Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-10
HE WAS AT LUCKNOW
\ CHICAGO CHAPMAN WHO WENT TO
 THE RELIEF OF HAvgLocK.

He Tells In His Own Way the story
 Which Has often Been Told Before.
 one of ths famous Light Brigade. .
 Though Not at BalaRi4va.
 T J. McNally. eah driver with . station at the northeast corner of Dear born and Monroe streets, is one of the survivors of that regiment of British soldiers who went to the relief of Luck. now. He is q hagdy. rugged, stout built man. with | medal Of honor on his breast and memory of ten years serv. ice in the army of Great Britain. The command with which he served ill In dia was composed i'll part of that little band of heroes left from the famous fight at Balaklava-fhat immemorial Charge of the Light Brigade And he shared with them tho splendid hon or of reseuing from be1eaguered Luck now tho English women and children, and tho English officers and men us well, who had fought for more than life against the savagery of 9 sepoy rebel lion.
 T was born ill Scotland, but of Irish parents, said Mr. MeNally, chatting of the rough service and the men he had marched with and fought under ih those days, which resembled so closely the periious phases of England's situation i'll India today ''I was born at Barr head, and Jan. 2S, 1856, l enlisted at Lanarlz ill the Ninety second or Gordon highlanders, and after some months of drill and garrison duty volunteered Feb. 28, 1857, 10 the Ninety-third or Suth- erland highlanders, who were stationed at Dover Heights. There was continual talk of their going out to the China war, and l wanted the adventure and the experience of real soldering
 fIt was Dover castle those days, for tho castle still stood there It Was one of England s defenses and had been for centuries. 1 am told the castle is all ruined and gone now.
 We embarked at Spithead June l5, 1857. for tho China war and sailed away down the west coast of Africa After we were out at sea we spoke a vessel from the cape and heard of the Indian mutiny. but of course oHr duty was to go on to China, where NC had been ordered. 1t WAS pretty hard lines for Us. We wanted to get up into India. where they needed us, and at cape of Good Hope lighter vessel from England overlook Us and countermanded our orders. Nc were sent from there with all haste to Cal cutta and landed Sept 90, l857 Think of that More than three months get ting to the matinyl
 .sIhere were no railroads, and We started right out and marched mp coun- try as far as Gawnpnr. 680 miles. It was hard, hard march, but NO made IS good tine IS British soldiers ever did anywhere. At Gawnpur we were joined by General Hope Grant and Sir Colin Campbell, who had been waiting for re. achievements go they could hurry on Lucknow.
 "Theu NC went on and reached the besieged city Nov IS. 1S57-oyer TOO miles in less than 50 days. We had but 1, GOO men even then, and there were 60, 900 native soldiers, armed as we were armed, for they had been part Of the British army, but they were not commanded SO we'll, and they did not have so much to fight for.
 It was quick work-all with the bayonet They could not stand the rushes. We forced our way to the cit adel, and the third day WIG took out the women and children and what was left of the garrison. Then NC retired in the night. They could not realize We had done so much, and they could not be- lieve we would withdraw, but we were not strong enough to hold the place and selected position of our own at Alumbaugh, three miles away. If they had known we were going to slip away they could hayo massed their forces, leaving the city uncovered, and hemmed us in, but we were away and ready for them before they knew it.
 "There Havelock died of dysentery three days after the relief. He would have been dead week before we came, but ho didn i dare to die He had to de- ltlttt tilOSc Nhlllth ttlltl NnA4utNh.
 s'f was wounded at the Lucknow fight. but 1t did not amount to much. staid on duty all the time The bullet was extracted and l got along No, there is no pension. You get pension after 2l years service in the British army, or after being positively disabled. was only ten years in the service. After that l came to America-to Chi eago. l have had money and am getting on all right yet. Medal? Yes, l wear the medal That regiment is the only one that wears its medal on its colors. That Is because it fought at Balaklava and at Lucknow too Many time the other fellows told me of the fight with tho Russians, but l did aoS see it. l was not in the command al rhe time.
 The Indian inSurrection broke out on the night of May 30, lS51 Sir Henry Lawrence had fortified the resideney and garrisoned 1t with 150 British troops Al T l. l. 4