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Show DEATH IS A I GREATSHOCK I Funeral of Admiral Evans Will Be Held' Friday H Washington, Jan. 4. Moat-of off I- H cial Washington did not learn of the M sudden demise last evening of Rear IH AdrairaMfrbloy D. Evans until today. H The nei. caused a great -shock and H many ybro tho expressions of sorrow H and- ofj-' sympathy for;-the" aged 'wlfo and family of the brave old aaildc M By telegraph and by mail came con- H Itjftad happened that Lieut, Com- M maridDr Frank T, Evans, the onlyi son H of ttycrde ceased officer, who was bup- H posed to hay Bailed yesterday for H tho West Indies on tho torpedo boat M destroyer Monaghan, had beon de- H talned in Boston vand consequently re- H celved the telegram sent to him last H night, -informing him of his father's H death. He reached Washington to ,H day. Captain Mars, who" married oife 'H of Admiral Evans' daughters, was IH reached by wireleES on tho battleship H aiioh'lgan, "hut wbb unable to interrupt H the cruise to the West Indies and re H turn here. H Funeral arrangements were welt advanced this morning. There will be M services at 2:30 o'clock' tomorrow "af- H tornoon at All Soula Unitarian churcft' H here, whichv President Taft attends. H The pall bearers wijl be chosen from among the naval officers who had H served under Admiral Evans. H The funeral cortege wrf be com-' H posed of four companies of marines. H two or three companies of bine jack- H cts from the Washington navy yard, H one battery of artillery 'from the H "Washington navy yard and the entire battalion of midshipmen from the na- H val academy at Annapolis. H The interment will take place at the H Arlington National cemetry in a plot H which tho deceased admiral himself H selected several years ago. H Heard News on Street. H Denver, Jan. 4. Mrs. Nina E. Zev- eley of Denver, sister of Admiral ' H llobley iD. Evans, will not attend the H funeral of her brother as she is 'ad- H vanced in years and fears the trip H would be too hard. Her daughter, H Mrs. Frederick -Williams, who' Ib 'now 1 H in. the oast, will go directly to tho H home of her late uncle. Mrs. Zoveley ' H received the first intimation, of the H death of her ferotiher' by the shout' of jH a newsboy and was "fovercoine 'By the - H shock. H |