Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-07
EVANS MAY
BE ABSENT
ADMIRAL NOT LIKELY TO JOIN
FLEET IN SOUTH
FoREGo VISITS TO SAN DIEGO
AND LOS ANGELES
"Fightlng Bob" Improving at Paso
RobIes, but Is Weak--To Lead
Fleet Into San Fran
cisco

By AssOciateu Fress
PASO ROBLES HOT SPRINGS,
April 6.-In spite of somewhat rest
less and unsatisfactory night last night
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans had the
best day today since his arrival at the
springs. Although the weather could
not be surpassed it was deemed best
by Surgeon 2. e. Mcdonald of the flag
ship Connecticut, the SadmlraPs per-
sonal physician, and DR.. L. E. Phillips
that he should not take carriage ride
today.
At 2 o'clock, however, he was brought
down stairs in a wheel chair by his
son, Lieut.. Franok Taylor Evans, who
Is ever by his fathers side and wheeled
about in the hotel grounds.
The admiral was unusually bright
and cheerful and greeted everybody
pleasantly. Later he spent an hour in
the solarium, where he talked for some
time with Adjt. Gen. J. B. Lauck, Gov
error Gillett's chief of staff, and sew
eral others.
To Greet Mrs. Evans
Gen. Lauck left on the evening train
for San Francisco. He has ordered
Brig. Gen. Robert Wankowski of Los
Angeles to meet Mrs. Evans and
daughter upon their arrival at Los An
geles Wednesday, and to render them
any service that he can.
The attitude of the people at the
springs and in town is very gratifying
to Admiral Evans, DIR. Mcdonald and
Lieutenants Evans and Train
There is no gathering of the many
guests in the halls and on the wide
verandas of the hotel when the Ad-
miral is brought down stairs, nor is
he stared at when wheeled about the
grounds. Everybody greets him pleas
antly as If he were an old resident,
and seldom does anyone attempt to
enter into conversation with him unless
he is invited. This has pleased the
admiraps party very much.
Lieutenant Train stated this after
noon that it would not be decided for
several days yet whether it will be
wise for Admiral Evans to rejoin his
fleet at San Diego on, the 14th; that
depends wholly upon his Improvement
and gaining strength, which has been
quite marked since his arrival here five
days ago.
To return to the fleet at San Diego it
would be necessary for him to leave the
springs within a week. 1t isaurged by
some of his friends that in view of the
benefit that he is deriving from the
baths, sunshine and inland air, he
should remain here and board the Con-
necticut at Monterey or Santa Cruz and
take the fleet into San Francisco. That
would give him two weeks longer at the
springs.
Better at Springs
''If the people in the south knew how
much good it is doing the admiral
here" said an intimate friend who
came to Paso Robles yesterday to see
him, "they would gladly forego the
pleasure of seeing him and urge him to
remain at the springs that he might
have two weeks longer for rest, treat
ments and to gain strength
No one, however, has the temerity to
suggest to Fighting Bob" that he re-
main here until the fleet arrives at
He insists that he is not sick
and resents any intimation that 1t
would be best If he did not attempt to
rejoin the fleet in the southern ports.
1T would break dads heart" said his
son. Lieut.. Evans, 'if he has to disap-
point the people and not be able to go
to San Diego and Los Angeles.
"He feels SO grateful to the people of
California and has been SO touched by
their thoughtfulness. kindness and love
as evidenced by the spontaneous ex-
preston of sympathy and good wishes
for speedy recovery and gifts of flowers
and fruits that arrive daily that he will
stop at nothing short of the impossible
to show his appreciation by rejoining
the fleet and allowing the people to see
him.
Should, however, it be unwise for
him to go when the time comes, we
know that the people of Southern Cali
fornia will understand and appreciate
that it was his physicians positive
orders which alone prevented him from
on the bridge of the Con-
necticut. In that event hope the ad-
miral will submit as gracefully as I
know the kind people of Southern Cali
fornia Will"