The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-06
MARYLAND'S HERO dead.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY DIES SUDDENLY In
new YORK.
Was Famous Naval 0ffiCef.--HerO Of
SdntiagO---A Picturesque Figure.

Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Sch
ley, the Maryland hero of Santiago
Bay, dropped dead on Forty-fourth
street, New York City, on last Mon
day afternoon.
The Admirals sudden death is at
tributed to cerebral hemorrhage,
which attacked him shorty. after he,
with Mrs. Schley, reached New York.
Winfield Scott Schley, one of the
most picturesque figures 10 the Amer
lean Navy, was native of Maryland,
where the people since July 8, 1898,
called him the Hero of Santiago
Although a strict disciplinarian, he
always was kind and fair to his men
and subordinates.
Born at Richfields, near Frederick,
October 9, 1889, Schley was the son
OF John Thomas Schley, lawyer, mer-
chant and farmer. After at
tending school, In Frederick,
he entered the Naval Aca7
denny at Annapolis, in 1856, from
which he was graduated four years
later.
Admiral Schley's first active duty
in his profession OF naval officer was
On board the frigate, Niagara, which
cruised to India, China and Japan.
During th@ Rebellion ne served sue
cessively on five frigates, seeing SER
vice under Admiral Farragut. In 1865,
he put down an instruction OF
Chinese coolies i'm the Chincha Is
lands.
On July 20, 1866, he was promoted
to the rank of lieutenant commander,
and served al instructor at the Unit
ed States Naval Academy during sew
eral years. One OF his many notable
achievements occurred in 1884, when
he commanded the Arctic expedition
which rescued Lieut. Greedy and six
companions at Cape Sabine. This
cruise, 80 rapid and successful was
the marvel Of the world and won for
him much praise and many honors.
In 1888 Schley was made captain
and later placed i'm command of the
cruiser Baltimore. In 1891, he car
ried the body of John Ericsson, the
inventor, to Sweden, and was pre-
sented with gold medal by Sweden's
king.
When war was declared with Spain
Schley was placed in command of the
flying squadron, formed to protect
the Atlantic seaboard. With the YES
sells OF this fleet H. twas present dur
ing the blockade Of Santiago, and at
the battle which destroyed Cervera's
squadron Off that port July 3, 1898.
All that followed rs too recent his
tory to require extended narration.
Sampson arrived with his fleet after
Schley had trapped enc Spanish foe
and took command. He was 10 miles
or more away, however, when Ger
vera made his dashing effort to break
through the American blockade with
his fleet. Schley, being the senior
officer present throughout the battle
which followed, was in supreme COM
mand and was accorded by his coun-
trymen full and undivided credit and
glory for the humiliation or the
Spanish ships
As result OF criticism growing out
Of alleged peculiar evolutions of the
Brooklyn, Schley's flagship, III this
battle Schley requested and was &C
corded hearing before a court OF in
CURRY. The court of inquiry was
presided over by Admiral George
Dewey, who sustained the contention
that Schley was the absolute com
mander during the engagement and
that he showed all proper spirit, dis
patch and enterprise throughout the
campaign about Cuba. The other
two members OF the court, however,
condemned Schley, for not going into
Santiago barber after the Spanish
ships before SIMPSONS arrival. Ad-
miral Dewey's opinion was accepted
BY Schley and by the country as
vindication OF the hero OF Santiago.
a month after his great victory at
Santiago Commodore Schley was pro
NOTED to rear-admiral. He was CIV
en- a gold sword by the people OF
Pennsylvania, a silver sword by the
Royal Arcanum, gold, jeweled med
al and the thanks of the Legislature
Of Maryland and silver service, all
in recognition of his victory at San
tiago. He wrote considerably, both
before and after his retirement. His
books include THE Rescue OF Greedy
and "Forty-five Years Under the
Flag. He also contributed largely
to periodical publications.
His body was taken to Washington
where an imposing military funeral
took place yeetsrday. Interment in
the cemetery at Arlington.