The Elbert County tribune., 1905-07-13
ADMIRAL PAUL JONES.
casket Formally Delivered by France
to the United States.

Paris, July I'm the presence of
the highest dignitaries of France. the
diplomatic representatives of many
foreign governments and civil and
naval officers of the United States.
the body of Admiral Paul Jones was
yesterday formally delivered to the
United States government.
The ceremony was one combining
impressive dignity with brilliant mill
tary and naval pomp in which the sol.
diers and sailors of France and sailors
of America united in doing honors to
the illustrious founder of the Ameri-
can navy.
The occasion was unique and prob
ably without parallel as the funeral
was that OF a revolutionary hero who
had lain neglected in a foreign grave
for over a hundred years.
The ceremony of delivering the body
was in the American church on the
Avenue De La Alma at $3.50 in the
afternoon.
The French government had taken
charge of the arrangements and huis-
siers of the foreign office, wearing i'm,
pressive silver chains. acted as'
ushers.
At the right of the altar sat Am
bassador Mccormick. Senior Special
Ambassador Porter. Junior Special
Ambassador Loomis, United States
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Rear Ad-
miral Sigsbee and other officers of the
American squadron.
Across the aisle sat Premier Rouvier
with other members of his Cabinet,
practically the entire diplomatic corps
and officers of the army and navy.
The members of the diplomatic corps
IL, f,,1I
lean sailors in the naves on either side
Of the altar gave a fitting background
to the imposing scene
After brief religious services Cen
eral Porter, with the red sash of the
grand cross of the Legion of Honor
across his breast, advanced alongside
the casket and formally delivered the
body to Mr.. Loomis as the representa-
tive of the United States government,
who accepted it in the name of the
government and commanded Admiral
Sigsbee to transport it to the United
States.
AS the surpliced choir took up my
Country, 'Tis of Thee" the entire as
sembly rose and Joined in the strains
of the patriotic hymn. Eight bravny
sailors from the Brooklyn then stepped
forward, and raising the casket on
their shoulders, bore it slowly from
the church to the waiting gun car
riage.
This was draped with the national
colors and was drawn by six black
horses.
Heading the procession came a.
squadron of cuirassiers, stretching
from curb to curb, with a division OF
infantry under General Frey After
them rumbled the gun caisson bearing
the fiower-laden coffin, with guards of
American sailors ON either side. Back
OF the coffin was a long line of distin-
guished officials, headed by Ambassa-
dor Mccormick, Special Ambassadors
Porter and Loomis, Premier Rouvier
and his Cabinet. the foreign ambassaJ
doris and French generals and adj
mirals, all walking, according to the
French custom.
Arriving at the Esplanade Des In.
ivalides, an imposing picture was pre-
isented. The French government had
erected a large pavilion in which to
deposit the coffin.
= The casket was deposited in the
center of the pavilion, while the cor
tege passed, rendering military honors.
Later 1t was borne to the Invalides
railroad station and placed in a fun
eral car. where, guarded by French
and American sailors, it started for
Cherbourg at 10 O'Clock last night.