The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-08-20
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special IFoL - Washington So
With the retirem@aE froE active So
vice Tuesday % Rear Admaral Rea-
lev Dunglison Evans tF1ghttng Soof
the United States navx Loses one ~
she most picturesQue nxhrers taat
ever trod : quarter deck- Fcrty-1x~
years ago Evans. yoang enstSn- -
ceived his irSt baptism q IRE 81 forS
Fisher. during the civil war- n@rtAS
that span OF years De has ~srF~d aA@
country calamity. ~ell earniag sn~
raurard OF rest which grateful P~o-
pie give
II has been his fortuu~ - cora-
mard the greatest re~t ot n<Atin<
shfps ever assembled under tae An
erican nax. Moreover. ~ saec~ss-
fully pIIoted that rees to The ~a1 -
one of tha NEST remarkable eraaS~s
in naval history as the eliminating
act OF his brilliant career F4me2s
in var. he has become great in peaee.
and many OF his countrymez san are
hopeful that congress VII hoaor Am
/ bv creating him a vice admiral
rank second Only 10 that % tae &@-
Mia Bay hero. Admiral D~~es.
Born in Florida counry. Virginia
August Is. 1S4s. sixty-two wears ASe.
he came 70 Washingtoa az the ss~
of eleven wears. u live witA Is an
Gle. a newspaper man. upea the teata
OF his father Dr. samuel = Asa-s-
II vas while attendlns tAe Raa-e
schools here that his year1ins tss
The sea first became ul&uAtest. a. he
/ himself states iu hts aaeoeio-raEsas p
a Sailors Leg His stuF1s a~fefse
Of his mud puddle E~et asaiass a
. more powerful foe in tae SHAPE 81
. a larger boy. Is narrated - hAI ~ttl
! very evident enloguzenr. >ecHra1s
an aupointment % the uaTal aca-,el-fs
from The territory of Utah he HHtsFss-
that institution Senfela asr A@- A>ae
! When war broke ont aerM~ea t4a
States. his mother. assuming teat PEI
. would take up arms fcr hss Satf
: aaafnsr his country. seus En ees Ees
E nation 70 Washiuetoa au1 F. H4'
. promptly accepted NenuE @f-7
was determined. howexeF. % Stars
{ nv the unIon. even against ais eH
r family. and had himself reaRzo-lte'e
+ greatly to his mothers cessrl3
= He was graduated ia H>eH- aE
served wfeh honor throesAclr tee Fe
) main6er ~ the coanfer Pc heea
( lieutenant Iu 1sfs, q heat~4Aa
!. commander two years la-eFs 4a
r commando in ISIS He reae4e4 -
r grade OF captain tn 1sst- an4 as s-e
e officer served throgEh tee ~
+ American var. cou1usausitcs fne la
i. rIeshIn Iowa az rhe e1trle o e
ago. He was proUsee to tee rA2
~ ~aar aamfraI Iu 1se1. th-s resca
fue the highest ruas e. tae
posssble- wIthout the ai4 el -e
act OF congress
: Rear Admiral EvaHs h4s hee@ g
roo~ health for =0ue ttwe nasa. aA
though sunerinE fruu rfe'slasssa
s when the batrlsshlrs sale1 froz
= Hampton Roads iast I'ece1eer 2
l. ,arsfsteE IN his IeterEzi izzElca io z--
= ifv his Hfe-s ambition g. aAe t
aaat around care Herr hs ~as
aurfng nearly the e1tire No7@ses @4
continued SO uutn after De @@s f'
p risva,4 Of couauuz Nav g East-
y Vas during the perzo8 81 stratne2 r.
r.tfons Win Chu that he earnet ta
J. sobrianet oF ~FIghtfzg Beo- he N-
- in command of the suahoas hes'
ie town. stationed AZ VALPARAISO, Nf
: raars he threatened to e1aee 1E@
10 the topography of cana ia saea Fl
orons ans earnest lauguase th2f "a
= naughty I-arin AnaeEtcaHs sg~ssts-t r
- leased the American set-ers N
frolie ashore had Ied 10 q roe aa4 {
Ae e5.fensaIlv an unpleasant 9ip-elzA
situation
A Though possessed q ezee
executive ability. Admiral h,t4ls 2
= always preferred sea 4aaE to sffh
ss ashore. He probably hss eoue we
rhan any living uan 60 unli$ t
eountrv-s hoatlag torce. ans se
credit i due him 1or che hlsa So
% OF efHcienev of equipment era r
rs sonnet OF the navy tos1az-
ne mr. r. f Barr. a son o. the d