Show I BOYS JOURNEY AROUND WORLD Richard W Young Jr the ThirtccnYcarOld Son of Maj Young Arrives from Manila I d Richard W Young Jrf the thirteen yearold s nof Maj II W Young now in Manila reached his home in Salt Lake yesterday morning after a trip around the globe The hoy left his home here for Manila October 15th last with his parents From Manila to New York via Suez pan aI and New York to Salt Lake he came Practically alone He left Manila because the climate did not agree with him and chose the longer long-er route home through the Suez canal as life on the water bencltcd his health On April 10th the lad sailed from Manila Ma-nila suffering from asthma and after flriyfour days on the water reached I New York At New York he visited several days at the home of his uncle Col AVillard Young t During his long ocean voyage from Manila to New York the boy l > went ashore at but two polntfl Suez and a town on the northern coast of Borneo ills ship the St Bode was quaran tined at Port Said several 1 days on account ac-count of the plague Otherwise the lad says that lhe voyage was an agreeable agree-able one and one much enjoyed by I him During his stay on board the St Bcdc he was cared for by Capt McPherson of the ship a friend of Maj Young Speaking of the Philippines Richard said that he holds no particular love for the country It is stilling hot there he said and the heat didnt agree with me very well From what T saw of the natives I rather like them Tile gave no particular trouble about Manila but l > some of them are good hands at stealing When we reached L Manila there was not much fighting goIng go-Ing on although a few skirmishes took place every now and then J didnt sec any of the fighting while I was back secI I the islands on a journey with my father fa-ther We saw lots l of wounded men being carried back from the front and that was as much of war as I cared for There are a great many young American boys sons of olllcers and business bus-iness men about Manila and we had a Jolly time together The part of the trip that I enjoyed the most was on the water coming home Nji I dont believe I want to go buck l to Manila again but I would like another trip on the SI Bcdc II Young Richards mother sisters and other relatives were overjoyed at his safe arrival home |