Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-12
THE CHARGE OF THE SIX HUNDRED.
Some New Points of a Different Nature,
Given by Survivor.


The Charge OF ,'Ihe Light Brigade,
called "lhe SIX hundred, TOOK place
Oct. 25' 1894, and Is still a household
memory wltn us, though thrty-nVe
years nave sllpped py ana nave oeen
askeu ny nhahy 10 Pl'ice on recoru inns
anniversary some occurrences other
!nah inere salloPlnS' cu''llS' 'hLusi-
IlS' anu s.roiiS language All ol Whici,
arc Nefy siihiiar oh ike occasiohs' anu
81 sto oI,en .oln III Piose anu .eise.
ohol' . ''n,l W .n1 Pein. ls Des' s"i.eu W
mnaV 10 nod''ioo Vi mt 0o W oeSnn
my iy;. stoiy ,o ...uo ...
soaaad ~ nn ro a. '''iy, "i;n an "ae e
Sn,'I;nht SI ~ J l i,n,tt ~; otone" ni az a..
o,S III, any, nv H. aeo,In ~, un''i n.'
AMI oUn fon, ,J ""1 oNlaue'oI; dn Nm "hen IL
:I .lioi =" ieM yaius oo"n mn anu le,
tna,an t,a.n.L ~ p's; InelI Ior Mniie, Snreenea
.toii .t 'no nusslan shol anu SMELL WIN
.ie mp oI snns 1oniuence W sol,e
m"noii III no H. ~ "uue was so!lousiy
49,. mounou ~ Snen ni.i oIn sums in MS
i.s noiae, anu tnei1 "ese ~. aiso seleiai , cas-
u'iIios an S a",oS .ho oiiioeis' @ siien, noise;
antt anu Sun wneois. oolie ., oui nelI
pae'eaies tho eanda sooh arri'eu anu coh'ihueo
T.. ~.
N ..ie o9uise Vi ah nour vi 50 our
ti,leru T fo'uod " noinmns nr anu notsG ho;hts M
slo vs. thoo -, S of Sahn.nai ni omI a'I,
Sai d. INC Pii.eau Tra " VI Iouas'opG.i "nen SUI
10y w aa,' a aino y, nhIiy' I,ahly' WI" suppoiss
i ~ ooi,',iin, nm, P,ooapiy n,e .housahu,
Pouien - uo"n ghe Sass siopeS towalo
10 airNia'a, h.N anu WIZ si9iiousiy uelGaI-
uu uu5oy. Iy o., c. nSS.J SoJ,,tt ~ VI '"'"iiS'
unIot II" .ha uon, ,,So no",Lo,' tho. .a,,o,r
!. Hd1;,i a. ;no Pause @ , .nat ioiio"1u ueeneu
~ ue'ii apie W ieaih wia1 .le russians
Se Melo uoinS' anu as Ihe holse nau rio-
uen ,tnu was Moulu1o py lne splinter ol
snIn' iio"n.ou ,i'' " paSSase Pohy anu
looe up .he grass Slope 10 near the
GresI VI .,e now laiiieu valley "here
'eIneieu MN " tehI Peg anu crept
oI .niouSh .ie iohS grass unth my my
,eleseope ohu.ioneu: beware! Inc
eiushwoou s'iu Oh Ile mis- opposite was
t tuli VI SunI, anu uo"h She 'aIiey were
.iooPs py .n9usahus' caP'' Shar.eris'
onc VI iotu huoan ai1es ue camp,
n1m Ipn io,'e py' out as ne uiu hoe see me
haliev MN WIZ WIN 'ne elnIoTmatloh' when
ne lePlieo, ne LlSht DriSaoe Is or
oerea 10 at'acki ana Whlie we were
speaklhS IL move IN siSht' advancing
anu an oepioylhS at the trot ana canter;
1here was not tiihe ior warning SO 1
ran to my pony anu gettihS oacK 10
the guns as Iast as ne couio carry me,
DIouSht them up at !uil speed ana
placed tnem over the rldSe, wnere pest
aole 10 aio the remains OF the DIX hun
orea IN thelr lneVltaoie retreat.
Al tnis llihe Loru CardlSan raised up
anu toio me what hau happened at the
same tlnhe pointing 10 lohS reht IN
ms cherry oVeraiis liaue py Cossack
Ian Laheel, o VINO ha1 olnerwiSe missed ms
ann. @ o.leis ioue vi lan Up W the
frey MORGAN Seventeentb @ ancers now
Lord Tre3egar whose horse had heen o
killed and his helmet lost. However
he came TO me. sword in hand and
sneak;no as cool as he would IN mar,
ade. said: rs not this an awfnl bnsi.
, ness. Shakesneari What shall dop',
NV renlv was. "Ouick. inmn on the
, o,;n timber and "o to tbre raar with me
or to the front if we oo into action
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