The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-26
ON AMERICAN SOD
John Paul Jones Body at
Annapolis.
1t is Now Housed Temporarily in a
Vault from Which 1t is to be Re-
moved to the Crypt OF
Chapel.
(By the Associated Press.)


Annapolis, Md, July 24.-The body
of John Paul Jones is now the pos
session of the United States. Today it
rests on American soil, housed tenn
porarily i'm an unpretentious vault in
the center of the grounds OF the naval
academy and near the uIlllllSIleu
chapel in whose crypt later 1t IS 10
find hOnOred repOSe, a perpetual IN
spiration to the young men of the ma
ton here trained in the arts OF naval
warfare.
The body was removed from the
Brooklyn to the naval tug Standish
and from that to a float moored to
the shore, where stalwart Jackles
placed it in a hearse, which was es-
corted by an imposing cortege OF ma
rnes, jackies and mids1ipmen, in
which the French nation participated
with q landing party of ofhcers ana
men from the French cruiser Jurlen
De La Graviere.
The Standish came alongside and
made fast to the Brooklyn shortly be-
fore o'clock. The body of the dead
admiral was hoisted from it's position
on the half deck" by a boat crane
carried to the Starboard side, where
another crane lowered it to the ar
ter deck of the tug. Sixteen Jackles
went over the side of the Brooklyn
and placed the coffin on a catafalque,
where it was covered by the flag of
General Porter, over which was
spread the Union jack. Then the
jackies stood at attention in a square
around the bier.
The 'unsheathed sword of John Paul
Jones, now the property of Command
er Nicholson, of the cruiser Tacoma,
was laid on the coffin under constant
guard of q marine.
Statutes to che Body.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee and his ship
officers, came aboard the tug and the
start for the shore was begun The
tug took its course down between the
two columns of cruisers and battle
ships and as it was making this run,
minute guns from every ship gave the
fifteen guns salute.
AS the body was being transferred
the marines of the squadron consti-
tuting one battalion and two battal-
ions of jackies were sent ashore in
small boats towed by launches. These
reached shore first and formed an
imposing guard drawn up in double
line on the sea wall of the basin of
the naval academy. The Standish land
ed at a barge over which an arch of
American and French flags had been
designed. .at
4 hearse drawn by four black horses
was in waiting, on either side of which
We're the honorary pall-bearers, on
the right side being Rear Admiral
Sands and Captains Tilley and Reeder,
of Admiral Sigsbee's fleet, on the left
Captain Gervis, of the French cruis-
er, and Rear Admiral Davis, and Cap
tain Taussig. At the extreme right
of the line was the naval academy
band, which rendered Chopin's Fun
eral March as the body was placed
in the hearse.
Around the vault a huge square was
formed on three sides by the sailors
and marines, the fourth being occu-
pied by the hearse and midShipmen
After the body had been removed
from the hearse and placed on a car
which rested on a temporary wooden
truck leading to the vault, Chaplain
Clark, of the naVa acedmy, assisted
by Fleet Chaplain Bayard, read por-
ton of the Episcopal funeral service
and offered prayer.