Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
CONNECTICUT
STEAMS INTO
SAN DIEGO
EVANS WANTS HEALTH FOR
"FR0LIC ON SHORE"
Admiral Plainly Shows Intense Suffer-
ing from Effects of Rheumatism.
Transferred to Private Car
VA with Comfort

By Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, April with her aftei
fighting tops blackened by the dense
coal smoke of fast steaming and with
a twin-starred flag of blue floating
from her main truck, the 16,000-ton
battleship Connecticut, which pointed
the way OF the Atlantic fleet from
Hampton roads through the Straits OF
Magellan and on to Magdalena bay,
arrived off Coronado beach today bring
ing Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans.
commander-in-chief, for a course of
treatment at the hot mineral springs
of California in the hope that he may
sufficiently recover his health to be
able to participate in some of the hos
pitable welcomes which have been ar
ranged for the battleships at the va
rious ports they are to visit.
Admiral Evans was transferred to a
private car which had been held here
two days to await his coming and left
on the afternoon train for San Luis
Obispo. He will receive treatment al
the Paso Robles springs and in an in
terview given out here he expressed
the hope that he would be benefited
sufficiently to be able to rejoin the fleet
''for frolic on shore" soon after its
Shows Suffering
Admiral Evans plainly showed the
effects of his intense suffering from
rheumatism and admitted that at times
the pains have been almost unbearable
He did not decide to leave the fleet un-
til the surgeons practically ordered him
to go, declaring that his rheumatism
would not yield to treatment at sea.
Admiral Evans stood the trip to San
Diego without apparent discomfort,
sitting in the emergency cabin rugged
upon the after bridge of the Connecti-
cut during most of the voyage, which
occupied approximately forty-eight
hours. Officers who accompanied him
declared that the admiral's health had
materially improved during his stay at
Magdalena bay and Mexico. Three
quarters of an hour later the Connecti-
cut had let go her anchor in the shelter
of Point Iona and just of the Hotel
del Coronado.
The tender Yankton. which accom-
panied the feet from the Atlantic and
arrived here yesterday, put out of the
harbor to meet the flagship and trans
fer Admiral Evans to the shore. The
admiral was late in arising. however.
and it was not until we'll toward noon
that he was carried over the side of the
Connecticut in an easy chair and placed
in a launch which put off to the
Yankton. lying close by.
AS the little steamer left the after
gangway of the battleship, the flag Of
blue, denoting the presence of the COM
nnander in chief on board, came flut-
tering down to the deck A few minutes
later it's counterpart was broken out
from the tiny truck of the Yankton
and the little tender started for the
city with the admiral comfortably
placed on deck.
Transferred to Car
The private car Sacramento" had
been run out on the Santa Fe wharf
and the Yankton ran Immediately
alongside. A crowd of several hundred
persons had gathered near by and as
they caught sight of Admiral Evans
they gave a lusty cheer. which he ac-
knowledged by lifting his hat. The ad-
miral was attired in citizens clothing
for his trip. Strong armed sailors from
the Yankton bore the admiral, still
seated in his easy chair to the car
He remained on the observation plat
form for a few minutes and then re-
tired The transfer was made with
the greatest ease and comfort. Ad-
mirai Evans had looked forward to the
Journey ashore with some trepidation
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