The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-23
HERO OF LIGHT
BRIGADE FOUND
Louisville Boasts Presence Of
Balaklava Veteran.
Patrick Henry Hussey Was One of tho
Six Hundred Who Charged ON
Famous Occasion.
IS now CEMENT INSPECTOR

Half a League, half league,
Half league onward.
All in the Valley Of Death
Rode the Six Hundred
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well
Into the jaws OF death.
Inahrough the Gates of He'll
Rode the Six Huntfed.
Plunged in the battery smoke,
Right through the line they broke.
Cossack and Russian
Relied from the saber stroke
shattered and sundered;
Then they rode back. but
Not the Six Hundred.
SO sang Lord Tennyson of the
charge OF the Light Brigade at the
battle of Balaklava in the Crimean
wer. II has gone down in history as
one of the greatest examples OF dar-
ing the world has ever known, and
the Six Hundred are immortal.
One of the SIX Hundred was Pat
rick Henry Hussey, says the Louis
Vile Post. For many years he has
been living in Louisville. and on Sat
urday the Board of Works appointed
him an assistant cement Inspector at
s2.50 day.
Mr.. Hussey lives at 453 East Mar
ket street. He is now seventy years
old. perfectly hearty except for. occas.
ional touches OF rheumatism.
Mr.. Hussey. or Sergt. Hussey, as
was his title, was born in London
seventy years ago. and in 1852. al the
age OF fifteen, enlisted in the English
army. The CrimeaD war broke in
1854 and Hussey, now Of tie Seven
teenth Cavalry OF the Light Brigade,
went to the Crimea. For four months
during the winter his company en-
dured tremendous hardships. and it
Twas not until spring as the army lay
before sebastopol. the Russian depot
and stronghold. that active work was
begun. and at this point took place
the great battle the tale OF which is
known to every schoolboy.
Those who saw Henry Irving in
1.-THE Old Guard" and we'll remember
the fire OF his eyes and the strong
vibrant. passionate tones OF his voice
as he,reeounted the story OF the stand
OF the old guard at Waterloo. would
have found a splendid reproduction
OF those emotions II they would sill
in the back room of Sergt. Hussey's
home. with his old sword hanging, OF
the wall, few pistols here aud there
land listen to his story of the charge
OF She Light Brigade. With large
sheet OF paper before him and pencil
in hand, Mr.. Hassey went through tn
various maneuvers that eliminated II
the immortal charge of the 600.
MIR. Hussey's Story OF the Charge.
81 see II right before me-" h
lsaid 1.-THE day was fair and warm
not a day to die in-and there wer'
the boys waiting in back OF the ravin'
land here he drew some lines on tn
paper) for orders from the chief
Lord Cardigan, who sat on his hors'
to the left looking now and then a
the great line OF Russian batteries
that guarded the hilh Suddenly
Capt. Nolan, of the Guards. rode up
saluted and handed Lord Chardigar
some orders. He read them and
burst out, Some mistake, sir but th'
Captain shook his head. Then we re
ceived our orders. We were to &c
through the breach between the line
of cannon and artillery that guarded
the way"
II Left Wounded on the Field.
4 There was the mistake. for the
orders really meant to go around by