The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
ADMIRAL SCHLEY DIES SUDDENLY ON STREET |NNEW YORK yIr ;, One of the Hc-ecs of s Spanish-American
 War PROMINENT MEN
 PAY TRIBUTES Admiral Schley Was Native of Mary land and Served in the Civil
 War-Had Controversy
 With Sampson

With Sampson
 | New York, October 2.-Unrecognized by
 single person in the curious throng that 1 rushed to his aid, Rear Admiral Winfield
 Scott Schley, United States navy, retired,
 fell dead in front of the Berl1ley Lyceum
 on West Forty-fourth street this after | noon.
 | The death of the notable figure in the naval history of the nation was for the moment that of an unknown man in a
 strange crowd. The admirals suddcn death is attributed to cerebral hemorr-
 haze, which attacked him when he visited
 Mount Kisco with his wife and called at
 the New York Yacht club for his mail. | As he was walking through West Forty fourth street passerby who saw him
 stagger, grasped his arm and tried to support him. Despite the strangers
 service however the admiral fell help
 less to the street and a physician who
 pressed his way through the crowd that
 quickly gathered pronounced him dead.
 Forehead Struck Pavement There was 8 gash over his right eye where his forehead had struck the side walk. A slight fracture of the frontal bone had ensued, but surgeons who ex- | amined the body expressed belief that this | injury in no way contributed to his death. | His identity was established by letters and papers found in his pocket and from an inscription on his gold watch, which had been presented to the admiral by | I fs,. hi 1,a,-r. ism and memorable services in rescuins ! Lieut.. A. w Greedy, United States navy.
 and six comrades from death at Cape Sabine, in the Arctic region on June 2
 1884. sss. Thu spot where Admiral schley died lis in the vicinity of New York city's
 club district and members of different
 organizations whose homes are thickly clustered there soon penetrated the throng and confirmed the identity of l the famous sea commander who fig | ured so prominently In the naval en- gagement of 1898 at Santiago.
 Body Taken To Police Station The body was taken to the nearest police station. After the usual formal | ities permission was given for the re-
 moyal of the body to the Hotel Algor quin, where Admiral Schley made his home while in this cttS.
 As the body was borne to the waiting conveyance the throng about the sta 1 tion stood with barred heads. Bluejack- cts from the Brooklyn navy yard, who were summoned, furnished an escort, their commander. Recruiting Officer C. 1 NJ DeNalen, who was with Admiral Schley on the cruiser Brooklyn at the battle of Santiago, himself appearing. 1 pr. Winfield Scott Schley, Jr., q son of the admiral, reached the scene before the body was removed. A mes sage conveying the sad news to the 1 admiral's other son, Capt. T. F. Schley, at Fort Logan, Denver, Col was dis patched.
 funeral were completed tonight It was | announced that the admiral's body will
 be taken tomorrow to Washington on the LOG o'clock train in the afternoon ever the Pennsylvania railroad and that ser vices would be held at his late home in the National capital
 The burial will be in Arlington ceme- tery.
 Admiral Schley was born in Frederick county. Maryland, in 1889. After graduat- ing at Annapolis in 1860 and serving dur ing the civil war in minor capacities he was commissioned in 1866 as lieutenant commander At the outset of the Spanish American war in 1898, Schey was placed in com mand of what was known as the flying squadron, which sailed from Fortress Monroe to cooperate with Admiral Sampson in operations in the Caribbean. Under orders from Sampson he steamed through the Yucatan passage to the vicin- Iity of Santiago. while Sampson passed around the east end of the island Schley's squadron stood before Santiago for some days and was about to leave wien it was announced that Ceryeras fleet was in Santiago harbor A Junction with Sampson occurred almost imme- diately afterward and on July 3, 1898, Cervera undertook to escape.
 At the time, Sampson aboard his flag ship, the New York, was some miles away at Sboney, in conference with Gen. eral Shafter. An engagement followed, in which Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, took an active part.
 After the war closed numerous charges were made that Schley had been guilty of inefYicienoy if not cowardice. and he asked a court of inquiry. After pro- longed period he was acquitted, but failed of the measure of advancement which his friends had claimed was his due. He was retired, October 9. 1901. as rear ad- miral.
 Tributes Are Paid d
 Washington. october 2.--When the1 first shock of the news of Admiral Schley's death had passed there was general expression of great sympathy and condolence from the large number of officials and persons of high stand ing who had enjoyed the acquaintance and friendship of the gallant sailor.