The age-herald., 1898-07-24

Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, al- though he bears a name of foreign origin, is an American bred in the bone and born in the flesh. His great-grandfather came to this country from Schleswig- -on-the- Schley. He was a Huguenot, and came here in 1720 for religious freedom.
 The Schleys took part in the revolution ary war, and John Schley, Commodore Schley's father, served with great distinc- tion in the war of 1872 One of his most intimate friends was his general, old Win field Scott, who thought John Sch1ey one of the bravest men in his command.
 Tn 1899 the Schley family lived in Fred ericksburg, Maryland, and there the boy was born. Father John Schley named the boy Winfield Scott Schley after his dearest friend, and on the day of his christening said, T hope he will grow to be a great warrior.''
 The boy had to have nickname, and as Winfield was rather long, he was called "Scotty," and "Scotty' he has always been in the family. He big, stout boy, outstripping all his companions in play, and yet falling behind all of them in study.
 When he went to the Annapolis Naval academy, where he was sent by his fa- ther's wishes, he proved to be an excellent sportsman, but a very poor student and he would have thrown up the course if he had not been engaged in so many sports which absolutely demanded his attention Tn OrQer 70 sustain lH6 HOHOT Ol luS dSad- emy. He took the naval training in order to be a member of all the boat, football, yacht and baseball clubs.
 After graduation he went as midshpman on the frigate Niagara, and was ordered to China. On his return he went through the fiercest struggle of his life. He was a Ma ryqander and he truly loved his home but his convictions were with another branch of the family, and he served in the union navy. Those years were the saddest of his life and like many another soldier, union and confederate, he would blot them out if he could.
 His real warrior work began when, as Lieutenant Schley, he was commissioned to go to the Chincha islands of China to put down a fierce uprising among the Chinese coolies. These were struggling for inde- pendence or Lord knows what, and were clearing out the country. They determined to kill the American consul, and they did not care how soon they did it. Commodore Schley landed there with only one hundred marines, but with his little band he gave them such a severe dose of powder and shell that they decided to remain good Chinese citizens.
 His next warlike mission was in the same Asiatic station where he was in com- mand of the Benicia. The Coreans were uprising, and the Salu river was swarm ing with the rabble. They belonged to mo- body, and as Americans were again being threatened and even killed, the commodore gave them a dose of powder, and they, like the Chinese, quieted down.
 From that time on he had a little rest, for he was appointed instructor of lan- guages at Annapolis in 1871, and he has since said that he supposed a that time his fighting was over for a lifetime. He was then thirty-two years old, but had lived the life of a gray-haired veteran In his travels and by study he had picked up all the languages of the globe, and was magnifcently equipped to teach and inter- pret languages at Annapolis. He was known as the best linguist in the navy, and numerous military academies applied for his services.
 He remained at Annapolis for three years, and then was suddenly called out to take command of the North and South Atlantic stations on the west coast of Africa. These stations were in a pirate country, and the ships patrolled the coast along which the pirates of Morocco, Senegam and the outskirts of the Sahara swarmed. The Li- berian pirates were then in full sway, and South Guinea was rich in them. Just how many were slain during that time by Commodore Schley he does not know, but when he was relieved of the