Show A tt 1 Veteran Asphyxiated i New York Tork Feb 3 James Held lick a u British veteran whose patriotism hero here and on tho time battlefield of Balaklava has bad won von him hll two medals Is IA dead In this city from asphyxiation Thu old ohl soldier on retiring had imad hll turned the stopcock stop stoll stopcock cock of or u ii ran gas giA heater hentel in time he Wrong Krone dl di lection when he tm h was found In his ills little three room roola nut limit the gas Ins fumes had done ilono what t the bullets of f tho time Crimea CrImen lano had tolled failed to do 10 doiI Mr iI Held Hell who vho was ivas In his hi hi year eal kept I I a n small cigar cl ar store storo timid stationery t toner store storo He lIe was born In Scotland When Whelm he lie was WM as 20 O years yeats 1118 or of age Ill ng his imis father who had distinguished him himself hll self In iti the of ot Waterloo moved sel to 10 Australia James preferred to fol toh follow rollow low law a u soldiers life le as Ills his father hud had hal lone done unit and nOi he lie enlisted tel In 11 tIle the th British army arm the tue Crimean trouble he hc rose rosc roseto to time the rank of ot quartermaster sergeant In hU his hil trout troop 00 the Horse HOIse artIllery This Tilie rank he won Oll by personal gallantry In action acton coil he lie had two medals to attest the tho fact net Again Alain he lie distinguished himself dur lur durIne lurIng Ine Ing tho the cholera outbreak In II the army and won honorable mention lenton for tor his imis fearless And amid devoted attention to duty In time the stricken ennui camp Sergeant Held field purchased his hIt diR charge charRo from the army arm and came como to America In 1865 |