Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-09
HE WAS AT LUCKf5F0ot v
A CHICAGO CHAPMAN WHO WENT ya
 TIE RELIEF OF AAvELock.

Which Has Often Been Told Before,
 One of the Famous Light Rrigads1s
 Thoagh Not at Balaklava,
 I. J. McNally, Q cab driver with a station at tho 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 hardy, rugged, stout built man, with a medal of honor on his breast and q memory of ten years serv- ice in the army of Great Britain. The command with which he served in h. 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. P And he shared with them the splendid hoHs or of resouing from beleaguered Luck now the English women and children, and the English officers and men as well, who had fought for more than life against the sayagery of a sopoy rebel lien
 "f was born in Scotland, but of Irish parents, said Mir MoNally, chatting of thorough service and the men he had marched with and fought under in thoga days, which reseinbled so closely the pefiloHs phases of England's s situation in India today "I was born at Barr head, and Jan. 29, 1856, I enlisted at Lanark in tho Ninety or Gordon highlanders, and after some months or drill and garrison duty volunteered Feb. 28, 1857, to the Ninety third or Suth- erland highlanders, who were stationed 1t Doyef Heights. There was continual talk of their going out to the China war, and ! wanted tho adventure and tho experience of real soldering.
 Tt was Dover castle those days, for the castle still stood there. It was eDe of England's defenses and had been for centuries am told the castle is all ruined and gone now.
 We embarked at Spithead June 16, 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 our duty was to go on to China, where we 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 q lighter vessel from England overlook us and countermanded our orders. We were sent from there with all haste to Cal eutta and landed Sept. 30, 1857 Think of that More than three months get ting to the mutinyl
 There were no railroads, and we started right out and marched up e0uu. try as far as Cawnpur, 6So miles. t was a hard, hard march, but we made IS good time as 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 SO they could hurry on Lucknow
 e'Then we went on and reached the besieged city Nov. IS, 1857-over TOO miles in less than 50 days. We had but 4,000 men even then, and $here were 60, GOO 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.
 Tt was quick work-all 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 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 0 position of our own at Alumbangh, three miles away. If they had known we were going to slip away they could have massed their forces, leaving tho city uncovered, and he1nmed us in, but we were away and ready for them before they know it,
 "Thero Havelock died of dysentery three days after tho 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.
 esI was wounded at the Lucknow fight, but it did not amount to much. I staid on duty all the time. The bullet was extracted and I got along. No, there is no pension You get q pension after 2I years service in the British nrmy, or after being positively disabled. I was only ten years in tho service. After that l came to Ameriea-to Chi eago. 1 have had money and am getting on all right yet Medal? Yes, wear the medal. That regiment Is the only one that wears its medal on it's colors. That is because it fought at Balaklava and at 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 at tho time. v
 The Indian insurrection broke out On the night of May 30, 1S57 Sir Henry Lawrence had fortified the resideney ana
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