Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-02-19
ARRIVAL OF THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF
THE HEROES OF FIT SUMPTER
/ Their STATEMESr rs-THE GARR1soS
SHoRL OF PRovISIoxs.

The steamship Marion, Capt. Ad.
kIns. arrived at this port yesterday af.
ternUOn, from Charlesion She brourh
as passengers, the wives and children
OF the garrison al Fort Sumpter. She
/ had 4 luii cargo, consisting of 600 bales
: of cotton and Isl barrels of rice. On
account Of severe nortn-eas; winds, en-
couniered throughout almost the entire
/ voyage, she was delayed eighteen
hours over her usual time.
The ainlies of the soldiers Of Forl
F SumP,er are sent home by direction of
MAJ Anderson, in order 10 place lnem
/ IN safety.
Of the whole number of persons who
returned to This city, % are children.
The following Is a full list:
Mrs. 5. y. Cox. and chill. c. w
/ Hersey, Felix Rafferty,, Robi jackson.
/ George Leighton, George Stenhouse.
Samuel n. Holmes. II. H. Stafford
Mrs Walker, Mrs. Wnuesfi-ld, Mrs
Hammer and two children, Miss Smvthe
&. Patterson. John Hasperon, Mrs.
SnIth, Mrs. FelIs0n and three children.
Mrs. Burns, Mss Burns, Mrs Gal
way and t"o children, Mrs. Smith and
TWO children, Mrs Ronihan and TWO chill
dreu, Mrs. Baker, Mrs McDOnnelland
TWO ceIidren, Mrs Carroll aud three chill
srcn. Mrs. McMann and three chl-
dren, Mrs. Rice and one child. Mrs
Murphy and one child, Mrs. Davis and
one child, Mrs. Strand and one child,
Ms. Sheaverer and one child. Samuel
Simon, and six ID the s,eerage TO,al
81.
Shortly after their arrival they were
taken 10 Fort Hamilton, where they are
to remain tor the present. They rep
resent the garrison Is IN excellent
health. The statements are conflict
ing IN regard 10 the provisions in the
For, though most believed them very
scauly. the supplies have been pork.
corn, beef and -four, witliou, any vege-
tables.
Major Anderson seems to have in
spiced ms men with enthusiastic devO-
l:ou. sand one of the women with
whom we couv6rsed; There is no, a
man Jul wilI fight for him, if il CONES
10 The polul-lf he is left there to Le
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flood Of human blood They have
everything ready for an attack If they
had mn ,uo.,ob and nravis,o.,s a,',,,C,L
rba for, could Eevar j.. ,,I,an ,Ia,,
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non wIII. her yoire o.. fr.,rS,l,,.,
with cmo,lon n The lbourht of ,h1 an
pa.l.nc fate IN store for her husband.
itls a shame that the Prrs,Jrn, Mil
leave them in such ppriIr' "We had
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..b.ca,se there MA. mo-, food 4no1gh for
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