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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Greely, Adolph Washington 1844- (search)
ions, in accordance with a plan of the International Geographical Congress held at Hamburg in 1879. He landed with his party of twenty-five at Discovery Harbor, in lat. 81° 44′ N., on Aug. 12, 1881. They made their permanent camp at Cape Sabine in October, 1883, where they suffered intensely for want of supplies which had failed to reach them. There all but six of the twenty-five died of starvation. The six, of whom Lieutenant Greely was one, were rescued by a relief party under Capt. Winfield S. Schley (q. v.) on June 22, 1884. Had the rescuers been forty-eight hours later, not one of the party would have been found alive. The living, and the dead bodies, were brought home. Two officers of the party, Lieutenant Lockwood and Sergeant Brainerd, had penetrated to lat. 83° 24′ N., and hoisted the American flag. It was the highest northerly point that had then been attained. On the death of Gen. William Adolph W. Greely. B. Hazen (q. v.), Lieutenant Greely was appointed his su<
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Porto Rico, (search)
ators. The Spanish troops were defeated in the hills near Hormigueros, Aug. 10, and at Rio Canas, Aug. 13, and General Miles was about to advance on San Juan from several directions, when, on Aug. 14, he was notified of the armistice, and further operations at once ceased. Under Article IV. of the protocol of peace the following commission was appointed to arrange and superintend the evacuation of the island by the Spaniards: for the United States: Maj.-Gen. John R. Brooke, Rear-Admiral Winfield S. Schley, and Brig.-Gen. William W. Gordon; for Spain: Maj.-Gen. Ortego y Diaz, Corn. Vallarino y Carrasco, and Judge-Advocate Sanchez del Aguila y Leon. On Oct. 18, the island was formally surrendered to the United States in the city of San Juan. In 1899 a census of the island was taken under the direction of the United States War Department, which by departments gave the following: Aguadilla, 99,645; Arecibo, 162,308; Bayamon, 160,046; Guayamo, 111,986; Humacao, 88,501; Mayaguez
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sampson, William Thomas 1840- (search)
observation. The Spanish vessels, as they dashed out of the harbor, were covered with the smoke from their own guns, but this speedily diminished in volume and soon almost disappeared. The fire from the rapid-fire batteries of the battle-ships appears to have been remarkably destructive. An examination of the stranded vessels shows that the Almirante Oquendo especially had suffered terribly from this fire. Her sides are everywhere pierced and her decks were strewn with the charred remains of those who had fallen. Fifteenth. The reports of Commodore W. S. Schley and the commanding officers are enclosed. Sixteenth. A board appointed by me several days ago has made a critical examination of the stranded vessels, both with a view of reporting upon the result of our fire and the military features involved, and of reporting upon the chance of saving any of them and of wrecking the remainder. The report of the board will be speedily forwarded. Very respectfully, W. T. Sampson.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Schley, Winfield Scott 1839- (search)
Schley, Winfield Scott 1839- Naval officer; born in Frederick county, Md., Oct. 9, 1839; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1860; was with the West Gulf blockading squadron in 1861; independent of each other, but co-operated in searching for the Spanish squadron under Winfield Scott Schley. Admiral Cervera. On June 29 both fleets were united under the command of Sampson. During the battle which followed the attempt of Admiral Cervera to escape, Rear-Admiral Schley was in immediate command of the American fleet, as Rear-Admiral Sampson, the commander-in-chief of the nae age limit, Oct. 9, 1901. Report on the Santiago battle.—The following is the text of Rear-Admiral Schley's report on the destruction of Cervera's fleet: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 6, 1898. The Her speed was wonderful, and her accurate fire splendidly destructive. Very respectfully, W. S. Schley. The Court of inquiry. The controversy between the friends of Rear-Admirals Sampson an
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Soley, James Russell 1850- (search)
Soley, James Russell 1850- Lawyer; born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 1, 1850; graduated at Harvard College in 1870, and later at the Law Department of Columbian University; was Professor and head of the History Department at the United States Naval Academy in 1872-82; was assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1890-93, when he began the practice of law in New York City. He is the author of History of the naval Academy; Foreign systems of naval education; The blockade and the cruisers; Boys of 1812; Sailor boys of 1861; Rescue of Greely (with Winfield S. Schley), etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
11, the nomination of Blaine is made unanimous. John A. Logan nominated for Vice-President......June 6, 1884 Gen. B. F. Butler endorses the Greenback-Labor platform......June 12, 1884 American Prohibition National Convention at meeting in Chicago nominates Samuel C. Pomeroy, of Kansas, for President (candidates withdraw in favor of St. John and Daniel in August following)......June 20, 1884 Lieut. A. W. Greely and six others found alive by search party in Thetis and Bear, under W. S. Schley, in Smith Sound, 5 miles off Cape Sabine......June 22, 1884 Act passed to establish a bureau of labor in the Department of the Interior......June 27, 1884 Proclamation by President warning persons not to settle on Oklahoma lands......July 1, 1884 General West accepts nomination of Greenback-Labor party......July 3, 1884 Bill for relief of Fitz-John Porter vetoed, and passed over the veto by House, July 2, is killed in the Senate......July 3, 1884 First session adjourns.....