Between conflicts.2C 1870s.E2.80.931890s Winfield Scott Schley

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schley (4th left) , crew rescued survivors of adolphus greely s expedition


from 1872 1875, head of department of modern languages in naval academy. promoted commander in june 1874.


after serving in europe , on west coast of africa, commanded u.s.s. essex 1876 1879, of time in south atlantic on brazil station. during cruise sailed essex vicinity of south shetland islands in search of missing sealer, , rescued shipwrecked crew on islands of tristan da cunha.


from 1879 until october 1883, inspector of second lighthouse district.


after re-supply , relief missions repeatedly failed reach lieutenant adolphus greely s lady franklin bay expedition in arctic, schley appointed in february 1884 command next relief expedition. on 22 june, near cape sabine in grinnell land, schley rescued greely , 6 (of twenty-four) companions, after passing through 1400 miles of ice during voyage.


schley commissioned chief of bureau of equipment , recruiting @ united states department of navy in 1885, , promoted captain in march 1888.


he commanded 1 of earliest heavy cruisers u.s.s. baltimore (c-3) in rear admiral george brown s squadron off coast of chile in 1891. going port of valparaiso, chile, when number of american sailors there stoned mob. in august 1891, baltimore, still under command detailed convey remains of john ericsson, designer of famed first civil war ironclad ship u.s.s. monitor sweden.


early in 1892 again transferred lighthouse bureau, , until february 1895 inspector of third lighthouse district. in 1895, placed in command of u.s.s. new york. 1897 1898, member (and chairman) of lighthouse board.








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