The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
MILITARY FUNERAL
 OF ADMIRAL EVANS
 IMPRESSIVE AFFAIR

Special from United Press-)
 Washington, Jan. 5-Uncle Sam paid last honors, this afternoon, to Fight ing Bob'' Evans, with ali the impres- sive ceremonial Of the largest military funeral held here in recent years More than a thousand men, represent Cng both branches of the military ser vice, formed the funeral escort and were lined up at present arms when the last honor was paid the dead hero and the melancholy notes of "Taps were sounded at the edge of his grave in Arlington cemetery.
 Immediately thereafter, a salute of 13 guns sounded a last farewell.
 All Souls Unitarian Church was not large enough to accommodate those who assembled for the last religious rites over the dead admiraPs body. In the congregation were President Taft, Admiral George Dewey, Gen the cabinet members and representa- tives from all foreign nations accred- ited- to the United States High navy officers who served with the dead ad- miraI back in Civil War times rubbed shoulders with humble bluejackets or ex-bluejackets who claimed the same priv6lege-that of rendering homage to him whom they had esteemed as a friend
 Grizzled veterans of two wars at tended with the youngsters from the Annapolis Naval Academy. Lined up in front of the church were the long
  battery of light artillery, four com panies of marines, and two compan- ies of sailors, with two bands, where Gn the drummerS beat upon muffled drumheads, when the solemn caval- cade moved off toward Arlington. At All Souls Church. Rev. Ulysses c. Pierce preached a brief sermon. Re specting the wishes of the family and admiral but contrary to thousands of friends, the body of the dead officer
 did not lie in state
 Final invocation was spoken at the grave side at Arlington by Rev. MT. Welhurn, of Baltimore, an Episcopal missionary to Japan and lifelong friend of the dead admiral.
 The sword carried on the casket was the one presented to the late Admiral by the crew of the U- $. $. Iowa, and the flag which draped the caisson was the one which that ship carried fn the kets of naval officers are draped by the Navy Jack but exception to this rule was made because of an expressed wish of the late Admiral.
 An unusual tribute was paid to the memory of the Admiral, today, when the German Emporer ordered Com manded Retzman, naval attaehe of the German Embassy. to attend the He also Instructed Commander Retz- mann to provide a wreath to be plac- ed on the AdmiraPs coffin as a per sonal tribute of the Emperor
 The Navy Department today ordered all vessels in the American navy to half mast the flag during the next three days.
 Admiral Evans sudden death utter Iy prostrated his wife. Little Dorothy Sewetl, granddaughter e the great warrior, his playmate and close com rade ever since his retirement from active service, witch gave Fighting Bob'' an opportunity. to enjoy life at home, was the most forlorn figure in the silent congregation.
 Callers at the Evans home in re- cent years nearly always found the retired admiral playing with his To- year-o'd granddaughter, telling won drous tales of the sea and decking out the oiInGinutiye figure in the panoply of war that the admiral himself ha6 worn on the quarterback. The maya officer was never too busy with his writing to stop and play sailor with the saIaiIS