The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-15
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A dreadful accident has occurred here
A Dahlgreen gun exploded yesterday,
killing two lieutenants and six privates.--
Gen Polk narrow y escaped a portion of
his clothes were torn off.
A Savannah paper says the Fort Walk
err armament consisted of sixteen guns,
nine Of which bore upon the shipping,
the balance being in position on the land
side Five or six of these guns, among
them 24-pounder rifed cannon and one
ten.inch columbiad, were disabled during
the forenoon. Thus disabled and their
ammunition exhausted, the garrison eva
cuated Fort Walker between three and
four o'clock, retiring in the direction of
Blufton, leaving the guns in position and
unspiked, having no spikes for that pur-
pose In the course of the morning and
previous night considerable reinforce
nents of infantry and artillery from Gcor-
gia and South Carolina had arrived at
Hilton Head and were stationed in the
vicinity of the batteries, but We are un-
able at present to ascertain the number of
troops engaged in the battle. Captain
Jacob Reeds artillery company of the LIST
Georgia regiment of regulars arrived at
the scene Of action on Wednesday night,
and yesterday bore gallant part in the
fight. Four or Ave of his men we're kill
ed early in the action. The corps lost
two of their guns and several horses. Col
Randolph Spaulding's Georgia volunteer
regiment, commanded by Capt. Berry,
was also in the engagement. They were
marched to the beach ard received gall
ing fire of shot and shell from the feet
which they were unable to return. Col.
W. Ii Stiles volunteer regiment of Geor-
Ola reached the scene of action at eleven
o'clock, having marched seven and a half
miles at double-quick, but they were also
unable to fire on the feet, which was out
of reach of their guns This regiment
had several killed and wounded by the
shells. The colonel and his regiment
were at one time exposed to terrific
Smelling from the feet and it is only sur
prising that more of them were not killed
or wounded.
Informant says one Of the frigates fred
many shots at the building containing our
wounded, hitting it several times, not.
withstaDding the yellow flag was fying.--
The surgeons We're compelled by this bar
barous act to have the wounded removed
further into the interior.
The Minnesota and Wabash are said Il
have been on fire several times from hot
shot from the batteries.
Col. Spaulding's regiment lost all thei
baggage, blankets, dc. Our loss is abou
Il killed and 40 wounded; among the lat
ter Capt Yates Of Charleston-seriousl
injured by shell
DR.. Bust Of s. c., vas also killed by
shell. We have no information from Ba..
Point Battery further than that it was 81
fenced at II clock, having suffered seri
ously. the garrison retiring in safety +
Fort Beauregard
I Of Col. Dcrussare's regiment statione
i at Fort Walker, 4 were killed and 2
r wounded. We learn that the Confederate
Y lost no prisoners except one or two frol
Q this regiment. The killed were covere
0 with blankets and left. The wounded wer
4 placed on steamers aad will be in Sava,
|. nah to-day.
! The abandoned batteries we're take
possession of, and the Federal flag wave
! over them when our troops retired.