The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-13
Dr. John s. Mcclure Was IN the
Charge Of tho Light Brigade.
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with the death Of DR.. John 8. Mcclure
ia the Seattle Ceasras hospital day before
yesterday . hero worthy ef the highest
respect passed 21zy.
Every school boy and giri in the world
has read Of the Charge Of the Light
Brirsde.' &s B2iakizva and wondered 81
the bravery Of tnose immortal six hundred
souls Who marched into the jaws Of death
with cosors nyiHg. even though they knew
someone had Numbered
s.xt wa NOT for them 10 wonder why:
Tney had bar TO do and de-"
Or. John s. Mcclure was one Of that sir
hundred. His career did aos end there.
Nedaisions ard marks Of honor were be-
slowed upon HIN for brilliant services
- her majesty the queen OF Great Britain.
q InkermAn, In the CrimeAn war. and
ktee In the famous relief at Lucknow.
In speaking OF DIR. ACQUIRES life las;
night. DR.. Keyes. who knew him well.
said that he was born at Belfast. Ire
land. February ", uzs He came of a long
line Of irish gentlemen. His father was =
celebr8ted criminal barrister OF Belfast.
DR.. Mcclure WAS educated In Queens Coli
legs and AT the College OF Pny-
s.cisns and Surgeons. Edinburgh.
He was graduated in lssI with the
degree Of A. b. In lisa he received his de-
gree in medicine and shortly zfterward was
appointed acting assistant surgeon IN the
British army. HE was Attached TO the
Fo:lsth Iight Dragons. and with them
WAS present 1T tho hattie Of Baiakgaya.
On November ~. issA. he was transferred
10 the Fourth Royal Irish Dragon guards
and served with them al the battle Of in-
herman and tho fail Of SeDasiopo.. which
latter event closed the crimsan war.
In i657. through the influence Of Florence
N.ghtinSale. he received q commission as
assistant surgeon In the Bengal army and
proceeded to the Indies where he WAS at
tacbed to the E.ghty-ei6ktn Connaught
rangers and the Third Bengal Fusiieers.
The sepoy mutiny WAS row at its height
and he proceeded TO Delhi. being present
II To fall and capture. Upon tho fail OF
Delhi he was ordered TO <,awnpore for tho
purpose OF saving the men and women
there. The expedition was successful. the
forces OF Tante Tope and Mana Sahib
being totally annihi.ated and scattered
but the end was not yet. Lucknow was
In peril and every energy was bent to
relieve II. BY forced marches and untold
orty2t.ons they reached tbs Gorrah river.
crossed IL on pontoon bridge. stormed
Lucknow and took il. with q loss OF 500
xlen. Th.s practically ended the Sepoy
mutiny. and. as well. stands a fit victory
TO mark the close Of the doctors remark
able military caYesr
In 1871 he resigned his commission and
after short residence In Australia sailed
Tor the Golden Gate. He remained In San
Francisco but 4 brief period. going from
there TO Victoria, h. C.. but eventually.
after practicing for various periods in sno-
homish and Centralia. came TO Seattle IN
issS. where he practiced medicine til the
time Of his death. May II. 1898.