Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-11
A Thrilling Episode i'm the Life Of
Governor Thos. l.. Young, Member Of

"A unF1l10& EPISODE I'm the Lie Oh
Governor ThOs. l.. Young, Member Of
Congress.
One Of the remarkable men in the country to-day
is the Member Of Congress from the Id Ohio district
Mr. Young is famous not only for his hard fought and
hot political campaigns, but for his battling fate
and fortune, in more ways than usually present them
serves 10 so9ourner in this vale of tears Mr. Young
has had many adventures by land and sea- but he has
fortunately survived them all. and he fills one of
the most honorable positions in the gft Of the Amer
can people.
Thos. L. Young. of Cincinnati was born in the town
OF kiilyleagh, County of Down. Ireland, December
14th 1892 and enrated TO the United when but
boy Of tender years. The last year of the Mexican
war found young Thomas as an enlisted soldier, and
with the heroes OF Cheputepec Santa Cruz etc. he
manned an enlisted soldier until 1857. 1t was during
his term of enlistment that the romantic incident given
below occurred. Young Thomas had been selected by
Major Hawkins, U. s. A., to accompany him on voy-
age to San Francisco, from New York. the steamer
San Francisco q splendid new vessel, which was to
make her first trip for the Pacific Mail s. s. line The
steamer cleared from the port Of New York in Deem
ber S3 with more than thousand souls aboard. from
the military and the civic ranks. Every thing went well
with all until the oath day Of December found the vessel
In gale off Cape Hatteras The roughness of that qua-
ter is proverbisl.. and the gallant ship laid
waste and buffeted by wind and sea-
The gale lasted for fully thirteen days and Ia remem
bered as the fercs that swept those waters When
day broke on the 26th the San Francisco little
ter than dtsmanted hulk upon the ocean her masts
y,
was useless shaft having broken thus totally ncapa
citatng her. Her steering apparatus was now all that
could be used In the guidance OF the good ship but
fates decreed that that most useful the ships
was to become useless also. On the night Of
the 18TH her rudder chains parted and she thus
hopeless wreck. OF the suffering of her passengers
and crew from this time forward give Mr.. Youngs
own words He says:
THAT night the longest Of all the long nights OF
my fe the tossing and pitching of the vessel the howl
ing OF the tempest the booming and kissing of the mad
waves and the agonized shrieking of the passengers
ring IN my ears even now. The morning OF the 30th
our condition was ptiable in the extreme The sea
mountains nlgn and broke over the vessel necessarily.
About 10 O'Clock was standing beside the wheelhouse
and was holding tightly to the brass rods number Of
which ran in lateral way the window when ter
rihc wave struck the ship and careened felt my
1eet shoot out IN straight line with my body and knew
that the ship was submerged. For more than a min
ute seemingly we were completely hidden in the trough
OF the but the good recovered herself and
again reached the surface. The sight which met my
gaze as soon as sufficiently recovered look about
me- was horrible In the extreme. the onlv licn0
being on the deck of the stsaer-a OF hers on deck had
been swept away and where but minute or two before
had stood the main cabins gistened rows of bright
splkes-over two hundred and fifty persens who had
crowded the deck and cabins nesting here and there
from Inc Jury OF tho gale, swept into eternity
that awful moment. was horror stricken. and looked
On each succeeding moment my last.
1t was fearful. Day by day, men and women crezed
from Irisht thirst and hunger eaped the ships
Sides INTO the mad The morning of the Cd of jan
uary Will be to me an memorable time; to the suf
ferer relief Is always dOuby welcome. He who rsys
the weary chain of time while waiting and hoping for
d reprleVe from desth knows and only knows what
suspense is. The sufferer from some.readful disease
who watches the of his physician cheered by
the smile Of hope the sufferer from that dreadful
and most prevalent Of all diseases-rheumatsm: who
an1iously Erasps the and only remedy for it-St
Jacobs OIL knows what the shpwrecked mariner feels
when, after days and weeks of suffering the sail of
hope looms in sight Those of who were able to be
ON deck on that memorable morning sighted q vessel
bearing down upon ALI day she endeayored to lear
u.s. but found it impossible to render any assistance
and when the veil Of night shut the sea from our
gaze and with 1t whilom saviour our hope gave way
to disappointment. Another night of suffering ensued
But the morning broke. more promising than any which
had preceded it. and sighted the ship again;
this time from her main trees hung blackboard
broad AND high. bearing the cheering and to me never
tobe-forgoten. words, BE of good cheer will save
You or sink by you." And we were saved. The ship
proved to be the Scotch ship Three Bells Captain
Campbell bound for New York from Liverpool
Speaking OF hope and despair of suffering and relief
OF rheumatism and st. jacobs Oil, reminds me
that the words OF hope from that blackboard
would be 3 very suitable motto for st. Jacobs Oil.
was the second last to leave the vessel but was
In pretty good condition compared to several Others
However. l attributed the rheumatism from which I
nave suffered for the past few years to the suerngs
and exposure Of that time. 1t only now aims for me
to say that ST. Jacobs Oil has proved the of cure
In that case, and fixed me up In ship shape. My
shoulder was IN an awful state with the rheumatism,
and Kept me regular maryrso to speak-to that very
uncomfortable anent for long Tine bat il soon gave
way under judicous Of the Oil. In fact i. took
just eight days to effect permanent cure and free me
from Ely rheumatism st. Jacobs Oil is to the rheu-
matte sufferer what stsunch ship and smooth sea ia
to the voyaser-everything 1t is destroyer of bodily
palms, rheumatism or otherwise and the safest surest
and best remedy known have recommended to several
persons, both in Washington and Cincinnati and az to
hp ri pCytoc Iy.,Tk A.
that is an every day 1t ueedful remedy
assure you on land sea- and in my opinion the best
in the market But that was rather q bad wreckinx
scrape. was not! One in which, said before tho Oil
would not have much show always look back upon that
time with horror and shudder when think of how near
was to death" We certainly conceded lnhe opinion
of Governor Young, and took our leave of tho
gentleman and walked towards the office we could not
but reflect his remarkable few years after
the adventure above related Mr. Young prsctclns
law in Cincinnati and of abest advocates at
the bar of Justice. When the Rebellion broke out Ina
enlisted in the volunteers q first lieutenant and
through the war was steadily promoted until he re-
turned with the rank of Brevet Brgader General In
1865 he appointed Assistant City Auditor Of ,ncn-
natl, and was elected the year q member of the
state House OF Representatives In 1867 was elected
recorder OF Hamilton County; in 1868, appointed
supervisor OF Internal Revenue; in the year
delegate to the Republican National Convention of Chi
cage; in 1871. elected state SENATOR in 1875 was
Lieutenant Governor in 1877, succeeded Presi,ieu ut
10y oS az ooFeruof VI OnO WAS eieCtod 70 the Forty
Sixth Congress- and elected to the Forty Seventh
where he now, with unequailed eoquence, with powers
possessed by but few of his colleagues and with the
rares and most howery eoquence advocates tho good
OF his country the rights Of his constituency and the
merits OF st. Jacobs Oil, the Great German Remedy.
Governor Young, will be by the above is as we
said at the beginning, most remarkable man. and yet
notwithstanding the fact that he has met many ad
ventures and honors he is to-day the Qutessece
OF modesty He is aable polite and courteous learned
polished ana urbane. What more could we say? What
more can be desired? 1t
M ADAME WASHINGTON,