Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-05

Western train from ogden ana me
west pulled into the Salt Lake passen-
ger station with a precious burden
aboard the express car, This burden
consisted Of the bodies Of
CAPT HARRY A. YOUNG,
CORP. JOHN C.. YOUNG,
PRIVATE CHARLES PARSONS,
all OF Battery A, Utah Light Artillery
in recent service in the Philippines. The
bodies reached ogden on the southern
Pacific train at Gas this morning and
were received and cared FOR there By
Frank NJ. Young, A. f. Young, s. W.
Stewart and DR.. A. H. Taylor, who
also accompanied the remains to this
city. Undertaken Joseph h. Taylor mere
took charge OF the caskets containing
the bodies of The Youngs and ne VIII
continue TO care for them until they are
laid away In their last resting place
The remains are encased In zinc-lined
casket covered with black cloth and
hermetically sealed. In turn the cask-
cts are enclosed In strong redwood
boxes Of one and one-half inches In
thickness.
There were many relatives and
friends al the depot upon the arrival OF
the train and numerous weeping eyes
were observed as the remains we're ten
DERBY transferred from the express car
10 the undertaker's waiting vehicles.
And these fearful orbs were not con-
fined 10 the members Of the families
alone, but many rough hands were
drawn across the grizzly faces OF their
owners az a sight which perhaps
brought back rscOleoti0ns Of times
| when they were active participants In
| similar affairs which affected them
nearer at home.
A meeting OF the volunteer reception
committee was held In the office Of Gov.
| Wells. city and county building. this
| afternoon. The meeting was called for
the purpose Of discussing plans looking
to a public service for the dead volun-
teers Those Of the commltte present
We're; Gov. Wells, c. r. Savage, Gen.
/ Penrose, Col. Bruback, A. r. Barnes.
| Mrs. Ritter and W. p 0'Meara The
followerlng were present by invitation:
Frank NJ Young and a. r. Young,
| brothers and unoles to Harry and John
q, Young, Mr. Parsons, father Of
Charles Parsons, Capt. Critchlow,
Mont Fisher, father OF Ford Fisher, and
Dr. Disher.
Gov Wells called the meeting TO
order stated the object. and took oc-
CASTOR TO say that he thought II most
eminently proper for the committee to
do something for the dead heroes. see
ing what had been done for those who
returned alive,
Gen. Penrose expressed similar senti-
| ments.
Mr. Barnes moved that II be the sense
OF the meeting that the remains Of the
returning dead heroes be buried under
the auspices Of the volunteer reception
committee and al the expense Of the
/ volunteer fund The motion prevailed
Gen. Penrose moved that a committee
I OF six. three Of the volunteer commit
I tee and three OF the officers Of the
| Utah batteries. be named by the Gov
/ ernor The motion carried. and Gov
ernor Wells named Gen. Penrose. A. f.
! Barnes, W. p. O'Mera, Gen. Grant
/ Captains Critchlow and Wedgewood.
! as said committee. The motion carried
with instructions TO confer with the
! relatives Of the dead soldiers and re.
/ port at a meeting called for $3.50
| Wednesday afternoon.
! II Is expected. however. that services
will be held in the Tabernacle next
| Sunday.
| Al the request Of citizens OF Sandy n
squad Of ten Utah artillerymen will be
/ sent by Governor Wells 10 Sandy to-
morrow morning for the purpos, Of fir
| ing salute over the grave OF Private
A. w. Hartvicksen whose funeral oc-
ours tomorrow.
There was no one at the depot To re-
ceive or claim the body OF Charles Par
! sons and the casket therefore remained
at the depot for some time uncared for
by any relatives. When he enlisted
young Parsons was only 10 years old,
and fearing that he would be unable TO
secure the consent OF his father to his
enlistment he swore TO the recruiting
officers that he had no parents. II was
not mtil he was IN Manila that his
family heard what had become Of him.
His mother has been dead for some
years. but his father lives in the south
west part Of town. in the Sixth ecclesi-
astical ward The News" sent infor-
nation ~ the state OF affairs at the
depot 10 Bishop Watson and that gem
| tleman at once went 10 work TO see that
! the boys body was properly cared for