Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-24
JOHN PAUL. JONES'
BODY IS LANDED.
Now Rests In a Simple Brick
Vault 10 the Grounds Of Naval
Academy at Annapolis
SALUTE FOLLOWED SALUTE.
First The BrOoklyn Fired One Then
shore Batteries Respondedi lbcn
French Cruiser Snluled

Annapolis, Md July 2L--ln simple
brick vault In the grounds Of The naval
academy today lie the remains Of John
Paul Jones, with the simple ceremony
attending the landing OF the body from
the cruiser Brooklyn, the naval cSpedl'
ton authorised TO accomplish rs trans
for from the Paris cemetery which had
been lls place Of reposo for moro than
century IN completed, The formal
national reception OF the body with
appropriate exercises Ia reserved untIl
II shall be placed In the splendid naval
chapel now being erected near the site
OF the temporary vault Tho work 10.
day consisted Of the removal Of the
body from the Brooklyn to the naval
tug Slnndlsh, ana from that TO a iloal
moorod TO the shore, whore the stalWart
iacklos placed II In a hoarse witch was
escorted by an imposing oortego Of ma
rlnca, tackles and mldshipmon IN which
the Fronch nation participated with
landing party Of officers and men from
the French cruiser Juilen da Ia Ora.
yloro,
At o'clock, Just AZ u (hund," shower
hhd spent Nv fury the guns NJ the
brooklyn doomed salute 10 Roar Al.
miral sands superintendent OF the ma.
val academy
The shore batteries replied, ana IN
they did ~, the naval tug Standlsh, IN
command Of Lieut. Wiley cast on and
proceeded tn the Brooklyn, lying Ave
miles on Tho saluling batteries were
Kept busy as the French cruiser fol.
lowed tho Brooklyn's shore salute with
IA similar ono, the shore again making
answer Tho French cruiser then ~.
lutod Rur Admlrol Sigsbco and re-.
ceiVcd u return Then Rear Admiral
Davis, commanding the four battlcshipa
which lay In line opposite the four
cruisers Of the expedition feet eautcd
Roar Admiral Sigsboo ana received a
reply,
The slondIsh came alongside and
made fast 10 the Brooklyn shortly be.
fore Q o'clock Tho body Of the dead
admiral was hoisted from ita position
on tho half deck by q boat crane, carr
ricd to the Warboard Side whore am
other crane lowered II 10 the after
deck Of the tug, sixteen tackles went
over TO tho side Of the Brooklyn and
placed the coffin on catafalguc, after
which II was covered by the flag Of
Con. Porter, over which was spread
tho union Jack Then tho tackles stood
NJ attention I'm n square around the
bier.
Tho unshoalhcd sword Of John Paul
Jones, now the property of Commander
Nicholson, Of the cruiser Tacoma, was
laid on the coffin under constant guard
Of u marine, Roar Admiral Sigsbeo ana
hH ship officers came aboard tho TUG
and the start for the shore was begun
Tho tug took its course down between
tho two columns Of cruisers and battle
ships ana as II was making this run,
minute guns from every ship gave the
lb.gun salute,
AZ the body was being Transferred
the marines Of the squadron conslitut.
ing ono battalion and two batlallons "
tackles were Gont ashore IN small boats
toWcd BY launches. Those reached
shore nrst and formed an inposlng
guard drawn UP IN double lne on the
sea wall OF The basin Of the naval
| academy The Slandlgh landed nj
| barge over which an arch Of American
and French nags had been designed
She touched shore M exactly 10 o'clock
ana 10 minutes later tho body was
ashore,
A hearsc drawn by four black horses
was In waiting, on either eide OF which
| Woro the honorary pallbeorerS, on inc
right side being licnr Admiral SANDS
ana Sapla RILEY and Reedcr OF Ad-
miral Sgsboe's nect on tho orc was
Capt, dovls Of the French cruiser ana
| Uonr Admiral Davis and Capt Tnusslg,
At the extreme rlght OF the line was
the naval academy band which ren-
dtrod Chopins funeral march ~ tho
body was placed IN the hcfso by tho
eight NalWurt tackles who bore n
aboard the Brooklyn Nc Chorbourg
llohnd thCm were oght tackles from
tho French cruiser ~ honory body.
bearers, Tho cortogo began tho march
Mt 1920 with tho band leading and
tho marines ana jacUos preceding the
hcnrso which waa followed by bat.
TALON Of midehipmen from the ncadc-
NY Admiral Slgsboo bringing up tho
| rcoE
when the procession began TO movo
n shore battery fred minute guns 10 the
| rumbor ~ lb Tho route Of the march
WaN along the rond by the athletic nod
| ana Maryland avenue 10 u point Op,
| poaito the llormOn monument Around
| tho vault n hugo square was formed ON
lhioo sides by tho Sailors ana marines,
| tho fourth bQlnR occupied 10y tho honNo
| ana lnldhnlpnen,
| Afttr the body had been removed
| from tho hcnrso and placed on ear
| which rested on "A temporary wooden
| truck leading 10 tho vault, Chaplain
| Clark, of the navy academy, assisted BY
| lloot Chaplain BoyNrd, read n portion
| Of the Episcopal funeral service and
| offered prayer As the car moved To
the vault, the band played n funoml
| march Aftor N had been placed I'm
position a squad Of marines fired thrao
| volloys aud taps woro sounded BY tho
luglom, The oorlego was then dlamls.
sod the ontlro exercises on shore hay.
inR occupied 10 minutes,
Roar Admiral Slgpbco was In come
mNnd Of the exercises nghoro ANA
| nnohL Rear Admiral sands, supern.
| tendent Of the Naval academy, made all
| the shore arrangements,
| Tho FIRST battalion Of sallors was un.
der command Of Lieut. Commander
Bryan Of the Alabama, the second un.
| der Lieut. Commander Harry George.
Of the cruiser Tacoma, tho brigade
| composing the two battallons was nm.
der command of h, IT, Nicholson, Tho
marines woro commanded by Cant. n.
| II, Low VI tho Alabama, and tho mid.
nhpmon from the academy by cant.
| w w, Dunlop,
Renr Admiral siRsbee viii plvo
dinner aboard tho Brooklyn tonight ln
honor Of Capt 0eryle OF the French
| cruiser Tho captains OF his foot viii
| participate
Admiral slgsbee will enll at midnight
| for Tomklnsville, N Y, Rear Admiral
| Davis, commanding the battloshlp
SQUADRON VIII SAL for Hampton Roads
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