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and presented to him in recognition of his services during the 

 Spanish-American War, the first by the State of Pennsylvania. The 

 obverse of the blade of this sword ^^ bears in gold chasing on a silver 

 background a view of the Battle of Santiago ; the reverse is inscribed 

 on a silver ground : " Presented to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott 

 Schley as a token of admiration of his heroism at Santiago, Jul}'^ 3, 

 1898, by the people of Pennsylvania." The grip is covered with 

 white fishskin and wound with 10 turns of gold wire, the intervening 

 space being set with gold stars. The pommel consists of a gold- 

 mounted Phrygian helmet, the lower part of which bears the coat of 

 arms of the State of Pennsylvania within a laurel wreath; the top is 

 surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings, and the end is set 

 with a large opal encircled by a laurel wreath. The guard consists 

 of a gold-mounted strip, the lower part being decorated with an oak 

 spray in relief and terminating in a heart-shaped quillon, ending 

 above the blade in a dolphin with a mermaid seated on its neck. 

 The scabbard is gold mounted and encircled by seven sprays of oak 

 leaves, a star between each. The obverse is decorated with the dia- 

 mond-set monogram "W. S. S.," the coat of arms of Maryland, and 

 the inscription " Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898." The reverse is 

 decorated with the letters " U. S. N.," a blue enamel flag bearing two 

 white stars, and the inscription " Rear Admiral, August 10, 1898." 



A second sword owned by Rear Admiral Schley is one ^- presented 

 to him by members of the Royal Arcanum. The obverse of the blade 

 is inscribed in silver chasing : " Presented to Rear Admiral Winfield 

 Scott Schley by his brothers of the Royal Arcanum in admiration of 

 his victory over the Spanish at Santiago, July 3, 1898." The reverse 

 is engraved with a view of the Battle of Santiago. The grip is 

 white fishskin wound with nine turns of gold wire. The gold- 

 mounted pommel is Phrygian-helmet shape, the top being decorated 

 with the gold and diamond monogram " W. S. S.," and the end with 

 an enamel medallion bearing a gold crown on a blue background 

 between the letters " V. M. C." and the number " 1105." The guard 

 is a plain circular gold-mounted strip, which expands into a broad, 

 solid, oval quillon terminating above the blade in a group of oak 

 leaves. The scabbard is nickeled steel with three gold-plated 

 mounts, the upper one bearing a blue enamel medallion within a 

 laurel wreath inscribed " V. M. C." ; the lower end of this mount and 

 the upper and lower edges of the second one are each decorated with 

 two dolphins, their tails intertwined ; between the two is a 5-pointed 



"1 Length, 96.5 cm Blade, 78.8 cm. long, 2 cm. wide. Inscribed " Caldwell & Co., 

 Philadelphia, Penna." PI. 31, fig. 6. 



•" Length, 89 cm. Blade. 76 cm. long, 1.9 cm. wide. Inscribed " Whiting Mfg. Co., 

 Silversmith, N. Y." PL 32, fig. 3. 



