Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-25
JONES' BODY IS LANDED
Rests in Temporary Vault at Annapolis
Awaiting Final sepulture.
MINUTE GUNS SALUTE FUNERAL SHIP
French Sailors and Marines Take
Part in Ceremonies Attending
Transfer of Hero's body
TO American Soil.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 24-In a simple
brick vault in the grounds of the Naval
academy today lie the body Of John Paul
Jones. with the simple ceremony attend
ing the landing of the body from the
cruiser Brooklyn, the naval expedition
authorized to accomplish its transfer from
the Paris cemetery, which has been its
place of repose for more than a century, is
completed. The formal national reception
of the body with appropriate exercises is
reserved until It shall be placed in the
splendid naval chapel now being erected
near the site Of the temporary vault.
The work today consisted Of the removal
Of the body from the Brooklyn to the naval
tug Standish, and from that to a float
moored to the shore, where stalwart tackles
placed II in a hearse, which was escorted
by an imposing cortege of marines, jackies
and midshipmen, in which the French ma
ton participated with a landing party of
ohlcers and men from the French cruiser
Jurien de la Graviere
At o'clock. just as a thunder shower
had spent its fury. the guns Of the Brook
lyn doomed salute to Rear Admiral
Sands. superintendent of the Naval aca-
denny. The shore batteries replied, ana
as they did so the naval tug Standish, in
command Of Lieutenant Wiley, cast Off
and proceeded to the Brooklyn, lying five
miles off. The saluting batteries were
kept busy, as the French cruiser followed
the Brooklyn's shore salute with a similar
one, the shore again making answer.
Body Taken from ship.
The French cruiser then saluted Rear
Admiral Sigsbee and received a return.
Then Rear Admiral Davis, commanding the
four battleships which lay in line opposite
the four cruisers of the expedition fleet
saluted Rear Admiral sigsbee and received
a reply.
The Standish came alongside and made
fast to the Brooklyn shortly Nefore Q
o'clock The body of the dead officer was
hoisted from its positionNon the half deck"
by boat crane, carried to the starboard
side, where another crane lowered 1t to the
after deck of the tug. Sixteen jaclies
went over the side of the Brooklyn and
placed the coffin on catafalque, where It
was covered by the flag of General Porter,
over lich was spread the union jack.
Then the jaclIies stood at attention in a
square around the bier.
The unsheathed sword of John Paul
Jones, now the property of Commander
Nicholson Of the cruiser Tacoma, was laid
on the coffin, which was under constant
guard OF a marine.
Rear Admiral Slgsbee and his ship officers
came aboard the tug and the start for the
shore was begun. The tug took its course
between the two columns Of cruisers and
battleships, and as 1t was making this
run, minute guns from every ship gave
the fifteen-gun salute.
AS the body was being transferred the
the marines of the squadron constitutins
one battalion and two battalions of jackies
were sent ashore in small boats towed by
launches. These reached shore first anc
formed an imposing guard drawn up IT
double line on the sea wall of the basin OF
the Naval academy. 1he Standish landed
at a barge oVsr which an arch of American
and French lags had been designed Il
touched shore at exactly 10 o'clock anC
three minutes later the body was ashore
Body Placed In Hearse.
A hearse drawn by four black horses wal
in waiting, on either side of which wer,
the honorary pail bearers, on the right sid,
being Rear Admiral Sands and Captains
| Tilley and Reeder of Admiral SigsbeeI
fleet, on the left was Captain Gervis of tn,
French cruiser, and Rear Admiral Davi
and Captain Taussig. At the extreme RICH
| 0anl
which rendered Chopin's funeral march a
the body was placed in the hearse by eigh
staIwart tackles which bore 1t aboard tn
Brooklyn at Cherbourg.
Behind them were eight tackles from tn
French cruiser az honorary pail bearers.
The cortege began the march at 1920 witt
| the band leading and the marines an,
| tackles preceding the hearse which wa
followed by a battalion of midshlpmel
from the academy, Admiral Sigsbee bring
ing up the rear.
| When the procession began to move
shore battery fired minute guns TO tn
number Of fifteen. The route of the marc
was along the road by the athletic hel
and Maryland avenue to point opposit
the Hernon monument, practically in tn
center of the academy grounds. Aroun
the vault a huge square was formed o.
three sides by the sailors and marines, tn
fourth being occupied by the hearse an
midshipmen.
After the body had been removed fror
the hearse and placed on a car whic
rested on a temporary wooden truck lead
ing TO the vault Chaplain Clark of tn
Naval academy assisted by Fleet Chaplai
Bayard read a portion OF the Episcopa
funeral service and offered prayer.
Taps Are Sounded.
As the car moved to the vault the ban
played a funeral march. After 1t had bee
placed in position squad Of marines fire
! three volleys and taps were sounded b
the buglers. The cortege was then dis
missed, the entire exercises on shore ha,
ing occupied forty minutes.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee was in command
the exercises ashore and afoat. Rear Al
miral Sands, superintendent Of the Navl
academy, made all the shore arrangement
The FIRST battalion of sailors was undC
the command of Commander F. H. Brya
OF the Alabama, the second under LieuteI
ant Commander Harry George of the cruis,
Tacoma and the brigade composing the ~
battalions was under Commander Il. I
Nicholson. The marines were commando
a by Commander T. p. Lowe OF the Alabam
a and the midshipmen from the academy |
a Captain w. W. Dunlop.
Q Rear Admiral Sigsbee gave a dim,
I Rear Admiral Slgsbee will give a dinnl
|, aboard the Brooklyn tonight in honor
d Captain Gervis OF the French cruiser II
: captains OF his fleet participated. Admir-
r sigsbee sailed at midnight for Tomkinsvill
8 n. Y. Rear Admiral Davis. commando
i the battleship squadron, sailed for Ham
. ton Roads late this evening
q IOWA GIANT ENJOYS uic ri