The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-20
ADMIRAL SGH[EYS
OPPORTUNITY TO
His Celebrated Victory In the
Battle of Santiago
Recalled.
By JAMES A. FDGBRToN.

@heir country. Despite naval boards
end bureaucratic jealousies the pub
lie proclaims him the hero of the battle
of Santiago.
Winfield Scott Schley was born on
Maryland farm Oct. 8, 1889, and at
the time of his death he lacked but
seven days of being seventy-two years
old His father was an officer Of the
navy and served in the war with Mex
leo, naming the boy for the hero Of
that conflict. Admiral Schley gradu-
ated from the Naval academy at An
napolis In 1860 and saw service
throughout the civil war, being ap-
pointed successfully master and lieu
tenant by President Lincoln. He was
in the blockading squadron along the
coast Of South Carolina and later par
ticipated in the engagements that led
to the capture of Port Hudson. Aft
er the war he was shifted to the south
ern Pacific, but in 1866 was promoted
to lieutenant commander and was on
duty at the Naval academy for three
years. He then returned to sea duty
on board the Benicia and participated
in the attack on the Salee river forts
in Korea in 1871. Three years later
he was promoted to commander and
was the head officer on the Essex
until 1880, when he was made light
house inspector
His Relief of Greely.
In 1884 Commander Schley was
placed in charge of the Greely relief
expedition, commanding the Thetis
and other vessels He rescued General
Greely and six other survivors at
Cape Sabine 1t was for this deed
that ne was presented by the Mary
land legislature with the gold watch
found on him after his death on the
streets of New York. He was next
made chief of the board of equipment
and repair and in 1888 was promoted
to captain. For three years he COM
manded the Baltimore and on that
ship took home the body of John Erics-
son. the inventor of the Monitor, for
which service Captain Schley was pre-
scented with a gold medal by the king
of Sweden. He also settled a delicate
and difficult international trouble in
Chile He was then successfully COM
mander of the New York, member of
the board of inspection and survey
and chairman of the lighthouse board.
In 1898 Captain Schley was promot-
ed to commodore and placed at the
head of the flying squadron, in which
,caYacity he was in immediate com
mand at the battle of Santiago. After
the war he was promoted to rear ad-
miral and was at the head of the
south Atlantic squadron, in which ca
pacity he served until his retirement
in 1901.
? Schley-Sampson Controversy.
Admiral Schley took little or no part
in the celebrated controversy over the
battle of Santiago, remaining the per-
Sonal friend of Admiral Sampson
throughout the newspaper war waged
by their supporters. Schley did ask
for an official inquiry board, which ex-
onerated him from all charges made by
the partisans of Sampson, but gave
that officer credit for having planned
the battle and being in chief com
mand. Admiral Dewey, the hero OF
Manila Bay and president of the board
dissented from these findings and gave
full credit for the victory to Admiral
Schley, whom he warmly praised
That hero himself was modest and
magnanimous enough to say. "There
is glory enough for ALL"
Admiral Sampson was twenty miles
away at the time of the battle, con
ferring with General Shafter. He tool
with him the New York, one of thu
best fighting ships in the fleet, anC
for this was criticised. Popular sym
pathy was almost unanimously will
Schley, and it is generally believes
that the controversy FASTENED hi
DEATH which occurred soon after.
His Report of the Battle.
Admiral Schley's report of the battl
of Santiago as rendered to Admire
Sampson was in substance as follows
"Sir-I have the honor to make tn
following report of that part Of th
squadron under your command whic
rame under my observation during tn
engagement with the Spanish fleet o
July g. 1898.
AT 9;35 a. m. Admiral Cerveri
with the Infanta Maria Teresa, vi
caya, Oquendo, Cristobal Colon an
two torpedo boat destroyers, came oil
of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba
column at distance and attempted {
escape to the westward. Signal wf
made from the Iowa that the enem
vas coming out, but his movemel
had been discovered from this ship
the same moment. This vessel W,
the farthest west, except the Vixe
in the blockading line. Signal WI
made to the western division, as pr
scribed in your general orders, al
there was immediate and rapid NOV
ment inward by your squadron and
general engagement at ranges begi
ming at 1,100 yards and varying
1900 yards until the Vizcaya was d