.