The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-15
Remains Of Famous 8Avd-..
mirallDisC0Vereds and. II
Are Identified.
FIVE YEAR SEARCH
REVEALS MYSTERY
Body, Whicha1s Well Preserved, ,
Will be Brought to This Coun-
try and Given Fitting sepul-
cher-Achievement Of
Porter, Who Worked
at Own Expense.
Associated Pr.e'.s'ss.)

@ 45+ a. (By}f "A ssoclated Press.
z. PARIS, April 14.-The remarkable
/ search which Ambassador Porter has
conducted for the bod VI Of Paul Joness es.
has. been crowned with success by the
discovery Of the body and the 'identificsa- lea
ton to-day by the highest French medt-
cal experts as inquest onnbly that OF II the
famous admiral who founded the Ameri-
can navy tst E3E3 gu s5a
n Ambassador Porter cabled to Washing.
tom tonight announcing the successful
result Of his long and difficult u searcn.5 Gu
The body5is in a good state of apreser rva-s
ton, considering that the interment took 8
place over one hundred years a go.
What Porter Has Done.
tx The circumstances leading to- the. final
discovery OF the body are arttcularly ~ u.
aterestng. General Porter has conducted
the search d for #the last five years anu
when Congress recently took no acton on
Ethe President,s a recommendation for ~ he; e;
expenses incident TO the sea rch. the al am
sba ssad dor continued the extensive 5labors
his own expense. a large ,t 1orce rs; y :.
worknlen has been engaged @nls ate .,,a
& day }Situnneling Il and cross tunnellng 5Elns y,
Il aid ST. Louis Cemetery. This constituted ''
Il Z f9 huge oDcrat ION * lbraCnE nearly85$aa a
shIo oc,rSs covered with buildings and "a re- re-
snniring system OF subt ga 'lilii7 ~ i
Ing. ". z. - roi,rd
hut not until Wed dnesd lay were VI ..,su
fourRlead caskets whicll gave 3pTpm.se
a. Ncontaining the body Of the admiral. az
,rh rae "of these bore plates esignatinE the
M mes d Of the deceased he 1our,hl UT, -
shnwad B superior solidlty Of WORK *,
3, = !, ~ 4 55is NO 8 plate N was 8J found
nnAthis W ca sket and 1t As suppos sed ~ Wa
raI,nnycd when another cof FIN was super.
}simnosed on leader offlna.Was :,
opened the fof -.
cnionel gtilleyeBlanch the ;secone es !,
!, secretnry % the American emba ssy nno e
mn aineer 5NVeis, who has been dtrec.'ns y g
5+ha avca ion. The body was found 8to
bn well Il preserved, "a owing to Its Il pelng g
,,,n,ersed Tin alcohol. It was 5wWrapped W ., q q
liz. q sheet with a packing Of straw ana ,ti
hay Those present were
to&tI,a ! on the media lions and busts OF
VAS anticipated, no uni form, decora- r,
Y ,nn, a. sword was found, as II all sicn
articles had been accounted Tor Ltea alter
the burial. a. 4. {ys q. z. Z, - 4,
! TIE coffin is shaped like mummy =,
coffin, which .coffns were comlnon q & that a!
Ifnerlot. n widening from the feet to the
srhc jlldn.s;ssWith a round top lifting over v
the head. f5 s$s
Identification Complete.
The coffin. was taken, to the inedical
school, where Doctors capitan and q 80 pap, p
iliaut distinglishdd 4 professor OF th,', the
school Of fffanthropology.sa and recognized
/ authorities on such invest lions, We're :
charged with making a thorough eXam1' :,
nation for the purpose OF ident ftcation .tt
/ TO facilitate thls.sE the ambassador fur.
nished them with portraits and medal. 4.
isiions, two busts by Houdon, and au-
! thentc descriptions OF the eolorIof tbs
5admlral's hair and Il he height and meas
7 urement OF his body. The identification
was pronounced complete IN ever y par
| Fticular. n Fl.
care has been taken to keep the body
Elm Its present state Of preservation. y
| will be placed In n handsome casket, ant
deposited in the receiving vault OF TN
American Church ION the Avenue Il de
!! u Alma until tho ambassador can lea,r
1.-THE opinion of the government concern.
ling the most appropriate means OF trans
porting to the United States and gtvni
la fitting sepulchre to the body of tn
I iillustrlo,ls sailor whose place Of buria
has so long remained n mystery.