The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-07-27
jones' B|DYAT ANNAPOLIS
Remains of Americas First Admiral
Placed in a Vault at the
Naval Academy.
SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
The Landing of the Body From the Cruiser
Brooklyn WAS Accomplished Amid the
Firing of salutes by the Assembled War
ships and the Shore Batteries-French
Nation Participated


Annapolis. Nd, July 24.-In a SIM
ply brick vault in the grounds Of the
naval academy lies the body Of John
Paul Jones. With the simple cere
mony attending the landing Of the
body from the cruiser Brooklyn, the
naval expedition authorized to accom-
rlish Its transfer from the Paris GENE.
terry which has been Its place Of re-
pose for more than a century is com
pleted. The formal national re-
ception Of the body with appropriate
exercises is reserved until II shall be
placed in the splendid naval chapel
now being erected near the site Of the
temporary vault.
The work Monday consisted Of tho
removal Of the body from the Brook
Ign to the naval tug Standish, and
from that to float moored to the
shore, where stalwart jackies placed
II in hearse which was escorted by
an imposing cortege of marines, jack-
les and midshipmen, in which the
French nation participated with a
landing party of officers and men
from the French cruiser Jurien de Ia
Graviere.
The Standish came alongside and
made fast to the Brooklyn shortly be-
fore 9 o'clock. The body of the dead ad-
miral was hoisted from Its position on
the "half-deck" by boat, crane, car
ried TO the starboard side where
another crane lowered it 10 the after
deck of the tug. Sixteen jackies went
over the side Of the Brooklyn and
placed the coffin on catafalQue
where 1t was covered by the flag of
Gen. Porter, over which was spread
the Union Jack. Then the jackies
stood at attention in square around
the bier.
The unsheathed sword of John Paul
Jones, now the property Of Command
er Nicholson of the Cruiser Tacoma
was laid on the coffin under constant
guard Of a marine. Rear Admiral Sigs-
bee and his ship officers came aboard
the tug and the start for the shore
was begun. The tug took its course
down between the two columns of
cruisers and battleships and as II was
making this run, minute guns from
every ship gave the Is gun salute.
As the body was being transferred
the marines of the squadron consti-
stuting one battalion and two bat
talions Of jackies were sent ashore
in small boats towed by launches.
These reached shore first and formed
an imposing guard drawn up in dou-
BILE line on the sea wall of the basin
Of the naval academy. The Standish
landed at a barge over which an arch
of American and French flags had been
designed. A heavy hearse drawn by
four black horses was in waiting on
either side of which were the honorary
pallbearers. At the extreme right of
the line was the naval academy band,
which rendered Chopins funeral march
as the body was placed In the hearse
by the eight stalwart jackies which
bore 1t aboard the Brooklyn at Cher
bourg. Behind them were eight Jack
les from the French cruisers as hon.
orary body bearers. The cortege be-
gan the march at 1920 with the band
leading and the marines and jackies
preceding the hearse which was fol-
lowed by battalion Of midshipmen
from the academy, Admiral Sigsbee
bringing up the rear.
After the body had been removed
from the hearse and placed on a car
which rested on a temporary wooden
truck leading to the vault Chaplain
Clark Of the naval academy, assisted
by fleet Chaplain Bayard read a por.
ton of the Episcopal funeral service
and offered prayer.
AS the car moved to the vault, the
band played a funeral march. After
1t had been placed in position a squad
| OF marines. fred three yolleys anf