Show HONOR NAVAL HERO body of john paul jones to be brought to america for burial paris the ceremony of the delia ery of the body of admiral paul jones to the representatives of the united states was held at 3 30 thursday afternoon in the american church on the avenue de L alma in the presence of a distinguished gathering of the highest official military and naval dig nit aries of france the diplomatic rep of many countries and the special ambassadors and naval au thorit les sent from the united states to receive the body vast crowds con verged on the avenues leading to the church the formal ceremony consisted ot of the delivery of the body by general porter as the finder and custodian to mr loomis representing the united states appointed to receive it and mr loomis commissioning admiral sigs bee to transport it to america at the conclusion of the service admiral Char charkins sailors bore the body through a doorway where a cor tege proceeded to the esplanade ot of the In Inva lides on reach ng the Inva lides the body was placed on a high structure where it was surrounded by french and american officers while the american and french naval and military forces filed slowly by rendering military hon bon ors to the dead following the review the body was placed in a mortuary chapel at the railroad station where french and american marines guarded it until the departure of the train for cher bourg |