The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-23
The Body of Our First
Admiral Comes.
THROUGH THE CAPES
The Squadron Bearing the Remains
Presents a Magnificent Spectacle.
The BattIeships Cannot Approach
Nearer Annapolis than the
Mouth of The Severn.
(By the Associated Press. }

Norfolk, Va, July 22.-In the early
light of a midsummer morning the
body of John Paul Jones was brought
back today through the Virginia capes
to the land of adoption Cottages at
Cape Henry, Ocean View and Will
loughby Split lined the shores to ad-
mire the pomp of the firstAmerican
admiral's return to his own. The
sight, as the ships passed in line, was
one of stately grandeur and beauty.
Across the bow of the cruiser
Brooklyn as she passed Ocean View !,
sailed alittIe schooner. To those who
looked this appeared pathetically
puny ,and small in contrast 10 me
magnificent flagship. And yet this
stray schooner was almost as large as
the Bon Homme Richard, aboard
which John Paul Jones Stod as She
sunk with the braodsdes of the Sera-
phis pouring in upon her. many of his
men wounded and dying, until the
captain of the Seraphis stopped the
fighting for moment to ask MIN K
he was ready TO surrender.
1--WE have not begun to fight yet,
was the answer
Under a theatening sky the three
divisions of teh North Atlantic meet
headed by the big battleship Name
flagship of the commander7tn5chleI
Rear Admiral Evans bore maJestlcal-
ly down the capes, and at 10 the
long line of battleships, forming the
escort to the ashes Of John Paut Jones
slowed in the hold of the cruiser
Brooklyn, passed the capes.
Divisions of the Squadron.
The first division of the battleship
squadron. separated from the SECOND
division of the squadron and the thlrd
SQUADRON. under Rear Admiral Charles
D. Sigsbee's command, after the en-
trance to the capes was reached.
The big battleship Maine did not
lead the long line of battleships and
cruisers up the bay, but instead Cap
tain y. E. Niles, u. S. N, command
ing Rear Admiral Evans' flagship
headed the big vessel for Hampton
Roads.
The battleships Kearsarge, Ken
lucky and Missouri followed the Maine
into the roads.
The second division of the battle
shin squadron. commanded by Rear
Admiral Charles H. Davis, Z. ). NJ
continued in northward course up
the bay, headed by the flagship Ala
bama, of the second division Inc
battleships Illinois, Iowa, and Massa-
chusetts following the flagship in reg
ular formation and the Brooklyn, fly
ing the flag of Rear Admiral Charles
| d. Sigsbee, U. S. NJ, followed the sec
ond division of the battleship squad
| ron in the capes and UP the bay, the
protected cruisers, Chattanooga, Com
mander A. Sharp; the Galveston, COM
mander William G.. Cutler, and the
Tacoma with Commander Reginald
| F.. Nicholson, coming after.
At the Mouth of the Seven.
When the flagship Brooklyn came
off the capes orders from the Navy
Department, instructing the command
| ing officers. Captain John M. Hawley.
u. S. n, not to try to enter the Severn
river, were transmitted to the ship
| by wireless biography.
The Broowlyn, will, accordingly, not
venture closer to Annapolis than the
mouth of the Severn. The orders
were issued as a precautionary meas
ure to prevent the grounding or the
cruiser The Brooklyn is a vessel OF
9,215 tons displacement.
In accordance with these orders the
remains of the American hero, now
nearing the last resting place, In the
| soil of his nativity will have to be
transferred to Annapolis on a launch,
from the Brooklyn, which vii anchor
| about two miles from the naval acad-
| env reservation The battleship ac-
companying the funeral cruiser also
| renain below. with the Brooklyn.
The two fleets met yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock $50 miles from the
capes. During the journey down the
coast Admiral Siggsbee and Admiral
Evans held constant conversation by
wireless stelegraph. When Admiral
Swans battleship left Admiral Siggs-
bees fleet today the Kearsarge, Maine,
! Kentucky, and Missouri each fired a
salute of fifteen guns. The Brooklyn
responded.
Admiral Davis, in charge of the
cruiser division, will accompany Adj
miral Siggsbee to Annapolis. Admiral
Evans will remain with his fleet III
Hampton Roads till Tuesday when his
| ships will go to New York.