Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-24

Iiues lIOiu ttl6 NAVAL AChUemy Dhi
racks fired the customary three volley
! across the front of theydoorway. Fol
lowing this rrumpeter Bagan. u. S.
NJ O.. stepped to the door of the vault
and placing his bugle to his lips blew
taps Seldom if ever has this sad
dest of all tho military calls been
heard so beautifully executed, as by
Bagan, who is a welI-known member
of the Marine Corps with which he
has been connected for over thirty
years. As the last note died away
the last of the fifteen minute guns
forming a full admiral's salute. was
fired by the Naval A academy shore
battery, which had fired the first of
the shots as the casket was lifted to
American ground.
The funeral escort then reformedand
marched to the landing place, where
the men aud officers re-embarked for
their ships lying out in the har bor
The schedule at noon was that the
whole of the American escorting fleet
should weigh anchor and steam to
Hampton Roads at O'Clock this after
noon. The pallbearers we're Rear
Admiral James II. Sands, suerinten-
dent of the Naval Academy Rear Ad.
the second division of the North At
lantic squadron Captain b. +. Tilley,
commanding the battleship Iowa Cap
tain K. ID. Taussig, commanding the
battIeship Massachusetts, Captain w.
III. Reeder, commanding the battleship
Alabama. and Captain E. T.. Geyais,
commanding the French cruiser Jurien
de la Grayiere.
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vision of the North Atlantic squadron,
which brought the remains to this
country from France, and the Second
division, which conveyed them up the
bay, arrived off the Naval Academy
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
AS the feet, headed by the Brooklyn,
came to anchor off the mouth of the
harbOr, the vessels were saluted by the
French cruiser Graviere, whose band
played the American national anthem
This was responded to by the Brook
lyn's band, which played the inspir-
ing Marseillase hymn of the French.
Official visits were exchanged yester-
day between the commander of the
American fleet and captain e. K.
Gervas, Il. N, and the commanders
of the various American vessels.
Following the ceremonies today the
first of the honorary guard of two ma.
rines which will be on duty in front
of the tomb from now till the final in
terment in the chapel crypt were as
signed to duty. The first members OF
the Marine Corp to receive this honor
were Corporal L. E. Root and Pri-
vate Robert Griffith, both of the
Academy Marine Barracks command.
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over the casket by Watchman Michael
Shannon, of the Academy.
HISTORY OF PAUL JONES.
The deepest gratitude is felt and is
due by all people to General Horace
Porter, recently American ambassa-
dor to France. for his persistent re-
search, .carriedgon at his own expense,
which resulted in locating the remains
of the American commander. As is
generally known, Paul Jones grave
was lost for almost a century. At the
close of the American revolution he
returned to France, and though never
renouncing his American citizenship,
he took service under Catherine of
Russia and commanded the navy
against the Turks in the Black sea-
This was a sad chapter in his short but
heroic career. While successful, as he
always was on the sea, he was the
victim of court intrigues, and finally,
disgusted with the service, he return
ed to Paris There he died in by no
means affiuent circumstances, and was
buried in little Protestant cemetery
that was afterward condemned His
very resting place was forgotten, and
even to locate the cemetery necessi-
tated going far back into the city
archives.
The search for the body was kept up
for a long time, many false trails be-
ing struck, till finally it was located
and the lead coffin in which the orig
inal burial was made was disinterred.
The French government vas exceeding
" courteous both in aiding the search
aud afterward in turning over the re-
mains to the American government.
General Rouver, the French premier,
made the transfer, first to Special Am
basador Loomis, who in turn, consign-
ed TO General Porter and Admiral
Sigsbee, by whom they were to be
conveyed to the United States
OfsJones' record it is unnecessary to
speak. It is one of the first lessons
late has been repeated at length in
every magazine ia the land. He was
long spoken of by the British. who
suffered at his hands, as the notorious
American pirate. ''kbut his name was
a terror to every coast town in the
united Kingdom during the latter part
of the American revolution. Probably
the briefest and yet completest record
of his service was found in his own
handwriting among Jones papers
after his death. 1t says simply:
ssIn 1775 J. Paul Jones armed and
embarked in the first American ship
of war. In the revolution he had
twenty three battles and solemn rem
contres with the enemy by sea, made
even descents in Britain and her colo
mics, took of her navy two ships OF
equal and two of superior force, many
store ships and others, constrained
her to fortify her ports, suffer the