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

shes ard rain Of bas every side him agan TO
the cosemates where his remained mos. OF the ime
akfwaros 70 prevent any future attempt 70 nre ON
The parapet both Fort Moulte aud the floating Battery
dirested portion Of their aim guns themselves
walls knocked over the gun carriages splntersd,
and 'hipes generally clay loose" Anderson hun
set stated that the firing was Of remarkably accnf 10
character and that he compelled 10 acknowledge
they had made hs recolectoos tar peasanser Of
Fort Moultrle than Of Fort Sumter.
This iron harvest Of shot and shell continued 70 ponr
vigorously into Fort Sumter until pghfa, when thu
storm which bad been lowering all day found vent IN
heavy fall Of rain Orders had been issued to the f,r
nncatof to throw shell at Sumter once every twenty
minutes, which was accordingly done, but without 70
sponse from Anderson being impossible for him TO Cd
Up TO this time comparatively harm had resulted on
either side. The Stevens Battery received shot IN I'd
vicinity Of the trap through which ono Of her guns pro
truded, and for the moment rendered II comp.rasivey
useless but this was repaired during the night rhe
Floating Battery received eighteen shots but owing to m
peculiar construction They might as far as injury con-
cerned have been red In the air Fort Moutfc, one OF
the principal mark OF Major Anderson suffered inmate
rally ana such injury done spec lily repaired
with the ample means at command A valuable horse,
belonging % ijeut COL Ripley the COmn1ndsnt mere,
was shot during Tho day-the only life cst - Tue ngh.
IL 10 said that IN all these fort6catio5 Inc men we're
SO untameaby enthusiastic, that Win every gun dred
they would leap upon the rampsrts to wsch its effect
potwithstar ding the balls that we're wh,zzDg around
the from the sides Of Fort sumer. II ia %o der that
the lives Of III. oaredevls not saraced IN great
,or sney appareny cared no mere mere iIr r
lea her ball sStih,' Of item said, III was an
inconvepeDt thing 20 stop and OF course there vas
plenty OF lodging ON all sides rhe moment SMOKE
Issued rs m Fort sumter down would 60 the buk OF the
men, while the missile whised harnessy by four fcet
above their heaos After the surrender MAJOR
remarked that it preposterous dgtt such people
He said they were nnconquerable, and though they
might be repeatedly oyerpowered by f,rce OF numbers
was idle to attempt to make them stay whipped Toe
number OF ball and shells thro~n during the day is
roughly estimated At from eighteen hundred to two
thousand.
THE EXCITEMENT IN TIE CITY
did not abalo up to late hour OF the night being kept
in blaze by the bulletins which arrived AZ intervals
with intelligence from the fortiBcatsns append copy
Of these, that you may have idea of the style Of
epistolary composition men employ when under fire.
FLOATING BATTERY, ApriI l2-9A. 81.
Captain H. Parker reports IRON Suiliyans Is and to
Mount Pleasant that every thing in good oier at Fort
Moutr,e. Nobody hurt The embrasuree have stood
well Tho eating Battery his been struck eleven tunes
ceptratng his fire the Floating Battery aud the Dahl
grcn Battery under command OF Lieutenant j. Hapu
OF shells III m Fort Noutre have droppe1 iao Fort SUN
ter ana Que Of the barbee guus has ben dis nantle1
steamer, supposed to oe the Nashville, bove in sight
about eight ocuok but upon hearing tho firing put back
to aea.
FLOATING BArTEFY, 1917 O'Clock
All right here not . man wounded, though Anderson
pas concentrated heavy IRE upon ~ Tho battery
stands well. S. LOGAN, NJ. ID.
FioAnNG BATrshl fl O'Clock.
Nobody hurt up to this hour Three guns are working
One bali struck the edge angie roof per
forated the planning When ball strikes the battery
CsMP BoMAR, SrI1IvAs's IsrASp-1 Pm
No feet in sight yet. Sumter badly damaged IN para
at Mootrie in command Of the battery bearing
Sumter. Captain Hamilton has a Dahlgren gun the
Cove doing great mschief and gets with the Floating
Battery ed by Lieutenant Yates aud Hareston
nearly an lndersons attention No one killed yet on our
Side CT injured.
Ripley is in his shirt sleeves working his guns himself
The work is progTss ng finely.
LITTER FROM Az OFFICER IN COMMAND OF TIE SUMTER Guns
PORT NouIrsE
pnp
We al unhurt and If the stea ners now of the
bar 90 not give US trouble to night have great expeca
ton OF success.
Ripley every inch soldier Indeed Icannot speak
II too bich terms of our officers
Our gun actice has been fne 1t been satisfactory
Col Ripley Every and then willis. write, seated
between two OF Columbiads shot from Major Andcr
ION passes close above my head.
To Lieutenant Mitchell. uDner my command, belongs
he honor 9, having irst dsmoun' two guns for Al
defson at one sh0t.
We commcnced Gine this morbing ut haf pas. four A.
NJ and have continued steady 1rs until the presens,
and are sti 9ring The balls from Fort sumter do
ing pte damage, not parsoh Ia sing been injured
The Morris Island batteries appcao be doing gree.
deal Of injury 10 their siio If SUMTER -
Major Anderson haa gun bearing on Fort johnson,
each Of tho lower bait ries TITS Is and aod i've
Fort n9u S.s "a a. , s4or are are three United
on them are loaded ane manned, ready for action.
EoRhIs Isl .sD--S A.
The batteries are doing great execution aud h.ye
,eived no injury.
STEVENS BATTERY MORRIS IsrAsp-IoA
ten times without being injured. Everybody in COOL |
.prits, and no one hurt.
MORRIS Isr-lxD-l2M
Two OF the guns on the iron battery have been partially
disabled, but no one injured
MORRIS Isl avp-3HPM
We have repared the injury done to the iron battery
and have commenced firing with tho success No
one injured.
FoRr Joussos-2 o'clock.
Anderson has fred two shots, bus without effect
The official reports mnds to Headquarters last night
from the several forts and bate les no pers
every was Injured and that four Of Six shells fired
fell inside Fort sumter.
In the earlier part of the day for prudential reasons
parties we're allowed to send any dispatches from the
city relating to the battle The also prevented
from leaving at their usual time but before ugh. these
restrictions were removed aud the usual communication
in all rcspecs was resumed Great credit is due TO thi
branch the Geographic lines Of the country for the
elceLt manner in which, under the circumstances the
business has been done With an o.ico continually
throneed persons ply ing the clerks with curious que
tioDs subject always 70 the important reaurem Uf
the authorities, both Supernten lent and his ASSISTANTS
have Dcttcd ana resolved The appreciation Of the citizens
and officials Of this community.
THE SECOND DAY.
Towards morning the storm which had been raging
curing the night broke up It's "mas acenty stern ar
ray, and beautiful balmy and refreshing day was nsh
cred into existence Tho are which had been sackcn-
ed, was resumed with vigor at sunrisc |
The ELECTS Of the first day bombardment could noe
he easily without the aid Of glass The south ami
east facades Of Fort Sumter completely ptted BY
balls, and, from what had OF the fire from Sul
van Island and the Cove, probable that the
northern facade could he IN better condition The
edgc Of tie parapet was IN many pisces or a
Der Of the guns wer, dmonnod the cmbrasurcs OF
The casenates were 20 battered that the regularity Of
her outline coul hardly be distinguished. Tue chm.
peys and roof Of The barracks we're ago perforated IN
any places The guns OF Fort sumter did not reopen
FIRE until seven O'Clock when shots began to pour
m quick succs sson from the pointing towards
Fcrt Moultrie Ripeys men returned Cor shot
each discharge from sui van's island we could see
fragments Of the parapct Of Sumter topping over into
the water.
FORT SUMTER on FIRE.
At eight O'Clock the cry from tho Battery and
rolled through the city, Fort Sumter is on nre! rod
hot shot from Fort Moultrc had penetrated the wood
work within the stronghold aud In a few moments |
volumes Of smoke and fame issuing above s para
pct. Rvmor Immediately commenced her busy wosk |
Ano erscD rs esnalizng the fleet said cne "No no Ia
heating shot, repeated another But before long It be
evident to every that tho dense clouds were
0methng than srials Tho nrc or the fort