The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-19

charge against officer who has done his duty brayely
arM we'll Major Anderson
NEVER SURRENDERED!
He brought his Tags with himl "Iook Ct them,, ex-
claimed the Captain, pointing to the msstheads The
other officers agreed in this euogy OF Anderson cursed
webb and bis paper and said that he would be forced 10
eat his own words.
MAJOR ANpERsoN's TERMS
or evacuation which he conveyed TO General Beauregard
just 40 the HERALD has before published them They
were simply an evacuation upon his own conditions AZ
considering this for time Gen. Beauregard said
that he would open fire hour fred the first shot
at precisely hAfpast four O'Clock on Friday morning
Major Anderson told his men that was necessary for
them to save their strength and did not fire until ar
ter breakfastabout seven O'Clock. The firing continued
all day and night, as has been related in previous
counts. None Of the men in Sumter
killed, but five were wounded. How many, II
any, South Caronians killed they do not know but
is the impression Of the ocers that several were
killed They heard reports To that eject before they
left charleston harSor.
WHY SUMTER WAS RvAcUxTED.
Fort Sumter was neither garrisoned, provisis1ed
supplied with ammunition. for long sage. Captain
Doubleday says that when they consented TO
they hsd but three cartridges lethe cartridge boxes
having blown up, and i've men being unable 70 make
from the batteries very effective. They had long
enough practice, the Cspain says He opposed to
allowing them to complete their batteries, and was for
resentDg the attack he star OF the Vest but was
overuled by Major Anderson and by his orders. That
and that only, was the point upon which he thought the
Major wrong. All the provisions had been gone for
thiftysix hours except salt pork The fort was
evacuated because, even provlsioned and reinforced,
1t longer senable and because Senator wigfan
Beauregards aidde camp to the portfolio and said
that "thc General desired bloodshed and Major
Andersen might evacuate upon his own terms" To this
the Major agreed, and hoisted the white flag
which wjgfal had brought with him. When
the firing ceased Major Anderson saluted his flag 1t
hoisted by the South Carolnians upon the Isabel
when he embarked. He
NEVER WENT ASHORE,
either q guest Of Beauregard at Charleston Or as
prisoner of at Morris Island and has no. yet been
from under the star Spangled Banner Of the United
States, and he surrendered his sword to no one.
His evacuation was conducted precisely as he had
offered to conduct il before the driag com
menced In points did the South Caronians gain by
their attack. They might have had the thing with
out q shot, and Major Andersen granted nothing and
yielded nothing account Of the bombardment The
American flag was not disgraced by him, and if the
rebels had not to his terms he would not have
surrendered until his last shot fired.
Captain Doubleday and all the officers agree that the
above is the only true version Of the matter and that
after the bombardmcnt Beauregard accepted the very
conditions formerly offered him. ar was
killed. why necessary to "prevcat further blood
shed !" and TO send wigfall to the forts
THE BRAVE soLDrRRs
In Sumter behaved like heroes. Captain Doubleday and
Iieutenaps Hall and Hudson say that ii would be nyidi-
make distinctions between men, all of whom dis.
played the most daring courage and the nvincibe
pluck. Nine times the flagstaff shot down injured
and FIVE times the
FORT WAS ON FIRE.
The hot air and smoke were sitting during the close
Of the engagement that the forced to lie fiat
their faces in order TO breathe, and to
their faces with wet blankets The South Csroinians
fred hot shot aud nre the barracks Maor AAder
aons men, Lieut.. Hall says, "tred aght like gen.
temen and not like pirates, and did not IRE hot shot,
think OF doing SOL Az the Charlestonians
saw the FIRE (he last and worst) they blazed away
D,s.r l. Ssfore In order 70 destroy the as they
astemptes extngush the flames. No RATS were used
nor did any men 60 outside the fort There plenty
OF water inside II there had only been enough to
use IL. But the were worked almost to DEATH and
every taken TO put out the fire one less at the
guns The IRE surrounded the magazine, and amid the
fire Of the enemy the men forced TO remove the
powder from the magazine, the inner door of which
soon became SO warped by the flames that
II cannot be closed Happily all the powder was re-
moved before the doorway Of the magazine mpassa
bic. The flames seemed to have followed tho powder,
for II became hot that Major Anderson feared an
explosion, ana after several removals the powder
had 10 be thrown into the sea. The constant
work OF the men accounts for the
unfequent discharges Of the guns and besides this the
men had TO make cartridges they fired them. They
only bad few shells and these ;gnted by red hot
shot and blown up at the beginning OF the engagement
In spite Of all the tumult confusion fire, smoke danger
Of explosion and the bursting Of the Shells the
worked on like giants Prominent among them was
HART, OF NEW YORK,
A volunteer who had been permitted by Gov. Picken9
enter the fort the condition that he should fight
This Hart observed but he Of great service in put
ting out the res and all the officers speak in the highest
terms Of bis bravery and devotion. With balls Kissing
and shells bursting around him. he worked undaunted
and could with tho utmost difficulty be forced away from
the burning buildings, when was death TO re.
main.
When the nag was shot down the Charles
tonians concentrated their fire upon the flagstaff to pre-
vent it's being replaced but, unmindfu of the deaths
which whizzed by him every second,
HART NAILED THE FLAG
the WALL amid cheers from the United States troops
New York may be proud Of her first volunteer. Cover
Pckens forbade that he should gh but his example
will do more than dozen battles
THE FORT AS 1T WAS.
The list OF the wounded in the battle we give !
below, with the names OF those wounded and
killed in firing the parting salute. The fort, Captain
Doubleday says perfect shell when they left IL, and
could not have been tenantei longer, even they could
have extingused the fires which ragged while the battle
continued The barracks we're not properly protected
and that the fort took fire at all not attributable to any
upon the part Of ndersons men, but TO the
FAULTS OF ITS CONSTRUCTION.
1t should have been made-as IL was said TO be- but
was not-perfcctly bomb and nro proof. There was
plenty OF wood in the fort to make bonfire, and more
than there should have been IL the fort had been we'll
equipped. Again and again the buildings were fired,
and at last the flames could longer be controlled