Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-14
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r"'ht ol tlShtluH Bob Evans pre-
sages the certain sailing ON Monda,
Z Of the Atlantic feet for the pacin,
President Roosevelt viii go to llamp,
ton Roads 20 review tho great ar.
fmada. II is expected that the YES.
sells viii steam out OF Hamilton
Roads about 10 o'clock. From that
time forward the public will have
no knowledge OF what takes place ON
the ships OF the noet other than
such Information as The commander
considers II advisable TO give out, ms
no newspaper men will be allowed
on the cruise
The peace cruise" to the paclnc
VIII be the crowning point of the
career OF Admiral Robley u. Evans
lie will be ret1erd August 8 OF next
year. so that he viii step down and
out OF he service before the nect
has returned from it's cruise Ad-
miral Evans is a Virignlan by birth.
having FIRST geen the light of day
In the Old Dominion on August Is.
lS4G. He was promoted to rear ad-
miral February n 1901, helng now
first on thc list OF rear admlrals
He has been In command OF The feet
since March 81, 1905, and In con
tlnuous sea service since May. 1904.
having had but little shore duty
since the Spanish American war.
Evans earned his title of Flight
ing Bob as boy by whipping all
the bullics in the school he attond
ed. He was appointed to the naval
academy from Utah. September 20,
1860, and was promoted TO ensign
October f. 1868 ON the slOop pow
hatan lie was in both attacks on
Fort Fisher, January IS, 1865, and
IN the land attack ON that fort re-
ceived two severe rifle shot wounds
which lefi him lame for life. lie
served ou various ships, at navy
yards and ON boards until 1893.
whom ne was commissioned captain
and took command of the cruise New
York, with which he mioted hostile
Chile when It was in a belligerent
mood ana considering making war
on the unitc1 states
II was while he was IN Chilean
waters that hc perperatcd one Of
those forceful and proranc remarks
for which he . famous The Chile
an torpedo boa s. 10y way of prac-
tlcc crnis d about Evans cruiser.
evidently intent upon seeing how
clos" thcy could GO without actually
touchiug. These maneuvcrs were
wearing on the sensitive nerves Of
Captain Evans. who sent word 10
the Chilean officer to keep his
torpedo boats at distance. The
naughty Spanisb-Amerlcan admiral
replied that the waters OF Valparaiso
harbor belonged TO Chile and that
he would use them as nc saw H..
VERY we'll. the iratc Evans fred
back But would have YOU know
sir. that this cruiser belongs to the
government Of tbe United states. and
If the paint on 20 ls scratched, hell
Will smell Of garlic
Tina. ended thc maneuyers of the
Chilean torpedo boats Che admiral
deciding Thai 90 might be- as well NOT
10 risk scgatchng thc paint on 'he
cruiser of thc angry American pls
who couldn't appreciate bic OF
harmless rm
ff be bad bad his way the span
iards would ha,o been driven from
Cuba long before that act was 81
mIly accomplished DuEng th. aI-
ministratiOn OF President cleveland.
Doc applied lo the secretary or the
navy lor permission to make cuba
frcn "1usf urn mo loose fot % llt-
Ue while Wih bsttIcship or two
and % fcw cruisers begged Evans
and i wil. guarantee chat Spanish
VIII Uc he on'g language spoken lu
heu for thr MOST eN months. This
offer was refused but later $50 %
tho spauish-Amor.can war broke ont
bc was Afforded opportunity for aid
iue in the ousIag of the spaniards
&c. commanded Doe iowa during the
war and was under fire Gv dincro6
times
Whii0 there are few more fr
discipiusriana than FIehtine Bob.
few Officers ara able to inspire great