Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-04-17
Chaglsstoa. ApTil 18th.

Two Of Anderson's magazines exploded.
Only occasional shots are fired from f.
Moultrie.
. The Assris Island battery Ii doing
heavy work.
1t is thought that only two OF the small
Ter magazines have exploded.
The greatest excitement prevails.
The wharves, steeples, and every avail
able place is packed with people.
The o.. s.. ships ara In the cling, but
have EOS sided Major Anderson. 1t il too
late now to come over the bar, 40 the tide
Is ebbing. The ships appear to be quietly
q anchoa-they bare nat fred q gun vet.
The saaafe soof OF the barracks Ia oae
sheet of fame.
Shells from Cummings Point and Pors
MoultFie are bursting In and over For
Sumter in quick succession.
The Federal flag still waves. +
Major Anderson is only occupied In
putting out fire. Every shos onFt. Sum
Ter seems 10 tel severely.
The people are anxiously looking for
Maj. Anderson to strike his AAg. 1t Ia
stated from reliable source that I'D to
ten O'Clock today no one at Moultxie was
killed.
Eleven shots from Fort Sumter pene-
trataa the Floating Battery below the wa
tar line. The few shots fired by Major
Anderson this morning early, knocked the
chimney from the ofhcer's quarters at
MCultrie, like the whirlwind-
Major Anderson's only hope ia to hold
eat for aid from the ships.
Two ships are making in towards Nor
ris' Island, with view to LAID Exoops. and
silence the batteries. +. .
Fort Sumter 10 undoubtedly on fire.
The flames are raging all around it.
Major Anderson has thrown out O. raft
loaaed with men who ar passins NJ buckets
OF water to extinguish the flames. The
Fort is scarcely discernible. The men On
the raft are nov objects Of fre from Nor
riB' Island. =
With glasses, balls can be seen skip
ping over the water striking the unpro-
tested raft. Great havoc Is created among
the poor fellows. Il ia sarnissd has Ma
jar Anaersoa il gradually blo~iAg 10 the
Fort. He scarcely fires . gun. At half
past ii O'Clock, flames were bursting from
all the Port holes. The destruction Of
Fort Sumter is inevitable n
-Four vessels, two Of them large steam
ers are in sight over the bar. The largest
appears to be engaging Morris Island.
| The flames have nearly subsidized In Sum
ter but Maj: Anderson dpes not fire aGy
guns. '-
Gen. Beauregard left the wharf Just nov
| in boat for Morris Island,
b. The e<oassRent Ia If auyshiag incrsas-
ESmR..~-+ - ~ - 49, N--i~
/ have read letter from s. B. BayIes-
ton, dated Moultrie 6 O'Clock this 4. H.,
be says not one man was killed or woun-
ded. The iron battery had been damaged.
| The rifed cannon Of the battery did greas
execution on Sumter and were all aimed
l &so aAaaeEsana port holes. hs@f}E#H
I y Tfrse Of Sumter's barbetEs guns wass
dismounted, one Of which was ten incl
ColuHabiad. 4 corner of Fort Sasuter
opposite Moultrie was knocked or
| The Steamer Water Witch, Mohawk
and Pawnee, 1t was thought were the
three first vessels seen In the ofing.
Another correspondent says he bona:
b&raAaris Aasclosesh MAJ. kudegsors has
hauled down the Stars and Stripes and
displayed a white flag which has been an.
swered from the City ~ .baas 10 Oh tbs
way TO Sumter. The hssaohss made In
Fort Sumter are In the aide oppuaiss "a
Cummings Point. Two of the port holsa
are knocked into one and the wall from
the top ID crumbling.
Three vsssela, one of khasn large gised
Steamer, sre over the bar and seezn 10 b.
preparing to participate In the conflict.
| The FIRE Of Morris Island and MOUTHS
Is divided between Sumter and the ships
Of War.
| The ships have not yet opened Ere.