The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-04
Z wha. is now the American modern

OF what is now the American modcr,
navy.
II WAS Evans who took The little
asspatcn GOAT Dolphin on II cruiS,
arounG the world to test tho struc-
tural strength OF this iirst produGt o.
the infant steel ehipouiliing art OF the
United states. lie always got the b ast
siips anu the newest, because his su-
perior officers knew he coulo be trust
ed TO handle them safely and develop
theiT strong and weak points.
II happened that with the Eunboat
Yorktown he dropped in at Valpa-
raise. Chile, in 1891, and found an OPP
portunty to display all OF the deter
mination and courage he possessed
Never Faitcrs I'm Duty.
some OF the American sailors had
been malircutcd and murderously as
saulted. and Evans felt it his duty to
uemand protection and PREPARATION. The
euas against aim grow grotcsQucis
large. The t!ny Yorktown lay in the
aarbor under the guns OF the whole
Chilean iiee:, y,at Evans never raltorcd,
pui carried out his purpose. and sailed
away triumphantly with his colors fly
,hS and the band playing the American
national air TO the accompaniment o:
huiiea saluies from me Cnilean forts
&nd warships
\ few busy years engaged in duty
vi
planned the modern bat,leships and
cruisers, and in several long cruises
TO try out the result OF his brain
work on the high seas. brought Evans,
then q commander. TO the opening OF,
The Pansh-Amcrican War lie want
cd batilcship and he got one, one
nj the bcst--thc Iowa-which repre-
tentedi the latest product of the Amer
team shipyards
Wbpr,
dash through the hlockading ships off
Santiago on July ., 1898. Captain
Eranss ship took a notable part In
the nifty mile running fight that fol-
lowed For his gallantry in this ac-
lion HI received the thanks of Con-
Eress and was promoted
Commands World Cruise.
As fun fledSed rcar-admral,
Evans was called upon to take the
Atlantic tlest around the world. and
how he was selected has already been
told BY former secretary Metcalf.
That brilliant achievement, tho first
world cruise OF an armored i!cet of
mat size ana power, fully tested Ad-
miral l1vans's ability as an organizer
and commander All that the people
knew was that sixteen battleships had
Elade 35,oo0-n mile cruise; they could
not Imagine what that meant to the
N!ISEh!lS itind OIL tho llCet OIL the many
hours OF anxiety spent in porting over
charts Of harbors and reefs of plan
ninS for supplies OF fuel ana food
and of keeping together in u contente1
and happy mood the thousands of men
who made UP the crews of the war
ships.
BY the time nc had reached san
Francisco tho strain had become so
severe that he was unable TO leave
his bed, and it was necessary to re-
lieve him from the command at that
place.
Active duty terminated for Admiral
Evans at that point. II is true that
ne did not go on the retired list until
few months afterwards, but never
egain was ne called upon to direct
the movements OF a ship or feet
lie retired to his quaint, old-fashioned
home in this city, and, surrounded by
his family, spent III happiness the few
remaining years OF his life. His les-
ure gave him opportunity to execute
his long cherished idea oil telling some
CT his wonderful experiences. and
these he had set on, in some books
OF every American naval vessel ana
wherever men like to read OF gallant
exploits on the sea.
The funeral Will be held Friday,
although the exact hour is not yet
set. and IL Is expected that Admiral
l.vans will be buried in the National
Cemetery a Arlington with full naval
Eonors.