The Washington herald., 1908-05-15
ADMIRALEVANSHERB
Sea Fighter Reaches City and
Awaits Retirement.
FRIENDS MEET HIM AT DEPOT
Fact He Is Compelled 20 Use
Clutches, He Says, Condition Is Not
as Bad as RepOFted-CrOyvd at sta
tiOn AppIauds as lie Is wheeled
Through the Waiting Room.

Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, for
merly Fighting Bob" but now Peace
fui Bob" Evans, has come to Washing
ton, 10 spend the remainder of his life
with his family. Although compelled by
Illness to give up his command Of the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets. the admiral
viii not reach the age Of retirement until
next August.
The doughty sea fighter arrived at the
Union Station In the parIor car Sunset, at
6:22 yesterday evening, accompanied by
his daughter Mrs. Marsh. wife Of Com
mander Marsh; his son. Lieut. Frank
Evans: his aid, Lieut.. Commander Lloyd
H. Chandler; his flag lieutenant. Lieut.
Charles r. Train, and his physician, DR.
Mcdonnell.
A small party Of naval officers and
friends Of the admiral had gathered on
the platform TO greet him.
Met at station.
The party included: Rear Admiral
John E. PilIsbury, chief Of the Bureau
Of Navigation Of the Navy Department;
Rear Admiral w. s. Cowles, chief of the
Bureau of Equipment: Capt. r. r. Inger-
soil. Capt. W. W Kimball, Commander
c. c. Marsh, and several others.
AS soon as the train halted, Lieut.
Evans and Surgeon Mcdonnell Jumped
OF the step Of the car, Admiral Evans
was close behind them, walking on
crutches. Mrs. Evans, wife OF the ad-
miral, was also on hand to greet him.
having been driven TO the station in Com
mander Winslow's touring car.
Rear Admiral Cowles was the first to
greet Admiral Evans.
You're looking well. admiral Better
than I expected, said Admiral Cowles.
Admiral Evans smiled. 4 am looking
much better than the papers have made
me appear" he replied, quickly.
Admiral Evans passed his crutches to
Dr. Mcdonnell, and slowly worked his
way down the few steps from the vesti-
bule OF the parlor car TO the train shed
where a rolling chair was ready for him.
AS soon as he noticed It, he said
IT don't want TO take that chair. but l
suppose l have to-
AS soon as he had been seated comfort
ably in the rolling chair the small crowd
Of friends gathered around him and he
was obliged TO spend several minutes in
exchanging greetings with them. After
he had exchanged pleasant word and d
smile with all the friends who We're on
hand to welcome him home, q policeman
opened a path through the crowd and the
porter started to roll him through the
train shed to his automobile.
Crowd AppIauds Him,
As the party crossed through the main
corridor Of the Union Station. many per
sons in the station recognized Admiral
Evans. and wave of applause spread
through the building Admiral Evans ac-
l1nowiedged it with smile. and rasSed
his hat.
Entering the automobile Of Commander
wjnslow, the party was driven to the
admiraIs home, at 324 Indiana avenue.
where he soon retired.
In his trip across the continent the ad-
miral has been heartily greeted at various
cities where mis- train stopped, and he
made a number of impromptu speeches
to the crowds who had come TO see him.
Al Chicago he declared that his 1900
mile voyage with the fleet had crowned
HIS naval career, and that henceforth he
must be known as Peaceful Bob" He
said he had no intention OF writing his
memoirs. but would be content to live
quietly in Washington, and enjoy the
rest that comes with his retirement.