Show BRAVE LIEUTENANT TO DEATH Story of Uni United ed States Officers Officer's Officers Officer's Officers Officer's Of Of- Heroism Commemorated Commemorated rated at Launching SA SAN FRANCISCO FRA Aug 22 Correspondence Correspondence dence of the Associated Press The Press I The heroism of the late Lieutenant Arnold Marcus larcus of the United States navy In navigating navigating navigating navi navi- gating to safety the explosion torn submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine A 7 at Manila In July 1917 while I he himself was suffering from fatal burns was commemorated here today In the launching of the United States Stales destroyer Marcus The crafts craft's sponsor was destroyer Mrs I Arnold Ainold d Marcus U of San an l Francisco widow of t the h young joung officer ff e I Iann Burned and nd otherwise he badly l Injured JU d by byan byan ann sf dt an explosion of gasoline n vapor rp in t the hold of the A 7 Lieutenant Marcus re refused refused re- re I fused a aid id for himself himsel until he had in insured insured In- In sUIed the safety of the crew and beached the submarine In a letter to Mrs Mos Marcus who is the only daughter of Paul Cowles of Chicago superintendent of the central division of the Associated Press Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of the Navy avy Daniels recently wrote The conduct of your our husband was that of a a. most gallant officer who though fatally fatally- injured without regard to self devoted de every action and thought to the care call of his vessel and anti men I Lieutenant Marcus was a graduate of the Annapolis naval academy with the class of ot 1913 He had served in Mexican l waters and aim was us attached to 10 the me Asiatic fleet when he met his death deith He lie was the son of or Lady Lad Young wife of Lieutenant t colonel Sir sir- Popham Young an official of the government go of ot India Lady Young i attended the launching of the destroyer i Marcus M s I The Marcus arc s Is a a. five thirty knot 30 horsepower flush deck destroyer of the most powerful build It Is f feet et long and 30 feet beam I |