The New York herald., 1875-11-08
THE LIGHT BRIGADE.
Celebration of the Anniversary Of the
BalaklaVa Charge.
IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
The Scattered Remnants OF q FOrlOrn Hope
Sit Side by Side Once More.
IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD.

,.l.t yes,criav hut three hours earlier the AeSan-
andra Palace where the festival was held, began TO be
filled by crowd that rapidly Increased TIL there was
hardly room 70 move in the spacious courts There
was plenty 70 DO done before the banquet begun In
inc Great Central Hall arranged a series Of tro
phsos from the Crmca including swords and guns torn
tackets bullet riddcd caps. Russian helmets and at
icaxt two drums, the spoil OF the Seventy seventh
M ne battle of the Alma The Countess of
Cardigan lcnt for exhibition the head Of the
charger which carried Lord Cardigan down the valley
Bu, 0f thR class oi specimen tho palm carried or
~ an Arab charger belonging 10 Colonel Kent, which
served through the Crmean campaign and afterward
went 70 India Tho experiences Of this horse appear
20 have been wide warlikc and remarkable; but proba
bly, would II the choice were profered, have fought
tha Alma again least have repeated its jour
ney 80 The mouth Of the Kyber Pass rather than
tfaad another such afternoon yesterday. In addi-
tan ~ the exhibition of these relics Of the war;
there wa special performance IN the theatre, the pro-
ceedn 81 which were De handed T. the committee
having the mannc cement of tho celebration Mr.. G.
Conquest Mr Terry tho Globe Theatre company, Mr
Hermann Vozn, the Strand Theatre company and Mr.
Clarke generously gave their services, which were
highly appreciated hy denscy crowded audience
Perhaps tho great feature of The afternoons entertain
mcnt va me recitation by Mrs stirling of Tcnnysons
trumpet tened verses 81 'The Charge Or tho Light
Brigade They werc spieaiidy rccted, ana were re-
solved with prolonged cheering
Al four O'Clock no heroes of thc day began to
bic che loot the stairs which Ia 70 tic banquet
INK halL ny iar the lesser proportion o. them were
In uniform. though herc and thcrc among the
fhrong showed tbo uniforms of tho Fourth
Regiment of pragooas thc three regiments Of hus-
sars ana lho Seventeenth Lanccrs The majority Of
the men wsrc Ia uun only tho medals thcrb breasts
showing that thcy had been soldiers There was
~ n Uf ~
got through She crowd a. tho foot oi the staircase but
once clear ther way Was prepared % the appointed
scatf around tie brilliantly hghtcd dinner table By
happy thought ne guests were masscd by regiments,
20 tiat nla comrades had the opportunity Of sitting
together The Fourth drarooUs called 10 lead
the attack the tablos tho FoGrlh and thirteenth
hght Dragons bringing % the rear, which one
a. which tbey charged iho Russian guns. shortly
toiore ball past tout tie Baron Mandnnt 40
srancry military attache q tho French Embassy, ar
rived, and As unborn n The chasscur dAirquc being
rccosnlxc strong disposition VA manifested y carry
aim az STAIRS shoulder high thc Baron politely, but
druly, declined ihe pfelefea honor ana, shakhg
hands az round iar a. Tie could reach lightly skipped
~ Stars anid loud cheer lAo dinner WIS presided
over b Colonel white, who had "a hs rght and ieit
thc Baron de Grancey, I0uiuandant Cancvnro naval
atiaeh6 O. ne Italian Royal legation, Colonel lrcyel
yam, Lord trrdeEar rir George MombWcll Captain
johnson Captain Malone ofcors Of the ligh Brigade
and Mr n A. Wood, Who had been invited
"a represent the special correspondents Of the
rross who went through tho campaign The splendid
dining hall Was tasiculy aud appropriately decorated
thc walls being lest08ned wnh Wrcalhs oi laurel here
and there gltterng stars formed 0l bayoncts with
deaths heads w te middle the motto being completed
hv tbe words tiaf glory Tho dinner was serve d la
&.' ~, -. ,,es, ~ l.ss ,sis 4, ~ sN,nt snr
vixOrs ~ the HaAkiaya charge. who accepted tho
varied aud successive egurses without question thers
not 70 wonder ally" what appeared upon ,hc ban Of
farc eHrts should upon inspection turn cut g. be
Aroas chcScn, "a why roast beef of saddle Of NUT
ton should present themselves DISGUISED anaer the name
81 recrts A. ~ the tables there disposition
shown - prefer soo4 honest quart bottle o beer %
porter o. champagne. Hut thf weakness was not
general The men. ~ = brgaae standing Az boldly 20
thc bottles. whether Of shorty chan payne The
rntrsnef plau padding AMI zoe hkol hcing reachod
The neu had tihe to looA about them, ahd sudden
rocugnlfious of old familiar facrs began g. rattle
around iiSe mnfketrg snot space was no ol9cct and
seth ociug recognized AZ the ~ eA9 ~ Charicy,'
who just under thc wing ~ TIE Chairman. he
shoerl,y hailcd ana poisserously responded They
took their duncr .n skirmlah4ng order, A. we're
Strategic movements sole goibE on an Over thr
room, "6eorEen coming oyef g see "bick, .ola
fellow "nickh making dtr IN the direction of
the newly sighted "EiL "non,n sho 10.
ionged 90 cute another tec, beng discovered
with hs arm round Tom Rcyt e. whom hc insisted
up0n sitting albeit there Was ~ chair 0nt Eoutlcman
In gray sat Who answered - general cry ~ John.
ME gr..inea 4 80 ~ comrades ta whom ne pald
flying VISIT by going through frU steps ~ a dance
much " ihc discontinue ~ ne Naitcrs who Wcrc
changing ,he plates ad lad nol too much room % pass
Colonel White wilo bad hoen unexpectedly called upon
a. preside faaae capital hartman prompt and equal
10 any emergency Fcrccfvne ttat M proceedings
were beginning . lapa, mo promsoupul iutcrchanee
Of vsils ~ ordered grace & O. sald TatF haa tho
effect 81 concentrating attertluu upuo ihc paitnfs ana
tn ch0ir having beautifully snAE thska ~ o dinner,
the sot steadily a. wprk all Nnlshed the meal
There about ta0 SURVIVOR of tb nAt prs
cot aud sheir names 49, worthy o. fc1fa These aFo
they
Edward z Woodham, iohu liekey , = FORBES,
Dennis Heron EaGcn JohH Palm 9otn. william i1tt
Frederick short jaime. highy nanel pceung. fbomas
Ryan john boAhil JAMES aitau. Henry Acasan,
Robert Fciggson William fholhe Walter Gost VII
ham Butler Peter Carroll rh8raa King john Fori
George haan, ~ Owen GleaaWr 4. lay smitl William
Williamson. John Hrcass. John tucstoa. Iichafd
John Euudge, Etans. 3ancg bstU Fiin. &uhn
Brooks, Char0s WaHen. Joac.h gumaFc hrny
Itfit III
AIGous. Thamss hysE Wm.n natr i-1's.
Mustard sergeant hrtnedy, W.iaan ffatrn T4rnas
gamcs, sweeney. i. y fucc. 7 4 uaA,f Frcl Arnas.
guhh ti'acs, 1nhh 1gaualE damE* le4lIa tARrina
hacagley, Ttomas rrnirt aahtrl ti. oi tatH n.Eeh.
s s"nh Aartmtf sobn hetansta.a aan.e. htlerou,
Robert Johhtua. Sainea Nraar Wtsi.aFl Gfay. tat4a
Jewell WtllAr -gnttl t..ri,a,f l..s. 1890 ri,..,
William Bentley John Proctor 4ohn d Iahu.ti#f Henry
Iad's. Earne', y l, ny A1ihony af er Nafin,
Powell, David GriHihrfn. Thomas #lWlsms Chsrtts
Cork, James Hodges Thomas Aaiset, 49,
Martin, A MhehclL Jsiara Inmh js,s.s f.rsa.r.
Thomas Cooke, NJ Cllaau aaaas Malsnf aaHs.s
John Alien George Garuhan frtarf "a reake t..ttM
Rhodes Edwin Lconsg. = h fsutIua4n la@rta
Reinlly John Baker lhcmaa MauAan fraaes pite
snson David staalpy. lhomas Altn CfsfTa W...sf
John Brown. Thomas Clarke. MIfla~i ruftm Tha0.ss
Motey, Jame blsomneia. hiliam n4fEer aenrrs
Heuiott James Nuhaer3, ks.su Williams. Jelu
rio White sloal ,oasin.,tar prarrg saara.ly saaai
g. obtaining SILENCE - ihe thaAfnis taf frfUt y
trumPeter scfe brrNft iaio egatFla ats A. Ftafe
blast the company 81 stlalg 81 atstataan
Esre H4a##aU
The chair was ocrupie4 fF C.aaae Whltn. of ths
ScycDtecnth anorfe un hs msht 49, fsstra Eafua
d. Graney Oi tie Cbaascufs aifat NtlstfF Al8eaae
81 TIE FfCuEh kmtsfF3 t0ash2aA ga tAtt& &tlJ N4tsf
Atlache ~ the Italian tfeatHut ~if aKutfH ta0el
Bart. sir D. Leo and thc dgHttntR FL tle kesauNfA
Palace On ~ lcit - lofa iffisfsf, tilNf thawn
IN the service a. Nr GatHaF AaeeaH. saa
Lieutenant Colonel Gait mna l8riWNce #f4.r8
other visitors uWttd eefc stneHf 80 ~.
Mcmahon. Colonel IfrFtBnn. rNINHN te.l Nnlanaf
Kent MAJOR Montague Maior lehHnf eNfe9t
M. J. Malone SIKH dFaroous. M . Muasieu. le4gh
regiment, Hr Kelly, Eighth husasrH NJ = Mffiy
man, Rev, halpln, 80 treaerltk ftfkas. y X
MT >. fennlngton, NJ ~ "a Woods 4nM Nt D p
Noosham. The general company, nuNghcruE ureMfA
Of 2O8 IN al, mciudpt abaui ~ men dnY aecrfrr
having been actually engaged Ia tse mffpfat charge
OF TIE Light Brigade The dinner, sarpltna tf heasf1
beftram and koncfta RI e hgl cf4sG fhnttNfIr NH
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