Capt. Evander EVANS died at his residence Westcock (West. Co.) on Sunday morn. last. He was recovering slowly from an attack of la grippe, when he caught a fresh cold on Friday week from the effects of which he gradually sank. Capt. Evans was born in 1820 at Westcock where the Evans family have lived since the early settlement of the country; his father being Wm EVANS and the family homestead being the farm now owned by George OGSETT. William Evan's father was Isaac EVANS. He was a native of Wales, G.B. and was for many years ferryman between Westcock and Westmorland Point, at a period before highways can be said to have existed, and when communication was more sure and speedy by boats along our shores and up and down our rivers. On a voyage to St. John in a schooner, the vessel sank during a violent storm off Partridge Island and he with the whole crew was drowned. The surviving brothers of Capt. Evans are James EVANS, Isaac EVANS, residing at Shediac; Edwin G. EVANS, living at St. Jose, California and he had one sister, the wife of Marcus TRUEMAN, Esq., a wealthy resident of San Sose, California. Capt. Evans was one of the best known steam boat men in Canada. In 1856 he took command of the steamer "Westmorland", a vessel built by the late Christopher BOLTENHOUSE of this place for the Bay of Fundy service. Previous to this he has seen considerable service; he was first officer, in her last days, of the old "Maid of Erin" whose bones lay off Grand Aunce shore. The steamer "Westmorland", after running between St. John and Sackville for a couple of years, was transferred to the Shediac - Summerside service, where she became a mail boat and shortly afterwards transferred to the Crane estate. Here she remained until about 1862, under the command of Capt. Evans, she was sold to the U.S. Government as a transport to be used in the war against the Southern Confederacy. Capt. Evans then took command, first of the steamer "Princess" and the the "St. Lawrence" of the P.E.I. Steam Navigation Co. from which he retired in 1886 and has since lived at home. During his active life Capt. Evans had seen steam boating with P.E.I. develope from small beginnings, employing but one vessel to large proportions, keeping a large number of steam vessels busy either for local service, for mainland or for distant ports. Capt. Evans was married in 1845 to Mary E. LYONS d/o late Thomas R. LYONS of Sackville, who came from Cornwallis, N.S. He leaves a wife and a large family of daughters, four are married and three are single. The funeral took place on Tuesday being performed by Rev. W. Hall, Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. Dr. Burwash, Rev. B.C. Borden and Rev. Lavers.