Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-04
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Military Funeral Arranged for
Rear Admiral Evans.
BURIAL TO BE in ARLINGTON
Services Will Be in All Souls Church
Tomorrow.
NAVAL HERo's DEATH SUDDEN
Attacked With Acute indigestion.
Treatment Had Apparently Sue
ceeded When End Came.
BURIAL TO BE in ARLINGTON
NAVAL HERDS DEATH SUDDEN

The funeral Of Rear Admiral Robley
d. Evans, who died after an attack OF
acute indigestion at his home In this city
yesterday afternoon, will be held tomor-
row. There will be services at ESQ
O'Clock in the afternoon at All Souls
Unitarian Church. The pallbearers have
not yet been selected, but will be chosen
from among the naval officers who had
served under Admiral Evans. The funeral
cortege will be composed Of four COM
panies Of marines, two or three COM
panies of bluejackets from the Washing
ton navy yard, 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
Arlington national cemetery. In q plot
which the late admiral himself selected
several years ago.
President Taft has issued an order to
the heads Of the executive departments
directing them to grant leave Of absence
tomorrow afternoon at 230 o'clock to all
members Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public and: Of the Spanish War Veterans
now in the government service who desire
to attend the funeral Of Admiral Evans.
Sudden Fatal Attack.
Admiral Evans was stricken in his
library at his home. 324 Indiana avenue.
a. out g. o'clock in the afternoon.
He had just been conversing with his
wife and youngest daughter. Mrs Harold
l. Sewall. DR.. 8. s. Adams. the family
physician. was Immediately summoned.
Admiral Evans was put to bed i'm
rn1t 10 ok of hn az
DR. Adams found him suffering much.
and prescribed for him. Admiral Evans
then fell into a fitful sleep. but 1t was
hoped that immediate danger was passed.
DR.. Adams left the house.
About ADO o'clock Admiral Evans
awoke from sleep. raising himself In bed,
and, speaking with difficulty. declared
he was choking.
I cannot get my breath" he said.
This makes the second attack In year.
guess I'm growing old"
) He sank back among the pillows gasp
ing: HIS wife and daeghtsrsf ran, to him.
Lift me up" he pleaded sHigher'
The spark Of life passed out.
Mrs. .Robley D. Evans, their daughter,
Mrs. Sewall, and the wife Of their only
son, Mrs., Frank T. Evans. were at the
bedside Lieut.. Commander Evans the
son. was absent on duty on the destroyer
Monaghan, which he commands. now at
Boston. Mrs. Marsh, wife of Capt Charles
c. Marsh, another daughter, was the only
other member of the family not in Wash
ington.s
The fatal end of the attack was a great
surprise to DR.. Adams.
/, ). when l left the home the admiral was
apparently much improved" he said, land
though / left the family the telephone
number Of a residence in Georgetown
where might be reached In case Of q re-
lapse felt assured that by Z o'clock he
would have completely recovered"
/. Admiral Evans first attack of acute indi-
.gestion was in last April. In that attack
the first symptoms were even more severe
than. they were yesterday. and the relief
did not come as readily.