Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-28

he Tells In His Own Way the Story
 Which Has often Been Told Before.
 One of the Famous Light Brigade"
 Though Not at Balalxlava.
 T. J. McNally, . cab driver with a 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. Ho is hardy, rugged, stout built man, with modal of honor en his breast and a nerpory of ten years serv- ice in tho army os Great Britain The command with which he served in In- dia was composed in part of that little band of heroes left from the famous fight at Balaklava-that immemorial Charge of the Light Brigade. And he shared with them the splendid hon or of rescping from beloaguered Luck now the English women and children. and the English officers aud men as well, who had fought for more than life against the savagery of sopoy rebel lion
 ''I was born in Scotland. but of Irish parents, '' said Mir MoNally. chatting of tho rough service and the men he had marched with and fought under h those days, which resenbled so closely the perilous phases of Engfand's situation in India today. 'I was born Ut Barr- head, and Jan S8, 1856, enlisted at Lanark in the Ninety second or Gordon highlanders, and after some months of drill and garrison duty volunteered Feb 26. l657 to the Ninety third og Suth- eriard hlghlanders, who were stationed ab Dover Heights There was continual talk of their going out to the China war; and wanted the adyenture and the experience of real soldering.
 It was Dover castle those days, for the castle still stood there. 1t was one of England 8 defenses and had been for centuries am told the castle IS all ruined and gone now.
 ''We embarked at Spfthead June iB, 1857, for the 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 our duty was to go on to China, where VIC had been ordered It was pretty hard lines for US. We wanted to get up into India, where they needed us, and at cape of Good Hope a lighter vessel from England overlook us and countermanded our orders We were sent from there with all haste to Cal cutta and landed Sept 30, 1857 Think of thatl More than three months get ting to the mutinyi
 "There were no railroads, and we started right out and marched up coun- try as far as Cawnpur, 68O milea It was hard, hard march, but we made as good time as British soldiers ever did anywhere At Gawnpur we wore joined by General Hope Grant and Sir Colin Campbell. who had been waiting for TO. endorsements 20 they could hurry on Lucknow
 Then we went on and reached the besieged city Nov. 19, l857-over FOO miles in less than 50 days. We had but l, 900 mon even then, and there were 60, coo native soldiers, armed ae we were armed, for they had been part of che British army but they were not commanded so well, and they did not have so much to fight for.
 Tt was quick work-ail with the bayonet They could not stand the rushes. We forced our way to tho cit adel, and the third day we took out the women and children and what was left of the garrison. Then we retired in the night. They oouid 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 q position of our own at Alumbaugh, three miles away If they had known we were going to slip away they could have massed their forces, leaving tho city uncovered, and hemmed us ins but we were away and ready for them before they knew it
 'tThere Havelock died o2 dysentery three days after the relief He would have been dead week before we came, but he didn't dare to die. He had to de- fend those women and children
 T was wounded at the Lucknow \ staid on duty all the time Tho bullet was extracted and I got along No, there is no pension You get pension after 9l years service in the British army, or after being positively disabled l was only ten years in the service. After that l came to America-to Chi oago have had money and am getting on all right yet. Medal? Yes, wear tho medal. That regiment is che only one that wears its medal on it's colors That Is because it fought at Balaklava and ct Lucknow too Many time the other fellows told me of the fight with the Russians, but I did not see it. was not In the command ct tho time |"
 The Indian insurrection broke out on the night of May 30, l867. Sir Henry Lawrence had fortified the residency and garrisoned 1t with 750 British troops. July the place was besieged July Sir Henry died from wound Three times the gallant little army beat back the assaults of the multitudinous ene- my. July 22 Havelock ca ptured Alum