The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-06
MARYLAND'S HERO DEAD
ADMIRAL SCHLEY dies SUDDENLY I'm
new YORK.
Was Famous Naval OffiCer---HGrO Of
SantlagO---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 Admiral's 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 Id the Amer
lean Navy, was native of Maryland,
where the people since July 8, 1898,
called him the Hero or Santiago.I
Although strict disciplinarian, he
always was kind ana fair to his men
and subOrdinates.
Born at Richfields, near Frederick,
October 8, 1889, Schley was the son
Of John Thomas Gehley, lawyer, mer-
chant and farmer. After at
tending school, in Frederick,
he entered the Naval Aca-
deny at Annapolis, in 1856, from
which h. 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 the Rebellion ne served sue
cessively on five frigates, seeing SER
vice under Admiral Farragut. In 1865,
he put down an insurrection On
Chinese coolies i'm the Chincha Is
lands.
On July 20, 1866, he was promoted
to the rank of lieutenant commander,
and served az 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 in command OF the
cruiser Baltimore. In 1891, he car
rled the body OF John Ericsson, the
inventor, to Sweden, and was pre-
sented with a gold medal by Sweden's
king.
When war was declared with Spain
Schley was placed III command of the
flying squadron, formed to protect
the Atlantic seaboard. With the yes
sells OF this neet hhH~aH present dur
ing the blockade Of Santiago, and at
the battle which destroyed Cervera's
squadron or that port July 8, 1898.
All that followed is too recent his
tory to require extended narration.
sampson arrived with his feet after
Schley had trapped gne Spanish foe
and took command IL 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 Oh the
Spanish ships.
As result OF criticism growing out
OF alleged peculiar evolutions OF the
Brooklyn, Schley's flagship, In this
battle Schley requested and was ac-
corded hearing before a court of i'm
quiry. The court OF inquiry was
presided over by Admiral George
Dewey, who sustained the contention
that Schley was the absolute com
n1Au6E uuElnB In6 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 az
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, silver sword by the
Royal Arcanum, gold, jeweled med
al and the thanks on the Legislature
Of Maryland and silver service, all
In recognition or his victory at San
tiago. He wrote considerably, both
before and after his retirement. His
books include ''The Rescue of GreelyY
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 i'm
the cemetery at Arlington.
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