The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-20
HAD FINE SPORT
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND PARTY
BACK FROM ST. GATHERINGS.
TRIP WAS GREATLY ENJOYED.
ADMIRAL AMONG THE FORTUNATE
HUNTERS.

Trip to and From the Island, where
the Admiral and Others of the
Party Were Guests of Mr.. Jacob
RauerS. Was Made on the Tug W.
f. McCauIey - On the McCan-
ley Is the Siren Taken From
the AImirante OauendO, Destroy
ed by schIey of SantiagO-Admiral
Leaves To-day for Washington.
Declined to Discuss Report of His
Prospective speech at Chicago.
Admiral Schley and the party of Sa-
Fannah gentlemen, which went to St.
Catharine's Island Friday morning on
a hunting trip, returned at 6 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Fine sport was
enjoyed, and the members of the party
all declared that they had a verv
agreeable stay on the island as the
guests of its owner. Mr.. Rauers.
Besides Admiral Schley, Mr.. Rau-
ers' guests were Gen. w. W. Gordon,
Mr.. w. w. Gordon, Jr., Col. P. w.
Meldrim. Mr.. J. L. Dent Mr.. "Jimsy''
Schley and Maj W. w. Williamson.
All returned except Mr.. Rauers, who
will be back in a day or two.
The tug w. F. McCauley left Friday
with the hunting party. The trip to
the island was made by the outside
route. A pleasing incident was Capt.
Van Is. Avery's pointing out to Ad-
miral Schley that the siren on the Nc
Cauley was taken from the cruiser AL
mirante Oquendo, which was sunk by
the American fleet off Santiago. Ad-
miral Schley received the announce
ment was surprise. as he had not ex-
pected to encounter a relic of his VIC
tory over the Spanish fleet. Capt.
Avery was in command of the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch boat Cynthia dur
ing the Spanish-American war and
brought the siren from Santiago.
The island was reached at about 2
o'clock. Some of the sportsmen were
successful during that afternoon. The
next day proved fine, and the shooting
was good. The Admiral was among the
fortunate ones-getting a share of the
game.
At noon yesterday the McCauley,
which had remained at the island to
firing the party back, left for Savan-
nah by the inside route.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley and their
host and hostess, Gen. and Mrs. Cor
don, went out for dinner on the re-
turn Of the hunters, as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry Schley.
The Admiral and Mrs. Schley will
leaev by the Southern Railway at noon
to- day for Washington. Urgent business
of a personal nature requires that the
Admiral be in the Capital tomorrow
morning, and it was this necessity that
induced him to decline some of the in
vitations that had been extended to
visit other cities OF Georgia.
Soon after he gets back to Washing
ton Admiral Schley is to start on his
Western tour. This will include Chi
several days. His appearance in that
city has been widely heralded. A state
Inent has been sent out from Chicago
that he would make the court of in
quiry and it's finding in his case the
subject of a speech at the banquet to
be rendered in his honor. Friends of the
Admiral deny this, and say that he
will not regard the banquet as the time
or the place for such a speech.
Admiral Schley was asked about this
report last night. He declined to talk
about it. saying that he did not wish
TO discuss ii. as it cid not seem to have
been authoritative.