The Washington times., 1905-07-24
Placed in the Vault by
French and Ameri-
can Sailors.
EVENT MOST IMPRESSIVE
SaIutes Fired by Fleet in
Harbor, Foreign Cruiser,
and Naval Escort.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, July 24-With sim
pie but dignthed and deeply impressive
| ceremonies the body OF Admiral john
| Paul Jones was landed on the soil of
| his own country this morning and laid
| away temporarily In the vault which
had been prepared for it.
a guard Of nearly thousand Of the
officers and midshipmen, sailors, and
marines Of the navy of which he was
| the valiant father did the last honors,
and nothing occurred TO mar the sol
| eInn pomp of the occasion from the time
| the body was brought to American soil
at thirteen minutes after ten until thir
| ty-six minutes later. when the casket
had been deposited in its vault and d
marine sentry posted OF guard.
The Standish left the Naval Academy
wharf AT 7:30 this morning and Joined
the Brooklyn. Shortly after the detach-
ments Of sailors and marines who we're
to form the guard began to arrive in
| their ships boats towed cy launches and
took up their position along the east
wall OF the Academy grounds fronting
the float which had been constructed for
the landing of the BODY.
Just at 10 the Standish. with the easket
on its stern. guarded by the body bearers
from the feet. drew up toward the wharf
| and at 1913 the casket was landed on
the float and taken TO the shore amid
| flourish from the field music on lana.
and the military escort fronting the hoa1
presented arms
Funeral cortege.
The escort consisted of a brigade of
midshipmen formed OF two batallions.
| eight companies in all. one from each
Of the ships of the Aeet; q battalion or
| sailors from the fleet, two companies
OF marines from the Naval Academy.
| the battalion OF mishipmen now ar the
| Naval Academy, and all the officers OF
| the feet and station.
They were drawn up in line fronting
the landing front, but turned in squads
| 10 the right as the body was landed,
forming the funeral cortege.
The cortege was commanded by Ad-
rniraI Sigsbee. and he was aided by the
Naval Academy band under Prof.
| Charles A Zimmerman Next in line
were the marines Of the home station,
consisting of two companies and fol-
lowing the brigade Of marines from the
The band from Brooklyn headed the
sailors battalion, which was next, the
fifty French jacllies first, then the Amer
leans followed by the battalion OF mid
| shipmeu. the officers OF the Aeet and or
| JIle Academy
Distinguished PaIlbearers.
The hearse followed, fanked by the
paIlbearers. and followed by the French
and American sailors. VINO acted as hon
orary bodybearers Admiral Sigsbee,
who was III command. marched in the
rear. as the regulations for the occasion
require. and the bodyDearers consisted
of Admiral James II. Sands. superin-
| tendent Of the Naval Academy Admiral
Charles H. Davis, commanding the sec
on ddivision of the North Atlantic Squad
ron: Capt Benjamin F. Tilley, COM
man6sng the Iowa: Capt E. D. Tausstg.
| commanding the Massachusetts; Capt.
| William H. Reeder commanding the
Alabama. and Capt. E. z. Gervais. COM
manding the French cruiser Jurien de Ia
GraViere.
Fine Display.
IN front of the bier marched Chap
lain II. H Clark, Of the Naval Academy.
who conducted the religious services at
the grave, and Chaplain George L. Bay
lard. Of the Brooklyn, VINO assisted him.
The assemblage Of over 1000 naval men
in uniform made d fine display.
Firing the Salute
AS the body was landed the salute OF
fifteen guns was commenced the broad
sides being fred upon the minutes. The
hearse was drawn by four black horses,
each led by d marine orderly. The sail
ors and marines, after standing at pres
ent arms. while the body was being dis
embarked reformed in colmun, the
Naval Academy band leading. and
marched TO the temporary vault on ths
parade ground. facing Blake Row, 3
| quarter of a mile from the dock.
AS the ships companies reached the
vault. a hollow square was formed, into
which the hearse. preceded by Admiral
Sigshee and Chaplain II. H. Clark, WAS
. | drawn. until it reached temporary
railway on which was funeral car. The
| heavy casket was placed upon this car
and trundIed to the vault.
Ten Thousand IN Grounds.
When the remains had been placed
within the vault. Chaplain Clark. stand
: ing outside. repeated a short service,
! concluding with prayer. the officers Of
) all the ships standing with barred heads.
while the marines and sailors presented
arms
Thousands of Annapolis people and
visitors thronged the grounds. the off,
GERS quarters along Blake Row being
crowded even TO the roofs with inter
| ested spectators. Probably ten thousand
people We're on the academy grounds
during the ceremonies.
Taps Sounded.
Following the brief service two COM
panies Of marines from the local bar
racks fired the customary salute OF
three volIeys. Trumpeter Bagan. for
/ thirty years a fixture about the Naval
/ Academy and one of the most skilIfuI
trumpeters in the navy. stepped to tbs