The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-20
SUMTER TAKEN!
Anderson and his men prisoners
q in Charleston! aoIaJ
THE REBEL FLAG FLOATS OVER
.s WTHEF FORTRESS. is

CHARLEsroN, April 13.4-Two of Msjcr ABder
sons magazines exploded. Oniy occasionn
shots are fired at him from Fort Moultrie. q.
The Morris Island battery. Is doing heav.
work. Itisthought that only the smaller maga
zines have exploded. .bs71b
The greatest excitement prevails. . TIL
wharves, steeples, and every available place j
packed with people. q n E'asa59
US. ships are in the ofiing, but have no,
aided Major Anderson; tits tooiatenow to come
over the bar, as the tide is ebbing. g7ss
The ships in the ofing appear to be quietly al
anchor-they have not fred gun yet-the en-
tire roof Of the Barracks at Sumter are in a
vast sheet of Hames-shells from Cummings
Point and Fort Moultrie are bursting in and over
Fort Sumter in quick succession-the Federal
flag still waves. Major Anderson is only occu
pied putting out FIRE. Every shot on Fort Sum
ter now seems to tell heavily. The people are
an1iously looking'tfo Major Anderson to strike
his flag. It is stated from reliable source that
up to 10 o'clock to-day no one at Fort Moutrie
was killed. Eleven shots from Fort Sumter
penetrated the Floating Battery below waterline.
The few shots fred by Major Anderson early this
morning knocked the chimneys from the officers
quarters at Fort Moultrie like whirlwind
Major Anderson's only hope now is to hold out
for aid from the ships. Two ships are now max,
lug in toward Morris Island, with a view to land
troops and silence the batteries there..hl@ l2
The breaches made in Fort Sumter are on the
side opposite to Cummin's Point. Two of the
port holes are knocked into one, and the wall
from the top is crumbiing. Three vessels, one
OF them large sized steamer, are over the bar
and seem to be preparing to participate in the
conflict. The FIRE Of Morris Island and Moul-
trie is divided between Sumter and the ships
of war. The ships have not yet opened
The batteries of Sullivan's Island, Cummings
Point, and Stevens Batteries are pouring shot
and shells into Fort Sumter. Major Anderson
does not return the FIRE. Fort Sumter is still on
fire. There has just been two explosions at F.
Sumter. aH
CHARLESTON, 8 P. M.-The Federal flag was
again hoisted on Fort Sumter, when Parcher
Miles with flag of truce went to the Fort. In
few minutes the Federal flag was again drawn
down by Major Anderson and the white flag again
unfurled. sss
CHARLESTON, April 13-Fort Sumter is un-
doubtedly on fire, the flames are raging all
around it. Major Anderson has thrown out n
raft loaded with men, who are passing up buck
cts of water to e1tinguish the flames The Fort
is scarcely decernable. The men on the 'raftare
now objects of fire from Morris Island with
glasses Balls can be seen skipping over the
water, striking the unprotected raft-great hav
oc is created among the poor fellows II is sur
missed that Major Anderson is gradually blowing
up the Fort-he scarcely fires gun. At half
past one o'clock the flames were bursting from
all the port holes. The destruction of Fort
Sumter is inevitable. Four vessels, two of them
large steamers, are in sight over the bar-the
largest seems to be engaging Morris Island. The
flames have nearly subsidized in Sumter, but Maj
And lnoo ~ cro Hov,-
gard left the wharf just now in boat, for Nor
ris Island. The excitement if anything, is in
creasing.
l have received letter from 8. G. Boyleston,
dated Moultrie, o'clock this morning. He says
not one man was killed or wounded. The Iron
Battery had been damaged. The rifed cannon
of the Battery did great execution on Sumter,
and were all aimed into Andersons port holes.
Three of Anderson's barbette guns were disman-
tied, one of which was ten inch coumbiad A
corner of Fort Sumter opposite Moultrie was
knocked off. The steamers Water-Witch, Mo-
hawk and Pawnee, it was thought, we're the
three first vessels seen in the offing. -
Another correspondent says: Tie lombard
ment has closed. Major Anderson has drawn
down the stars and stripes and displayed white
flag, which has been answered from the city, and
a boat is on the way to Sumter.
CHARLESTON, April 13, via Augusta.-Fort
Sumter has surrendered. The Confederate flag
now floats over its walls. None of the garri-
sons or Confederate troops are hurt.
Especial to Chicago Tribune. a.
CHARLESTON, April Is, $50 p m.-Sumter has
Internationally surrendered.
The people are wild with joy. No Carolinians
are hurt
There were two thousand shots fred alto
gether.
Anderson and his men were conveyed to Nor
ris Island, under guard.
Anderson reached the city, and is the guest of
Beauregard. The people sympathize with An
derson, but abhor those in the steamers in sight
who did not even attempt to reinforce.
The wood work and officers quarters in Sum-
ter are all burned.
No officers we're wounded,
The Fort was taken possession of tonight by
the Confederate troops + "5s =E5
CHARLESTON, April 13, l p. m.-Beauregard
has just gone to Sumter. Also three fire com.
panies to quench the fire before it reaches the
magazine. r