| Show ADMIRAL DEAD FIGHTING BOB 1308 SUCCUMB 3 TO AN ATTACK OP OF ACUTE INDI AFTER MEAL naval here hero who began hie his career carter at annapolis ae as an appointee from utah answer answers final summon summons at his HI home in washington washington near rear admiral robley D erane evans fighting bob to an ail ad miring nation died suddenly wednes day at hie his homo home in this city acuto acute indigestion ended the career ot of one of 0 the most popular officers ot of tho the navy he ile was III less than two hours admiral evans wae was itty five years old he its was born in floyd county va and as a mere inere boy entered the naval academy at annapolis being nominated by representative in congress before he had got far with his studies the civil war broke out and be went to sea and was assigned to blockade duty it was in one of two att ka ks made by the northern navy oj oa the powerful defenses at fort fisher N C that young evans received the wound through the thigh that made him a cripple for life but as soon as an he was discharged from the hospital he again plunged into tho fighting and served until the cud of the civil war with great credit 1 ith the ending of the war there came a period of staga stagnation which marked the passing of the old wooden navy evans drifted tor for a time into civil pursuits although never relin qui puishing shing hie his connection with the service in fart fact a as boon soon as condrea con grea manifested ltd its purpose to meet the in demands of secretaries chand lee ler and N hitney for a renovation of the american navy alvans came back into the ali service and was one of the leading spirits in planning the rudi mente ments of what Is now the american modern navy it was lanna who took the little dispatch boat dolphin on a cruise REAR ADMIRAL R 0 around the v orld to test the he structural strength of this first product of the infant etcel steel shipbuilding art ot at the united he lie always got tle best est ships and the newest because bl his a superior officers knew he lie could be b e trusted to hindle them safely and de d dolop their strong and weak pointe it happened that with the gunboat yorktown he dropped in at valcar also chile in 1891 aad and found an op tir to display all the de IOD don and courage he possessed some of lot the american sailors had been mat treated and murderously assaulted and evans felt it his duty to demand protection anu and reparation the odd odds against him were gro tes quely large the tiny yorktown lay uy to in the harbor under the gune guns of the whole chilean chile fleet yet evana evans never faltered but carried out hia his purpose and sailed mailed away triumphantly with lie color colors flying and am the band playing the american national air to the accompaniment of sullen salutes brorn tho the chilean forts and warships A few busy years engaged on duty on the construction board which planned the modern battleships and cruisers and in several long cruises to 10 try out the result of his brain work on the high sear broucht then a commander to the opening of at the spanish war he ile wanted a il battleship and he got the iowa when cerven made hid his fatal daen through the blockade ships off santiago on july 3 1398 evans ship took a notable part in the tho fifty mile running tight light that followed for hie his gallantry ho he received the thank thanks of congress and wai was promoted As an a full fledged rear admiral ey er ans was called on to take the atlantic fleet beet around the world that brilliant achievement the first arat worlds world a cruise of an armore i fleet of that sze and muy tested admiral evans nullity in an organizer org aniser and a corn cam mander admiral earns health tailed failed him and when the fleet reached san fran cis cisco L 0 it was necessary essAry to relieve him film of his command and although he dt did d not go on tho the retired list tor for several months his active service ended at that time |
