The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-22
ICOL. v. H. YOUNG
IS BURIED TODAY
Friends of Veteran Teleg-
rapher Pay Him High
Tribute.
BODY is ESCORTED
FROM THE CHURCH
Many Floral Emblems Mark of
Respect-CorreSpoHdents Voice
Resolutions of Regret.

No man ever has been accorded more
genuine honor and respect than hun
,dreds of sorrowing men this morning
paid Col Ham Young. the veteran
operator. VINO died while on duty at the
Nhicago convention.
Funeral services for Mr.. Young were
held at 10 o'clock this morning in the
immaculate Conception Church, and
fIhe big ediflce was filed with his.
friends The Rev. Ambrose Beven, as
Isistant pastor Of the church.. celebrated.
Ethe mass. and.thes Rev. j. D. Mari, pas
!Ior, preached the funeral sermon his
tVords were an eloquent tribute TO the
fife and character Of Mr.. Young, but
throughout the church the men who
knew him and worked with him realized
that words were not sufficient to eX-
Ipress the affection in which the genial
ioperator was held by everyone who
KNEW him.
Order Provides Escort.
= Operators had left their keys. news
paper men their desks, and men in the
bubble service Of the country had laid
aside their duties 70 pay a last tribute
ITO the memory Of the man whose kind
ly nature had made him friend TO all
.1nankind. Fifty members Of the Sons of
lJoaadab formed an escort in front Of
Fthe church, through which the casket
was carried. They also went TO the
cemetery.
Practically, the entire force OF the
Western. Union local office. OF which
Mr.. Young was night manager. attend
ed the services. A number Of Postal
Telegraph operators attended the ser
vices, and a committee representing
the newspaper correspondents In Wash
ington also was at the church. The
committee was composed Of Arthur J.
Dodge, Of the St. Paul Pioneer Press;
Charles P. Keyser. Of the st. Louis
GIol.e-Democrat, and Walter L Harris.
of the Richmond Tines Dispatch.
Commissioner AIacfarland. Capt Arch
ibald Butt aid TO the President, also
offended the church services
At the conclusion Of the services the
CaSllet was carried out Of the church
as the choir sang Calvary" and Near
er, Ny God. 10 Thee Just as II was be
ing lifted into the hearse, the bell toilcd
out its mOurnful tidings. and the organ
peaied forth Chopin's funeral march
Every head was barred and men stool
about IN groups, TeCOunting their friend
ships with the veteran operator.
Many Floral Tributes.
40 create. proof Of the high esteem
in which CIr. Young was held could
have been shown than the great num-
Der OF floral tributes sent by organiza-
lions and individuals The Western
Union claimed the honor Of covering
its old chiefs caszet with a magnificent
blanket Of white roses. No other floral
piece rested on the coffin.
There was a handsome piece from
the Sons of Jonadab, and another from
the newspaper men in Washington One
after another was piled up in rep
arate carriage, which was even then
not sufficient to carry the floral Offer
5ngs to tie cemetery.
A meeting of newspaper correspond
,ents was held last night for the pur-
pose Of taking formal action on Mr.
Young's death. The affection in which
he was held by the men who send the
news Of Washington out OF the city
was manifest in the following resOlu-
ssions, which were adopted.
The corps OF Washington correspond
.ents desires TO express in this formal
manner its sorrow at the death OF Col
EWilHam Hamilton Young, with whom
f-nany Of it's members have been as
associated in close personal and business
4FeIatiors through a long series Of years
Sand whom they had learned TO respect
and love for his fine qua tiles OF head
and heart.
Ills devotion to his duties was con
start. intense, and unvarylng, ana II
5their discharge he always showed him
kself q thoughtful and considerable gen.
etlDnnan as well as a capable and en-
e -etic business man
His duties brought him into con
slant association with the neWspapel
smen Of Washington. all OF whom haC
tcone to regard him as a persona
friend, because OF his watchful care o.
fArarea4a his low n .
sQualities as a man
by none Of his late associates vii
fhis death be more sincerely anC deeply
incurred than by the newspaper men
swho unite IN rendering 70 his bereavet
family their heartfelt sympathy