Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-21
A COMRADES TRIBUTE.
A Flower on the Grave of Harry A.
Young.

In the Freedom. now published tft-
weekly nt Manila. Editor boa g. Nus
ser. who. with his business manager.
-. ~. Fuller. left their paper and
fought MS volunteers In the BATHS &c.
Gently described In the Dcscrct News.
pays the following tribute 20 Dr. ~. \.
Young:
LIT me pause and place a flower
over the grave ~ one of the finest
spirits that ever left this earth Or,
Harry A. Young was my school fellow
and comrad- In youth. my warm ana
close friend In after years when We
both entered upon iife'a struggle. lie
wan man among men. NJ brave ~
the hravcst more tender and Hympa-
thctlc than most people ana as true To
himself. his uod ana country ~ the
trucHt. lie was u man who never fall
tered when duty called and who WIS
just ~ ready IN face the cnnnon's roar
when his services were required nH To
perform any lighter work. lie was
friend to the friendlesa, "A comforter to
those In need ANA the pride ana JOY nf
those who were fortunate enough Go
unsaeHH his confidence. when the war
broke out Or. Young lett his practice
and enlisted with the Utah ilght artil.
his cousin. During the trouble down
there In the trenches lart July and
August Dr. Young was cummiaHnry
sergeant. md though be- could have at
tended TO his duties by remaining In
tho rear he preferred 10 20 Go the
front. where with his knowledge Of
medicine ana surgery he could help the
wounded ana dying. Dr, Young was In
the very thiekost ~ those rFhtn. and
t,.a.iks.a aauaelnI tuantint, fnr hraNgrv
after the fall Of Manila. Dr, Young
was "a scholar ana gentleman IN the
fullest ana trieHt sense ~ those terms.
nd his soul was ~ that refined aunlity
'bat II was impofribie for him TO boast.
Compliments ana battery were UuiuuH
60 him. lie Eympathlzed with the In
aurgents, his cruel mufdcrrrf. and
thought that they should be- dealt with
~ irresponsible children. leniently but
fgmiy.
Last sunday night Dr. Young
watched at the death bed OF Corporal
John Young, who. I believe. was his
nephew. John Young was also a mrm-
her ~ llattery A, Utah artillery. and
was shot In action nt santa Mesa. lie
died sunday night while his uncle
watched by his side. Monday morning
about ten o'clock Dr. Young was last
seen alive by his friends, He passed
the settling tank. whore four guns ~
the Utah artillery and the NebrankaH
We're awaiting orders to move on the
pumping station. one who recognized
him spoke and asked why he didn't
wear % red cross. the doctor smiled
and replied IN an IN hand way Those
nlrFerH wouldn't see Il n | had II mi. 4"
An hour or 50 later his body was found
stripped ana mutilated Yes, 1 would
Ilfe 10 place IA flower on Dr. Harry s.
foung's grave. and ~ ! do 80 ! say IN
IN enrnoatneaa. let the war 20 on. Tn.
inhumnn oowards tat deaeoratei that
sacred clay should be given no quar,ur.
Ana yet MS | speak. the voice ~ ny
buiohered friend, speaking tie Henti-
ments ~ his noble. stainless heart.
says siopl Let us have peace. They
ala not know better; l should have
been more careful and not yenturc1 30
llr beyond the lines, And again I 70.
PEAT, war Is truly hell"
DON @. W. MussER.