The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-15

TINE NEWS Tn TINE n0RTH.
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THE EXCITEMENT IN NEW YORK.
The news Of Saturday night, conveyed 70 the comnu-
nifty by tho successive Issues Of extras from tbs newsp
per Offices during the afternoon and evening, intensified
public feeling to high pitch Of excitement The con-
fictng statements reports ana rumors which began 70
spread II Later hour in the night, together with bogus
extras detailing the burning of Charleston city, the rein
forcement OF Fort SUMTER and similar absurd gtories
which the people compelled 10 entertain In the sb
Of more positive and definite information only add
ed fuel to the fiery anxiety which filed the public mind
and rendered al the eager for the Of yester
days paper This impatient desire TO CLEAN the nst posi-
BILE and reliable intelligence in regard to the latest
ments at the seat OF was well depicted in every
quarter Of the city yesterday forenoon. Newsmen
ceived orders over night from their customers fail
in furnishing them with the earliest copies Of the Hs
RAID and thousands Of eitizsns impelied 70
rising from their beds at earlier matutinal hour than
usual in their eagerness 10 secure copy Of the
ing paper The stands and depots, from the mo-
ment that the sheets arrived until advanced hour
in the forenoon, beseged by anxious impetuous
hrongs who, thrustng pushing ana showing, were urg
ing the newsdealer TO take the few coppes held in out
stretched hand between thumb and fore6nger scene
presenting that buste without the order to be witnessed
on the letter List day at the Post Office.
In the early dawn OF morning the scene in the lower
streets Of the CITY, in the nelghborhood Of the
agents and HERALD Office, Of unusual activity.
Newsboys rushed about in every observation-disclosures the
care and towards the ferriesbearng huge bundles Of
papers over their shoulders and under their while
eager purchasers wayad them at every corner or pur
sued them around the streets
As the day advanced, and the community becams
IN AatosIo hnori
and likely results Of the great events Of the past few
DAYS were fully canvassed The breakfast table, the
cars the ferry boats and all places OF public conveyance
and resort at once became animated with the universal
theme OF conversation and at every corner some in
dvidual was to be seen, with his face half buried
in the newspaper, greedily absorbing It's nteIUsnce.
No one seemed to be satisfied with his own opinions
about the news each one questioning his neghbor as TO
his views and little coprsasioes were exemporized In
localities where crowd collected.
At the HERALD office during the morning the anxious
rquirers for later particulars than those published
in the paper presented themselves in large numbers and
the sidewalk in front OF the doorways and counting room OF
the office clogged to degree that greatly incom-
NODDED ngress and egress Those who had been unable
To obtain papers up town also in search Of the he
the Office and the large presses Of the establish
ment were kept running until within few minutes Of
mand The entire edition printed yesterday numbered
ls5 600 by 80 900 the issue the
receipt Of the Of the great international contest
for the championship Of the p Ra fact unparalleled
in the history OF daily journalism.
At the hotels similar scenes Of excitement were TO be
witnessed At the New York Hotel-characteristic for
Southern patronsgethe Southern feeling and sentiment
well illustrated Groups were gathered IN the yes
thule, hallway and reading rooms, discussing the news
in most animated manner, while others lounged around
upon the settees porting over the columns Of
the paper The action of General Beauregard was fully
sustained in all their vlews but they did not fail TO give
the gallant Anderson due praise for his heroic and in
trepd conduct considering that in him their Southern
brethren had found
"a foeman worthy Of their steel"
THE SCENE AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
The Of the fall of Fort Sumter and the surrender
of Major Anderson created great excitement at all the
principal hotels yesterday; but the al the Fifth
Avenue Hotel during the whole Of yesterday afternoon
was exciting in the extreme. Between two and three
hundred gentlemen collected in the spacious ves
bue Of this fine hotel discussing with great earnestness
and much gestcuation the exciting from the seat
Of war; Politicians, lawyers, doctors, drummers and
large number OF the do nothing class collected
together; and though all evidently much excited
and each had something to say, the conversation
was more remarkable for Its evident earnestness
than--as Is often the in similar gatherings
for Its oudness. From the remarks OF many
Of the speakers It is very evident that a great
change has lately taken place in the feelings Of the
munity, who think that Abraham Lincoln should be
assisted with the whole force OF the North The opinions
expressed the reliability Of the dispatches received
from Charleston were, may be supposed very varied
Many persons affected 70 disbee the WHOLE and many
bets freely offered that not a gun had yet been
fred Others again, thought that the points were
correct, though those ought 70 be received with
caution the Charlesonans had the control Of the tee
graph 1t the other end.