Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-29

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treated. had abundant of food, re-
gular leave Of absence on shore. and
good wages. Their duties were light,
and the discipline of the navy was
carried out in every detail.
A few days before the attack on
Fort Sumter the steamer Baltic re-
ceived full load of troops from the
different fortresses in the bay. and
the Harriet Lane was detailed to con-
vey them south. It soon became
known that the destination of the
troops was Charleston harbor, and
by the time the Harriet Lane was
ready to trip her anchor the battery
was crowded with people, who gave
her cheer after cheer as she swung
around and got under weigh.
The passage down to Charleston
was rather rough, but the two ships
arrived off that place in the early
hours Of Friday morning. and the
rebels opened fire on Fort Sumter at
daybreak. For a while the cannonad-
ing was fast and furious, but in the
course of o few hours it had settled
down to regular hsmmering. The
fort replied. rather deliberately, and
it never entered into the Imagination
of the sailors in the harbor that the
banner that Aoated so gallantly over
it would be hauled down so soon.
During the day the Pawnee and the
Pocahontas, both new gunboats, Or
rived, 80 that there was quite re-
spectacle little force to look on, and,
if required, to lend q hand in any
occasion that might turn up. Dur
ing the day the flag ON Fort Sumter
was run up and down for consider
able time, carrying the impression
to those on tho bar that Anderson,
the major commanding, wanted to
communicate. There was no code
OF signals at that time for both arms
of the service, and so those on the bar
could not make out the meouing of
signals beyond that he wanted to
attract attention. Towards night ar
rangements were made to communi-
cate with the fort and agree on the
best way to throw the reinforcement
that were in the Baltic into it. Vol
unteers offered themselves for the
boat service, and the boats were pre-
pared to slip in after dark. The
night, however, proved very stormy,
and the attempt was put off until the
next night, but before the next night
came the fort had been surrendered,
and the following Sunday morning
witnessed the evacuation of the fort,
and the transfer of it's garrison to the
Baltic. The ceremony of receiving
the garrison, and then the hosting of
the tattered flag to the foremast-head
of the Baltic being ended, the little
squadron steamed north to tell the
sad. sad story.
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