Show HERO OF THE BATTLE OF BALAKLAVA V A DIES DES I NEW YORK Feb 3 ames 3 James James Rid Reid a aBri Bri British veteran whose patriotism here hero and on the battlefield battefeld of Balaklava has won him two medals is dead in this city from asphyxiation The old soldier soldier soldier sol sol- sol sol- dier on retiring had ha turned the stopcock stopcock stop top cock of a gas heater in the wrong di direction dl- dl and when he was found In his little three room three rom flat fiat ft the gas fumes had done clone what wha t the bullets bules of th tha Crimea Crimea had failed tailed to do Mr Reid Heid who was in his seventy venty- third year yer kept a small smal cigar and stationery ala sta Sla store He was born horn in Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edin Edin- burgh Scotland Wen When he was 20 O years old his father who had distin distin- himself in the battle batte of Waterloo Water Water- Joe loo moved to Australia James move preferred preferred pre pro to follow a soldiers soldier's life a as his father had done and he enlisted in tb the British army During the Crimean trouble he rose roseto roseto roseto to the rank of sergeant quartermaster-sergeant in his troop the Royal Ryal Horse artillery This rank he won won by personal gal gal- lentry lantry in action acton and he had ha two medals to attest the fact fat Again he himself during during during dur dur- ing the cholera outbreak in the arm armend end nd wen special honorable mention menton for his fearless and devoted attention to duty in the stricken camp Sergt Reid purchased his discharge discharge dis dis- dis charge from the army and cams came to America in 1865 1855 |