The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-27
LUCEEN YOUNG
HAS A DEFENDER
The Sacramento Bee on His
Personality and Recent
Troubles.
Especial to the Advertiser)


SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1s.-Lucien
Young. who has been relieved of his post
as Captain of the Port OF Havana
by Secretary OF the Navy John d. Long,
on account of statements in an inter
view regarding the ability of the Cubans
TO govern themselves, has found more
than one defender among California ed
itors.
c. X. McCiatchy. editor OF the sacra-
mento Bee. says that men OF rich, red
American blood, native courage, and
honest passions. cannot always adjust
their language to suit the nicely tuned
ears OF those who have cultivated the
art of saying nothing in interminaDle
chapters.
In an editorial on the action of the
Secretary of the Navy. the Bee says:
Like many men OF great personal BRAY
cry. Young is apt to say what he thinks
without regard to whom it hits. This
is not the first time his utterances have
attracted attention. He was upon one
of the warships sent TO the Hawaiian
Islands at the time of the overthrow OF
the monarchy, and made a Fourth of
July speech in Honolulu that was fun of
jingOism and declared that the Islands
mad come INTO the IOid 10 stay, winch
set the Cleveland administration by the
ears.
Young afterward wrote a book upon
Hawaii and the events leading up TO and
following the revolution. in which he said
things about the Blount incident that
did not accord with the views of Presi-
dent Cleveland. whose commissioner
Blount was. 1t is a rule of the navy that
no officer shall publish anything with
ot1f rho peru1iGGiOD Of the Secretary
Young's book was submitted TO Herbert
in the manuscript, who turned it over TO
Cleveland. Permission 10 have it pub
lshed was refused and Young had to
wait until new administration gave the
desired sanction. The best part of the
book is it's description of native life and
customs.
Lucien Young has a record for bravery
equaled by few men. He is a Kentuckian
by birth and was graduated from Anna
polls in 1913. While making his first
cruise ensign on the Alaska he
risked his life TO save that of a seaman
who had been washed overheard off the
coast of Spain.
In 1877 he was attached to the sloop OF
war Huron when that vessel was wreck
ed and lost off Cape Hatteras during
November gale. Young volunteered 20
go ashore through the breakers with Il
line, a task the attempting OF which
seemed certain utdtn- flt AOOh dS AilS
boatswain. who also voiun- |
teered. and the two started TO breast the !
surf in catamaran.
on the way ashore the boatswain went |
insane, and 70 save himself and the lives |
Of those on the vessel Young had to !
throw his companion overheard. He sue !
reeded IN reaching the shore with the
line. after a struggle OF nearly seven /
hours. but received wound in the leg !.
which rendered him permanently lame.
Upon getting ashore. Young had to |
struggle through the drifting sand in !
fearful storm mile OF more before ne !
could secure assistance. His wound was
the way. when ne arrived at IA place OF !
refuge h. tainted from exhaustion Hot |
DH had to be poured into his wound to |
cleanse fl OF the sand which filled it,
As Il result OF this act Of heroiSm !
vventy-seven lives were saved. Congress |
promoted him over twenty-seven num- /
Jers 10y special act and HIS native |
State of Kentucky presented him with |
, sword besides making him an honor
Try member of the legislature. Young |
las received gold medal from the /
state of New York and q silver medal 4
rom the state OF Massachusetts for acts /
II bravery.
For many years after the Huron AFFAIR
Young brooded over the fact that he haG |
% throw overheard the brave fellow who
-oIunteered TO make the pcrlous trip |
With him through the breakers. In fact.
MS friends say he has never quite gotten
,ver f.
The United States government can al
ora 90 stand .iudiscreetness' Of men
Ike this. now and then.
SchIsv'S Damn the Texas was indiS-
rect. according to the Long version.
And Secretary Of War Alger 80 regard
81 RooSevelt's round robin letter
Men Of rich. red American blood, ma
i've. courage and honest passions cannot
.lways adjust their language To suit the