The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-19
PAUL JONES BODY FOUND
THE BODY OWING TO ITS BE-
ING IMMERSED IN ALCO-
HOL WAS WELL PRE-
SERVED.
Found in an Old French Cemetery
on Which Buildings Had been
Erected-Was Buried in q
Beaden Cofin-Sorns
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I Paris, April 14.-The remarka-
BILE search which Ambassador Por-
ter has conducted for the body of
Paul Jones has been crowned with
success by the discovery of the body
and it's Identification today by the
! highest French medical experts as
1unquessionably that of the famous
american Admiral who founded
tide. American navy.
Am bassador Porter cabled to.
Washington tonight. announcing
the successful results of his long
land difficult search. The body is
lin good state Of preservation, con-
sidering that interment took place
over 100 years ago.
The circumstances leading to the
i final discovery of the body are par
lticularly interesting. General Por-
ter has conducted the search for
the last five years, and when Con-
| gfess recently took no action upon
the presidents recommendation for
the expenses incident to the search,
the ambassador continued the ex-
tensive labors at his own expense.
A large force Of workmen has been
engaged. night and day, tunneling
and ross-tunnelipg the old ST.
4 Louis cemetery. This constituted
/ % huge operation, embracing near
lily block covered with buildings
and requiring aJ stem Of subter-
ranean mining.
Hundreds Of wooden caskets were
8 found, but not until Wednesda5
i were unearthed four leaden caskets
which ga ave PROMISE of eentainins
tie body Of The admiral. Three 81
them bore plates designating tht
names of4thedeceased.. The fourtt
showed superior solidity of work
manship. No plate was focnd OF
this easket, and it is supposed i
was removed when another cofhr
WIS soper.imposed on it. The lead
en- cpffin was opened in the pres
enee Of General Porter, Colonel Bal
icy Blanchard, second secretary o
the American embassy, and Engin
eer Weis, who has been directing
the excavation.
{ The body was found to be vel
I preserved, owing to it's being I'm
mersed in alcohol. It was wrap
ped in sheet with a packing Q
straw and hay. Those present wer
: Immediately struck by the resemb
lance of the head to that on the me
tdallions and bust of the admiral
As was anticipated, no uniform
I eeoration or sword was found, a
all such articles had been accounte'
3 for after the burial. The coffin i
shaped like a mummy coffin, whicl
collins were common at that peri
riod, widening from the feet to th
shoulders, with round top fttin
ever the head.
The coffin was taken 10 the med
ical school, where Drs. Captain az
Padileau, the distinguished profes
sors of the school of Anthropology
recognized authorities on such in
vestigations, were charged wit
making a thorough examinat;o
for the purpose of Identification
To facilitate this, the ambassado
furnished them with portraits an
medallions, two busts by Houdi
ard authentic descriptions of th
color of the adniral's hair and th
height and measurement of hi
body. After the most minute ez
animation the following facts wer
fully substantiated:
Length Of body, five feet, seve
inches; the adniral's height. Siz
and shape of the head agree, wit
several peculiarities, identical wit
the head of the admiral. Hal
dark brown, the same as the &C
nairals, ip places slightly gray, in
dicatipg person of his age, 4
years. The hair is long, reachin
below the shoulders, and is combe
back and gathered in clasp at tt
back of the neck. The face is clear
shaven, all corresponding exactl
with the descriptions, portraits an
busts of the admiral. The linen
in good condition. One artia
bears an initial, either, -" or q
inverted "P."
The body was carefully packe'
The imbB were wrapped in tinfoi
presumably for sea transportation