Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04

the infant steel shipbuilding art Of
the United states. lie always go, the
best ship. anJ the newest because his
trusted to handle them safely and da-
velop their strong and weak points.
It happened thet with the gunboat
Yorktown. nr dropped IN Mt valparal
so. Chile. In 1891, and found an on
portunity - display nil Of tho determ-
ination and courage he possessed.
Some Of the American sailors hsd been
muitrcatcd aYt nurderously assaulted
and Evans felt It his duty to demand
protection ana rcpafntton. The odds
against him were Grotcsuuoly LARGO
The tiny Yorktown lay in the horho~
under the guns Of the whole CbiIeo,
carried cut Ills purpose and sailed
away triumphantlr with his colors
dying and the band playing the A,neri.
can national air to the accompaniment
OF sullen salutes from the Ch,Ie,,
forts and warships
A few busy Nears engaged IN dutv or,
the construction hoard. which PLANNED tho
modern la itIeships and cruisers and in
several l1nC cruises TO ~ out the result
OF his rran ~orl, on the high sens
brought Ersns hen cpmmander. to
the opening OF the Spanish-American
War. He wanted a battleship and he got
one, one of the best the Iowa, which rep-
resented the latest product Of tho Amor
lean ship Yards
When Ce.vera's feet made lts fatal
dash through tho bio <adina !shlps off
Santiago on July g. 1898 CAPTAIN Evans's
ship took notable part in the 5omile
running arht that followed. For his gal
lantry In this action he received the
| thanks Of Congress ana was promoted
HIS CROWNINCi ACHIEVEMENT.
AS fun fedsei rear admiral. Evans
was called upon go take the Atlantic neet
around the world ana how he vas selected
has ALREADY been told by former Secre-
tar Metcalf That brilliant achievement.
the first world cruise of an armored fleet
OF that size ana power fully tested Adj
miral Eyans's ab'l,y %. an organizer ana
a commander Al that tie public know
was that l6 hat.leshlp. had made a -5. ooo-
mile cruise; they could not iinagine what
that mean to the directing mind of me
tit't, W INV many IttTS H1 anxiety SD,il'
in pouring over charts or harbors end o.
reefs. OF planning for supplies O. fuel and
food and Of keeping together in con
tented and happy mood the thousands OF
men who made up tn" crews Of the war
| ships.
BY the time tie had reached San Fran
cisco the strain had become SO severe
that he was unable 10 leave his bed ant
the command ut thar place.
Active duty terminated for Admira
| Evans at that point II is true that ht
did not 20 on the retired list until a few
months afterwar1. but never again wa.
! he called upon u direct the movement.
/ of a ship or fleet He retired to hi
/ quaint. old-fasN'oned home In This cit,
and, surrounded hy his family, spent II
/ happiness ,ne -emainng years o
his life. His le!s're gave him oppo'-tun
lity TO execute his long cherished idea o
telling some If his wonderful experience
and these he had set ont in some book
which are to be found in the ltrarie
Of every American vessel and whoreve
men like to read OF gallant exploits OF
| the sea.
The funeral will be held Friday. al
though the exact hour Is not yet set
and II Is expected that Admiral Evan
viii be buried IN the national cemeter
at Arlington with full naval honors,