The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-29

Death of One of Kit Carson's Old Com.
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Died. at Pueels. Mexico, March 8, 1885
James n. Young. formerly Of Baltimore"
This notice. which appeared in the Balti
more Sun OF to-day, records the close OF a
life which wss fall OF adventure and ro-
nance Captain James Young was ma
tive Of England, but came 20 Baltimore when
q boy. his fret employment was in the ser.
vicee Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. He was for some years q baggage
master between Baltimore and Wheeling
Bot he possessed daring nature, which
dangerous enterprises attracted. The spirit
Of adventure led him West while still q
young man, and be became an init
mate and comIade OF the great Indian
scout ard hunter, Kit Carson. One of
Captain YouDg'e fests ~ that time was ride
OF DO miles from Fort Laramie TO the near
est military station, which he made on horse.
back in three snd half dsys, unparalleled
speed over such q route ss he travelled. In
telling the story OF this ride TO bis friends he
said bis hHlf-Wiid cOuIsers few like the wind
over the prairie and through forest. Ee rode
down three horses in making the run, tax
ing the saddle and bride from the exhausted
steed and transferring them TO another which
he caught. The second horse gave out as
they reached the bank of email creek. on
the opposite side Of which be saw horses
grazing. He bad to carry the saddle over on
his own shoulders, wadlng the creek and
catching q fresh horse. Captain Young's
friends to whom he recounted the adven-
tuIe, do not recollsct the object or further
circumstances OF the ride. The time was
about 1856. Soon after he was aptured by the
ComsEches, and lived with them three years,
conforming TO their Indian ways and making
himself peculiar favorite until chance TO
escape offered, when he bolted. The begin
ming of the war found him in Texas. he
had had enough OF exciting times, however,
for few years, and 1T was not till the last
year of the war that he abandoned pursuits
OF pesee and became Texas ranger. After
the war he went to Mexico, and for over
eighteen years past he was the steady and re-
liable travelling inspector of the Mexico and
Vera Cruz Railroad. at the wreck of train
fourteen years ago, by the breaking through
OF bridge near the City of Mexico which
was terrible sccident, attended with great
loss OF life, he saved many women and chill
dIen, plunging into the water and snatching
them half drowned from the wrecked cars in
the water. lie contracted rheumatism and
| other ailments by his exposure on this oc-
cssion, and his health was meyer robust
afierwsrd. About six years ago thu
train or which be was running was
more ereasels, sc the lowest Mexi.
cans are called got aboard in the City Of
| Mexico and few miles out they slipped the
1 engine from the baggage and passenger cars,
stopping them aud plundered the express
car of Sos, 600 IN silver. They killed the con-
ductor and left Captain Young for dead,
| felled by wound on the head from the butt
| of musket AT an other time the train rob.
beIs made moose of Telegraph wire around
| his neck and were about TO hang him. He
was sure bis last hour had come and when
they tainted him with fearing death in that
way, he icld them il was at one whether he
was hanged or shot. for d'ath soon comes to
all" TIE robbers admired his stoicism, aud
! spared his life. The Captain OF the baud is
DOW, it is said, in good position under the
| Mexican Government train-robbiDg having
been nearly put down by the present gov.
eminent, and there being less profit and
safety in il than formerly.
Captain Young left Mexican wife, TO
whom he gilled his property, aud his mother
and brother. w. II. Young, live at Pains
| vile, o.