San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-21

Some New Points Given by a Sur
London Standard.
The charge of the Light Brigade
called "The Six Hundred, - took plac
October 25, 1854, and is still house
hold memory with US, though thirty
five years have slipped by, and hav,
been asked by many to place on rec
ord this anniversary some occurrences
other than mere galloping, cutting
thrusting and strong language, all OF
which are very similar OIL like occa-
sions. aud are often told in prose and
verse. Short and to the point is best
suited to what is required of me. So
to begin my story.
Maude's horse artillery, with me
second IN command, opened fire at
daylight and kept in action until Its
ammunition was exhausted, when it
manned there for awhile, screened
from the Russian shot and shell, with
the hope OF giving confidence to some
wavering Turks. Maude was serious
ly wounded by shell bursting in his
horse, and there were also several
casualties among the officers, men.
horses and gun wheels. Some of our
field batteries soon arrived and con-
tinued the cannonade.
In the course of an hour or so our
two brigades of cavalry and horse ar
tillery formed columns near the heights
of the plateau of Sebastopol, when
suddenly line of cavalry, with sup.
ports in column. probably 5000, poured
down the grass slopes toward Bala-
klava, and were gloriously defeated
by our heavy brigade of cavalry under
General Scarlet.
In the pause hat followed 1 deemed
it desirable to learn what the Rus
SLAMS were doing, and as the horse /
had ridden was wounded by the splin-
ter of shell. / mounted baggage
pony and rode up the grass slope to
near the crest OF the now famed val
ley, where ] tethered HIM to a tent
peg. and crept on through the long
grass until my telescope cautioned:
Beware.
The brushwood on the hills oppo-
site was full of guns, and down the
vallew were troops by thousands |
Capt. Charters, one Of Lord Lucan's |
now rode by, but as he
did not see me / hailed him with the |
when he replied: "The !
Light Brigade is ordered to attack
and while we were speaking it hove |
in sight, advancing and deploying al
the trOt and canter. There was not |
time for warning, 80 ran to my pO-
ny, and getting back to the guns as
fast he could carry me, brought
them up at full speed and placed |
hem over the ridge, where best able |
to aid the remains of the Six Hun
bred in their inevitable ret eat.
At this time Lord Cardigan refined |
up and told me what had happened,
1t the same time pointing TO a long
rent in his cherry Overalls made by a
Cossack lancer, who had otherwise
missed his aim. Others rode or ran
up to the guns Among the last was
iaptain Godfrey Morgan, 18th Ian
GERS, now Lord Tredegar, whose horse
mad been killed and his helmet lost
However, he came to me, sword in
land, and, speaking as cool as he
would on parade, said: us not this
III awful business, Shakspear? What
shall d.? My reply was: Quick;
Jump on a gun timber, and 60 to the
ear with US, or to the front If we 90
nto action, when you may help fight
, gun"
We must not forget the volley from
Jhe 93d Highlanders, which emptied
many Russian saddles near the en-
trance to the village of Balaklava; nor
he attack OH the Russian artillery in
the brushwood by the French cavalry
On white horses. l can see them now,
80 conspicuous were they on the hill
So keen is memory formed on the
the battlefield that even now | fancy
see Nolan and his horse lying dead,
ike many others whose names did
not know.
OF my friend Charters, 1 have re-
narkable foreshadowing of fate to re-
ate. On the previous evening he
and L, while taking quiet ride, saw
signs of fight on the morrow, when
ne spoke very gloomily oft beng his
asst. My saying, "Well, we have
been under fire together pretty often,
yet here we are again. did not
seem to cheer him. mo; it would
he his last" A round shot killed
him directly we parted oil the
ridge before named. AS the spot was
1ebatable ground, my gunners buried
him then and there. I am, sir, your
)bedient servant.
JOHN SHAKEsPEAR, Col, late r. a.
Balaklava Day, October 25.
She JIned Him.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Judge Brisbin at an early time was
coming to st. Paul by stage frOmd
H astings. 1t was raw and cold. an