STORIES OF SCHLEY. | INCIDENTS WHICH REVEAL THE MAN'S | GOOD CHARACTER. He Is a Horn Fighter of Southern Stock But He Stood by tlie Flajt When It Came to the l'artlng of the Waji in 1861—Hi« First Uriel Command of a Ship. "I do not send my men where I will not go myself." It was Commodore Wiufleld Scott Schley who said this. He was then commander of the New York and stood on the forward bridge of his ship, out ward bound from one of the ports of the Atlantic seaboard. Ten minutes before a badly frightened man had run up to him, calling out: "Captain, the forward port magazine is on fire." "Then shut your mouth," said the captain. The man, thus recalled to his senses, touched his cap and re- | lapsed into silence, while his com mander quietly ordered a fire drill, and : a moment later commanded the flood ing of the magazine. Both orders, a ! part of the daily routine on every American warship, were promptly car ried out, but it was not until all dan ger was past that the officers and men obtained knowledge of the true state of affairs. When they did find out they realized that their captain had been standing all the time just over the magazine, and one of the officers begged him to come down from the ; bridge and let him take his place. It was then that the captain made the remark quoted above. His course in front of Santiago later proves that he is always as good as his word. The story of Commander Schley is the story of a man who did, and one good for patriot ears. In one of the closing days of April. 1861, the sloop of war Niagara, returning from a long foreign cruise, sighted Minsto Ledge light off Boston Harbor. Half an hour later a pilot came aboard, and making his way to the quarter deck, saluted the commander, Capt. McKean, who put the usual query: "Well, pilot, what's the news?" "Sumter's been fired on,"was the reply, "and the United States has gone to —." Slowly the listening officers fell back and instinctively made two groups— the North and South, but the captain, with a steady voice said: "Mr. Pilot put us into Boston as soon as you can." Then lifting his hat he added: "The flag's servants and yours, gen tlemen," and went to his cabin. Late that night the anchor chains hurtling through the hawser holes chanted "Home Again." Early next morning all the officers were called together and Capt. McKean said: "Gentlemen we have come to the parting of the ways. Some of us will never meet again, and some of us will die in doing what we believe is right. The government has educated, fed and clothed us and we have sworn to stand by it, but no oath can bind a man j beyond the strength of bis conscience i and changed conditions make changed j men. On that table 1 have written out | the old oath of allegiance and signed j It. For my part,"--they buried him | years ago in an admiral's uniform —"1 ; stand by the flag. Let each one of you i goto his cabin and think it over; then let him come back here and sign below me or —let him go his way." So saying, he went on deck, while one by one the officers came back un til nine names stood under that of their commander; ttoe rest were going the other way. At the end of an hour the captain returned to his cabin and took the paper in his hand. As he did so, he looked tip and saw before him a tall, young midshipman from Maryland. "Do you sign, Winnie?" asked the old man with a perceptible tremor in his voice. "Aye, aye, sir. Same flag and same Uncle Sam in Massachusetts as in Maryland, you know." "God bless you, boy. Your father and 1 fought side by side, as lads in the war of 1812, and while there are some of us who are going away, I prayed God your father's son would stick to us." Commodore Schley had been five years in the navy wheii he took this resolution to stand by the flag—a reso lution which saved to the service as alert, dashing and accomplished an of ficer as ever reached Hag rank. Born near Frederick, Md., In 1839, he came from a line of sailors, his father hav ing achieved distinction a? a naval of ficer in the war with Mexico. Appoint ed acting midshipman in 1856, he was graduated at the naval academy in 1860, and made his first cruise on the Niagara. He was promoted to be mas ter in May, 1861, and went with the Niagara to the blockade off Charleston, whence being already a thorough sea man, he was sent by Capt. McKean as master of the first prize taken by the navy in the war between the states. It was a British cotton ship, the Gener al Parkhlll. On July 18, 1862, Commodore Schley received his commission as lieutenant, and with it an assignment as execu tive officer, to the gunboat Owasco of the west Gulf squadron. It was while serving on the Owasco that he got his first command, and the story of how It came to him is too good a one to be left untold. The Owasco was stationed off Mobile and was one of the small squadron commanded Capt. James Alden, of the Richmond. Her captain, dqad long eince, was over fond of his cups, and at frequent periods had to retire to his cabin for a week's re pairs. One day a quartermaster of the Richmond reported to Capt Alden that the captain's gig of the Owasco was approaching, with the captain's pen- nant flying. Supposing his visitor to be the captain of the Owasco, Allien put on his uniform coat, the side boys were ordered and the boatswain's mate made ready for his thiee pipes at the gangway. But when the Owasco's gig came alongside the man who sprang up the ladder was Lieut. Schley. "I expected to see Capt. Jones"— that was not his name —"of the Owas co," said Alden, with slight sarcasm. "I am commander of the Owasco, sir," was-Schley's matter of fact re ply. "Since when?" asked Alden. "An hour ago, sir," said Schley. "Where is Capt. Jones?" "Locked up in his cabin, sir, drunk." "Who locked him in?" "I did. I first put him under arrest and then shut him up in his cabin. Then I took command of the ship, and here I am to report for orders." A broad smile crept over Alden's face, but instantly assuming an air of severity, he said: "Well, the first order I'll give you is for you to lower that pennant in the gig; go back to your ship; unlock that cabin door and restore Capt. Jones to duty. Then report to me in writing if the captain's illness still incapacitates him and I will know what to do. Don't be in too great a hurry to get command of a ship, Mr. Schley." As a matter of fact. Commodore Schley did not get command of a ship until several years later, but before he did, he had fairly earned it. He served gallantly in all the engagements which led up to the capture of Port Hudson, and for his part in cutting out, under heavy fire, two schooners' engaged In supplying the Confederates, he was honorably mentioned in special or ders. From 18(14 till lKtiti be was at tached to the Wateiee as executive of ficer, and served with her on the Pa cific station. In ISO! be helped to sup press a revolt of Chinese coolies in the Middle Cincha islands, and a year lat er he landed at La Union, San Salva dor with 100 men to protect American interests imperiled by revolution. Commodore Schley was promoted to be lieutenant commander in July, 1866, and during the following three years was on duty at Annapolis. His next post was on the Benieia of the Asiatic squadron, with which he par ticipated in the attack upon and over throw of the forces defending the forts on the Salee river in Corea. This was in 1871, and a year later he returned to the United States and became the head of the department of modern lan guages at the navy academy. Com missioned commodore in 1874, he was for five years on the North and South Atlantic stations and the western coast of Africa. When the Greely relief ex pedition was organized he was called from duty with the lighthouse board and placed in command of it, again proving himself the right man in the right place by snatching Lieutenant Greely and his comrades from the clutches of death and conveying them safely to their homes. For this service Commodore Schley was awarded a gold medal by con gress and promoted by President Ar thur to lie chief of tbi bureau of equip ment and repairs, whit h position he held until 188!). While holding this post he was made captain. When the cruiser Baltimore was putin commis sion he was assigned to command her, and carried back to Sweden the re mains of John Eriacson, inventor of the Monitor, for which service the king of Sweden presented liiin with a gold medal. He was in command of the Baltimore at Valparaiso, Chili, in 1891. when a number of American sail ors were attacked and some of them done to death by a mob. The compli cations between the United States and Chill which arose from this affair were disposed of by him in a manner that earned the express gratitude of the navy department. One incident of the affair, however, never found its way in to the naval records. Let ine tell the story as Commodore Schley told it only a few weeks ago. "It was 0 o'clock," said he. "when the men left the ship, and it was only 10 when I received the news of what had happened. Suddenly attacked from the rear, they were cut down be fore they could defend themselves. It almost broke my heart to them brought back in such sorry condi tion, but we gave them the best of care. There was one Jackie, a faithful sturdy fellow, who had been with me before. He was in a sad plight and as I went to him he said to me: " 'Captain, I guess I'm done for. I hate going this *vay. from a blow In the dark from a sneaking heathen; but it's the last voyage I'll make with you.' „ "I could not stand that, I told him that he was not serious?;. «' 158 I Are they doing s 1 I ™ well? Do they ' 1 get all the benefit they 7 ", should from their food ? )■ ■ Are their cheeks and lips > of good color? And are ,' they hearty and robust in <, everyway? < ', If not, then give them ," \ Sett's Emulsion , 1 of cod liver oil with hypo- 1 , > phosphites. < ! It never fails to build \ ,' up delicate boys and girls. ', t » It gives them more flesh < ' > and better blood. ,' \ It is just so with the ■ ( baby also. A little Scott's ■ ! 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They came tip the Yul;oi_ in a steamer to White Horse Hnp'.ds. where they transferred to a Inks steamer. The passenger ttnllic between tho Western Pacitic States is not so heavy as it was before the war began, but It is still great enough to make timely and interesting the warning published by the State Department from a recent report by United SMtes Consul Dud ley, at Vancouver. Colonel Dudley writes: Care should be tafeen by those who contemplate going to the gold fields In entering into transportation contracts. It appears that certain companies have obtained a considerable sum of money (generally $"«J)0 for each per son) upon very Ingeniously worded contracts that th» person paying should be transported to the gold fields in the north, Vlth all necessary outfit furnished and expenses paid. In three cases In which men have paid their money they have been brought, at slight expense, to this and other ports, and then abandoned. Turkey'* l*c>*tal System. 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