Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-17

clares Mr.. Young's COLLAPSE was brought
about by too incessant FRAMEWORK. Since
his appointment to the position held at the
time of his death Mr.. Young had labored
with practically 10 rest from his arduous
labors. There We're many duties in con-
nectfon with the library building he
attended to personally. His office hours
were long and h was constantly receiving
large number Of callers. This, in addi-
ton to his other desk work, was very con-
fining, and the librarian had little oppor-
tunity for exercise. Naturally he was in
bad health when attacked by the illness
that has proved fatal, and was i'll prepared
to withstand the advances made upon his
overworked system.
Surrounded by Friends.
Mr.. Young died in the large second-story
front room of his residence where he had
been confined from the first. With him,
when the end came, were his wife and son,
Mr.. Berkley K. Young; DR.. Greer Ralph ].
Meeker, an old newspaper friend; two
nurses ard d man servant. The sick man
lapsed into Inconsistencies early last
night, and from that time continued to
grow weaker, not once regaining his
senses.
He had suffered much during his conffne-
ment, but death came peacefully. The little
him during the long hours of the night and
could readily perceive that dissolution was
setting in long before daylight DR.. Frecr
had prepared the family for the worst, and
the end was watched with resigned sad
ness. When the hands on the mantel cock
pointed the hour to be $40 o'clock Mr..
Young breathed his last and all was over.
Mrs. Young and her son, who has but re-
Gently attained his majority, are both grief
stricken. They had waited faithfully upon
the husband and father during his long ILL
ness, and had ministensd to his every want.
Everything possible was done to alleviate
the patients suffering by careful nursing
and attention.
Result of Accident.
Mr. Young fell in front of his residence
last Christmas eve and badly injured his
foot, besides bruising his face quite ser-
ously. This fail, it is believed, Jared his
system and precipitated the attack of
Bright's disease. He retired to what proved
to be his deathbed the Thursday following
Christmas, when it was stated he was a
victim of the all-prevalent grip. The cold
was soon complicated by rheumatic gout,
and these two affections in turn by Bright's
disease.
The librarian had practically no exercise
during the past year. After remaining in
his Office in the library building on Capitol
Invariably drive home and stay indoo&s
during the evening. His friends often
counseled more exercise, but Mr.. Young
was always so hearty and apparently in
the best of health; he scoffed the idea of
sickness and kept at his work with un-
ceasing energy and devotion to duty.
Soon after Mr.. Young's death became
known, McSsrS. T. c. AlVord and Ainsworth
r. Spofford, two assistant librarians, called
at the residence and rendered their serv-
ices to the family. Representative James
Rankin Young, brother of the dead Ii
brarian, was also soon with the family.
No arrangements have as yet been made
for the funeral
His Notable Career.
John Russell Young has had a notable
career as journalist, diplomatist public off,
cial and the intimate associate of distin-
gulshed public men. He was born in
Downington, Chester county, Pa, Novem-
ber 20, 1S41.. The family moved to Philadel-
phia, and he was educated in the public
schools of that city. Later he went to New
Orleans, where an uncle lived, and con-
tinued his school work in the New Orleans
high school. Returning to Pennsylvania
he secured a place on the Philadelphia
Press, in 1851 copy boy, and from this
dated his newspaper work When John W.
Forney came to Washington In 1861 to be-
come secretary of the Senate he brought
along Young, who by that time had become
a fluent writer. While acting as Col For
ney's private secretary Mr.. Young con-
tnued his writings to the Philadelphia
Press, and it YVES by his description of the
first battle Of Bull Run that he won his
spurs as a graphic war correspondent He
followed the Army of the Potomac to the
end of the Chickahominy campaign. IN
1854 he ACCOMPANIED Gen. Nathaniel p
Banks on the Red river expedition On re-
turning he became managing editor of the
Philadelphia Press, which he resigned in
1865 to start the Morning Post In the same
city, which, however, was not a success
He had contributed to the New York