The evening times., 1899-08-08
HOW BRAVE SCOUTS DIED.
Tragic End of Captain Young and
His Lieutenant, Harrington.

Tragic End of Captain Young and
His Lieutenant, Harrington.
San Francisco, Aug S.-A romantic story
of the Philippine campaign with strange,
tragic ending is told by Major Grant, OF
the Utah Artillery, to whom it was related
by General Lawton during the operations
against the Filipinos near Manila. 1t is
story of heroic achievements of Young's
scouts under their brave volunteer leader,
civilian VINO went to Manila, Just to
help out the boys"
General Lawton told this tale of the war
to Major Grant as they sat in the general
headquarters at the front near Candapa.
General Lawton referred to the campaign
then in progress to, the north and east OIL
Manila and said: .~The work OF my men
aring this campaign has been simply
wonderful, and much Of its success is que
to the gallant work of the scouts. he
then continued ''S0on after leaving Ma
lolos we entered the eaemy's country ana
were greatly annoyed by the sharpsnoot-
| ers One morning i had ordered regl-
ment to make reconnaissance III iioh'
! Sitting on log some distance TO the front
of where my staff and were saw man
! in civilian dress coolly watching operations:
| asked who he was and one OF my stan
| officers replied that The did not know, put
i he had seer him on the firing line many
| times Although he had been frequently
ordered to the rear he had disopeyed 'ho
1 order. EsA
'.The lieutenant said: He has been con-
| tinuously in front OF our lines under nre'
but my men can't Keep him away. now
! il there's anything that angers me IL Is 70
see brave man needlessly expose hlihseli'
/ So ordered the stranger sent to me- ne
| n1,aHa md I mi
| appearance ] said Who are you anu
what are YOU doing here? He replied, i
| am an American citizen, my name Is
| Young. ! have been scout IN the lhoiah
| campaigns of Montana and the Ddholas
! and thought I'd come out here 10 Try anu
help out the boys little / recalled ms
name as one of the best men VINO nad aohe
gallant service against the reoskihs'
asked him If he could pick twenty hFe men
like himself from the North Dakota hegi-
ment He said he could, and at once
appointed him chief Of scouts at salary
of $50 a month. He accepted, and the
next day was ready for business
During the campaign these men dlo
| gallant service. They would leave camp
with only rifles, canteens and aminuIi-
ton and be gone sometimes Tour days on
the way to San Isidro the enemy had cross
ed a river on our approach and nred lne
|
metal The brave fellows waded into the
water on either side of the bridge ano
using their campaign hats to dip up the
water they put out the fire on the brldge
and while Young and man named Har-
rington, his lieutenant, armed only wltt
big army revolvers, stood in plain sign
on the bridge covering their men. II
Filipino put his head above the trenches
revolver bullet ended his career
off held the bridge dIull
storm of bullets till finally Young fell
shot through the knee. Harrington raj
to the wounded leader and with pistol II
each hand stood over the fallen man
shooting at the Filipinos, who tried Il
pick him off He held his position till th'
soldiers came and carried Young TO th'
rear and later sent him TO the Manila nos
pital Our men crossed the brldge an'
drove out the rebels. few days late
Harrington took his men to the front an'
after a hard march stopped for supper
O'Clock He sat down, leaned against
bank of earth and waited for mess caii
He did not respond when the call came
so the men went to look for him. The!
/ found him leaning back his head resting
on his breast, with his rife lying by hi
| sde-a corpse. He had fallen asleep am
a stray Mauser bullet passed through HI
| neck, killing him. The next morning
2 sent this personal message to Young a
Manila hospital:
Harrington died o clock last night
d few hours later ] received from IN
Chief Surgeon in the hospital this dis
patch: Young died o'clock last night
so the, two brave men had, closed thei
last campaign at almost the same moment
= Too high praise cannot be given these he
roes and their little band of fearles
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