| Show Sf SEARCH ENDS D DT T TRIUMPHANTLY TL Ambassador Porter Succeeds in Finding Fl the t he Hotly llody of John Jolin JohnPaul Paul aul Jones FOUND TO BE DE WELL PRESERVED Will tt III lie he ht to Ia United States and Interred In National Cemetery At Arlington Im facie IB April U Match eluh which Jinn hug conducted for fOl Hi body bOlly of ot Paul Jones hUM HUB been d with success by h tho discovery of oC the body hody mid UH Its today by II tho the highest Krench medical exports ns as unquestionably that of ot the tho fn III 1111 I who founded the American navy dor Porter ortel cabled to 10 nh Ington tonight announcing the tho success successful tul ful result r Hult of ot bin hla hi long lone and The body borly bOlt IB la In n a good state siale nf of preservation the lime Inter liller 1 ent took place Pace over ovel URO ao 6 o flue fhe I to 10 tho nho dual I discovery of nr tho lino body are arc hilly huly Oon loll Polar hat hns conducted the tho pear search eh for fol the tho last live hive years and 1111 when recently tool tonic no IU upon Uon the presidents recon for fOl the tho Incident tn tu thu tho search I the contin the Iho extensive labor nt at his own on expense A largo large fore force of or wit has hils been Leen it night und and day dllY tunneling nail tl the old lId St Ht Louis come tel ter T his lon con s 1 a 1 lingo hugo embracing t neatly nearly a I block coy cov CO tied with lugs r requiring er t d r n system of oC mining Hundreds Hundred of ut wooden caskets were wore found but hut not lint until were wert unearthed tour four leaden louden caskets which guise gave promise of ot containing the body bOIl li II he Three of ut them bore bOle plates the males of oC the Ihl The This fourth s solidity 11 o n I workmanship No Ko plate was tens found on this mallet oti ket and It If is III supposed It va wn sera removed when sIneu another colon was su so superimposed on It The rite leaden louden cotlin collin was wall opened In hl the presents presence of ot Gen I Porter Portel Col alley h b second secretary of or time thE A 11 I embassy and anft Engineer I Wets Wels who has Ims been di directing directing directing tho lime Thu body bod wn found to 10 be well preserved pre pro preserved served owing to Its It I being heln Immersed In III alcohol It was wrapped scrapped In n a sheet with n II packing lie of f straw mul hay liny I Those present were Uel struck tho the of ot tho rho bend head to that on till thu amid butt bt ul of at the ad nd admiral miral AH As smuts Willi anticipated no uniform dec decoration oration or sword were svere found an its nil all such a articles Ill den had bait been accounted al c for utter the burls The Iho conin to Is shaped like n a mum chin which minus a common at nt that hint period widening from the Iho feet teel tl lc t tho the shoulders with a u round rotund top tOil Otte over oer the mead head meade rim e co III II WM taken to limo tho medical school which Drs and amid the of ot the tho school of ot anthropology recognized authorities on such investigation were svere charged with making u a 1 thor thoI tot fur the purpose of ot To Po this the tho ambassador theta them with portraits and medallions a two busts bust bv h 1 v Boudin nr III descriptions of ot the thu color ot of the tho admirals hair hall und nail the tha height and measurement of his lidy After tIPI the most mo t minute examination tho the following facts were scene fully tull sub SUD substantiated Lengths Length of ut body bOil rive Ve feet feel seven Neven Indies the admirals height sire and amid shape nf ot the th head hend agree with several peculiarities Identical with thin tho heath head of oC th the admiral Hair dude dark brown the same ns liS the admirals In iii slightly gray In III Indicating Inv a II person of ot his age ago 45 Hi years The hair II Is long lung below helow the tho shoulders ami ii III Is IB combed con bade back and gathered In lit a n I clasp chIRp at nt the back bael of or the thus neck The face rRee Is in clean cheap shaven men all nil corre corresponding corresponding exactly with tho the descriptions portraits and It 1111 husk huat of ut the tho admiral Th The linen IK is In good condition One article bears beam nn an Initial either J or 01 nn I 1 The rhe hotly was came alo fully tully packed The Tho limbs f re wrapped In tin till foil toll presumably for sea Hen trans transportation transportation an its Indicated In a 1 letter of oC the admirals nearest t friend and n pall pallbearer hearer bearer of or his hii funeral Ooh Cot III who said Ills 1118 body bOI was wa put In ill n 1 main no that In ill rase lUle the United which he be hued had so essentially served should claim hit his remains they might alight be he morn more sadly us II removed rinding hind hg that hut nil all the tho Internal organs were singularly well wall preserved tho the doctors Hn sn autopsy which showed distinct pronto of or the from front which the Is IA known to 10 havo died led The Identification wits pro PIO pronounced complete In every eer particular Cure Care bus hili been Ileen taken to 10 keep Iloe tho the body hOlh In him It Its present state tate of at preservation tion it will bo he placed In hit a 1 handsome casket slid Mini ello In this the receiving vault of ot tho the American church on onlie tho Avenue de cle until the ambassador dor can lIn learn eurn the opinion of at the tho gov gOY government concerning tho the most moat ate ato lit means of or transporting It U to tho the States au giving HIving n II hitting fitting sepulchre to the body hod of nr the tho ana nos sailor millor whom whole place of ot burial hind had HO so long remained n a 1 mystery BODY WILL HB BE ili TO ro roA A April 1 Ambassador Porters dispatch announcing tho the find finding s shag hag ing In of ot the batty bolly of John Paul Jones Jonel reached reache the tho state deportment department today It Is II probable that a It recommendation tion will wili be he toads to 10 Congress nt at I In III n II next session eulon looking to 10 Ambassador Porters u Tho Thin of ot John Paul Jones Jonas BIO are to be brought here and Interred In the National cemetery at nt Arlington and It Il U is II like likely ly I that hat thus th transfer will 1111 be IJo mule the occasion Of r mi mill h demonstration tion than It n u is probable that Secy Hevy Morton Bartel will w send n a battleship to France to bring brill the body homo |
