The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-04
Fighting Bob" Died Wed
nesday Night from Heart
Trouble Induced by Acute
Indigestion.
TO BE BURIED WITH
MILITARY HONORS
Burial Will Be in Arlington
Cemetery Alongside Ma
,tional Heroes His Death
Was Great Shock.
(NationaI News Association)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Real Ad
miral Robley d. Evans. Fighting
Bob" who died suddenly last night of
heart disease superinduced by acute
indigestion, will be buried tomorrow
with military honors in Arlington cem-
etery alongside of countless other he
roes who have distinguished them
selves on land and sea beneath the
United States flag.
Hundreds of messages of sympathy
poured in upon the hereaved family
today. not only from all quarters Of
the United States, but from. Europe as
we'll for Fighting Bob's" friends were
legion wherever his coun:ry's flag was
known. Among the prominent men in
Washington to send messages of con-
dolence today were President Taft.
vice-president Sherman. Admiral Dew
ey, secretary of navy Meyer. former
of others
Admiral Dewey was brief-stricken
at the passing of his old friend.
81 am shocekd and grieved," said
Admiral Dewey. "Follow:ng SO closely
upon the sudden death Of Rear Admir-
al Schley in New York, the blow
strikes me with double force. 1t leaves
me one of the few survivors of the old
school that saw the wooden ships of
war give way to the stcet fleets of to-
day. Evans was my lifelong friend. I
cherished his friendship and loved the
man."
With the arrival Of Robley D. Ev.
! ans, Jr.. from Boston conferences were
held to formulate list of pall-bearers
and honorary pallbearers. Officials of
; the department were anxious for an
| imposing ceremony but they left the
decision in this regard With the Evans
family
! Admiral Evans was placed on the re-
tired list in August 1905 after many
years of brilliant service in the navy.
| Admiral Evans was Eorn in Floyd
county, Va, Aug. IS. 1916. and was
admitted to Annapolis from Utah Sep
tember IS, 1860. He served with dis
! tinction in the civil war and had since
been the hero of scores of exciting epi
sodes on all of the seven seas.
JAPANESE FRIEND DEAD.
| TOXIC, Jan. 4.-Vicc admiral Ijichi
Admiral Togo's flag captain in the
Russo-Japanese war. died today.
In 1909 when vice-sdmiral Ijich
was commander of the Japanese train
ing squadron, consisting of the crui
sers Aso and Coya, he paid visit tc
the United States where Re was warm
ly greeted 1t was at the height of the
wave of Jingoism which was sweeping
Amrica and in Los Angeles, where the
Japanese seafighter met his old friend
Admiral Robley D. Evans of the U. S
navy, both discussed the situation il
a friendly way and agreed that there
was no ground for fear IF a break IL
the historic friendship o; America ant
Japan.
FLEET At HALF MAST.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-With flags a
half mast in memory of "Fightint
Bob" Evans, the first division of tn.
Atlantic fleet. consisting of seven bat
tleships and several smaller craft, un
der command of Rear Admiral Otter
haud. sailed from this port today TO
Guantanamo, Cuba, for maneuvres ant
target practice. The second and thirt
divisions, from Hampton Roads ant
Philadelphia, will join he first divis
ion on the way to Cuba the severa
divisions of the ships will engage ii
mimic warfare. The gigantic nev
dreadnaughts the Utah" and "Flori
da" will take part.