Show ADMIRAL SCHLEY HERO ERO P OF SANTIAGO SANTIMO IS BEAD DEAD NEW YORK oct 2 re heir tr kd d miral winfield scott schley dropped dead here today near the corner cornier of forty fourth street and fifth avenue while on hid his wi ma down town the admiral died before medical aid could reach him admiral schley had been out of town over sunday and on hia his return had gone to the new york yacht club in west forty fourth street after a short stay at the club admiral schley started to walk along fort fourth street toward fifth avenue when he aa as taken suddenly III As edmiral schley walked along tho the street i chauffeur of a taxicab who stood alongside the curb bowed to him and then turned to a fellow chauffeur and remarked how well tho the admiral vas looking near the berkeley theater admiral schley started across the street and as be he ste stepped ped upon the curb pas passersby arsby ersby sav him fall several persons rushed to his aid and traffic policemen sent in a hurry call for physicians and an ambulance admiral schley died before the ambulance arrived dr miller of flower hospital after atter a superficial examination said death waa was caused by apoplexy OP UTH SOS squadron was united with that of admiral sampson an and d the former a as in immediate command at the destruction of ter ler veras fleet A controversy arose as to whom the credit of the victory belonged schley tj bravery having b an impugned he ito dem dern an inquiry the m report found him guilty of vaccination lack of enterprise ter prise and disobedience but admiral dewcy dewey upheld hl n he ile appealed from front the m ruling to president roo evelt who confirmed the approval of the secretary of the it navy ivy and censured admiral schley nut but tae ae final court thit that of public 0 nion overruled all others nn tailed schley is is the peoples he went he was 1 L iro everywhere wildly applauded and ind received by the people with open admiration for his bravery he ile hid sunk the evanish canish ships and one merl ait HIU 01 alit S 1111 I 1 1 I 1 edmiral dowey dewey com in chief ot of the entire navi naval 11 4 force victor nt at manila bay and president of tho the naval court 4 4 of inquiry which heard the dispute between admirals 4 samp on nn tal schley laid l ald thia this 4 tribute to the I litter itter commodore ComOTo dore schley was the 4 senior officer of our squadron 4 when tho the spanish squadron attempted to escape he ile was vas in absolute comm command and and Is e to the credit due to such commanding efti 4 for the glorious victory 4 ahk hit resulted in total de st ruction of the spanish ships 0 4 4 can vaa as killed in tho the battle the people didn dian t care tor for technicalities and soon boon the name of sampson wan was practically forgotten and cities were turning out their thousands of inhabitants to welcome schley schley was promoted rear admiral in august and retire retiree october 9 1901 V infield scott schley at the age of 17 joined the united states navil academy from maryland in 1856 he ile went aboard the frigate niagara in isa just after his graduation and galled to japan as a midshipman upon hia his return the war between the states was as in progress an 11 ll many of the southerners in the army and navy were mere resigning to join the confederacy aa As the niagara anchored at hoston boston on its return from the orient printed slips were handed every person in the naval service with which to sign allegiance to tho the union schley did not know what his southern comrades were doing but after thinking it over signed for the old flag and as be he handed it to captain mckean the frigate the latter e embraced him aa as tears tricht trickled down ills cheek cheeks hia ills service in the war was brilliant and hb he rose to the grac grade ae of lieutenant ind vaa as liter piter anade executive officer ot of the gunboat wl nona he ile was later made assistant to the commandant at tho the naval a academy with the grade of lieutenant com uander wunder but wag was soon sent amay and won the honors in defeating tho the korean Koret ns who got into trouble with the united states in 1866 it ta schley who was assigned to 0 o go tn in search ot of the 11 greeley expedition tion in the far par north and he again distinguished himself and found tho the c camp imp in ellesmere lesmore Kl land with ath breeley and six of hie his men barely alive the n nation p paid ild homage to him ubon hia his return and the president of the united states after warmly complimenting him his bravery and success suc cesa appointed him chief of the bureau of equipment of tho the navy with the rank of commodore ahen the war with spain broke out two great greit squadrons were organized and the one called the flying squadron which waa to protect the northern coast was placed under command though he was at the foot of the list ol 01 commodores nio dores |