Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-25
Remains Of John Paul
Jones Placed in Vault
At Annapolis Naval Academy
With Fitting Ceremony.
Formal National Reception Of Body Reserved
Till Completion Of Naval Chapel.

Annapols, Nd, July 24.-In a simple
! brick vault in the ground of the Naval
Academy, today, lies the body of John
| Paul Jones. With the ceremony at
| tending the landing of the body from
| the cruiser Brooklyn, the naval expe-
dition which transferred it from the
Paris cemetery, where it has lain foI
more than Il century, is completed.
| The formal national reception of the
body with appropriate exercises is re-
served until it shall be placed in the
splendid naval chapel now being
erected near the site of the temporary
vault.
At 5 A. NJ, today, just as q thun-
| der shower had spent its fury. tho
guns of the Brooklyn doomed salute
| to Rear Admiral Sands, superintend-
! ent of the Naval Academy. The shore
| batteries replied and the naval tug
StandiSh, in command of Lieut.. Wiley,
cast off and proceeded to the Brook
| lyn, lying seven miles off. The sauting
batteries were kent busy. as the
French cruiser Judien De La Cravierc
| followed the Brooklyn's shore salute
with q similar one. the shore again
making answer. The French cruiser
and Rear Admiral Sigsbec exchanged
| salutes. Then Rear Admiral Davis,
commanding the four battleships ly-
| ing opposite the four cruisers of the
| expedition fleet, saluted Rear Admi-
| raj Sigsbee and received n reply.
The Standish made fast to the
Brooklyn. shortly before Q o'clock The
| body of the dead admiral was hoisted
| from the half deck by a crane, car
ried to the starboard side and lowered
| TO tie after deck of the tug. Sixteen
| jackies went over the side of the.
| Brooklyn and placed the coffin on 4
| catafalque. where it was covered by
| the flag of Gen. Porter. over which
| were spread the Union Jack. The un-
| sheathed sword of John Paul Jones,
| now the property of Commander Mich
| olson of the cruiser Tacoma. was laid
OIL the coffin.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee and his ship
officers came aboard the tug and tn.
start for the shore was begun. AS the
tug passed between the two columns
of cruisers and battlesiins, minute
| guns from every ship gave the 15-gun
| salute.
4 80 tlIt- DOlS was DtlllS transferred
| the marines Of the sQuadrons We're
! sent ashore in small boats lowed by
| launches. They formed an imposing
| guard. drawn up in double line on the
| sea wall of the basin of the Naval
| Academy. The Standish landed at IL
| barge over which an arch of American
| and French flags had been designed
| She touched shore at 10 o'clock, and
13 minutes later the body was ashore.
J A hearsc. drawn by four black
horses, was in waiting, on either side
of which were the honorary pail bear
| eTs. Oil the right side being Rear Ad-
| miral Sands and Captains Nulty and
| Reeder, of Admiral Sigsbee's feet, on
| the left was Capt Gervais of the
| French cruiser, and Rear Admiral
| Davis, and Capt. Taussig. At the ex-
| IRENE right Of the line was the Naval
! Academy Band, which played Cho-
| pins Funeral March as the body
was placed in the hearse by the eight
| jackies who bore it aboard the Brook
| lyn at Cherbourg.
| Behind them We're eight jackies from
| the French cruisers as honorary body
| bearers. The cortege began the march
| at 1920, with the band leading and the
marines and jackies preceding the
| hearse. which was followed by a bat
| talon of midshipmen from the Acad-
envy. Admiral Sigsbee bringing up the
rear.
When the procession began to move
Il shore battery fired minute guns to
| the number of Is. The route of the
march led TO the center of the Acad-
| envy grounds. Around the vault a huge
| square was formed on three sides by
the sailors and marines. the fourth be-
! ing occupied by the hearse and mid
shinnen.
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 Naval Academy. assisted
by Fleet Chaplain Bayard, read a por-
| tion of the Episcopal funeral service
and offered prayer. AS the car was
| moved to the vault the band played
the funeral march. After it had been
placed in position, a squadron Of ma
rines fired three volleys and taps were
sounded by the buglers. The cortege
was then dismissed, the entire exer-
| cises on shore having occupied 40 min
utes. Rear Admiral Sigsbee was in
! command Of the exercises ashore and
! afloat. Rear Admiral Sands. superin-
| tendent of the Naval Academy, made
| all the shore arrangements.
| The vault containing the body of
| John Paul Jones is draped in crepe.
Over his coffin. which is visible
| through the broad grated doors at
either end. are spread American flags.
Outside paces an armed sentry.