The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-27
sCHLEY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
CHEERING CROWDS GREET THE
HERO AT THE CAPITAL.


A NJass of Spectators Crowd WASH
turton's Depot in Order to Shake
Hands With the Admiraf-Presi-
dent Mckinley Thanks Him for
the success of the Engagement at
SnntingO's HarbOr-They Go Over
the Plans for the work of the POr-
.o Rican COmmissiOn-The Adml-
rnTs Health Much ImprOved-Win
Leave Washington To-day.
washington, Aug. 26.-Rear Admiral
winfield Scott Schley reached Washing
ton at o'clock this afternoon over the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. He was quickly
noticed at most of the stations along the
line and throughout the trip was greeted
by cheering crowds.
When the train pulled into the depot
here, he found a compact mass of specta-
tors that filled the depot and overhowed
out into the train shed.
The admiral and Mrs schley, when they
eppeared. were greeted with cheers and
shouts of "Hurrah for Schley!
Everybody joined in the shouting and the
6epot attaches crowded about the admiral
and insisted on a handshake. At the gate
the crowds increased, and amid deafening
cheers the admiral and his wife, the form
er with hat off, passed through two solid
lines of people.
Lieutenant and squad of police with
difficulty cleared a passage way to cab,
which was in waiting Through a mass
!
rous drivers, the cab pulled into Penn
syIyana avenue and proceeded directly
TO the Shoreham Hotel. There were
groups Of cheerers along the way and
cavacade Of cyclists formed a voluntary
escort The admiral stayed only few
minutes at the hotel and then drove over
to the navy department. where. without
preIminaries he reported directly to Act
ing Secretary Allen. The latter accom-
panied him over to the White House,
reaching there at 4:5O o'clock.
The President gave him a cordial recep-
tion. He thanked the admiral, as he had
Admiral Sampson, for the success of that
memorable enga cement of July and took
occasion 10 say that it was that battle
which brought about the surrender of San
uago.
The President thanked him in behalf of
himself and the nation for his brilliant
services on that day, and asked him to
describe the battle, which the admiral Old
at length.
The President then entered into dis
cusslon of the work of the Porto Rican
commission, to which the admiral has been
appointed He went over with him the
general Instructions which will guide the
body in arranging for the evacuation of
the Spanish from the island ard other
work. During most of the conference,
which occupied an hour, Assistant Secre-
tary of State Moore was present
ON leaving the President, the admiral
drove TO his hotel. He VIII have another
conference with the acting secretary of
the navy tomorrow morning and prob
a9ly early in the afternoon will leave for
New York
Although considerably better, he is not
yet well, and said tonight he expected 10
itaFe here tomorrow to visit relatives in
maryland which probably will consume
several days after which he will go TO
connecticut to remain until about time to
slaIl for Porto Rico. Some ship other than
lhe Brooklyn, he said, would be selected
lor this purpose as the flagship was about
70 undergo needed repairs. The admiral,
uulhS the evening talked briefly Of some
G' the principal incidents of the fight which
Nd to the destruction of Cervera's squad
ron, and of some other pertinent matters
u interest at this time, new features of
which, he said, Were recurring to him as
Tine passed by. He said:
IL Is my opinion that the Spanish ad-
M'Ia' might have escaped with possibly
Cle or two of his ships, had he adopted
j q.Ierent tactics in coming out of the har-
q ooI' HAD he diverted the course of his
s"',s' sending some to the east and others
81 70 the west, it is my belief that he might
4 no'e escaped with one or possibly two of
II ne Nesse's Such course naturally would
nave compelled us to separate our fleet
& tIiu some of Cervera's ships might have
''eH ap'e TO have reached Havana"