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Show a ADMIRAL 1! EXPIRESSUDDEKLY Distinguished Naval Officer Dies in New York Hotel After Af-ter Brief Illness. NEW Y07f.1v, Oct. 2. Rear Admiral Lucien Young, formerly commandant of the Mare Tsland navy yard at San Prancisco, died berc Into today after n brief illness. A dofieiuncy of blood brought on hy a ruptured blood vessel' ves-sel' of the stomach was given as tho cauBO of death. Ho was 60 years old, and had a record of disUnguishcd service as a naval officer. Jicar Admiral Young was attached by illness on Tuesday evening at the Waldorf-Astoria, where he had engaged en-gaged a suito upon his arrival hcre a wook ago. His personal friend, Dr. Hormanus Baor of Mount Vernon, was summoned to attend him, and Jindiug that the ndmiral's malady was serious, he remained at the bedside throughout! last night. r The patient failed lo improve, and today othor physicians were called in. Oxygen was resorted to, and tho patient apparently improved for a time. Patbor Hughes of St. Patrick's church, answering a message sent to Cardinal Parley, who was absent from the cathedral, reached the sido of the dying admiral shortly .before the end. Tho patient was then unconscious, but hope was not abandoned and the efforts of tho physicians to stimulate the heart action wero kept up until it was detormiued that life was extinct. At tho admiral's bedside when he died were his wifo and several relatives. rela-tives. Mrs. Prank O. Young of Lexington, Lex-ington, Ky., wife of th0 admiral's only surviving brother, had returned today to hor home in Lexington, Ky., to ar-rango ar-rango for a visit which Rear Admiral Young had planned to make in that city. He was to havo loft for Ken-tucky Ken-tucky tomorrow. Cardinal Parley, who was a close friend of tho roar admiral, arrived at the hotel shortly after tho announcement announce-ment was made that the ouiccr was dead. . . . rrangornonts were made tonight to remove the body to the Brooklyn autvy yard, where it will remain until funeral urrangemonts arc completed. Jtoar Admiral Young was granted a month's Wave of absence on September 10. Accompanied by his wife, h 'O'1-to 'O'1-to Havana, and remained there until sSvoral days before sailing or tins city. . |