Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-04-26
PASSENGERS.

PASSENGERS.
Major Robert Anderson, 1st Artillery
a Doubleday, Captain, Ist Artillery.
7. Seymour, Captain 1st Artillery.
j. g. Davis, lst Lieutenant
n j. Hall, % Lieutenant
Capt. j. &. Foster, Engineer Corps.
lst Lieut.. G. W. Snyder, Engineer Corps.
2d Lieut. r. X. Meade, .ir., Engineer Corps.
Or. S. w. Crawford, Medical Corps.
Miss Anpe L. Davis aud attendant.
Sergeant Rams haw, Company II - men.
Sergent Scherhner, Company f., 80 men.
John Ligarer, Engineer Corps wounded ia
battle
John Erwin, Artillery wounded 10 battle.
james Hayes, Artillery-wounded in battle.
George Pinebard, ARTILLERY wounded in
battle.
lst Lieut.. f. NJ. K. Hudson, 4th Artillery.
lst Lieut.. Robert o. Tyler, Sd Artillery.
"a Lieut.. Z. j Thomas, ls Infantry.
Tgo huudred recruits for general service.
We have gathered the following facts from
officers on board the Baltic
THE B0MBARDMENT.
Ga Thursday The demand to surrender The
foit made, and deeIined-all tie cHieers
baying been consulted by Msjor Anderson 10
regard to the summons. At about 3 o'clock
on Friday morning notice Vas given US that fire
would be opened On ui 10 one hour usless the
demand to surrender was instantly comDlied
With. Mljor Anderson resolved not 10 return
fire until broad daylight, not wishing to waste
any ammunition. Fire was opened ypon us
/ from all points at once. To cur astoaishmeut
a masked battery of heavy colun5iads opened
Oh Us fTom the part of Suigan's island near
( the Floating Battery, the existence of which
We had not the .lightest intii0ation. Il Uas
4 covered With brush aud other material which
completely eoaeealed it. 1t vas skillfullv con-
strueltd apd sell secured. Seventeen niortars.
( firing ten inch she'll, 80 heavy guns. mostly
eolninbiads, being engaged in Tue assault
/ The crash made BY those shots against tbs
walls was terrific, aud many of the shells took
eject inside the fort. We took breakfast at q
O'Clock eisarely and calmly, after which ,hs
command vas divided into three reliefs. eap,llr
dividing the fhcers and men, Tie first raliet
was under the command ef Capt. DoubIeday
OF the Artillery and Lieut.. SNYDER Of fba
tag0eeV Corps. ibis detachment want -
the gaas and opened FIRE upon the Cummings
Poln' battery. Fort MouItrie and Sulriyon,s
Island. The iron battery was of immense
/ strength, aud most of cur shots siruck and
1 glanced ot again. The fire was SO terriG, an
The parapet Of Sumter that Maj. Anderson re-.
FUSED to allow the men to man the guns. Had
they been permitted to do so, every one If tho,o
would been sacrificed. For, Monltre vas Co..
sidcrably damaged BY our caunonadine. a orss,
many of our shots having taken effect os ,bs
em5rasuEes. Several shots are known to baso
penetrated the floating battery. bnt li,tle
damage was doua to it.
The relieis we've ctaneed evarv fo,r bo.,u.
We succeeded in dismoun,ino two of -. no1.o. "a.
on Cummings Point Battery. A new English
gun winch was employed by the enemy was
nred With great accuracy. Several of it's shots
entered the the embrasures o. Sumter. one Of
them slightly wounding four men. The fail
effect OF our firing VIC have been unable h -.
ee'taiD' having nohing TO rely upon but the
reports ot tho enemy. Our men owed their
safety TO Tie entirely extraordinary care ev.
ereIsed by the officers in command. man
was Kept constantly on .ho look.o,t rbo
would cry ''shoi'' Or asheli'' at eyorv shot f,,o
enemy male, thus aiferding our men an,ale ~.
portuuitY to seek shelter. The worLn,er
were at drst r4ther reactanc b. aes;s, W.
soldiers IN handling tbo guns, but thew or,.ln-
ally took told AMI rendered valuable assistagos
But few shots we're fired before every o,e &c
them was desperately engaged 10 The copaiet.
we had to abandon one gun on account oe the
close lre made upon il. Hearing the dre re-
neTed with It, | went to iho spot. ,baro
/ found party Of werkmen engaged il serving
I il. ! saw one of the workneu stooninn over
with bis hands on his knees, couyuised wift
4 Joy, while TIE tears rolled down his no,,dar.
begrimmed cheeks. ''Wbat are YOU DOING
here with thai gun g. | asked "Hit It
right 10 the center, = was tie reply, the man
meaning that his shot had taken effect in the
centre OF the Floating Battery.
TIE aim of the eacmy was princinalIv d.
reeled at our faesafF, from which nron5lv
waived the Stars aH,l Stripes. After two lav.
/ incessaGl firing, tue fag staff vas finally Il. t
away.
! The effect Of the epemy's shot, on the off i.
GERS quarters particularly, was terrific. One
was so completely demolished that DO, one
brisk was left standing upon The other. The
barracks caught fre on the FIRST dry several
times, and we're put out several times hv lfr
I Hart of Newly lk, volunteer, she par,p-4,.
4 iarly Distinguish hinself for bis conloes, IN
br4 fty, SISTED BY Tiers Il,'f ni, sios
q dal,4fs 9il iardly sulfi te 70 repair he I4a,
ages 70 TIE Fri Oa he second day, ii canrht
ire frCA ~ laes shall, the dagger 81 he en-
coaa'efed % The atfemp; "a exiting lish il being
90 ggcat tbqt lie il jpr concluded not to at
iempt H. The effect Of Tie Gre was mare
dissstrous dian ne could have supposed. Tie
subsequent shots Of the enemy took more Of.