Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-11

Funeral services for DR.. William Prodigy
Young, vice president Of the Franklin
| Fire Insurance Company, and a resident
of Washington for nearly three-quarters
of a century, who died Monday afternoon.
were held at 1870 o'clock this morning
at his late residence, 1872 Rhode Island
| avenue. The services were private and
| were conducted by the Rev. Randolph H.
McKim. pastor of Epiphany Episcopal
Church. Interment was in Rock Creek
| cemetery.
DR.. Young, brother-in-law of the late
Gov. Alexander r. Shepherd and of the
late Justice Andrew c. Bradley of the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia, would have been seventy-nine years
of age January - next. He came to
Washington when he was six years old.
attending the Jefferson Medical College,
| at Philadelphia, and of his service
| throughout the civil war a surgeon in
| the Confederate army, had spent his en-
| tire life here. His long residence in the
| city and his qualities as a man and a
citizen gave him high place in the af-
| lection and esteem of large numbers Of
| residents of the National Capital.
Native of Virginia.
He was born in Portsmouth, Va. jan
uary 10, 1884. and was the son Of Col.
William P Young of New England an
cestry, who entered the war of 1912 when
boy, and was in the battle Of Long
Island. being of those to whom a monu-
ment was erected in Portsmouth. Va
After removing to this city at the
age Of six years. DIR. Young was edu-
Gated in the private schools of Wash
ington and subsequently graduated from
Columbian University. He then matric-
| ulated in the old Jefferson Medical Col
lege of Philadelphia, and. after COM
pleting his course at this institution.
practiced at st. Elizabeth's Hospital. now
known as the Government Hospital for
the Insane.
| At the outbreak of the civil war DR..
Young offered his services to the SOUTH
ern cause. He was attached to the 4th
Georgia regiment as surgeon and re-
manned in the service of the Confederacy
until the war closed. He assisted Gen.
Early on his memorable raid which so
nearly resulted in the capture of the Ma
tional Capital For his loyalty to the
lConfederacy he was presented with
Returning to Washington after the war.
DIR. Young became interested in the real
estate business. He subsequently be-
| came OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the District
| of Columbia board of fifire underwriters,
| and ir 1901 was made secretary of the
Franklin Fire Insurance Company. Three
months ago he was made vice president
of the latter company and elected one
| of its directors.
Identified With Public Interests.
| Throughout his life in Washington Dr.
Young was identified with many interests
that sought the betterment Of his fell
lows. He possessed wonderful memory
ana was brilliant story teller. He was
as popular with members of the G. A. r.
as with the former Confederates and his
we'll stored mind and happy disposition
made him the center of a wide circle Of
| friends.
DIR. Young was Of the old type of Chris
tan gentleman. He was popular with
both young and old and manifested
constant interest in everything that could
| help his fellOw-men. He was an en-
thusiastic fisherman and for many years
| was secretary of the Game and Fish AS
ISOLATION, in which capacity he rendered