Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-17
or THE LATE DIR. EVANS.
Notable Figure Among Crowned Heads
of Eurppc

Notable Figure Among Crowned Heads
of Europe.
Copyright, 1897, by Press Publishing Company
LONDON, Nov, 16-(New York World Ca
blegram-Speclal Telegram Paris seems to
realize that 1t has lost one of its most
notable figures by the death OF Dr. Evans
He was universally respected for his benev-
olence and admired for the profound dis
cretion which won him the confidence both
personal and professional, OF most of Eu-
ropes crowned heads During forty years
though Partisan to his finger tips in out
ward seeming, his sentiment and his inter-
ests remained American to the end.
He went to Paris in 1SiS as assistant to
DR.. Brewster, who was introducing American
the Haut Monde was with Louis Napoleon
whose teeth required skillful treatment and
who confded to him various delicate political
missions, which he discharged with success
During nearly eighteen years he enjoyed
great influence with the emperor, through
whose high recommendation he was ap-
pointed surgeon dentist in the courts OF
Russia, Prussia, the Hague and Belgium
His visits to the Russian court were, how
ever, mainly diplomatic as Napoleon found
him far more trustworthy than his min
| isters whom he always suspected of treach
cry. The czar's grandfather gave him the
title Of baron end he often wore his Russian
uniform at the Tuilleres on gala occasions
but he could not aspire to wear even in
| miniature a small part Of the decorations
he had received from European rulers These
decorations completely filled cabinet in his
room, while jeweled snuff boxes clocks
scarf pins and knck -nacks he had been pre-
sented with by eminent persons from time
to time were valued some years ago at $780,
600. His stars, as he was fond of telling
placed side by side, would make line thir-
teen feet long.
1t has been stated that he never attended
the English royal family, but this is a mis-
take for several years ago at the prince of
Wales' garden party at Marlborough house
Queen Victoria excited quite a hubbub by
entering into lengthy conversation with the
dapper little American, whose identity was
unknown to the English arstocrats He was
the soul of discretion in referring to his re-
lations with crowned heads, but he often
said the saddest mission he ever paid was
when sent for to San Reno to extract the
teeth of Emperor Frederick to enable
tracheotomy to be performed. Though his
sympathies were anti-German he declared
Emperor Frederick the noblest patient he
ever attended. A few days before his death
he had returned from attending the Grand
Duke of Baden, of his most esteemed
patrons and he engaged to visit the empress
of Austria at Buda Pest within the next
fortnight His health was apparently good
but his spirits had been failing ever since
the death of his wife, He was deeQly at
tached to her and she actively participated
in many charitable projects which absorbed
a large share of his energies. Although his
professional income was large it accounted
for only a small part of his vast wealth.
The doctor lived in very handsome house
which he built for himself in the Avenue
Bois de Boulogne. His real estate in and
around Paris was valued at fl 800 600. He
had a large estate in New York also and
believe invested extensively in other Ameri-
can cities.
He owed the bulk Of his fortune to the
tips given him by the Empress Eugenia
When Haussmann was planning how to pull
down and rebuild Paris the empress showed
Evans confdentially a map of the future
capitol. She said: 'If you have money
saved follow my lead. She then showed
him another map where she had already
invested. Evans bought plot after plot of
ground on the site of the Avenue Bois de
Boulogne and in a few years his fortune
was made. 1t tried him latterly to be called
abroad to attend the teeth of crowned heads,
but he did it as a sacred duty. One notable
service he rendered was to remove all doubts
concerning the identity of the Prince In
perials body. Dr. Evans had stopped some
back teeth for that ill-starred youth before
he went to Zuzuland. He could not recog-
nize the altered face but was sure about the
teeth.
Dr.. Evans house was the resort for en-
inent and interesting Americans who visited
Paris. His death was quite sudden, as he
had always wished it to be. He felt unwell
Mcuday afternoon and lay on the bed two
hours, Afterwards his servant came to wake
| him, but he was dead. He was lying as if
| in peaceful slumber. His remains will be
| removed for interment beside these of his
| wife in New York.