Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-17
SERGEANT JOHN LfvICK
a HERO OF rHt'fAMous eAlAK.
LAVA CHARGE.


otSergeant John Leverick ana HE es,,,,
"plr ana loNahle WIFI Who ha. h,,,.',
, ueNuuoh 10 her husband sipra ~,
t'Hiinehceinent Of his present .unsss a.
~ 'hls Guy, stopping nj tbn h., IL
n9uss on West Fifth street rsne,tar
VI lhe hazeitc called on the sct,,,s,,
Yesterday, and herewith is given a bries
nisiof! Of The man whose connection
m,"i,. 'ne Nnlhean war has become ia.
Sergeant Leyick was harm n, sh.m,,
Eng;, March s. 1856. ana F,hrnnr~ ~
1906 ran oil from home md ioinei ~
service NJ Nottingham barracks w6er,,
tne EShth Royal Irish Hnsshrs Nverc
s,a'lopvu, Iha husslrs formed a nnrt
OF the famous Light Brigade" fb,t
tOue INTO tho mouth OF the shottcd pms
al baldklAva, into the very inws nf
1eath' under thu comu.Gld OF Lord Cnr
u uust " WIS sent TO the Crinlea In
f' WIN me entire brigade, Including
i I,. rtglincnts, and landed at Narna, a
bnlgalinn fortified seaport midway h,1
tween the Danube delta and the Ros.
plofus, and proceeded 10 Yeni nngnr
Where was the permanent camp of Eng.
ilsn troops. -Four months later m,
Light Hrgade' crossed the Blnck sna
h9d found Eup0tnriA which they intenJ.
ed to capture, deserted hy the Cossncks
IL was here the engagement of Rulyetick
1ilu Alma occurred, the Turks and
Trench assisting at the bat,le Sergeant
iNll'h participated In many other i'm
Iy'toht ahu MINOR engagements, about
which lac can talk for hours. hnt spnce
forbids any extended nofiec Sbortly ho.
tore. the fall of Scbastopol. tho dcath
81 Emperor Nicholas occurred. An nrnIis-
uce was then declared and peace shortly
followed. The Light Brigade was then
ordered TO lsmidt, In Asia Minor. where
they remained inactive until ordered
hctne IN April, 1856 Previous 10 lcny.
lng Balaklava each comlatnnt received
the tnmean medal, and about eighteen
months atterward received also n deco.
ration from the sultan Of Turkey. Re.
turning home Sergeant leyick received
his discharge from the army and canc
10 America. where he has been for over
thirty years. lie wears a silver medal
which has four clasps. representing Al.
ma, Bulnklaya, lnkerman and Sehasto-
pol, which Queen Victoria gave him on
his return from the Crimca.
lie says the only other party In the
famous attack who came to the United
States was Michael l.ehan, who died in
Pittsburg few years ago. leaving hun
sell the only surviving participant VI
that bloody battle In this country.
The subject of this short sketch Is one
of the surviving mcmbcrs of the famous
900 which formed the basis Of rrnny-
sons poem. The Charge Of the Light
Brigade" with which everyone is familiar
The sergeant has been In poor health
for four years past, and Is travelling
with view Of regaining his impaired
health. He has been all over the United
States. and depends solely upon the sale
OF his photographs TO drfray The expenses
of himself and wife. lie tells the story
IN IL manner that conyinces one of its
truth. The little details Of army life,
"reminiscences Of his daily life. his COM
panions, the appearance and customs
of the Turks aud Russians. aud all the
little mancuyers of the army are told
with strict attention to the truth Ser
geaut Ieyick shows evidence In face aud
form of the hards hips he has endured
and is much broken down IN health, al
though he yet has commanding figure
and his eyes sparkle with the fire that
Is kindled In the heart Of the old soldier
In the re ,ital Of his deeds of vllor.
Sergeant Leyick will be In Fort Worth
some time and desires his countrymen
and others who feel an interest IN him.
10 call at his room ut the Regland house
aud tender such aid as they ftol able tn
give On Monday night at S o'clock he
would be pleased to meet those who
may desire to call on him and be win
give recital Of his eventful history. He
Is certainly deserving OF assistance.