Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-17
Siege Of Fort Sumter.

Siege OF Fort Sumter.
We condensc the following from the tel
egraphic dispatches to the Cleveland press.
On Friday, at four o'clock in the morning,
the rebels opened the fire upon Fort Sum-
ter from their batteries on Sullivan Island,
Morris Island and other points. Fort
Sumter returned the fire and a brisk can
nOnading was kept up on both sides through
the day.
The Herald's special dispatch of Friday.
says: Fort Moultrie began the lombard
ment with two guns, to which Anderson
replied with three shots from his barbette
guns, after which the batteries at Mount
Pleasant, Cummings Point. and the Float
ing Battery opened a brisk fire of shot and
shell. Anderson replied only at long in
t~eryals. until between Z and s o'clock,
when he opened from two tiers of guns
locking towards Moultrie and Stevens
Battery, but up to three o'clock failed to
produce serious effect. During the great
er part of the day Anderson directed his
shots principally against MOultrie, the
Stevens and Floating Battery, and Fort
johnson, they being the only ones opera
ting against him. Fifteen or eighteen
shots struck the Floating Battery without
effect. Breaches were to all appearances
being made in the side of Sumter exposed
to the fire. Portions of the parapette were
destroyed, and several guns shot away.
Of the nineteen batteries in position on
ly seven have opened FIRE on Fort Sumter.
The remainder are held in reserve for the
expected feet.
CHARLESTON, April Is.
At intervals Of twenty minutes firing
was kept up all night on Fort Sumter
Major Anderson ceased firing from Fort
Sumter at 6 o'clock in the evening. All
night he was engaged in repairing damages
and protecting the barbette guns. He
commenced to return the fire at z o'clock
this morning.
Fort Sumter seems to be greatly disa-
bled.
The battery on Cummings Point does
Fort Sumter great damage.
At 9 o'clock this morning adense smoke
poured out from Fort Sumter. The Fed
eral flag is at half mast, signalling dis
tress.
The shells from Fort Moultrie and the
Batteries on Morris Island fall into Maj.
Anderson's stronghold thick and fast, and
they can be seen in their course from the
Charleston Battery.
The batteries Of Sullivan Island, Cum
mings' Point, and Stevens battery are
pouring shot and shell into Fort Sumter.
Maj. Anderson does not return the fire
Fort Sumter is still on fire. There has
just been two explosions at Fort Sumter.
At IL O'Clock flames we're bursting from
the portfolios. The destruction of Fort
Sumter is inevitable. Four vessels. two
of them large steamers. are in sight over
the bar. The largest appears to be enga-
ging Morris Island. The flames have near
" subsidized in Fort Sumter, but Maj. An
derSOn does not fire any guns.
LATER.
The ships in the ofing appeared to be
quietly at anchor. They have not fired a
gun vet. The entire roof of the barracks
are in a vast sheet of flames. Shells from
Cummings Peint and Fort Moultrie are
bursting in and over Fl Sumter in quick
succession. The Federal flag still waves
Maj. Anderson is only occupied in putting
out fire. Every shot seems to tell heavily.
The people are a~nxiously waiting for Ma
jor Anderson to strike his flag. 1t is sta
ted from a reliable source that up to ten
o'clock to-day no one at Moultric was kill
ed. Eleven shots from Fl. Sumter pene-
trated the floating battery below the water
line. The few shots fired by Major An
dersou early this morning knocked the
chimneys from the officers quarters at
Moultrie like a whirlwind. Maj. Ander-
sons only hope now is to hold out for aid
from the feet. Two ships are making in
toward Morris Island. with a view to land
troops and silence the batteri there.
CHARLEsToN.-Ft Sumter is undoubt-
edly on fire The flames are raging all a
round. Maj. Anderson has thrown out a
raft loaded with men. who are passing up
water in buckets to ~extinguish the fire.
The Fort is scarcely d~iscernible. The
men on the raft are now objects Of fire from
Morris Island.
CHARLESTON, April Is
Two Of Major Andersen's Magazines
a1nlo1a1 Only oocaSional shots are fired
at him from Fort MouItrie. The Morris
Island Battery is doing heavy work. 1t
is thought that only the smaller magazines
have exploded The greatest excitement
prevails. The wharves. steeples and ey-
cry available place is packed with people
United States ships are in the OffRg. but
have not aided Major Anderson. 1t is too
late now to come over the bar, as the tide
is ebbing.
The Iron Battery had been damaged.
The rifed cannon Of the battery did great
execution on Fert Snnter, and were all
aimed into AndersOn's port holes. Three
Of Sumpter's barbette guns we've d%ismount-
ed, one of which wasA ten inch Coiumbiad
A corner of Fort Sumpter. opposite MOul-
TIRE. was knocked off. The steamers Wa
ter Witch, Mohawk and Pawnec it was
thought we're the three frst vessels seen
in the cling.
C~HARLEsroS, April A.
At half past I O'Clock the firing ceased.
and an unconditional Surrender was made