Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-02

glanced over the top of the battery. We thought
we would try again i was ramming down the
wad TO keep the ball from rolling out-the gun
was defected-when / saw a bali coming. /
came near falling over the ramparts with the
,ong ranmer IN my hands, opt let 60 OF The
hammer just in time. IL went bounding down
over the rocks, .Swish- the ball came through
the air, and passed over me. 1t was a close
call. As there Were only TWO Of US, we could
not work the gun so as 10 bring its muZzlc
through the port. II was some inches away
when we fred IL, and this shot too low il
struck the ground below the iron battery and
passed under IL, doing considerable damage in
side. The recoil sent our gun rolling back and
ii turned completely over.
AFTER THE SURRENDER
everything possible was done for the men by
the officers. Anything in the way OF the privi-
leges the men wanted they could have got.
Dr. Crawford. the surgeon OF the post. had some
whisky left in the hospital stores. and he had
the hospital steward serve IL out 10 the men.
There was about gill for each man. The next
morning visitors came from all points to see
us-sone OF our rebel friends. Boats Kept
coming over. and the people focked in. The
We're Killed., and all seemed surprised when we
told them that there was no one killed. They
gathered up pieces OF shell and other trifieS. to
Keep as relics. On that day, before leaving, we
ieii In and went To the ramparts 10 fire the
parting salute TO our flag. My company fired
gun facing Charleston. and the other company
hred between the two companies, first one firing
and then the other. Near the gun on the other
been carelessiy left open. The powder caught
fire probably from spark blown back from the
gun. and there was a terrible explosion. Some
SLABS OF pig IRON lying near the gun were hurled
into The air with great force. one of these slabs
cut OIL the head and right arm of man named
Dan Howe, of Capt. Doubieday's COMPANY
killing him instantly Another slab discern
boweled another man and cut of his leg He
died in two hours Two other men were
wounded and were sent to a hospital in
Charleston. The two men thus killed were the
only Two men lost at sumter. and they We're
Killed by accident while we We're salutiug the
nag. We buried them In the middle OF the
parade before we marched out OF the fort
There was grave there ready for them, where
we had dug a deep hole for sand to fill sand
bags.
THE EVACUATION.
ut was Sunday forenoon, l think, when we
left the fort. A company of grays marched in
before we left-young fellows whom We had
seen in Charleston. 1t was a beautiful day.
There was not CULVER on the water which, SO
far AS the eye could see, was dotted with boats
filled with people to a few soldiers march
out OF "a fort. We took out all our personal
property. Barrels of pork and little furniture
belonging 10 the officers, we showed out through
the embrasureS Then We marched out and
went aboard the Isabelle, the steamer that was
to take US from the fort The Isabelle swung
around out OF the bay and steamed down the
channel about three miles, where the steamer
Baltic was waiting for Two gunboatS there
saluted us we passed. We We're transferred
from the Isabelle TO the Baltic then up anchor
and we started for New York, and that was the
last we saw of Charleston