Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-20
Major R. w. Young Writes Graphically OF
the Killing Of DR.. Harry Young.
RODE INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH
Discovery Of His Muacd Remnnsrios Dramatic Incident Of
Death Of Volunteers John Young and
Wilhelm doodn,an-Splendid Work Of Batteries


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wherein u relates 10 the humanitarian
act. and rovariiv murder of DIR. liar.
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Doctors death as the most dramatic IN
cldcnt OF the present war.
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OF the position Of thu Utah boys IN the
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NounE'u letter. II II dated at bimondo,
uctnotcry Church, February 9Th, and
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This II about the hrrt chance since
last Saturday that have found TO drop
you a line. am safe and sound without
u scratch. You VIII be glad TO Know
that. no doubt. although you VIII aor-
now over the loss of Or. Harry Young
and John q. Young. % whose death
Will tell you later. Al the present writ.
inE our headquarters II IN the midst OF
one OF Mnnilas largest cemeteries.
This cemetery II about thrcc mites
north OF Manila proper and one ana
one-half miles southeast OF caloocan.
the town which we viii capture some
time today. The lhrt Two hlknu nav.
hs ,ps ~ he. en- haunted nv nothing more
terrible than live Filipino skirnlsheH
iiring at our out-posn. ! WIZ siV. u
hurried account oi whnt = saW o' Va.
battles around Mania auih~' wy past
few days.
uATrI.fSo OF ARMS.
Saturday night ! had lust gone 10 bcu
when heard u rafting OF srnnll arms.
rny couple OF dozen SHOTS, away GU,
on our right near the NebrnHka camp
all Of un immediately dressed ,hc NJ.
Ing was taken up along IN. lines on
both sides OF the city and evidently IN.
long expected battle was on ~ started
through the persistence OF an lhnuikrh'
lieutenant ~ phtrollns WIN VI, MN,
little village lyinH between W, hpruhs
IN the day and had Withdrawn MS mon
on condition. however. he Hhlh' tthoush
this was not agreed To 10y uH' thht We
would not advance our out.post 10 w.
usual place nt nlrht. ~ night We put
the sentinel whcr. Nc pclohs"u'
try shot; the insurront went BACK
10 the block house on the hiU nnd
from there poured Noll"y INTO OUT
outportr; now | guess thoN WlAh thvl
Ind not done Il. since there aru nheu,
900 dead filipinoa ana l's"o W""hu"u
ones 10 mourn.
,cutrv IN, t,.rAtt Tpoops
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We all left out houses and went
over TO the barracks; the batteries were
formed ~ 'En ,, ,n''' mn al, 1'I IN r"sai.
ners TO move at the word. tho word
soon came. Lieutenant WhitWortn'
Of General McArthur'a stan, came Hnl-
looping down the street with orders 20
carry out the arranged plan thht w.
the instructions given me nlf,nny, Nu-
cordingly | sent as-rine under Lou
tenant Seaman 20 accompany the kan
ana regiment UP the caioocan ROAD,
tho road nearcat the beach Captain
Grant and Lieutenant critchlow Win
thirteen guns. two to accompany the
Tenth Pennsylvania. up tho ~
Lazarus road 10 the front, and
the third to remain under First Sef-
gonnt Hines nj Bilibid prison until need
ed. Captain wcdgewood was stu FUR
thor 10 the east by the San Pnloc crnc-
terry road to cooperate with the Colo
RADIO regiment. Lieutenant Webb with
two guns WAS already at the Nebraska
cnmp aim further east. We got start
ed with great promptness, and, singular
To relate. our boys reached the appoint
ed rendexyoua with their guns before
the Infantry came up. and We had TO
drag our guns. Poor Harry Young
came along with me mounted as aide;
I reported TO den. Macarthur near tho
niihld prison; soon a message was re-
celved stating that the Kansas rcgi-
mont Ind met with a strong resistance
ON the loft and naklng for another gun.
UNDER TERRIFIC FIRE
CT Immediately went 10 our barracks
10 order an, on, of The oaptured Nor-
denfeia, ,,,,ns nnd went with Il my