The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-03
sCHLEY's CAREER.
A Long and Honorable One in the
Navy.

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Washington.-Today the name of Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley was placed
on the retired list, under the operation of
the law governing the age limit in the
United States navy.
Admiral Schley is a son of John T.
SChley and Georgeanna Virginia Schley.
was born Oct. 9, 1899, at "Richfields.'
three miles north of Frederick City,
Frederick county. Nd The first sixteen
years of his life were passed in Frederick
at school at St. Johns college and The
Frederick academy.
Through the influence of Hon Fl. ".
Hoffman, n. c, he was appointed as act
ing midshipman Sept. 20, 1856; he entered
the United states naval academy June Is,
1860; the same day. June i. 1850, he was
appointed midshipman by President Blu
chanan.
Aug. 81. 1851. he was promoted to mas
ter by President Lincoln.
july Is. 1852, ne was promoted to lieu
tenant by President Lincoln
July =. 1856, he was promoted to leu
tenant commander by President Johnson.
June 10 1874 he was promoted to COM
mander by President Grant.
After the successful voyage to the Arc
tie regions. in 1885,. to rescue Lieutenant
a w Greedy L. ). A.. he was promoted
to the position of chief of the bureau Of
equipment and recruiting in the navy de-
partment by President Arthur The pro-
motion carried with it the temporary rank
of commodore with its privileges
March 81. 1855. he was promoted to cap
tain by President Cleveland.
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During 1850 and 1851, until the outbreak
Of hostilities between the north and
south. he served on board the United
States frigate Niagara on the Asiatic
station. which vessel carried back to
Japan the first embassy sent by that
country to western powers. Returning.
D 10 mo mil
the mouth of the Red sea; thence he re
( turned to Boston and proceeded 1mUe-
diatelv to the blockade Of Charleston. ).
c., and brought the American snip Gen
eral Parkhill as q prize to Philadelphia
in July. 1861. He joined the United States
frigate Potomac IN August 1861, and
served or board that ship, the gunbOat
WinOna, the slOop-Of-war Monongahela
and the United States ship Richmond, in
the Western gulf squadron under AG-
miral Farragut in 1851, 1862 and 1863, dur
( ing the operations under his command on
the Mississippi river up to and including
( the final opening Of that river with the
capture OF the Notifications at Port Hud-
son La.
The presence Of rebel corsairs in the
Pacific ocean, occurring considerably
with the release Of a large naval force
/ used in the river, Obliged the government
( TO reinforce the squadron in those wat
/ tersi accordingly, In January, 1864, he
I Joined the United States ship Wateree,
reaching the Pacific in the fail of that
year. and remaining during 1865 and 1856.
In 1865 he landed with a battalion Of
I sailors and marines on the middle Chin
cha island against an opposing force of
some 400 Chinese labOrers, who risen in
revolution and had murdered the guards.
{ IN the latter part of 1865 he landed q
! battalion of men and marines al La
Union, san Salvador. and took charge Of
! the custom house to protect American
interests during the occupation of the
town by revolutionary forces. until the
/ city was captured by the government
/ troops in the early part of 1850. He re-
turned to the United States in 1866. and
was ordered to the United States frigate
/ Sabine. then engaged IN the training Of
( apprentice boys for the navy; but was
subsequently detached, and ordered 10
the United States naval academy as in
structor, during 1861, 1858 and 1869 In
/ the latter year he was ordered to the
/ United states sl0op Benicia, and served
on ooard her. on the Asiatic station, 1870,
/ 1871 and lSl2.
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In 1871 he was present at and partici-
pated with a landing party Of sailors and
marines from the feet under Rear Ad-
miral John Rodgers in the assault can
/ ture and destruction of the Korean for
/ tifcati0ns and the r0ut OF some $500
men who manned them on the Salee
river. Korea. He returned TO the United
/ States IN the fan Of 1872, and was again
= ordered to the naval academy as tho