Show FIGHTING MO COMME of flag of rent rear admiral avans hauled down from flagship connecticut in sin san francisco harbor ban francisco roar near admiral rob ley lay D arvans flag was hauled down from tho the main truck of tho the connect cut ut lit in sail francisco harbor on saturday amid a salute of thirteen guns guna and a short time after afterward wara the first commander ln in chalot of americas first battleship fleet was on hla his way to hla his homo home in washington to remain on waiting wait ins ordona 01 dona until tho the date of lits his retirement for ago on tits ills gand birth bli tilday the of august next accompanied lian led by members of his hia family and hla his staff the admiral loft at 6 20 p in As aa tho the blue ensign or of tho the retiring commander blutt fluttered 0 red down t to 0 t alio b 0 after bridge of tho the connecticut a now hag flag of similar design was waa broken out in token of tho the presence or of a 0 now chief rear admiral charloa charles at thomas who brought the ships from magdalona bay to santa cruz and who acted for admiral evans eva ns at all tho the south american Ameil can all and d Is southern out lie r a california social functions of tuo tila cruise taking over control of oc the big fleet lit in tits ills own right the tha bunting of tho the new commander was wag salu saluted teci by thirteen guns tired from every ship in the fleet the waters batora of 0 tho the bay and the green surrounding hills echoing tiro tire signal shots admiral evans was waa not permit toa by hla his physician to po go aboard tho the connecticut during the ceremonies attending his ashment of active naval service an ali address which ex p pressed tho the groat regret tho the admiral folt felt in ili leaving tile tho ships and tits hla thanks for the loyal support of tho the men and of officers flears during tits hla long tour or of command was rood read by captain A W grant giant admiral evans chief of beaff tito tho salt lake high ailigh school cadete cadets wore were lio honored nored by an invitation from admiral evans which wa wan a accepted to bo be present on tile the connecticut while admiral evans nag flag was being hauled down forever |