THE BONES OF POCAHONTAS.
NOT FOUND BY SEARCHERS. COFFINS MAY BE OPENED. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. June 1. The search for the body of the Princess Pocahontas failed, and most of the human remains were reinterred with religious service. Two or three skulls approximating the Bed Indian type were reserved for further expert examination, but it is not likely that they will include that of the princess. Churchwardens and other church folk at Gravesend are indignant at the socalled sacrilege, and describe the investigators as body snatchers. It is understood that Sir. Edward Gaston, the American archaeologist, who wished to place the body of the princess in an imposing tomb as a memorial of AngloAmerican friendship, may ask permission to open certain coffins. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 130, 2 June 1923, Page 7
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