Show BODY OF PAUL JONES discovered remains of americas america first naval nava I 1 i hero have been discovered in paris france cemetery ambassador porter has been engaged in search fa for r past F five iva years his labors finally being rewarded paris france the remarkable search which ambassador porter has conducted for the body ot of paul jones has been crowned with success by the discovery of the body and its identification friday by tho the highest french frenc medical experts as unquestionably that of the famous american admiral w who ho founded the american navy ambassador porter cabled to washington friday night announcing the successful results of his long and difficult search the body Is in a good state ol of preservation considering tho the interment tool took place over one hundred years ago the circumstances leading to the tunneling and cross tunneling the old st louis cemetery this constituted a huge operation embracing nearly a block covered with buildings and requiring a system of 0 subterranean mining finally the leaden coffaa containing the tha remains 0 of the admiral was waa discovered it was opened in the present of general porter colonel dalley bailey blanchard second secretary ot of the american embassy and engineer wels weis who has been directing the excavation ca the body was found bound to be well preserved owing to its being immersed in alcohol it was wrapped in a sheet with a packing ot of straw and hay bay those present were Imme immediately diat e struck by the resemblance ol of the head to that thai on the medallions and bust of the admiral the limbs were n rapped in tinfoil presumably for sea transportation a as 9 indicated in a letter ot of the admirals nearest friend and a pallbearer at his funeral un oral colonel Black enden who said ills body was put ina in a leaden cot cof |