The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10

lutanL upon Dcutoy ibii VIZ 0hAiaN
organization oi the column, wbict
,iocIuded over seven bundred seamen
and marines and several pieces Of field
artillery.
The difficulties Of getting ashore ant
Of traversing the country we're extreme
The men were compelled TO struggle
through deep morsss and dense juneles
and to drag their pieces through ravine'
almost impsssible with fallen timber
As the minor Qualifications were eDcoun.
tered, they we're carried. the Koreans
steadily relreating until the forc'
reached position before the principal
citidel, where the enemy had evidently
determined 10 make final stand. Or
men were now masked by low hill on
the other side OF which a deep ravine
come eighty feet in descent separated
them from a sharp and much higher de-
clivity, on the summit of which rose the
parapet Of the fort. The artillery was
posted 90 commanJ road and bridge
over which the Koreans, { dislodged,
would have TO retreat
10 the sailors, the scene in the early
morning was a strange one, and not alto
gether inspiring. Behind them lay the
obstacles, surrounded with 90 much diff.
Guilty, and insurmountable II a rout oc.
Cured. Before them they saw the
savage warriors lining the parapet and
chanting a weird sort Of battle song
which TO supersiitious Jack suggested a
league with the devil. The crucial test
Of schley's plans was now 10 be made.
About noon, the order to charge was
given, and the men rushed over the pro-
tecting hilltop. In front Of all ran
Lieut.. Hugh Mckee, cheering on his
company. Immediately after him was
schley. Down they went 10 the bottom
Of the rayine, and then up the slope,
which afforded absolutely no cover, amid
hail Of bullets and stones from the
fort.
Mckee, maintaining his lead, reached
the foot Of the parspet first, and was
serambing up the face, when Schley
overlook him, only to be knocked down
by heavy stone striking him squarely
on the body. Fortunately, no bones
we're broken, and. with very little
breath remaining, he managed TO get up
the wall just az Mckee who had reached
the top. lurched forward. Schley caught
him, and then saw advancing the great
body of Koreans, firing their guns and
shouting An instant later,-a big savage
rushed upon them With his spear, Nc
nee was then clinging TO Schley's left
side, 90 that he could not draw his cut
lass, but the effort 10 do 10 displaced his
body enough TO spoil the Koreans aim,
for his spear passed under schley's arm,
pinning his sleeve 10 his coat. Schley
grasped the weapon with one hand, ex-
tricated his pistol with the other, aud
fred it full in the face Of the assailant,
whose body went rolling down the slope.
The storming column had now come
up, and our men were pouring into the
works from all sides. The fighting was
haud.to hand, and Schley was in the
thick Of IL. The Koreans would neither
take nor give quarter, Finally, they rar
for their avenue of escape, only 10 b.
moved down by canister from the howl
tier battery-aud the day was won.
The part schley bore 10 this il a mat
ter Of official record, and Commander
Kimberly, in his report, thus deals with
him:
Ihe citadel was captured; hut dearly
80, as the gallant and brave Mckee, the
fret 70 enter over the parapst, fell
mortally wounded, with two wounds
I.ieutenant.C Commander Schley was the
next officer In the fort, aud killed the
Korean who wounded Mckee ..... To
Lieutenant Commander Schley belongs
the credit Of organizing the expedition
and carrying out the several details
which went far 20 prevent confusion and
induce success. His arrangement OF the
boats, his superlntendence OF the yariou,
labOrs on shore In destroying the guns
and forts, encouraging the men, anC
setting them a brave example Ia beinI
the second In the fort At its stOrminQ
and being In readiness at all times "a
render assistance where needed, render
praise unnecessary. The fact OF hil
labors and actions, judgment and
system, speak for themselves, com
mend him 10 your notice.
The Koreans lost over $50 killed on
force 3 killed and wounded. Deeminl
tho punishment inflicted sufficient
Admiral Rodgers withdrew his fleet.
Upon leaving the Benicia, Schley wa
again sent 10 the Naval Academy. H.
is an excellent linguist. and therefor
was made head OF the department q
languages, position which he held un
Ill 1884, when, having reached the grad
of commander, he became thhe captai
Of the steam s'oop.of war Essex. Hi
aruise was a long one.--to the Africa
coast to survey boundaries, thence I
run deep-sea soundings To 81 Helens
and again from that island to the Sont
American continent; then 10 rescue
shipwrecked crew on Tristan d 'Acunh,
and then routino'duiy ON the South Al
lantic until his turn for shore seryic
came around again and then he serve
as an inspector Of lighthouses, and as a
assistant in the Bureau OF Eluipmen
occupying the last-nAmed billet whe
thu country suddenly became aroused /
! the fact that 1t had left Lieut.. Adolphr
8 W. Greedy aud his party Of observers
, die In the Arctic ice.
. "Three years before August, 1881