New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-03
ADMIRAL YOUNG DEAD
End Comes in Hotel Here at
End of Months Vacation.
WIFE WITH HIM AT TIME
Career in United States Navy
Twice Noted for "Extraor-
binary Heroism."

Rear Admiral Lucien Young, u. S. NJ,
who during his career In the navy was
twice mentioned in dispatches for EEK
traordinary heroism." died yesterday
afternoon ut the Waldorf-Astoria In
cause OF death. His wife was with him
at the end.
DR.. Hermanus l. Baer. OF Mount Yer
non, who was Rear Admiral Youngs fam
lily physician, attended him. He said last
night that his patient had suffered his
first attack OF intestinal trouble Tuesday
evening, but had apparently rallied from
that attack, only to succumb later.
Rear Admiral Young was on months
leave Of absence at the time OF his death.
He and his wife started or tour OF
Florida on September 10. and reached this
city after making their way up the coast
by slow stages. and went TO the Waldorf
Astoria. The admiral had plannei 20
leave New York to-day for Lexington,
KY. his birthplace. there 10 visit Frank
o. Young, his brother.
Dr. Max Einhorn and Or. Adams, the
hotel physician, were called In consulta-
ton, when the admiral was taken III
again yesterday afternoon. and the three
physicians worked continuously TO pro-
long their patients life. He wag so low
at $3.50 o'clock that oxygen ives admin
istered. He became unconscious ten min
utes later and died az AIS.
When Il was seen that Admiral Young
could not survive efforts were made TO get
Cardinal Farley. a personal friend, but
the Cardinal was not at his home, and IN
his absence Father Hughes responded.
The patients condition was so desperate,
however that the physicians dared not
leave his bedside and he died without re-
ceiving the last rites.
Cardinal Reaches Hotel Too Late.
Cardinal Farley and Monsignor Lewis
arrived at the Waldorf shortly after Ad-
rniral Young died Other friends who
called to offer their sympathy to Mrs.
Young were Fear Admiral Reiker, retired;
Or. Lewis Morris, Of the Naval Hospital.
in Brooklyn and Commodore NJ. l..
Wood r. S. ~, retired.
The body was taken TO the Brooklyn
navy yard late last night and II viii bc
transported to-day to Washington, where
1t will be buried In the Arlington National
Cemetery. No arrangements have Jet been
made for the funeral
Rear Admiral Young was born IN Lex
ington. Ky, On March 81. 1852, the son OF
Richard Bosworih and Jane Ellen Young.
lie entered the Naval Academy In 1859
and was graduated four years later. He
wss midshipman on the warship Alas
ka. when. on July q, 1873, he jumped over
board In mid ocean and saved the life or
sailor. who had been knocked over
board. In recognition OF this act OF hero
ism he was officially mentioned in a
general order OF the Secretary OF the
Navy, who referred TO his act as Tex
traordinary here. SIN" Nidshipman Young
also received a gold medal from the New
York Benevolent and Life Saving lnstitu-
ton and 4 framed certificate from the
Humane Society Of Massachusetts.
The young miusnipman displayed
extraordinary bravery again four years
later. On this occasion nc was on tie
Huron when that vessel was wrecked of
Nag's Head, y. c. When It was seen
that the ship was doomed TO thrash her
self 10 pieces on the rocks the captain
issued a call for volunteers 10 swim To
shore with a life line. Young at once
stepped forward and volunteered. lie and
q seaman, after being swept against the
dangerous rocks several times. finally
succeeded in gaining the shore, thereby
saving more than two-thirds OF the crew
from certain death.