Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-06
FIGHTING BOB"
 LAID 10 REST IMPOSING C0RTEGE FOLLOWS RE- MAINS OF GREAT SEAMAN TO ARLINGTON CEMETERY.
M I LIT ARY ESCOR T
Greatest Gathering of Distinguished Pers0nages Since Funeral of
 President Mckinley.

Washington, Jan. 5-ln the presen ce of most illustrious assemblage pro- tected from the cutting, arctic gale, by the great battle flag of the Iowa, which he commanded with such dis tinguished heroism when the Spanish fleet was destroyed at Santiago, the remains of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, known as Fighting Bob were laid at rest ill Arlington's national cemetery this afternoon.
 1t was probably such another wild day as the great commander had known upon the bridge of many bat tleship on the wintry North Atlantic biting northwest wind chilled to the bone the fifteen hundred officers sailors and marines who escorted the body. The entire corps of Annapolis cadets with crimson faces and frost nipped ears shivered as they marched behind the ratt'ing gun eaisson that bore the casket of the dead Admiral, his sword and his chapeau.
 Since the funeral of the 1nartyred Mckinley no more distinguished body of personages has gathered in Wash. ington to pay last respects to the dead than was present at All Souls church this afternoon. President and Mrs. Taft were among the first to arrive. They were quickly followed by Sec retary of Navy Meyer, Admiral Dewey, Commander Retszmann, representing the Kaiser; Lieutenant General Nel- son A. Miles, of the U. s. A., retired: Rear Admirals George c. Remey. Chas. A. O'Neal Royal B. Bradford, w R. Brownson, William Swift, John E. Pillsbury, R. F. Nicholson, Charles H. Stockton and Major Generals Joseph P. Sanger and A. c. McCook, the pal bearers; Lieutenant Commanders P r Craven and R. D. White, Captain Tho mas Washington, Commodore Jacob ". Miller, National Guard from New York, representing the Governor oe New York, and host of members of the diplomatic corps.
 Promptly et o'clock the full brig ade of middleshFpnen from the Naval Academy at Annapolis. two companies of Bluejackets, four companies of ma rines and battery of a1,;.i,,icc:'y, com handed by Rear Admiral Sidney Stauuton formed a line at Admir- al Evans late resident on Ind ana ave- nue.
 The remains of the dead admiral wer@ tenderly carried from |: z aouse 70 an art Il " caisson by eig4t ofHcers rom the dispatch boat, Dolphin \ sol >.l.i4 procession, preceded by the United States Marine Band, and fol- lowed by carriages containing the be- reaved family and their most intimate fr ends marched to All Souls Church 1T Fourteenth and I. streef.
 AS the body was borne into the C urch the saft strains of the organ presented the "Dead March froln Saul" and q church bell, the ident- cal one whose peals hastened Pau! Revere on to arouse the minute men O Lexington, tolled for the dead.
 When it had been deposited before tn altar floral offering distinguish ed by it's beauty was noticed beside tee casket. This tribute was tha of friendship from Emperor W lliam of Germany, long an intimate of the de- ceased Admiral.
 When the procession started for the cemetery, the mourners, members of the family. personal friends and as- sociates in the service in carriages followed the military escort. BehinI them closing the procession came the representatives of the Loyal Leg.on, the Grand Army of the Republic, Span- ish American War Veterans and mem bers of other organizations.