Word: schley
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Santiago, Cuba without once sighting or being sighted by a U. S. warship. Navy censor ship hid that inglorious episode from the U, S. public, gagged war correspondents for another fortnight while the Navy made up its mind as to just where Cervera was. After Commodore Winfield Scott Schley had ventured close enough to sight a Spanish cruiser lying in plain view near the entrance to Santiago harbor, Admiral William T. Sampson determined to bottle up the enemy fleet by sinking a ship across the narrow harbor entrance. Because of his knowledge of ship construction, Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson, nine...
...Boulder is so much bigger than this. It is about three times as high, but it doesn't look it." And when President Harmodio Arias, whom President Roosevelt had just dubbed "the Canal Zone's best neighbor," lit the cigarets of Mr. Roosevelt and Canal Zone Governor Schley, then his own on the same match, the U. S. President chuckled: "It's obvious that you're not an Irishman...
...party, who later proved to have been an escaped murderer, pilfered food from his comrades. After the third offense Lieut. Greely had him shot. By spring all were reduced to eating shrimps and seaweed. Finally on June 22, 1884 Appeared a relief ship commanded by Captain Winfield Scott Schley, U. S. N. (who was to be a hero in the Spanish-American War 14 years later). Only one of Greely's men was strong enough to wave a feeble welcome before falling on his face. Of the original party of 25, Captain Schley found all but seven dead...
...leaves were instantly canceled. Admiral Sellers got in touch with the Canal's Governor Julian L. Schley, who called off an officers' ball, mobilized all his facilities for the unprecedented mass movement ahead. Wartime regulations went into effect. No civilian was permitted near the locks and, to add a final authentic touch of war, the Army Intelligence Division spread a spy story...
...light cruiser Milwaukee. Up she went 85 ft. through Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks to Gatun Lake. Forty-eight hours later the training-ship Melville ended the procession of the in ships. Canal capacity had been estimated at 48 ships in 24 hr. Admiral Sellers and Governor Schley congratulated all hands on raising the record to 55 ships...