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Ambassador Porter Succeeds 10
Finding the Body Of John
Paul Jones,
FOUND TO Be WELL PRESERVED.
viii be Brought to United States and
Inferred 10 National Cemetery
At Arlington,

Paris April 1.-THE remarkable
search which Ambassador Porter has
conducted for the body Of Paul Jones
has been crowned with success by the
discovery OF the body and its identlh-
cation today by the highest French
medical experts as unquestlonably that
of the famous American admiral who
founded the American navy.
Ambassador Porter cabled to WASH
ington tonight announcing the success
ful result OF his long and difficult
search, The body is In a good state OF
preservation, considering the inter-
ment took place over 100 years ago.
The circumstances leading to the
final discovery Of the body are partic-
LARRY interesting. Gen. Porter has
conducted the search for the last five
years and when Congress recently took
no action upon the presidents recon-
meudatIon for the expenses incident
TO the search, the ambassador contin"
ued the extensive lubors at his own
expense,
A large force Of workmen has been
engaged night and day tunneling and
cross-tuneling the old St. Louis GENE.
terry This constituted a huge opera
ton, embracing nearly a block COW
cred with buildings and requiring
system OF subterranean mining.
Hundreds of wooden baskets were
found, but not until Wednesday were
unearthed four leaden caskets which
gave promise Of containing the body
he admiral Three of them bore plates
designating the names of the deceased.
The fourth showed superior solidity
workmanship No plate was found on
this casket and 1t is supposed It wa
removed when another coffin was SUI
perimposed on 1t. The leaden coffin
was opened in the presence Of Gen.
Porter, Col. Bailey Blanchard, second
secretary of the American embassy,
and Engineer Weis, who has been d.
recting the excavation.
The body was found to be well pre-
served, owing to its being immersed
I'm alcohol. 1t was wrapped In a sheet
with a packing Of straw and hay.
Those present were Immediately struck
By the resemblance of the head to that
on the medallOns and bust of the adj
miral
As was anticipated, no uniform. dec
Grafton or sword were found as all
| such articles had been accounted for
after the burial.
The coffin Is shaped like a mum
coffin, which collins common at
| that period widening from the feet to
the shoulders, with a round top fifth
| over the head,
The coffin was taken to the medical
| school, which Drs. Captain and Papilau
| the distinguished professors Of the
| school Of authropology recognized
| authorities on such investigation
were charged with making a thor
| examination for the purpose of identi-
| fcation.
TO facilitate this the ambassador
| furnished them with portraits and
medalions, two busts by Houdin an
authentic descriptions Of the color OF
| the admral's hair and the height and
| measurement Of his lOdy.
After the most minute examination
| the following facts were fully sub
stantiated Length Of body, five feet
seven inches, the admiral's height;
| size and shape OF the head agree with
| several pecuiarities identical with the
mead OF the admiral
Hair, dark brown the same as the
admirars; in places slightly gray, in
| dicating person Of his age, As years
The hair is long, reaching below the
| shoulders, and Is conlbed back and
gathered In clasp at the back of the
neck.
The face is clean shaven, all corre-
spending exactly with the descriptions,
portraits and busts of the admiral
The linen Is In good condition, one
| article bears an initial either ~ or an
ltiuyerted "P," The body was care
fully packed The limbs were wrapped
I'm tin foil presumably for sea trans
portatiou as indicated I'm a letter OF
the admiral's nearest friend and a pail
bearer Of his funeral Coli Blackden,
who said.
His body was put 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 well 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 pro-
Care has been taken to keep the
body i'm It's present state Of preserya-
tion. II win be placed in a handsome
casket and deposited in the receiving
vault OF the American church on the
Avenue de pAlma until the ambassa-
dor can learn the opinion Of the gov
eminent concerning the most approprl-
ate means OF transporting II to the
United states and giving a fitting
scpuchre TO the body Of the illusutrl-
Gus sailor whose place of burial had So
long remained mystery.
BODY WILL BE BROUGHT TO
AMERICA.
Washington, April 14,--Ambassador
Forters dispatch announcing the find
Ing Of the body OF John Paul Jones
reached the state department today
IL Is probable that a recommended
ton will be made TO Congress at s
next session looking TO Ambassador
Portcr's reimbursement, The remains
Of John Paul Jones are 10 be brought
here and Inferred I'm the National
cemetery mt Arlington, and It is like.
~ that the transfer Will be made the
occasion " am interesting demonstra-
ton. II is probable that Secy. Morton
VIII send a battleship to France 10
bring the body home.
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