REAR-ADMIRAL 

 WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY, U.S.N. 



Winfield Scott Schley, Rear-Admiral U. S. N., 

 was born near Frederick, Maryland, 1839; grad- 

 uated Annapolis, i860. In 1884 he was put in 

 command of the Relief Expedition to find and 

 rescue Lieutenant Greely and his party of over 

 a score of men, who had been for three years 

 in the Polar sea. At Cape Sabine Admiral 

 Schley found Greely and six survivors of the 

 party. For this rescue he was awarded a gold 

 watch and thanks of the legislature of his na- 

 tive state, and a gold medal from the Humane 

 Society of Massachusetts. 



