Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-07-06
AMERICAS FIRST
GREAT ADMIRAL
Due but Delayed HOnors
Are Paid to Paul
Jones.
TWO GREAT REPUBLICS JOIN
Hands Above the Great Dead
Who Never Thought
OF Odds
TWO GREAT REPUBLICS JOIN
BUT FOUGHT VICTORY OR DEATH

Paris, July 6.--Another link in the
chain of friendship binding together
the great republics of the new and old
worlds. was forged today when OFF,
cially, France united with represent
atives OF the United States in paying
respect to the memory of the great
American Admiral, Paul Jones.
The program of ceremonies accom-
panying the transfer of the admirals
remains to the custody of the Amer
ican naval authorities for conveyance
to the United States, occupied the
greater part of the day and attracted
unlimited attention in the French cap
ital.
An American naval escort of more
than 500 officers and men from the
American squadron at Cherbourg, ar
rived in Paris by special train at an
early hour this morning The visit
ors were met at the Invalides railroad
station by detachment of French
troops, who acted as escort to the
barracks of the military school, which
the government placed at the dis
posal of the United States sailors
and marines. AT $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon, Admiral Sigsbee, his staff,
and the entire naval contingent, pro-
ceeded to the American church, on
the Avenue de rAlma, where the GER
emonies of the delivery of Admiral
Paul ions body to the representa-
tives of the American government
took place. The church was thronged
with distinguished French naval and
civil officers, several members OF the
cabinet, and representatives OF vari.
out patriotic societies.
The body lay in state in the chan
Gel of the church, the casket being
covered with the national flags OF
the United States and France, and a
number of handsome floral emblems.
General Horace Porter, former am
bassador to France, as custodian OF
the body, the recovery of which was
entirely due TO his efforts, made a
bttef address pTeyiCais TO the susn.
ing over of the body to Francis b.
Loomis, the special representative of
the United States government. He
later In turn commissioned Rear Ad-
miral Sigsbee, commander OF the
American escorting squadron, to
transport the body to the United
States. A salute was fired as eight
American marines shouldered the
coffin and carried 1t to an artillery
caisson, on which 1t was publicly CON
veyed to the Esplanade of the In
valides. The route of the procession
was through the Champ Elysees and
across the Alexander bridge, hating
before the tomb of Napoleon, Houses
all along the route displayed the
American colors and the sidewalks
were thronged with sightseers who
stood with barred heads as the pro-
cession passed.
Arriving before the tomb of Napo-
leon the coffin was deposited on a
high eatafalque, surrounded by flags
and flowers, and an entire division of
French troops passed in review be-
fore the body. After rendering mill
tary honors to the dead, the body was
placed in an open railway car. guard
ed by a French and naval escort. Ten
o'clock tonight is the hour fixed for
the departure of the funeral car for
| Cherbourg. Arriving there the body
will be transferred to the flagship
Brooklyn. with appropriate ceGe-
monies.