The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-04-19
Full Particulars Of The Fight.

OHARLEsTON, April ID,
The steamer Nashville from New York
arrived here at o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
4 An eye witness Of the firing, Friday
night, says il was ter ifcally grand and
reached the climax at 10 o'clock, at night.
Tho sky was overcast by rain Clouds
The streets were hllcd with people near
ly all night also covering house tops,
shipping and every available place. To-
wards morning the firing diminished.-
A few random shots only were fred and
replied to only occasionally BY Sumter,
when the hrc and smoke were first
seen issuing from For; Sumter, il was
supposed to be only a signal to the ships
which were in the oiling, apparently
bloekading the port us they remained
quietly at anchor.
Every one waited anxiously TO see
what tho vessels would do and fully Cx-
pected the engagement would become
general. At 10 A. NJ. Sumter was plain
ly seen to be on hre-namcs bursting
through the roofs Of houses within it
Al this time Major Anderson scarcely f.
red a shot, while bombshells and crap
scattered like hail over him and drove the
soldiers under cove,
The Iron battery at Cummings Point,
only 1900 yards from Sumter, Kept up a
continuous fire from its rincd cannon.
] The fire from the Floating Battery aud
Moultrio, was regular and accurate. The
saud Battery was scarcely injured by the
weak fire kept up by Anderson. Scarce
ly amissilo from the battery missed Sum.
ter,
The Floating Battery proved impcno-
trablr-evey shot rom ii told on Fort
Sumter,
Shells from the mortars at Mount
Pleasant battery were thrown with great
, precision, while Sumter was on fire. An.
, dcrson was obliged to cease his eannsn.
ading 10 direct all his efforts to put L
= out; twice he succeeded in doing this, hil
mon had to 60 outside the walls and past
water through the port holes, being expo
: scd 10 a terrific fire; this vas not resort
! cd to till the fort was ON fire for the thrt
time and the flames had increased TO al
alarming extent. Aitsr few momont
! he ordered them in and shut the batter
ice, as the smoke was too thick 10 " orl
,hcm, At noon the flames burst fror
every part OF it aud the destruction wa
complete,
G Anderson is on board the Isabel whic
= leaves tonight. lie expressed regret 4
% the destruction Of property Doubleda
fred the first gun from Fort Sumter =
All the men looked hearty and we'll fed
?, lie complimontcd StCyon'siron battery
Q firing, but didn't think much Of the 9th
ers. The walls Of the fort arc not muc
i Damaged and except ia appearance ar
q as strong as ever. Anderson said h
l. expected aid from the Carohuians TO pu
out the fire and was surprised at no bloc
10 shed, which was the best evidenec 9
M skllllul engineering, II is not believe
1. here that tho etwill preyentingress Q
n, egress TO the harbor,
T., The present indications arc that For
q. Sumter win DO retaken 6t all hO7ards.
= The New York Herald's Washingto
rs correspondent says, Major Anderson sa
+ lutcd his flag, formed his men on parad
ground and marched out ON the wharf
the drum and fife playing Yankee Doodle
IL During the salute pile Of cartridge
ri burst IN one Of tho easements, KILN
d two aud and woundng four; one wa
,rl buried in the fort with military honor
"a aud the other will be buried by the Caro-
h inians. The wounded men will be Ia
b ken TO Charleston. The fort was burn
r ed TO a nero shell, The guns on on
ie side Of ,helpaToPets ire entirely d'smoun
Z. ted and othcra split and the gun carriu
Al ges knoekedto splintep. Major ARdel
'r son is reported 10 have ordered his me
not 70 sight the men, but TO silence tA
= batteries, Fort Sumter has been garr
sr soned By Oe Palmetto Gnurds. under II
A. commend OF Col, Ripley. The iire hs
10 again broke out In the ruins u the fel
u an, Ihn nnnint.a haNn hmm anI l,..-n