The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-27
Remains of the Dead Hero Given
SepuIchre.
PROMINENT PERSONS PRESENT
Thousands of Men and Women From,
All Sections OF the Country i'm At
tendaDce-The Ceremonies Partici-
pated in by Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines-Addresses Were Delivered By
President Roosevelt and Other Dis
tinguished Individuals.

~ attended by the official head of the
nation he loved and served SO we'll,
by the ambassadorial representatives
Of the land IN which he died, by he
chief executive Of the state beneath
whose sod his bones will find their
the United States and France, and by
thousands of the men n Ome OF
the country whose first admiral he was
the remains Of John Paul Jones were
today given sepulchure in the crypt
beneath the grand marble stairway
of Bancroft hall, there to rest until
the completion Of the chapel in which
they are TO be deposited.
1t was a day that long will be re
membered in Annapolis. Crowds, such
as the ancient capital Of Maryland has
not known for many years, if ever be-
fore, lined the streets and stood eX-
%pectantly about the railroad station
long before the train bearing Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his party arrived.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
Admiral Sands entered an automobile
and led by the cavalrymen, proceeded
to the naval academy.
Early this morning the casket cen
tanning the remains Of the long dead
admiral had been removed from the
temporary vault in which they have
rested since being brought from
France, and were deposited in the new
armory of the naval academy. There
it was placed a little to the right Of
the centre, in front of the speakers
stand. The oaken casket was quite
hidden from view by a Union Jack,
and upon it rested two crossed palms,
a wreath of green and the sword PFC
scented to the great naval commander
by a king of France.
Our in the bay miles distant but
most of them clearly visible from the
naval academy rode at anchor three
great warships flying the tri-color Of
France; the Admiral AubO, the Conoe
and the Marseilles; first class cruisers
all, under the command of Admiral
CampiOn. Besides them were the
United States b~attleships Alabama, In
diana and Iowa, the cruisers Cleveland,
Minneapolis, Des Moines, Denver and
Colorado, and the yacht Mayf1Ower.
From these came more han 1,5OO
&, sailors and marines, two hundred OF
the formac being from the French
vessels. They were formed into long
lines Of brawny men, lining the route
to the armory taken by President
Roosevelt and the other dignitaries.
When the president entered the ar
mory it was to face ten thousand
standing. cheering men and women.
He was introduced by Secretary of the
Navy Bonaparte.
Addresses were delivered by Ambas-
| sador J~usserand, General Horace Por-
ter and Governor Edwin Warfield, of
| Maryland.
The audience rose and remained
| standing while body-bearers, selected
from among the petty officers of the
United States and French warships.
lifted the casket and bore it from the
| armory Just outside it was placed
| upon a truck, drawn by long lines OF
sailors, and the procession moved
! slowly toward Bancroft hall. Cavalry
| men, marines, sailors and m~idshipnen
lined the route, presenting arms as the
bier was borne past
The way was led by Chaplain Henry
Clark. United States navy. He was
followed by a file of marines, the MID
shipmen officers and then by the naval
academy band, playing the dead marcn
| from Saul. The two brigades OF mid
| shipmen followed, forming into double
lines outside the imposing entrance
| to Bancroft hall as they reached that
| point. The casket, which had the
| next place in the line, was followed by
the French and American naval OF
fcers, the President and Admiral
Sands. then Secretary of the Navy
| Bonaparte and the French ambassador
! and then by Governor Warfield and
| General Porter.
| When the casket had been placed
beneath the stairway, where 1t is to
rest under constant guard, Chaplain
| Clark said a brief prayer and the cere-
| monies were at an end
! Indian 4nnrODriatiou RiIl in Senate.