Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-07
THE TRUE TALE OF 4 ROOSTER
 IF REM0WN
Admiral Bob Evans, Mascot Of the Stag Club, Meets With a Most Unhappy End-career lIluStri0tis.

1 Fate is no respeeIor of time, nor ts grief careful of persons in his visita tions. Witness the tinge of sorrow !! that has settled over the members oi ! the Stag club of this city, even as they were rejoicing over the glad new year. For Admiral Bob" Evans the mascot of the organization has cone to an untimely end, and has, il Is hoped, gone the way of all goou boosters.
 The admiral had an individuality in keeping with his name, to say notlI- ing of his physical variations from the tereotyped mould Of his kind. A gift of Father Muerer and the special protege of Jack McGregor. Bob" com manded the respect of the club by his indomitable courage and independ- ence, and their love by his rugged but kindly nature, and his loyalty to tine members. Their sorrow at his demise. Is therefore greatly deepened by cir cumstances over which they had mo control. details of which are given later, preventing them for according to him the last rites of an imposing burial
 The most striking characteristic of the admiral, to the stranger, was the fact that he had only one leg. IL seems commonplace to say that his leg was bitten off by a monkey, but such is the case. It would seem more in keeping with the dignity of the Admiral to say that he was maimed in an encounter with a superior foe. If the reader has gathered anything nesn correct idea of the veterans charac- ter. it will be unnecessary to add that he lost none of his courage U, proudpess of heart after this terrible accident.
 After his roostership had been domiciled in his new quarters the members set their heads together and consulted one another as to the prob ability or possibility of having some thing done to ameliorate the deplora- ble condition of their mascot. The result of their conference was the call ing in of Dr. L. l.. Miner, of the c. Q. hospital corps.
 The physician made a most rigid and critical examination of the injured member, and after a careful consider. ation of the difficulties of the case, announced that he thought it was pos sible to remedy the defect, to a certain degree, at least A cast was taken of the stump of the valiant admiral, and [ after no less than six trials he was provided with a German silver stump 1 that fitted him perfectly. It was fasten ed on with strips of adhesive plaster The fighting mascot hardly solved the situation for the first few hours but after that began to get the hang of the thing, and displayed his elation very noticeably to the members of the club. He followed them about, and with many a wise look and arch Of his head, indicated his gratefulness It is said, but not stated as coming 1 from this paper, that the admireI learned to use his game leg as a word, and ran through several op- ! ponents who had the temerity to at. tack him.
 Fighting Bob fell a victim. how. yer, to his new acquisition. The | German silver leg was rather blunt al the point, and the admiral had diff. oulty in making progress over sur faces which did not present a surface rough enough to enable him to secure a purchase. His thoughtful friends | immediately filed his artificial limb tc
 
 l admiral was happier than ever But not for long
 As he was crossing the street one day to visit an old crony of his he met with a grievous and peculiar ae cident. His sharp leg stuck in the mud, instantly and effectively stopping | further progress. An ancient enemy who had long been jealous of the ad | miraPs high renown, spied him in his 1 predicament, and with one blow oi his paw the murderous Tom-cat, foi such he was, ended the illustrious 1 career of Admiral Evans Before the corpse could be located by the ad ! miral's friends and protectors. and un roma ntic and sordid minded street | emDloye had carried him of, to an un | known grave.
 Thus runs the true stoFy of the brave and valiant Admiral. and thus is accounted for the frief of his friend. ' at the Stag.