The Irish standard., 1898-08-13

linguist, speaking Spanish with ease and
admirable accent. Being made COM
mander in 1874, he was for five years on
the North and South Atlantic stations
and the western coast of Africa
From "Africas sunny strand he was
ordered to the icy mountains Of the
North Polar land, in command of the
Greeley relief expedition. From the
clutches Of Arctic death he rescued
Lieut.. Greeley and six others at Cape
Sabine, conveying them safely to their
home. A gold medal from congress,
promoted by President Arthur to chief
OF the bureau of equipment, where he
was raised to the rank of captain, and
the applause Of the people of the United
States We're his prompt reward.
After resignng from his place Of chief
of the bureau of equipment, the cruiser
Baltimore was put In Schley's COM
mand. A picturesque, pathetic duty
was his, one that those who remember
the sad, gray day when the mist-cn-
veloped Baltimore, escorted by funeral
procession OF ships, bore the body OF
John Ericsson, inventor of the monitor,
back to Sweden, his fatherland, through
New York harbor out to sea, will recall
at mention. A gold medal from the
king OF Sweden was given Commander
Schley at Stockholm.
The difficulty arising from the stoning
Of some American sailors OF the Bal
tmore by some Chilians of Valparaiso,
and which threatened disagrecablc conf
plications between the United States
and Chilli, was disposed of by him In a
manner that earned expressed gratitude
of the navy department.
a hard student, an honest sailor, a
frank, bright talker, a good, clear think
er and a lucky man, he married a beau
tiful wife. Miss Mamie Franklin was Tho
belle of Annapolis when he won her
dark eyes to look his way. She is IL
handsome woman now. In his pocket he
carries gold chronometer, to keep
time on the Spanish, Il gift from Mary
land-his Maryland-for life saving in
Lady Franklin bay. He has two sons,
one an army officer, Frank, who has
come up from the ranks; the other, DIR.
Winfield Scott Schley, practicing
physician in New York city. A. daugh-
ter, Virginia, married an ]nglisl,man
Of position.
On the 21st ult., u boats crew with
diving apparatus was sent from the
Brooklyn to examine the lnfanta Maria
Teresa, tho flagship Of Admiral Cervcra.
Among the terrible wreckage made by
the big guns and the. exploded magazines
they found Il standard compass by
which the ship was steered, and which
had tumbled down with the bridge. 1t
was "a heavy thing, but they brought it
over and by permission OF Capt. Cook
presented it to Commodore Schlcy. 1t
ing one of these scamen bubbling
over with affection for the commander,
shuttle on to the quarter deck where
Commodore Schlcy was reading. One
crew. and two men following him and
carrying tho thing, stepped close to the
commodore, and then the spokesman in
Il stammering way said: Sir, tho crew
would like to make you u present.
Schlcy was on his feet in an instant,
his glasses in his hand and his paper on
tho deck. The spokesman hcsitatcd.
well, my men, said the commodore
with an encouraging smile, and the
spokesman, hitchng at his trousers, con-
tinucd:
"Wo found this compass on the Span
isll admiral's ship, and We thought us
how we would like to give it to you to
remember how you whipped them.'
well, my men, said the commodore,
with Il tremor in his voice, Il am much
Obliged to you, but the great credit of
that victory belongs to you, boys the
men behind the guns. Without you no
laurcs would come to our country.
Thank you"
There was n hearty three cheers from
the men and then gunners mate, Dom
nelly, thinking that something should
be said in answer. touched his cap and
blurted out:
1--WE hopes, sir, as how you'll steer a
straighter course than the other fellow
who owned it," and there was another
approving cheer as tho men dispersed.
With the usual twinkle of his eye, be-
jcweled with a tear, the commodore said,
as he turned away. I'D rather have Il
thing like this than the adulations of my
cntiro country"
Says the Dublin Frecmun's journal:
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