The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-01
GIVEN A GOLD MEDAL
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY HONORED
BY THE PEOPLE OF HIS
NATIVE STATE
is PROUD OF HER SON
Tropics as WeH-Gen Agnus Ex-
tolls the Virtues of the Man Who
Destroyed Cervera's Fleet at Sam
tiagO and Rescued Explorer
straightforward Applaud.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2S.-Rear Ad-
mlral Winfield Scott Schley received to-
day from the people of this, his native,
state surperb testimonial of the es-
TEEN in which he is held by the people
OF Maryland, and of their appreciation
OF his services to the country during
the late war with Spain. incidentally
he was cheered by assembled thous-
ands as he rode through the streets of
Baltimore, and at night 400 of the rep
resentative men of the city and state
gathered together-to witness the pre-
sentation Of the testimonial and join
In banquet given in his honor The
testimonial proper took the form of a
magnificent medal of gold and dia-
monds, Of great intrinsic worth and re-
splendent beauty, the gift of Maryland,
presented in the name of the state by
Gov. Lloyd Lowdnes.
Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mrs
Schley and Gen. Miles, and escorted by
reception committee, arrived from
Washington at p. m, and drove in an
open carriage from the station to the
Rennert hotel The streets through
which the carriage passed were lined
With people, and cheer after cheer was
given to both the hero of Santiago and
the general of the army. Upon their
arrival at the Rennert an informal re-
ception was held, and at 1880 p. m. the
presentation ceremonies began.
After the 400 guests filed into the big
banquet hall and took their places they
remained standing. Gov. Lowndes
who presided, made brief, but elo-
quent speech on Marylands part in the
navy and the late war, which was re-
seived with great enthusiasm. He then
introduced Gen. Felix Agnus, as chair
man of the testimonial. Gen. Agnus
said, in part:
MARYLAND'S HERO.
Fourteen years ago the legislature Of
Maryland presented you with the watch YOU
wear as proof of their admiration of your
daring rescue Of those lost in the Icy seas.
Now we welcome you-not as hero of the
frozen north, but as a hero of the tropics.
bridge of the gallant Brooklyn was more
than 120 degrees hotter than Greeiy's camp
at Cape Sabine. So do not be surprised If
our joy rises with the temperature.
"Our legislature will not convene until next
year, and we could not wait long to do
you honor. From the rivers of the bay-from
the mines Of the mountains the levels
Of the eastern shore to the hills of the Allie
ghenies-from all the homes and from all the
people-the cry came Let us honor Schley.
They loved you-they praised you with their
voices-they blessed you with their prayers,
and when the governor appointed commit
tee to select fitting emblem with which to
decorate the peoples hero their first thought
was to make the gift significant and without
fear of duplicate in the world. Superb swords
have been presented to you and each tells
Of a peoples admiration for what you have
done. But Maryland offers its tribute, in a
form that will always have its singular charm
and meaning. You have received other hon.
ors at different times, but Maryland's medal
of honor will be with you always, and with 1t
goes the love of noble people. Not once
but many times you have risked your life for
others. Brave as a lion in danger-gentle as
woman in mercy-'more caution and less
daring on the part of Commander Schley
would have been fatal to U.S. wrote Lieut..
Greedy, whom you rescued .
ITO hesitate at Valparaiso would have lost
American lives, and slow action at Santiago
would have compromised your most marvellous
victory True to every TRUST, you make every
one proud that he is an American.
THE medal we present to you tells its own