The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-03
In His Book, "A Sailors Log He
Tells About Seeing Them at Kiel
Didn't Know the Prince.

The designating Of Admiral Evans TO
rsct rrfuve Henry OF Prussia at sea anu
escort him 10 New York undoubtedly
will sratify both the Prince and his inn
pcriol brother the Kaiser.
Admiral Evans Is the anthor Of a book
entitled "A Sailors Log which is a
sery frank autobIogrophy-so frank. IN
decd. that after it appeared former
secretary of the navy complained 10 the
present secretary Of parts OF g. and
therc was some correspondence, teruri-
natinE in an interview between the su-
thor ard the present secretary.
Rut ~ the book brought the admiral
into unpleasant prominence then, ii also
explains why he has come into pleas
ant prominence now.
In 1895 Evans was captain of the ar.
mored cruiser New York. then new and
the admiration Of naval men every
where. The Kaiser especially was inter
csted In her. and she Was sent To takc
part IN the great International naval
ceremony az tho opening or the Eiel
Canal one of the Kaiser's pct projects
Admiral Evans writes in "A Sailors
log
The New York was about the newest
thing in the wav Of a cruiser. and every
iudv waniod to see her. She was also
OF neutral ground. so 10 speak where
al could meet with Il freedom not pos
sible in other ships.
TAs the Ifohenzollern. showing Tho F,n-
rerors fag. entered the hsrbor. there
was u great outburst OF cheering with
The Ln.ll -AalllLA- Ihc- Assembled dnctg
welcomed him
when I was presented 10 him The E,n-
peror gave me q cordial handshake and
kept Others waiting hye minutes while
s,NI A.. a. =.
way. FATS whole manner 20 the
American officers was most pleasing and
corciisi
INTRODUCED 10 PRINCE
al reception on board one on the
German batflc~hips entered in
Go conversation with a Young clean-cut-
iooking German captain who spoke Ems
}lsh perfectly 10 was soon evident 20 ire
that he was brilliant I'm his profession
and We engaged la a rather sharp pro.
1essiorai talk did not agree with the
captain whose name had not caught.
and did not hesitate 10 speak my mizd.
nor did he
After a time lac said lie would be glad
20 present me TO his wife. which he did.
and ] found her a very charming and
attractive woman. or course 7 had not
caught her name either. and after taxi
ing with her half an hour 7 noticed that
tcou lntuN people NrfneN 10 bo wait
Ina 10 speak 90 her. so : took rnysolf on
10 the smoking apartment to 0nioy
cesr When ] entered Admiral Nnerr
greeted me and said.
Evans. the Prince sa.s you are = socd
FELLOW. anc he wants tNs emperor 30
meet you'
y repiieS, NJ dear AdmifAl maven
scer the Prince and dont know him.
= Welt he said. you ought 20 know
bin You've beer talking shop with ifm
FOR haif an hour. and 1 don't know whst
Fpu have been saying 10 the Princess
surflls yo,lr conversation with her
y bad been talking with t.o of the
nost delightful people ! ever rnet-Prrce
Henry and tho Princess Irons
, zfterwnrd saw much ~ both OF them
and IVES indebted 20 them fot much
eourtecy. and the better 7 knew chsrs
tire more J saw in them 60 admire ~
was no doubt ewing 90 the caurtosN OF
Prince Henry that HE br0tber. tho I'm.
percr. srve me such marks % his dis
finxuished consideration.
NAMED FOR KAIsER's DAUGHTER.
The svening Of The Juno asth