The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-04-19

Fort Sumter this morning.
Fort Sumter has retarBed The fire, ard
brisk cannonade has been kept up.
No information has been received from
the sea board yet.
The military are under arms, aud the
whole of our population are in the streets,
and every available space facing the har-
Dor is filled with anxious spectators.
New York, April H.
The Herolds special correspondent says
Fort Moultrie began the bombardment
with two guns, to which Anderson replied
with three shots from his ,Barbette guns
after which the batteries at Mount Pleas
ant, Cummings Point and the floating
battery opened brisk fire of shot and
shell. Anderson replied only at long IN
telvals until between I and s o'clock when
be opened from two tier Of guns looking
towards Moultrie and Stevens Battery
but at 3 o'clock had failed to produce seri-
GUS effect.
During the greater part of the day,
Anderson directed his shots principally
against Moultrie, the Stevens floating bat
terry and Fort Johnson being the only ones
operating against him. Fifteen or eighteen
shots struck the floating battery without
effect, breaches to all appearances being
made in the sides of Fort Sumter exposed
to the fire. Portions of the parapet were
destroyed, and several guns shot away.
The fight will continue all night The
Fort will probably be carried by storm.
1t is reported that the Harriet Lane re-
ceived shot through her wheel house ;
she is in the offiing. No other govern
ment ships are in sight. Tie troops are
pouring into the city by thousands.
Charleston. April -
The firing Las continued all day without
interlnission.
Two of Fort Sumter's guns have been
sileneed, and it is reported that a breach
has been made in the South East wall.
The answer to Gen. Beauregard's demand
by Maj. Anderson was, that be would sur
render when his supplies were exhausted !;
| that's if he was not reinforced.
Not casualty has yet happened to any
of the forces of the nineteen batteries in
position only seven batteries have opened
on Fort Sumter, the remainder are held
in reserve for the expected fleet.
Two thousand men reached this city this
morning, and embarked for Morris Island
and the neighborhood.
Charleston, April II.
| The bombardment continues from the
floating battery, Stevens and other batter
les. Sumter continues returning fire. IL
is reported that the war vessels are now
off the bar.
The firing has ceased for the night, to
be renewed early in the morning. Ample
arrangements are made to prevent rein
forcement to night.
Two men were wounded on Snllivan's
Island, AID a number were struck by spent
projectiles.
Three ships are visible in the offing.
1t is believed that an attempt will be made
tonight to reinforce Sumter. From the
regularity of the firing throughout, An
derson has larger force than was sup
posed.
1t has rained all day.
Charleston, April u, 8. ?. NJ.
The hombardment is continuing with
mortars and will be kept mp all night. 1t
is supposed that Anderson is resting his
men for the night.
Vessels cannot get in, as a storm is
raging aud the sea rough, making it i'm
possible + o effect reinforcement to night.
The floating battery works well,
Charleston, April 1910 A. NJ.
At intervals of 90 minutes, firing was
kept up all night on Fort Sumter.
Major Anderson ceased firing from Fit.
Sumter in the evening. All night he was
engaged in repairing damages and protect
ing the 0arbetto guns.
He commenced to return the fire at I
o'clock this morning
Fort Sumter seems to be greatly dis
abled
The battery on Cummins' Point does
| Fort Sumter great damage.
A o'clock this morning dense smoke
poured out from Fort Sumter.
The Federal flag is at half mast, signal
ing distress.
The shells from Fort Moultre and the
batteries on Morris Island fall into Major
Anderson's stronghold thick and fast, and
they can be seen in their course, from the
Charleston battery.
Charleston, April Is.
The cannonading is going on fercely
from all points-from the vessels outside
and all along the coast.
1t is reported that Fort Sumter is on
| fire.
The ships in the citing appear TO be
quietly at anchor. They have not fred a
gun yet. The entire roof of the barracks
at Sumter are in vast sheet of flames.
Shells from Cummings Point and Fort
Moultrie are bursting i'll and over Fort
Sumter, in quick succession.
The Federal flag still waves. Major
Anderson is only occupied in putting out
fire. Every shot on Fort Sumter now
seems to tell fearfully. The people are
anxiously looking for Major Anderson to
strike his flag.
1t is stated from reliable source that
up to IL O'Clock to day, no one at Moultrie
was killed. Eleven shots from It. Sumter
penetrated the floating battery, below the
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