Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-05-01

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THE LIGHT BRIGADE. :is.. \.
Another Graphic Description of the
Charge at Balaklava. %
A survivor of the celebrated ride into the
jaws of death gives in the Boston Commercial
-Bu11eton the following graphic picture Of the
charge: ',c ".
Lord Cardigan's eye glanced us over; then
said: ~. ...:~.0,E !, = ~ =.
"My men, we have received orders to 81.
lence that battery - :
".My Gal my brother calculated. Then
grasping my hand, he said: =.
Fred, my dear fellow, goodbye; we don't
know what may happen God bless you; keep
close to me-
What more he might have said was lost in
Lord GGSardigan's ringing shout Of:
INTO THE JAWS or DEATH.
we went in at a tr0t; the trot changed to 8
canter, and the canter to gallop. Through
the lines could see Lord Cardigan several
horse-lengths ahead riding as steadily as if he
was on parade: Now, to tell the plain truth,
when we had ridden short distance, say one
hundred PAGES. Ifelt terribly afraid. The
truth flashed upon me in a moment that we
us to fire on both TANKS, as we'll as the fire
from the battery in front OF us, which we had
been instructed to silence: Isaid to myself,
This is a ride to deathp but Isaid it, loud
enough for my brother to hear, and he an
sWered and said: :: y
There goes the firstp'
"rhe hrst was Lord Lucan's aid-da-camp,
Capt. Nolan, who, after making slight de-
tour, was crossing our left to join us in the
charge. A canon ball had Just cut him in two
as my brother spoke.
my heart leaped into my mouth and I al
most shrieked with fear, but restrained my.
self, and setting my teeth hard rode on. A
moment later the rife bullets from the sharp
shooters on the hillside began to whistle
about our cars. Saddles were emptied at
every step. Then came the whistling shot
! and the shrieking shell aud tore through our
squadrons, mangling men and horses, plow-
ing bloody burrows through and through our
ranks. Then my fear left me. My whole
soul became filled with a thirst for revenge,
| man in the ranks. Their eyes flashed and
they ground their teeth and pressed closer to-
gether. The very horses caught the mad
spirit and plunged forward as if impatient to
lead us to our revenge and theirs. At this
time there was not much to be seen. A heavy
dense smoke hung over the valley, but the
! naming mouths of the guns revealed them
selves to our eyes at every moment as they
belched forth their mur1erous contents Of
shot and shell.
Nov shot tore through our ranks, cut.
ting red line from flank to flank, then shell
plowed an oblique and bloody furrow from
our right front to our left rear; anon q RI
CNphQttinr ehnf l,c foI
into our centre and hewed its way to the rear,
making terrible havoc in its passage Oh!
that was ride. Horses ran riderless, and
men bareheaded, acd splashed with the blood
OF their comrades pressed closer and closer
and ground their teeth harder, and mentally
swore deadlier revenge as their numbers
grew smaller.
t. Unto THE GATES OF HE'LL"
.A!one and in front rode Cardigan.
still keeping the same distance ahead. His
charger was headed for the centre of the bat
terry. Silently we followed him. Up to this
time neither my brother nor myself had re-
ceived the slightest scratch. Although we
were now riding side by side with comrades
who at the start were separated from us by
several files. We reached the battery at last.
Up to this time we had ridden in silence,
but what yell burst IRON us as we plunged
in among the Russian gunners! Well would
it have been for them if they had killed us
| cAaA NCAOAO We lCoCucu tuc1u. lucy udu uOQe
too little and too much. They had set US on
FIRE with passion. Only blood could quench
our thirst for revenge. We passed through
the battery like whirlwind, sabring the
gunners on our passage. don't believe one
OF them lived to tell the tale of that ride. Out
of the battery and into the brigade army
it was-of cavalry. Our charge was resist
less.
'The Russians fell before our sabres as
corn falls before the reaper. They seemed to
nave no power of resistance. And there was
no lack OF material to work upon. They
closed in upon us and surrounded us on
every side, but We hewed our way through
forest and only stopped when we reached
the bank OF the Tehernaya river. - So: ~
wheeling here we proceeded to cut our
way back again. On the return ride was
assaulted by gigantic, Russian: trooper who
made strike at me with his sabre. 1partial.
" guarded it, but not wholly, and the next
moment 1elt singing pain in my neck. Il
about to make short work of the trooper
when heard my brothercry:
"'Ah! you would, would you?": and the
Russian fell cleft to the chin.
| I'VE cut our way through and once more
entered the fatal valley. When half way back
brother and beheaded him. Tom, ali; thank
youv" 80
The color-sergeant drained another glass.
when we formed up on arriving at gu,
starting point, Lord Cardigan, with the tear
streaming from his eyes, said: ;>.,
UT was not my fault my men,
And the men replied with one voice:
will lead u.s."
Just then became dizzy. My scalp had
been lifted by the stroke of the Russians
sabre, the skin of my cheek cleft across to my
upper lip, and tainted from loss OF blood
"When my time expired in the cavalry re-
to hear myself called one of the six hundred
but--poor Jack! fill that glass again, Tom. >
famous charge.