Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-06
HONOR TO JOHN PAUL JONES
Another Link In Chain Of Friend
ship Between France
And America.
PROGRAMME OF CEREMONIES.
Transfer of The Remains To The
Custody of American
Authorities.
Special Dispatch to Evening Capital


Paris, July 6.-Another link in the
chain of friendship binding together
| lhe great republics of the new and old
worlds was forged today when Off.
cially France united with representa-
tives of the United States in paying
respect to. the memory of the great
American admiral. John Paul Jones.
The programme of ceremonies ac-
companying the transfer of the admit
rails remains 60 the custody of the
American naval authorities for convey
ance TO the United States occupied the
greater part of the day and attracted
unlimited attention in the French cap
ital. An American naval escort of
more than five hundred officers and
men from the American squadron at
Cherbourg arrived in Parts by. special
train at an early hour this morning.
The visitors were met at the lnvali-
dies RAILROAD Station by n detachment
of French troops, who acted as escort
TO the barracks of the Military School,
which the government placed at the
disposal of tho United States sailors
and marines At 8. 80 O'Clock this af-
ternoon Admiral Sigsbee, his staff and
the entire naval contingent proceeded
TO the American Church, on the Ave-
nue. de l'Alma, whore the ceremonies
of the delivery of Admiral Paul Jones
body to the representatives Of the
American government took place.
The church was thronged with distin-
guished French naval and civil OIL
GERS, several members of the cabinet
and representatives of various patriotic
societies. g
The body lay in state in the chancel
of the church, the casket being cover
ed with the national flags OF the Uni
ted States and France and number
of handsome floral emblems. General
Horace Porter. former Ambassador TO
France, as custodian of the body, the
recovery of which was due entirely to
his efforts, made a brief address pre-
vious to turning over the body to
Francis b. Loomis, the special repre-
sentative of the United States govern
ment. lie later in turn commissioned
Rear Admiral Sigsbee. commander OF
the American escorting squadron, to
transport the body TO the United
States. salute was fired as eight
American marines shouldered the collin
and carried il TO an artillery oaisson,
on which it was publicly conveyed to
tine EspIanHde or the Invalides.
The route of the procession was
through the Champ Elysees and across
the Alexander bridge, halting before
the tomb of Napoleon. Hovses all
along the route displayed the Ameri-
can colors and the sidewalks were
thronged with sightsees, who stood
with barred heads as the procession
passed. Arriving before the tomb OF
Napoleon the coffin was deposited on
high catafalque, surrounded by flags
and flowers, and an entire division OF
French troops passed in review before
the body. After rendering military
honors to the dead, the body was placed
on an open railway car. guarded by
French and American escort. Ten
O'Clock tonight is the hour fixed Tor
the departure of the funeral car for
Cherbourg. Arriving there the body
will be transferred TO the flagship
Brooklyn with appropriate ceremo-
nies.