The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-27

ter. The remainder were held in reserve
for the expected feet. ).
The floating battery worked wen. Elf.
teen 10 eigl ssen shots struck u without
effect
A st. Louis dispatch on the evening Of
the ISth states that the regular Wabhing-
ton dispatch n that morning, dated 1870
o'clock; states that az intervals Of twenty
minutes, firing had been kept mp all night
on Fort Sumter. 4 q
Major Anderson had ceased firing from
Sumter at Q o'clock III the evening All
night he had been engagCd 10 repairing
damages and protecting the barbette
guns. He commenced 70 return the fire
OF seven o'clock that morning. "A
Fort Sumter seemed to be greatly dis
abled. The battery en- Cummings Point
had done Fort Sumter great damage
[ AT 0 o'clock that morning a dense
smoke poured out from Fort Sumter
The federal dag was at half mast sig
mailing distress, \ ... n. 4 n.
The shells from Fort MonItfie and the
batteries on Morris Island we're falling
into Major Anderson's strongest hold,
Il thick and fast .., 4 j :5 i
4 The cannohading was going on dercely
from oil points, from the vessels outside
and all along the coast.
Charleston dispatches Of April 18th,
reports that two Of Major Anderson's
magazines had exploded. 3... M,
The Morris Island battery was doing
heavy work, 4. Il. .s: n,
i TWAS thought that only the smaller
magazines had exploded.
1 The greatest excitement prevailed. The
4 wbarves, steeples and every available
place was packed with people. |. 4;
/ The United States ships we're IN the
ofIing but had not aided Major Ander-
son. al. H H Ill. Il / f5...... Z, &.
Shells from Cummings Point and Fort
| Moultrie were bursting in and oTer Fort
Sumter ID qnick succession. The federal
| flag still waved. Major Anderson was
only occupied in putting ont fifcs. Every
shot on Fort Sumter seemed to tell Sc,
1yerely. III A.
The people were anxiously looking for
Major Anderson to strike his Gag. ,,..
~ was stated, from reliable sources,
| that mp to 10. o'clock no one at Moulirie
twas killed.
The few shots fred by Major Ander.
son early 70 the morning knocked the
enimneys from the officers quarters At
Monitrie like the whirlwind. II.
Two ships were making ~ towards
Morris Island, with a view to land troops
and silence the batteries.
3, Fort sumter was undoubtedly on fre.
Inc hames were raging all around i.
Major Anderson had thrown out q raft
ioaaeu with men, who were passing up
y. buckets 81 water to extihguish the lire,
Inc ioTt was scarcely OBSERVABLE. The
men on ine rait, were objects OF IRE from
MOTIFS y Island; with glasses, balls could
oe seen Skipping over the water, striking
the unprotected raft. -. ..... ~. !.
~ was snrmised that Major Anderson
was gradually blowing up the fort. He
scarcely Bred gun, T.. :. r.. r.. =.
*At nan past eleven o'clock flames were
bursting from ail the port holes. The
destruction oil Fort Sumter was newt
abe: The largest appeared 10 be engng-
ing Morris Island. The flames had near
.sneHidfd 70 q. Sumter, hut Major Amber
sou ~, vas no, nrihs nus guns,
tue liltel eannon !, ot tue battery 1ia
greas c ,'N.s' on sumter, ana were al
o ~ Y, iIile Anuersons port noses; hree
null'es : p ~, guns were 1lsnlount-
80, onc VI "iiien was . Yen inen s. eol'lm-
p'aa. al,
Apotnet correspondent says Wat thc
loVm is1 had closed. Mayer Ander:
soll nad named doWn the stars aud stripes,
, hna ulsp'ayt9 q WHITE nag which had
| oeen answered from the city and boat
WIS on 3 ts y. way g sumter. Inc breaches
.t ~ ~ sumter were IN the sde opposite
- Nl.lnllps ioln.' Two OF tae port
n st we're knoekea INTO one ana the wall
lo.i s,,e top was erumohhg.
= 1aeileA.on 9lspaten OF Tue ION, wa
augusta, reported that sumter had sur
g T.lpi. + rue Confederate Ing was
'ioS..ng rom MS walls -. -, -
~, Sumter nlieohaitionaiiy surrendered.
LUG people were VIVA Win JOY.
a., ~ uSPatca ltoh montgomery on, the
ton states .9at zen, beauregard teie-
s.ulsu 10 .ne secretary OF war, the
s ~ py nt si,as thete haa neen heaEy
gnns of Fart Sumter bad 80, , Ss 80
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