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THE BATTLE OF FORT sUMTER-ADDI-

LIE BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER -ADDI-
TloNAL INCIDENTS.
Inc charleston papers of Tuesday furnish n
win the following additional particulars of th,
f Sumter fght
THAT SLAUGHTER PEN"
! gallant officer who was prominently concarnad
in the floating battery from its first desin ~ ~
glorious and trial, reports: ~ "
'Ihe first shell which sent from the morto,
battery at Fort johnson into Fort Sumter. on
bursting. gave, for few seconds with its smok e. a
well marked representation of the Palmetto.
son Friday morning as stood on our far famed
battery, friend remarked, as the bCmbshes few
through the air and burst in and Stunt er
Major Anderson is having presented to him ho
! rolls for breakfast
A NARROW ESCAPE.
We learn from reliable authority that Arthur
p. Lining. member of the Palmetto Guard sta
toned at the Iron Battery, narrowly escaped death
from Major Anderson's first gun upon that point.
! lie was upon the parapet, about planting the Pal
metto Flag. when the first ball from Sumter pass
! ed within three feet of him, upon which he (still
retaining his position the parapet) waved the
nag alott, as il in defiance of Sumter, amid the
cheers of his comrades and retired behind the bat
terry.
A LADY IN THE FORT.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. b. BOnetheau enjoyed the
honor of being the first civilians enter into Fort
Sumter. On Sunday morning they ACCOMPANIED
Miss Davis, who has been for some time a guest
in their family, to the battered fortress Thev
were courteously received by Lieut.. Davis brother
of the young lady under their charge and con.
Quoted over the Notifications. Miss Davis was
then transferred to the Isabel, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonetheau, through the poIiteness of the Young
Lieutenant were allowed to witness the simple and
beautiful ceremony observed in saluting the flags.
They were also eye-witnesses of the sad accident
which sent one brave man into eternity instantly,
from whose effects another has died, and several
are still suffering They were present when the
hnale al i
Mr.. Yates. This solemn service also attended
by Capt. Hallonquist, the gallant Captain of the
Entiladiug and Mortar Battery.
Mrs. Bonetheau was the only recipient of por-
tiOn of the riddled flag which the brave commander
Of Fort Sumter refused to lower till stern necessity
upon him.
The staff of the stars and stripes received seven
shots before it fell
Major Anderson unshipped the upper half of the
flagstaff, and carried it away with him as a me-
mento of the fierce bombardment
A SOLDIERS BURIAL.
The Rev. W. b. Yates, the Jealous Pastor of the
Seaman's Chapel, and the fast friend of the ma !
riner, had just concluded an impressive sermon at
the Bethel on special Providence, as illustrated by |
the happy and brilliant issue of the bombardment of
Fort Sumter, when he was waited upon by an Off |
Ger and requested to perform the burial service |
over the unfortunate soldier who had lost his life
by an accident. With characteristic promptness he |
answered the call, and, conveyed in the Lodebar's
boat, which propelled by the sinewy arms of |
d,
minutes inside the walls of the fortress.
He was received with hearty courtesy by the gal |
lant Anderson, and performed the solemn rites for
the stranger soldier who had passed unhurt |
through the battle, and fell under the arrow of |
death while his heart beating high with the |
hope of joyous reunion with wife and children.
Before committing the mangled body to the dust
the minister pronounced an appropriate address to
his comrades in arms He spoke of the uncertainty
of life. He reminded his saddened hearers of the
extreme uncertainty of soldiers life, and after
speaking in terms of praise of the conduct of their
brave commander, exhorted them with impressive
earnestness to prepare for that sad event that |
awaits all. He then offered n fervent prayer |
that God would sanctify to ,hem this sudden stroke
of Providence.
The torn and mangled remains of the brave sol, |
dier then laid in a grave in the middle of the |
yard and after the earth had been heaped upon the
sacred spot, a volley fired, the drum beat its
solemn role, and the garrison was transferred to
the Isabel.
I he humble grave of Howe is a touching and
enduring memorial of that brilliant victory which
adds another hope to the splendid history of the
Palmetto State.
SUMTER AND MOULTRIE.
On the second morning Saturday Fort Muul-
trie seemed to await renewal of the attack on her
from old Sumter (MOultrie had given the last shot
on the preceding evening.) On the first day, the
Major had ignored Major Ripley until late in the
day, but this morning he commenced with all his
energy MOultrie. 1t seven o'clock
when he opened fire, and of course was immedi-
ately answered. Very work then ensued be-
TIVE these great fortresses. Sumter seemed to
concentrate all her force on this point with some |
guns also against the floating battery. Indeed,
there appeared to be almost cessation of hosti-
ties everywhere but at the two fOrts-a other
points seeming to be intent the dreadful strug-
gle between them-or at least their fire was lost
amid the continued roaring of Sumter and MOul-
trie against each other. 1t was during this strug
gle that old Sumter fired ffty-four guns per hour
on Moultre with her five guns. 1t was Just after
tI,oE Era hnth had ham tO ola hat
the flames in Sumter burst out. The mortar bat
teries, and the enflading batteries had previously
been shooting at certain intervals, but as soon
the fire broke out, either from orders received or
from the enthusiasm of the moment, they all COM
menced to fire quick as they could load.
There is sand battery just at the extreme
Western end of Cummings Point, with three eight
inch Columbiads, (that is, Ga pounders) Then
the Iron battery, with three eight-inch Columbi-
ads, 1--WE have no ten-inch at ALL manned by the
Palmetto Guards and commanded by Major Ste
vens, of the Citadel. Then two other batteries
one of them having, besides the heavy guns two |
strong, of the Citadel, commanded one of these
mortar batteries, and it was the exception for his
shell to miss going in.
One ball passed through the top portion of the
floating battery and fell on the deck, coming within
a few inches of Gov. Manning's head. Some eight
or ten balls penetrated through the iron of the
lower portion and went into the plank.
THAT MONSTER CoLUMBIAD.
Great and terrible things were expected of the |
ten-inch COlumbiad which opened from Fort Sum
ter in gaping defiance against the Stevens Bat |
terry, which such arterists as Greeley and his CO.
adiutors of the Tribune stripe predicted would have
silenced, demolished and knocked to next week.
To report faithfully we must say that our brave |
defenders and guardians Of the Stevens Battery
did expect something from that Coumbiad and the
result is that it was this Coumbiad alone which |
made any marked impression on the 'Iron Rail !
road Battery" with which the name of Stevens is
honorably and enduringly connected.
We have before US, and shall retain for the ex-
animation of friends, at the Courier Office frag-
ment Of the English railroad iron, knocked off
from the Iron Battery, and showing effect, that
if followed up closely and fiercely, might have
made that strong bulwark somewhat less secure.
The rapid and persevering attentions of our bate
res however, the face of Sumter, which this
Columbiad prevented us making much use of it, as
was expected-and it may be that the powder was
not of the required proof
As an interesting incident" of this Columbiad,
memorandum table-a kind of gunner's Guide
and Companion found in the interior
ruins of Fort Sumter, by Lieut.. w. s. Breuster of
the Palmetto Guard. On tthe back, this Guide is
marked with ink on the wood, 'l0-inch Columbiad
with that charge II lbs, elevation 40 Charge
the abridged memorandum Iron Bat" Thus
showing this guide reference table was designed
for special attention, to the Iron Battery, and the
use OF the big Columbiad in of the absence or
removal of the expert gunner or officer.
On the other side of this wooden guide has been
pasted II table for more elaborate reference. The
heading is "ten-inch Coumbiad'' and is followed
bv four tables verticle columns, showing the
charges OF powder in pounds-the ball or she'll in
weight-the elevation and the range in yards.
We give below the ball table, for charges of IS
pounds and balls of l2S, which show the following
variations in range:
Elevation. Range in Yards.
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