The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

ing this time, also. his regiment was one
sent against the strikers in Sacramento.
Then he served as superintendent first OF
the Yosemite National Park. afterward
the Yellowstone National Park.
At dinner a few months before the war
with Spain, Gen. Young sat next to
Theodore Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy. They discussed the posi-
biiues Of the war with Spain. and Mr.
Roosevelt said: 'WeI, If there Is any
war 1 want to be in 1t. want 10 be
where 1 can hear hostile bullets sing.
Gen. Young said 20 him: Wei, if they
give me q brigade, and they probably will
and You can get yourself assigned to my
command, I'll take you where the bullets
are" The war broke out, and Gen. Young
was sent 10 Tampa as brigadier general
Of volunteers. He commanded the Second
Cavalry Brigade. II was made UP OF
the First and Tenth Regiments of Cav
airy and the First Volunteer Cavalry.
otherwise known as the Rough Riders.
He went 70 Cuba with Gen. ShafteT. and
by him was ordered 70 make a recon
noissanCe and get in touch with the
Spaniards. The result was the battle Of
Las Guasimas. the first battle fought on
Cuban soil, and which was hot enough
for the hour and a half it lasted. Gen.
Young was highly commended by Gen.
Wheeler for his cool, deliberate, and
sldlful management" here. After the
battle, says Gen. Young, Mr.. Roosevelt
came to ne, perspiring and with a look
Of JOY all over him. He held out his hand
to me and said, BY George, general, you
certainly made good on those bullets "
Gen Young was taken III with yellow
fever shortly after this. and when he re-
covered was placed in command Of Fort
Wikoh, and this and kindred service he
rendered until he was ordered 10 the
Philippines.
He arrived at Manila July ., 1899. and
was placed in command Of the Third
Brigade Of the Eighth Army Corps. He
was at once put on the chase after
Aguinaldo and he kept after him till he
dispersed HIS command and chased the
insurgent chief himself TO the northern
extremity of the islands. He was made
military governor of Northwestern Luzon,
and besides being highly complimented
by Gen. Macarthur, he was promoted
to brigadier general in the regular army,
and in the following year TO major gen
eral. During his service in the Philip
pine Islands he was active in command
Of several expeditions In the province of
Mania, and he released 5000 Spanish
prisoners who had been held by the in
surgents, and this resulted in the sur
render Of I, 900 insurrectos at Santa Maria.
He got back home in March, 1901, on
waiting orders, and until November 1901,
he was in command of the Department
of California. and member Of the board
on army posts In 1902 he was detailed
as president Of the War College board.
When Gen. Miles retired in August, 1908
Gen. Young succeeded him as Lieutenant
General commanding the army, an Office
he retained until the organization of the
General STAFF, when he was made Chief
Of that staff, with the rank of lieutenant
general. He retired from service by the
operation of the law on January 9, 1904
his birthday.
This is but an outline of a military career
extending over forty-three years, and in
which, starting from the lowest place In
his profession, a soldier marched bravely
up to the highest, so that, through his
tory, his name shall stand among the
commanders of the army. a limited list
Of nineteen, which bears. besides his, the
names Of George Washington. Mad"
Anthony Wayne, Alexander Hamilton,
Alexander Macomb. Mcclellan, Halleck.
Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan.
Yesterday Gen. Young left for Cuba to
remain all winter, and thus avoid the cold
weather Well-eaFned leisure is his por-
tion now. He has friends all over the
world, and In the years that are left 10
him he intends to indulge his hobby of
travel TO the fullest extent.