The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04

and of sympathy for the aged wife
and family of the brave old sailor. BY
telegraph and by mail came condo
lenceS.
It had happened that Lieutenant
Commander Frank T. Evans, the only
son of the deceased officer, who was
supposed to have sailed yesterday for
the West Indies on the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Monaghan, had been detained
in Boston and received the telegram
dispatched to him last night, inform
ing of his fathers death. He reached
Washington today. Captain Marsh.
daughters, was reached by wireless on
the battleship Michigan, but was I'M
able to interrupt the cruise to the west
Indies and remain here
Funeral arrangements were well ad-
vanced today. There will be services
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
All Souls Unitarian church here, which
President Taft attends The pail pear
ers will be chosen from among the
naval officers who had served unoer
Admiral Evans.
The funeral cortege will be COM
posed of four companies OF marines
two or three companies of blue jack
cts from the Washington navy yaro'
one battery of artillery from the
Washington navy yard and the entire
battalion of midshipmen from the
naval academy at Annapolis
The interment will take place at the
"A
which the deceased admiral himself Sc
lected several years ago
Incidents in His Career.
Following are the striking incidents
in the dead admirais career:
Received baptism of fire at battle OF
Fort Fisher January, 1865, at the age
of 49, wounded four times by Con-
federate sharp shooter, but managed
to kill sharp shooter. Lay exposed to
enemys fire in watery ditch Tor i've
hours, three men who tried TO rescue
him being shot down in his Slgnt.
Fought against amputation of injured
legs and re-entered navy in 1851 aIter
undergoing operation IN Pnllaoeiphia
to avoid retirement for disability
Got name of Fighting Bob by res
CHING party of Americans from Chilean
mob at Valparaiso in 1891.
Commanded battleship Iowa in bat
tie of Santiago, took leading part IN
destruction of Spanish fleet and with
his own hands pulled Captain Viscaya
from water to deck of Iowa, CALAMITY
refusing to accept Spanish captain
surrender of his sword
Was selected by President Roosevelt
to lead battleship fleet in famous
cruise around the world, but was
obliged to relinquish command at San
| Francisco on account OF an attack OF
rheumatism
One of the remarkable features OF
Admiral Evans career was that, al
! though it was crowded with romance
lived on the seven seas, an acqualnt-
ance that embraced the notabies OF
countries of the world, he was also q
| technician of remarkable skill and as
such performed feats in civil life thai
won recognition outside the navy ano
| offers of large salary If he would de-
vote himself to business. His aid was
| Invaluable in the upbuilding of the
new navy. His were the standards set
/ for construction and armament thai
gave the ships of the American navy
! the strength to perform feats in wal
and peace that astonished the world
AS Seen by Kipling.
Zogbaum draws with a pencil,
And 1 do things with a pen;
But you sit up in a coming tower
Bossing eight hundred men,
To him that hath shall be given,
And that's why these books are sent
To the man who has lived more
stories
! Thar zogbaura or I could invent