The San Francisco call., 1908-04-02

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proved during his stay at Magdalena
bay.
Speaking of his illness and his plans,
Admiral Evans said:
On the advice of my physicians l am going
to Pas0 Robles springs for treatment am tolu
that my rheumatic palms. which have become
at times almost uncomfortable. cannot pe con-
sSeasd long Whes a the N d and
treatment cannot be secured. .
1t win be a keen disappointment to me II
am unable to be present at the various iunc-
tfons that have been planned. and unable TO
greet the Kind friends on the Pac1nc coast Wno
have made such elaborate plans for my coming.
But I must yield to the advice of physicians.
which is now so positive. BY doing so at once
may be able to rejoln my heet and take part IN
planned. If / gain the anticipated benefit from
the inland air and the waters Of the springs,
shall. as soon as the physicians consent; re-
join the officers and men of the Heet In
frolic ashore but from on l shall obey the
doctors orders come what will.
Accompanying Admiral Evans to
Paso Robles were his son, Liuetenant
Frank Taylor Evans, of the navy. at
tached to the battleship Louisiana;
Lieutenant C. R. Train, flag lieutenant.
and Passed Assistant Surgeon p. z. Nc
Donnold. DR.. McDonnold has had per-
sonal charge Of Admiral Evans during
the voyage and will remain with him
until he is able to rejoin the Connecti-
cut. The flagship, under command OF
Captain Hugo Osterhaus, returned to
Magdalena bay tonight.
EVANS STILL COMMANDS
Admiral Evans officially still is in
command of the fleet, not having been
detached by departmental order. Dur
ing his absence Rear Admiral Thomas,
commanding the Second squadron, is
the senior officer with the fleet and will
act as commander in chief in all mat
ters Immediately affecting the ships. He
where Admiral Evans. according to
present plans. hopes again to hoist his
flag on the Connecticut.
The tender Yankton, which accom-
panied the fleet from the Atlantic and
arrived here yesterday, put out of the
harbor to meet the agship and trans
fer Admiral Evans to the shore. The
admiral was late in arriving andeit was
not until well toward noon that he
was carried over the side of the Con-
necticut in an easy chair and placed in
a launch, which put off to the Yank-
ton, lying close by. AS the little
steamer left the battleship the flag of
blue, denoting the presence of the COM
mander in chief ON board. came fiut-
tering down to the deck. A. few min
utes later its 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.
CARRIED TO PRIVATE CAR
The private car Sacramento had been
run out on the Santa F'e wharf and
the Yanlzton ran alongside. a crowd
of several hundred persons had gath
cred near by, and as they caught sight
of Admiral Evans they gave a lusIy
cheer, Which he acknowledged by lift
ing his hat. The admiral was attired
in citizen clothes 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 platform for a few min
utes and then retired. The transfer
was made with the greatest ease and
comfort. Admiral Evans had looked
forward to the journey ashore with
some trepidation, but he was elated
when it was over with and said that
he was not in the least fatigued.
Admiral Evans found waiting him