The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-03
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
SChIey Fell LifeIess
ON STREETS OF NEW YORK
End Came With Startling Suddenness for
American Naval 0fficer--A Notable
Figure in American Naval
History.

/ New York, Oct. 3.-Rear Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley dropped dead yes
terday near the corner Of 44th street
and Fifth avenue, while ON his way down
town.
The admiral died before medical aid
could reach him.
Admiral Schley had been out of town
over Sunday and on his return here had
gone to the New York Yacht club on
West 44th street.
After short stay at the club, Ad-
miral Schley left the clubhouse and
started to walk along 44th street to-
wards Fifth avenue, when he was taken
suddenly ill.,
A hurry call was sent for physicians
and an ambulance, but before aid could
reach him. the naval officer was dead.
As Admiral Schley walked along the
street. chauffeur of a taXieab along
the curb, spoke TO a fellow chauffeur
and remarked how well Admiral Schley
was looking, Near the Berkeley thea
ter, Admiral Schley started across the
street and as he stepped upon the curb
and fell in heap.
Several persons rushed to his aid and
traffic policemen sent in a hurry call
for physicians and an ambulance to
Flower hospital A large crowd quick
| ly gathered and the police had difficulty
IN keeping them in check. When the
Ambulance arrived, the physician said
that Admiral Schley was dead. The
body was placed in the ambulance and
driven away
Admiral Schley died shortly before
o'clock.
Doctor Miller of the Flower hospital
after superficial examination said that
the naval officers death came from a
stroke of apoplexy.
Winfield Scott Schley of the United
States navy. was born near Frederick.
Maryland October 8, 1880. He entered
the Naval academy at Annapolis at the
age of fifteen, was graduated after TAX
ing the regular course, and began his
seafaring experience by making the voy
age to Japan on board the American
frigate which escorted the United States
embassy home in 1860
In Is6l-2 he served in the West Gulf
blockading suadron and was in the en-
gagements leading to the capture Of Port
! Hudson, Ia, in 1868.
| In 1884, when it was feared Lieutenant
| Greeley was lost in the polar seas, the
government officers, feeling that it was
unfair to order men to 20 upon relief
expedition so full of danger, called for
volunteers. Schley was one of the first
men to offer his services and he was
placed in command of the Bear the
Thetis and the Alert. After much hard
ship and peril the expedition succeed
ed in rescuing Lieutenant Greeley and
/ six survivors at Cape Sabine.
! After this he was in various branches
of the service, becoming captain March
81 1888. In command of the Balti-
more he settled the trouble at Val
paraiso. Chile, in 1891, when several
Americans were stoned by mob. In
| August of the same year he carried
! Ericsson's body to his native shores and
received a gold medal from tie king of
Sweden Afterward he was placed in
command of the New York. and in
February of 1898 was made commodore
and placed in command of the Flying
suadron on duty in Cuban waters dur
/ ing the war with Spain He was in
/ immaculate cOHmanu OF tne American
/ fleet at the destruction of Cervera's fleet
off Santiago, July B. 1895 The only
man killed on the American side during
that memorable engagement, fell while
standing beside Schley on the bridge of
the Brooklyn. lie was made rear adj
miral in August of 1898, was presented
with golden sword by the people of
Pennsylvania; gold and ieweled medal
with the thanks of the Maryland leg
lislature; a silver service and other tok-
ems of regard were presented to him in
recognition of the splendid victory of
July 8.