New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-19
The Loss Of the Wtehawken-Expiosi
Pire in Fort Sumter - marber OBJ
struetiens Washing Acknowledging
Of Ckarlestsp--The Steamer Planter
rtili With Us-Diseovery Of Brnss
Twctve-P founder.

Prom Our Special Correspondent
FOLLY IsLASD 6. C.. Dec. II. 1903
The monitor Weehawken, Capt. Colhoun,
one Of the finest II our monitors. was Lost while
OF anchor Sunday the 9th inst. at o'clock p ~ Al
the time u the disaster tie win was blowing very
fresh from the northeast, and hoPyy sea Was on
Through some oversight the forward hatch was len
omen when a huge wave washed over her decks. sink
ipc er instantly in ten fhoms directly In the channel
leading t. the city. miles from Fort Sumter Hcr
COMPLEMENT consisted Of 90 officers included
TUent, seven sailors and four gnecrs we're lost Inc
others were fnmcd atey floating on the water shd
WIRE re-, cncd bv the united efforts Of the feet IN small
boat. CAN'T Colhoun at tie time Of tbs disaster. Vas
or board ii the Irousdes on Official business.
On Iritay the nth inst. Ut nine IN thu morning a
terrific ezpo zion occurred I'm Fort sumter-surposed 20
have been ono OF TIE magazines situated In INC norm
wet corner II the Fort not far from where th.r nag
footed The bricks and mortar were huTied mo he All
In vast henps to the blight OF three hundred feet,
taxing at a. same time The flag. and more
tban iloy some Of the Rebels. A. soon a. the
dust end smoke had cleared mite soldiers eouId Dc
seen on the southeast Of the ruins To the mum
her of thirty or Instantly all of our batteries
opened upon the which bad The effect OF making them
"slefafdle" double quick into their bomb proofs.
Half an hour after tie explosion blaze was seen issn
inc from the center of the Fort supposed 20 DO some
timber that they have used 20 strengthen ,her maya
zne-as all the barracks have been destroyed long ago.
Instead Of diminishing. Increased hs Iight came On
All Friday night IL burned throwing It's luIid light on
lie yGtor and showing the Fort very distinctly mhsing
good marx for eugners and IT IL needless 70 say
that ali night long they kept up one oontlnuous shepS
ond ate into the next day Sunday II YVES siiI tnOk
ing This morning tie Tag can Do seen Waving nom
tb9 south eastern oorn'r " tho Fort 1T WIZ not stay
there long as II 30 the programme here 70 EAo'A " a"hJ
On Saturday night. during tie storm. wooden con;
Germ 81 BY 30 feet, double penis Oh tie bottom ana
sdcs streIefbeDed inc de BY beams foot square was
washed ashore on this island mile from Light Iouse
Inlet. Tho general inquiry - " w nat ~ IL Y h9n'
Turner tie able Chief ~ Artillery gave IT ~ bis
Opinion that 10 formerly heDel hohthg DittelJ'
M n evidently shows signs where guns have boon
mounted but a late has been ufcd ~ an obstruction 70
lie Iarbor as very largo stones Ire t1ii III IT, "ch
ne 1ast woek shells have been thrown into
The CITY Of Charleston at tie Tute OF twenty per dsy
The eloning does not take place ut the same re e.oh
day At one time Gen. OlmOre SENDS ms coiHyI.hls
10 The Clariestoans early ~ a. No. Just 70 lei mem
tnoyy that be u awake AT other tunes lew tIv
dropped in &C the hour Of ~ H. dinner time tho "orM
over 10 aid digestion e az ~ p IA. ne s'ss '..
FEC more the principle OF the razor riol nan. Una.
ie has few more leh" But IL must not be inferred
from Ills that We have IL all our own way.
Iattery ompkns Fort johnson (Motber johnson IA
esodiers ca IT, from The simple isct that she seems
Ia nav more attention 10 them et present tbSD any oi
I'D other forts) and Fort Noulire send ny on an aver
age some 800 shells the course Of the - hours Mo'
Of thom fall far shot Of their destinations whai lew 90
reach US only tend 10 amUse our boys ihcy seem u
care no more for shell than men az home 40 iof Tie
crack OF a whip. .,. 81, Ali
own rec klessness II istis indifference that otcntmes
results fatally man is stationed IN phce OF SAFETY
To- report which way the shell is coming-of course he
tells only By The fashand the eryis Cover J1hnson
or Cover Mou.tie." IN the case may De- 10 inc
dnty Of the officer in command TO see that all MS sp
cover Immediately; but lie, for wonder. becomes MS
brave as his men and does not seek cover The eonse
ouence s all are labe 10 get Lt, while now ana tleh
ao,"s moor fellow gets an arm or Log torn oil
IL Il the duty Of the officer that his men DC covered
whether they wish not. 1t would occupy not more
than thirty seconds and would be the means OF saving
naa valuable lives We cannot afford 10 lose soldier
~hen their lives could DO spared by word LON the
oacer Ina command and few steps 10 cover Some one
Tle ssamer Planter Capt Small Ia still fired at on
Der dsy tips from Stone to Lighthouse lIe' from 'le