The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-20
PAUL JONES' BODY
At LAST IS FOUND
American Naval Hero Finally to
Be Given Appropriate
Sculpture.
NO DOUBT OF IDENTITY
Medical Experts Say the Measurements
and Descriptions Given Of Jones
Are Fully Borne Out by the
Body.

Paris, April 1S.-The remarkable
search which Ambassador Porter has
conducted for the body OF Paul Jones
has been crowned with success by the
discovery of the body n It's ldentl-
! fcation today by the highest French
medical experts as unquestlonably that
of the famous admiral.
AmbassadorEPorter +aat3leG-Ia@&aSh-
ington tonight announcing the success
full results Of his long and difficult
search. The body is in a good state
of preservation considering that the
interment took, place over 100 years
ago.
The circumstances leading to the
final discovery of the body are par
ticularly interesting. General Porter
has conducted the search for the last
five years, and when congress recently
took no action for the expenses Incl
dent to the search the ambassador con-
tinued the extensive labors at his own
expense. A large force of workmeE
has been engaged night and day. tun-
neling and cross tunneling the old st.
Louis cemetery. This constituted a
huge operation, embracing nearly a
block covered with buildings and re-,
Quiring a system Of subterranean min
ing.
Many Caskets Found.
Hundreds of wooden caskets We're
found, but not until Wednesday We're
-unearthed four leaden caskets, one of
which gave promise of containing the
body of the admiral. Three of them
bore plates designating the names of
the deceased. The fourth showed SUI
perior solidlty of workmanship. No
plate was found on this casket. and it
is supposed it was removed when an
other coffin was superimposed on it.
The leaden coffin was opened in the
presence Of General Porter, Colonel
Blanchard, the second secretary OF the
American embassy, and Engineer Weis,
who has been directing the excavation.
The body was found to be we'll pre-
served, owing to its being Immersed
in alcohol. 1t was wrapped in n sheet
with a packing of straw and lay. Those
present We're Immediately struck by
the resemblance of the head to that
on the medallions and busts of the ad-
miral.
AS was anticipated, no uniform, dec
GRAFTON or sword We're found, as all
such articles had been for
after the burial.
The coffin is shaped like a mummy
coffin, which collins We're common at
that period, widening from the feet to
the shoulders, with a round top fitting.
over the head. The coffin was taken to
the medical school,. where Directors
Captain and Pippillau, distinguished
professors of the School OF Anthro-
pology, and recognized authorities on
such Investigations, We're charged with
Il " ~ oo5 IL e'N " MY
purpose of Identification. To facilitate
this the ambassador furnished them
with portraits and medalllons, two
busts by Houdil and authentic descrip-
lions of the color of the admiral's hair
and the height and measurement of his
body. After the most minute m
ton these facts were fully substan-
tiated:
Length OF the body. 5 feet T inches,
the admirals exact height; size and
shape of the head agree with several
peculiarities identical with the head OF
the admiral; hair dark brown, the
same as the admirals; in places slight
~ gray, indicating q person of his age,
45 years. The hair is long, reaching
, below the shoulders, and is combed
back and gathered in a clasp at the
\ back Of the neck.
: Was Carefully Packed.
F. The face is clean shaven, all CORE
. spending exactly with the descriptions,
portraits and busts of the admiral. The
+ linen is in good condition. One article
bears an initial, either IT or an in
l verted "P." The body was carefully
. ; packed. The limbs were wrapped il
f tinfoil, presumably for sea Transports
ton, as Indicated in d letter of the ad,
I miral's nearest friend, and pallbearel
e of his body, Colonel Blackden. whC
said: His body was put IN a leader
n coffin, so that in case the United States
/ which he had so essentially served
y should claim his remains they NIGH
Y be more easily removed
Finding that all the Intervals Were
8 sin2ularly we'll preserved the doctor.
made an autopsy, which showed dis
tinct proofs of the disease from whici
8 the admiral is known to haVe died. Th,
Identification was pronounced complete
in every particular. Care has been TAX
r IN to keep the BODY in its present state
0 Of preservation. 1t will be placed in
: handsome casket and deposited in tn,
K receiving vault of the American church
e on the Avenue de TAlma until the am
bassador can learn the opinion of til,
government concerning the remain
s and appropriate means of taking then
G to the United States and giving a fit
: ting SeDulcher to the body of the Illus