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The morning call., 1891-11-08
WHILE WITH
THE CHARGERS.
Private James Lambs Story Of Expert
eDCGS al BalaklaYa.
Getting Away From the Field Heroic Con-
duct OF Privates Toward Wounded Officers
Robbing the Dead for Water.

Well as the story of the charge of the
Light Brigade is known, bits of the hist ory
Of that memorable battle are never brought
to light without exciting interest. To -day
Is the anniversary of the battle and follow
ing Is description. written by Private
James Lamb, of the famous charge as he
saw 1t, says the New York Herald of Octo-
Der 18th. The writer just missed winning
the Victoria Cross on that eventful day:
On October %, 1854, was a trooper in the
thirteenth Light Dragons NOW the Thir-
tenth Hussars), and was in the foremost
squadron that led the attack ON the Russian
guns on that never to be forgotten morning
was riding close to CAPTAIN Nolan when he
was MORALLY wounded by one of the first
snots from the enemy's guns. The gallant
captain stuck to his saddle, and his horse
galioped shoulder TO shoulder with us down
the valley. The next discharge from the
RUSSIAN cannon tore wide gaps through our
ranks, and many a trooper fell to rise no
more. owing to the dense smoke from the
enemy's guns lost sight of Captain Nolan,
and did not afterward see him alive.
We still kept on down the valley at a
gaiiop, and cross fire from a Russian bat
terry on our right opened deadly fusillade
upon us with canister and grape. causing
great havoc among our horses and men and
moving them down in heaps.
myself was struck down and rendered
insenslble. When l recovered conscious
ness the smoke was so thick that was not
able to see where l was, nor had / the
falntest idea what had become of the brigade.
When at last l made out my position I
found 1 was among numbers OF dead and
wounded comrades. The scene l shall
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SHOT DEAD
WHILE ON DUTY.
Special GilIen the Victim of an
Infuriated Mong0l.
Joseph Corwell Fatally and G. Earberis
Slightly Wounded in Attempting to
Arrest the Heather.

Special Of1cer John henry Gllen Is lying at
the Morgue stiff in the cold embrace Of death
Joseph COIwell IS on a cot at the Receiving
Hospital slowly but surely sinking into that long
dreamless sleep that knows no awakening and
6. Barberls is resting upon q couch Of pain fro IL
wounded leg.
The affair grew out OF the throwing OF hand.
full of grain malt at a Chnaman by some boys on
milk wagon. Tie double murder occurred
shortly after O'clock yesterday, in the vicinity
OF Green and Union streets where they are In
tersected by Stockton street.
John Lewis Smith was driving q milk wagon
containing a load OF malt. which he had secured
at the San Francisco Stock Brewery shortly
after - o'clock. On the wagon were Joseph
COrwell, William McGreeyy and young man
whose name Is unknown. AS they drove up
Powell street one of those on the wagon sped a
Chinaman al The Intersection OF Lombard street
and threw handful Of the grain at him. The
Monaghan threw his hand behind him and the
boys exclaimed: "Ob, you haven't got any
thing"
he Chnaman took OF bis hat and looked at
IT, after which he followed the wagon containing
the Toys, who continued 10 laugh at him. On
arriving at Lombard street he whipped out re-
vover and fred at the boys in the wagon, but
seeing that bis bullet had gone wide OF its mark
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spring. making an extensive tour Of the prlnei
pal cities
Tie Misses Celia and Te,sie Hirscbfeld ere 10.
Gated a, Tubbs Hctel, Oakland for the winter.
Mrs. Clement n. Frank has arrived home from
Skaggs Hot Springs, after spending The past
month there.
Judge S. C. Hastings Of Lakeport will spend
the winter in this city.
DR.. Charming II. Cook OF WiIetts Mendocino
County, formerly OF this city, who recently mar
ried Miss Georgiana b. Edwards Of Fruitvale,
is down visiting his sister. Mrs. c. B. Gould, VINO
is seriously i'll. DR.. Cook is the brother OF
Messrs. Carroll and William HOff Cook.
Mrs. W. W. Stow and Mrs S. p. Stow are at
Santa Barbara.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGn have returned TO the city
after spending several months at their BelYedere
residence.
DR.. c. B. rinkham and family are In Portland.
Oregon.
Miss Alice Shea is visiting Miss Sadie Fritch-
cite OF Powell avenue before starting on an eI-
tended Edstei n and European trip.
Miss Alice Pope is visiting her sister In Santa
Clara.
Colonel Mark l.. Mcdonald left on Friday for
Chicago. Tie Colonel, who IS WORLDS FAIR
Commissioner at-Large, goes 10 meet the Com
mitiee on Awards, and Will be absent three
weeks.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Red predominates in neckwear colors this
fall,
Only II per cent of flowers emit per-
fume.
A cargo of copper recently carried out of
Lake Superior port was valued at $780,
600.
Pickpockets invaded a. recent religious
meeting at Marshall, Iowa, and stole the
collection box containing $50.
A nineteen-year-old Chicago youth made
himself insane by excessive cigarette smok-
ing and then took his own life.
No less than 336 chimney swallows were
captured in single chimney at Green's
burg, Ca, on recent occasion.
Employees of the Pennsylvania railroad
lines are talking of wearing a button, on
which Is engraved Keystone, as a badge.
Russian gun manufacturers have 1880, 900
new rifles to get ready. The work is being
hurried forward SO that it may be delivered
by July, 1894.
Maryland wife-beaters now stand up at
the whpping-post and receive fifteen lashes
The first sentence of the kind was carried
into execution at Oakland recently
A bride and groom from Trenton, KY,
while at Cincinnati hotel were robbed Of
every dollar and are completely stranded
until their friends remit them funds.
The city of st. Louis has decided to estab-
lish twenty-tbree miles of bOulevards from
100 to 200 feet wide ornamenled on the Pa
risian plan. The cost Is estimated at about
$4,000, COO.
The expression, "All the world'sa stage"
though attributed to Shakespeare. is found
in the Latin Of Juvenal. An old Grecian
author says, Greece is theater where all
are players"
A Chicago woman applied for divorce,
alleging excessive cruelty. what did your
husband 0o?" asked the Judge. He put
his arm around enc of my lady friends"
replied the injured wife.
The steam yacht Zaira. which has lust
been finished at Leith for Count Strognahoff,
is the largest private yacht afost her ton
mage being 1912. Tho Zaira is 10 be en-
tireiy manned by Russians.
According to the records OF the Patent
Office few subjects receive more attention
from inventors than that of the registry of
street-car fares. The dial is used more gen
orally than any other device in the large
cities.
In one of the best known London res.
tauraEts the walters are said 10 receive
more than $500 week in tips. The rail-
way servants of England receive about
81, 500, 900 every year in this form from the
British public.
The experiments made at Cornell Uni
versity and in France to ascertain the effect
of the electric light upon vegetation have
demonstrated its wonderful property of
greatly stimulating aim st every variety OF
vegetable life.
Professor Kohbranch, who has been max
ing some curious experiments with light
ming, finds that the amount of electricity in
an ordinary flash is so small that il would
require thirty-seyen flashes to keep CON-
mon incandescent lamp burning one hour
An Ohio man, becoming disgusted with
life, shot himself In the breast, cut his
throat. gashed his head with a Ratchet, and
tumbled over seemingly a corpse The
Coroner was sent for ana was about holding
an inquest when he accidentally struck the
suicides shins sharp blow. Instantly the
supposed corpse jumped to his feet and
swore at the Coroner heartily.
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never forget. Scores Of troopers and their
horses were lying dead aud dying all around
me, and many men severely wounded and
unable to eXtricate themselves from their
dead horses. Luckily for ME my horse was
shot through the head, and falling forward
pitched me clear. NV own wound WAS not
very severe one, and | soon recovered suf-
iclently to endeayor to return to the Brit
ish lines.
Just as l made a start l looked around
and sped two companies of Russian rifles
Doubling out from the right rear of the pc
slti0n where their guns we're stationed. and
as they dropped on one knee to fire a voley
up the valley lay down close to my dead
horse. having its body between me and the
hrers. l was not moment t. soon, as |
had scarcely sheltered myself before the
bullets came whi5tliDg around me and
literally ridded the dead body Of my horse
and its saddle.
After the volley I ventured to look over
my dead horse, thinking to see the enemy
Ieloadlng to fire again, but to my surprise
l saw them mastering together quickly and
running to the rear of their guns.
On turning around | saw body of horse
men charging down the valley on my right
front and thought they were body of Cos
sacks coming down to cut off our retreat;
but l quickly discovered that l was mis-
taken and that the horsemen were two
squadrons of French dragons charging
down to silence masked Russian battery
that was firing on our left flank. whose
guns were covered by regiment of Polish
lancers. This battery gave the gallant
Frenchmen warm reception by means of
canister and grape, by which number of
saddles were emptied. But riding swiftly
on despite their losses, they charged right
up into and cut their way through the
Polish regiment, and wheeling around to
their right flank rode off and made good
their retreat
In the melee saw a chance of capturing
one of the stray horses of the French dra-
COON regiment whose rider had been killed,
but before l could effect my purpose the
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at last found what was left of it-only about
one-half remained. We went into action that
morning 10 strong and came out with only
81. OF horses we lost 81. and had besides
several wounded, some of which eveutu-
ally recovered. while others had to be de-
Stroyed.
As matter of fact, ont of 112 horses of
my regiment which took part in the charge.
only one, named Butcher $50 called from the
number and severity of its wounds). was
brought back to England.
This horse was presented to her Majesty
the Queen when the Thirteenth Hussars
embarked for India in 1874, and was kept at
Hampton Court until its death, about ten
years ago.
Our regimental doctors had their hands
full that day. They were very busy taking
on leg or an arm here, extracting bullets
there, and dressing the wounds. more or less
severe, of others. The roll of my regiment
had been called before | reached it, and
found l was reported "klled" or taken
prisoner" but l fortunately was neither
ana am alive at the present moment, with
the glory of being one of the survivors of
The Charge of the Six Hundred
l must not forget TO mention that the two
men who gallantly succOTed the wounded
officer and carried him safely off the field
were shortly after landing In England
awarded the Victoria Cross as a reward for
their bravery and humanity. Such is tho
fortune of war. l myself just missed obtain
Ing it.
The Colonies of the regiments of the
Light Brigade got one each to be presented
to the most deserving man Of each regiment,
Some of the ColOnels made the remark that
one man was as much entitled to il as an
other. Through going down the valley in
front of the enemy an bringing Captain Webb
of the Seventeenth Lancers a drink
of water, l was allowed to draw
lots for it with Corporal Malone of
my regiment, who assisted Sergeant Berry
man to carry his officer off the field MaIona
being the Oldest soldier got first draw, and
drew the lucky straw
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~ Tent,red 10 Look Over.n

caiabash, and, as l made my way back.
pulled out the stopper and had a good drink.
as was trightfully parched myself. | had
TO get along as sharply as could. for the
enemy were again on the move, but | sue
ceeded In reaching the wounded officer with
out any mishap and gave him the water,
which he gratefully acknowle lodged, and,
turning to US, said:
safety" wa o"N
But we would not leave him and the
other two troopers carried him off the field
while llmped along by his side, ready to
render any assistance l could, should the
necessity arise.
A we were moving painfully along l saw
trooper OF another regiment, who had
6 6een severely wounded. and another en-
deaVoring to get him off the field; but
they were getting along very slowly.
, ment to their assistance. leaving the two
men with the wounded officer, whom they
eventually succeeded in CARRYING safely
from under fire. l aGterward heard that
this officer died the next morning, after hay-
ing ohe of his legs amputated. My com
rade and myself managed to get the
wounded trooper safely into our lines.
then went in search OF my regiment and
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only $500 The prisoner answered that there

only S1oo. The prisoner answered that there
was over $780, and that 1t was all gold coin.
Q-You sem to know how much money you
hacS; but you can't remember anything about the
pistols? No answer IT, the question.
Q. (by a repoiler)-nid yoi have as many as
five or six pistols? Al did MOI
Odd You have many as three or four
A.-No; only had the one had In nv band.
Q.-N ELL what about the one that was found
In your pocket? Al DON'T know. Somebody
must have put it IN my packet.
2. (by the Chief)-Whom did you work for In
Sacramento? Al don't speak English 1
don't know the mans name for whom worked
work across the river from Sacramento.
In his statement he said he could not sneak
English, but he did answer several questions aud
answered them very easily. This aroused sus-
pielon that CheOng was doing z little game of
shamm Ing. more especially so when Ii. did not
remember the number OF pistols he had nor the
name o! the man for whom he worked i'm Sacra-
mento; but when the detective remarked about
bis only having 800, he replied as quick as a
fash and stated approximately the amount he
did really have.
When the reporters returned to the Receiving
Hospital II was learned that Cheong's third vic
tim. Il. Barberis. had been brought In 10 have
his wound dressed. An examination showed
that the bullet had passed entirely through the
LEG midway between knee and hip. and although
quite painful was not ut all serious. AS soon as
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JOtcph COTNeHi ShOt HhNS Going 10 the Wounded
Officer.
knee. Carosio and Bacclgsupl had In the mean
time thrown the Chinaman to the ground aud
held him until the arrival OF Officers Alden and
whistles.
The crowd then closed 10 and its anger was
shown by imprecaiions hurled at the head OF the
murderous Mongoan. These were soon fol
lowed by murmurs at the Idea of his escaping
aud in moment half hundred voices were
crying: Lynch him; lynch him. Kill him;
tinued TO force the prisoner along but not fast
enough to save his hide, for some one. WHO II
was c0nld not be asceTtained, pushed his way
through the crowd aud dealt the prisoner a ter
iitc blow over the head, eating nasty cash In
his scalp from which tie blood steamed down
over his face.
Ia tie meantime an express-wagon had been
secured INTO which was placed the dying officer,
and 1t was slowly driven 10 the Receiving Hos
pital. ellen was placed upon The operating
table and the cot hing was removed from the up
per portion OF his body. 1t was then seen that
the fatal bullet had struck him almost In the GEN.
ter of The breast Everything was done to allie
yiaie rain, but The wound was not prObed, as il
was perceived that lie was almost dead. Five
minutes mad scarcely elapsed ere he gave final
gasp and expired.
As his bony was being removed to cot in the
hospital ward the patrol arrlvr d, and CorweI
was brought into the hospital. When his clothes
were removed bullet hole was discovered In
his chest just TO The left of the medlan line, and
almost Oh a line will The heart His wound was
pressed, and be was removed 10 cot In the ward
Of the hospital, where he was placed under the
Influence OF opiate to ease his pain, as IL was
thought that his wound would in short time Ter
inmate fatally.
The murderer was brought In by the officers
Willie CoIwelI was being attended to, and his
head was bandaged w, after which no was
taken down to The City Prison to be locked up.
" hen searched at the Jail another revolver-a
38-caliber Smith & Nesson. and a duplicate of
the one lie bad used so murderOusly-was found
UPON him. He also had upward of $500 In gold
upon his person. He had an excited appearance
his eyes fairly glazing 1T his csptors.
All attemps 10 make him give any account OF
the shooting were without any eff, C and Ii was
thought that 1t would be- necessary TO cudgel him
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lie started TO run after the wagon. stu holding
the revolver In his hand. Oficer Gllen, who was
at that time on Uulon street ran 10 tile corner
OF Stockton street, the wagon and pursuing
Chinaman having in the meantime reached that
street by Montgomery avenue. the wagon having
passed Green street.
Gllen al glance saw the Chinaman with the
revolver in his hand and also perceived his muir
derous purpose. He called 10 him 10 halt, upon
which lie Mongol wheeled upon he officer who
Was by that time only a short distance from him,
and fired. small puff OF dust VAS seen 10 arise
from Glen's coat showing that he had been hit,
aud III next moment lie staggei ed, but though
WOUNDED fatally managed To draw his revolver
ana ME at his mui defer, after which lie stag
gered again, threw up his hands aud fell TO tie
pavement.
Joseph Corwel saw Gnlen fall and jumped
from the wagon 10 capture tie murderer. a
great ihiOne had by this time been attracted to
The scene by the reports Of the pistols but 10 one
attempted 10 hold the Chiuaman. who stiI kept
following tie wagon. Nhen CoIweIl. who had
left lie wagon. reached the interSec OF Va
lleIO and Stockton streets the Chluaman saw him
and once more tile crack OF his pistol broke
uron the ears OF the horror-stricken crowd.
moment had PASSED after the report when Co l.
wei staggered aud fell 10 the pavement, saying,
Il am shot"
The murderous ChInaman continued 10 run
down Stockton street, wien Edward Carosio
and antonio Baccigalupi Started after him.
When they were almost upon him The Chinaman
turned 10 take a sure shot al Them and faised
MS murderous revolver for the fourth time, but
CdroslO was loo quick for him. Using his over
coat as n weapon he threw II over the China
mans head and al tie same time Knocked his
pistol arm upward aud backward over the
shoulder.
How near he was TO death he perhaps now
knows, for as lie knocked the Chlnamau's arm
over the shoulder The revolver was dischai ged
and another man, q. Barb Iis a restaurant.
Keeper at 1913 Stockton street. who was APP
preaching al the Time was struck by the bullet
In the LETT leg midway between the hip aud
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LABOR NOTES.
Carponters' Agitation Meeting in the
Temple.

Carponters' Agitation Meeting in the
Temple.
A mass meeting under the auspices OF Union
% Of the Brother hood Of Carpenters and Joiners
was held in Metro, oitan Temple last night for
the purpose OF preaching the benefit OF organiza-
tlOn to union and non union men alike.
w. f. Floyd, President of the union, presided,
and on behalf Of his organization heartily wei.
coined the audience to the temple, and followed
his greeting with brief history OF the long
struggle for the reduction OF the hours OF toll,
which terminated on May 1st In the establish.
ment Of the eighthour day.
A. j. Gregg OF Oakland Union. No. &c. deiv-
cred the principal address He said he had la
bored hard for forty years. and believed some
thing was wrong because he was still, In his old
age, compelled TO toll for living. His condi-
tion. he thought, was not necessary but an
amazing condition In country so rich as Amer.
lea He cOunseed his hearers not 10 relax their
efforts until every laborer anu mechanic III the
city is member of some union, warniug til EN-
that IL they did not follow his advice they would
b crushed.
The meeting was enlvened with vocal and 10.
strumental music, a recital lion ana an exhibition
OF Views sent by the President OF the Peoples
Home Savings Bank.
The $40 assessment ordered on Sunday night
by the Brewery WorKmen's Union has been geu-
orally responded 10. and the treasury now con.
talns defense fund amounting TO $4,000.
The CIgar.makers' Union has cut of the salary
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The Murderer IN Hts ecu.

10 make him even divulge his name, which he
finally said was Chew Sin Cheong. When
placed In a cell he said, "Me now die" and com
meDced to moan and gasp as though he were on
the point OF expiring. He was again asked why
he shot, and replied: They fool WI me; thoW
locks at me; l shoot them"
Harry Huff, the Interpreter, was presently
secured and talked with Cheong, who made the
following statement:
My name is Chew Sin Cheong; occupation
cook; formerly employed In Sacramento; came
10 san francisco 10 quite a month ago, since
which time have been unemployed, as have
been Sick. was walking along near the beach
or entrance 10 The barbor when five or six people
passed In a wagon and threw something at me.
DOM know what they threw. ran back to-
ward the ga den ana shot
question How many pistols did you have on
your person? Answer-I don'I know.
Q-How much money did you have on your
person? Al don't KNOW
Detective Cox remarked 10 him that there was
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animal bolted and was obliged to so along

animal bolted and 1 was Obliged to so along
on foot.
During the short time In which the French
dragons and Polish lanGers were fighting,
ley toward our lines, and when near No.
redoubt L saw two men supporting
wounded officer of the Seventeenth Lam
GERS. One Of the men was trooper belong
Ing to my own regiment aud the other was
one OF the Seventeenth Lancers.
The officer was faint and exhausted from
loss of blood and was asking feebly for
water. Neither of the men who were help
ing him had their water bottles with them,
and mine had been shot through In the cross
fire when the Russians first opened upon us a
the commencement of our deadly ride. / saw
no chance of getting water other than by
searching among the dead bodies on the
battlefield. l accordingly retraced my
steps and was soon fortunate enough to find
calabash half full of water strapped to
dead troopers saddle. l snatched up this
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PACIFIC YACHT CLUB.
Reorganization of the Members y

Reorganization of the Members With
New Directors.
The almost extinct Pacific Yacht Club was re-
organized last night at the Palace Hotel General
Dickinson presided, and Yarney Gaskill acte
as Secretary pro tenn.
A committee Of three, comprising Messrs. P.
Quinlan, Albert l.. Stetson aud Captain IL. l..
White. was appointed 10 make choice of Di-
rectors, and their report was adopted, and tho
Directors were elected unanimously. They are:
Cornelius VConnor, 5. h. Thornton, Z. o.
Hughes, II. S. Davis. William Edwards Human
Wadham and o. +. Wiley.
A. ID. Spreckels was elected Commodore,
Charles s. Wieland Vice.CommOdore. aud Cap
tain Kelly MaaSnIer
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The alarm from Box 1872 at 6 o'clock last
night was for a fire in one-story frame
building on townsend and Seventh streets,
which was stored with about fifty tons of
hay and which was all destroyed. The loss
is estimated at about $500. The hay made
quite a blaze and it WIS thought by many to
be very large fire. The origin Of the
blaze is UNKNOWN.