Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18
STORIES OF THE DAY.
When Commodore Schey Was Unable tt
See Signal.

captain Schley is described as feet
inches in height. with blue eyes. a
mustaehe and imperial. both gray: his
half is growing very thin on ton. but
he artfully brushes it SO as to hide the
bald spot: he weighs about 40 pounds.
IS restless in manner. walking up and
down and all around the person to
Whom ne is talking; is modest in dress
ana democratic in all things. says the
Syracuse Standard. In the Civil War,
Schley had command of a gunboat I'M
der Admiral Farragut. and they tell
this story to Illustrate how he fights:
Farragut summoned him one morn
ing. and pointing to a Confederate fort.
said:
Do You see that place, Schley? Go
knock it to pieces"
Schley went and was hammering the
fort to bits when his quartermaste1
rushed up to him and said:
Captain. the admiral has signaled us
to stop and return to the fleet"
To - with the signal; l won't see
it, answered Schley.
He kept pounding away at the fort
until it was in ruins Then he re-
turned to the fleet. Farragut was an
CRY and summoned him. Before all
the officers of the flagship he gave
Schley a fierce dressing down for not
obeying the recall signal.
Il didn't see it, protested Schley.
You must have shut the eye that
you put that glass W to-" said Farra =
gut.
After again raking him fore and aft
for his disobedence the admiral took
| him into the cabin out of sight of the
other officers and gave him drink OF
| the finest liquor aboard.
| FITZHUGH'S HANDICAP.
| General Lee has been Handicapped by
a great name. 1t has stimulated his
| pride and ambition. but it has not in
! spircd any vanity. When l asked him
says the Chap Book, if his heritage
! helped or hindered him, he said:
1T has been a heavy load. l have
| had the reputation of a lot of ances-
| tors as well as my own to look after
| Whatever good l have done has beer
credited to them, and whatever of eVi
| has been charged to me and magnified
| because people said they had right to
expect much better things of man OF
my blood and breeding.
when [ was running for governor
cf Virginia, John Wise said that if my
name had been Fitzhugh Smith.
never would have secured the nomina
ton. | replied that | had known
good many good men named Smith
and would have been as proud of tina
name as of the one | wore. In ina
way [ got the votes of all the Smiths ir
Virginia. and a letter from a man Wh'
told me never to forget Captain Johf
Smith, our first settler, who killed
Pocahontas-'
MOSQUITO JOE WHEELER.
The absence of General Wheeler from
the capitol since his elevation to the
rank Of major general recalled TO {
gentleman at the capitol yesterday
/ conversation that occurred in tht
speakers room a few months ago.
WAS about the time that the death o
Judge Holman of Indiana, and Seth l.
Milliken of Maine occurred. among
the party in the speakers room wa
General Wheeler. whose dlHhlhutiN
stature and agile movements are haiu
Nv less remarkable than his mllltaf.
record as a cavalry leader in the con
Tolerate army. Some one remarked
that the veteran members of the Hous
were dropping out one by one ana an
other added: General Wheeler is stu
with us.
Yes" drawled Mr. Reed. but tn
Almighty has never yet been aple l.
mi his finger on Joe in any one place.
WHEN WELLINGTON WAS MAD
The Car Nicholas visit to Wihoso
in 1914 afforded Murray an cpportu'i'
to he present at one of the few occa
eions when the Duke of Wellington los
control of himself. He dld 1t a'
view before the Queen. her lhipei 10
auest. and the royal family. wheh' coz
trarv to his orders, issued lci ~
oueen's convenience. the guns wei
fred The hero of a hundred Hsh'
, stormed in "a most violent manner.
When the Prince tried to paciis ~.
nv saving it was doubtless iliiS'a',
he replied 1T is very good VI ~
ROYAL Highness to excuse IT, pu' ~
should be no mistakes: military orue'
sbould he punctually obeyed' anu :
| long as ] command the army ,hes 49,
1 be obeved," The Emperor was "'NO
\ ished. and the suites looked d.
1 other with blank faces, while the d. -
1 lew, voc ordered off the maneuNei'h