The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-17
Capt. Lucien Young a
Rear Admiral TODAY
Continued from First Pace,

Young put out in a small steam launch,
at the imminent risk of life, and sue
ceeded in rescuing five persons from
the wreck of vessel that had been
capslZed and which was drifting bot.
tom up in very rough sea and severe
gale off the mouth of the Tagus river,
for which act of heroism he was per-
sonally thanked by the city authorities
OF Lisbon and the king of Portugal. A
medal from the Portuguese govern
ment was suggested, but declined.
He was detached from the Alaska at
Lisbon, August 5th, 1875, and ordered
to the U. s. S. Hartford. He was de-
tached from that vessel at Fort Mon
roe October 18th, 1875, and ordered to
Annapolis for examination for promo
ton, and was commissioned as ensign
from July 16, 1874.
He was ordered to the Powhatan,
North Atlantic Station, December 10th,
1875; detached from that vessel Feb
ruary 29th, 1876, and ordered to the u.
5. S. Huron, same station.
The Huron was wrecked off Mays
Head, N. c., November oath, 1877, and
for extraordinary heroism on that oc.
casien he received letter of common.
dation from the secretary of the navy,
gold medal of the first class under
an act of congress, from the Life Saw.
ing Service of the United States, a
sword from the state of Kentucky, and
by special resolution was made an
honorary member of the legislature OF
that state, an honor conferred on no
other man except Henry Clay. For
this also he was, under a special act
of congress, nominated by the presi
dent of the United States to be adj
vanced to, and was confirmed by the
senate as Master to date from No
vember oath, 1877; the first act of its
kind in time of peace in the history OF
the navy.
Ordered to the U. 8. 8. Portsmouth
and upon the arrival Of that vessel al
| Havre, France, he was placed in com
mand of a detachment of sailors and
marines for duty at the Exposition
Universal at Paris. For that duty he
received a complimentary letter from
the commissioner-general and offered
the medal of the Loyal Legion OF
France, which latter honor he de
clined. Upon the completion of duty
at Paris he rejoined the Portsmouth
which vessel was attached to the train
| ing squadron upon returning to the
United States.
April 5th, 1880, he was ordered tC
the bureau of equipment and recruit
| ing, navy department, and as aide tt
the secretary of the navy. He was de
| tached from that duty July 25th, 1882
and ordered to the monitor Montauk
detached from the Montauk December
! 5th, 1882, and ordered to the U. S. S
I! kearsarge, and after an extended
! cruise in the West Indies, Joined the
training ship Minnesota.
Rank of Lieutenant.
Was commissioned lieutenant
junior grade, March Sd, 1883. Was de
tached from the Minnesota October
| 10Th, 1888, and ordered to duty in
charge of draft of men assigned tc
Panama, and upon arrival there was
attached to the Pacific squadron, and
assigned as executive of and later to
the command of the store ship Onward
at Callao, Peru Was transferred from
the Onward to the u. S. S. Shenandoah
October 18th, 1884, and while that yes
sci was at Panama during the revolu
ton in the spring of 1885, he com
manded her battalion that was landed
to protect American interests. He
was detached from the Shenandoah al
the Mare Island navy yard when that
vessel was placed out of commission
October 8th. 1886, and ordered to
Washington for examination for pro
motion; commissioned a lieutenant
from May 1st, 1884.
AFTER a short leave of absence he
was ordered TO the torpedo station al
Newport, R. l., May 18th, 1887, and in
the following December to the Naval
War College. From there he was or
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department, and assigned to the office
Of naval war records. and as aide to
the secretary of the. navy. 1t was
through his personal efforts that the
publication of the important operations
of the navy in the, civil war was made
an assured fact
Shore Duyt in Honolulu.
Was ordered to the L. s. S. Boston
special squadron, in February, 1890
| and the latter part of that year, owing