The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
The Blockade Begun.
Bunce's Fleet Guarding En-
trance to Charleston.

Bunce's Fleet Guarding En-
trance to Charleston.
Charleston, Feb. 9.-This morning
81 pie came ashore from the Uolted
States cruiser Marblehead. which is
living few huadred feet of the south
ern Warf The gig was in charge OF
Past Assistant Surgeon A. r Went
worth Of the cruiser. and it carried the
seameu who were Injured on the ship
during the passage down the coast
Ambulances conveyed the wounded men
So the marine hospital of the city. The
injured sailors were John D. Ryan,
4 blacksmith, right knee badly Injured ;
John J. Hickey. plumber. scalp "oaOd
and nose injured; Andrew, seaman
nose fractured aud severe wound 10 the
head !; 81. G. Osborne. shipwrigbt,
small bone in the right leg broken
Fred G. Potter, carpenters mate, ankle
spfained !; Herbert Lamar. fireman
belonging to the transport Fern. is also
10 the hospital suffering from wound
ID tie leg. All the Injured men were
given the best medical attention and
placed ip comfortable quarters They
are doing we'll and will probably be
able to rejoio their ships before the
blockade is over.
All the vessels are busy getting to
rights aud it is DOT probable that any
attempt at mapoeuvreing will be made
before to-morrrw or later.
WHERE TIE SHIPS ARE ANCHORED.
All efforts made by newspaper cor
respondents to board the warship OF
Charleston bar to-day we're futile The
Fern came up to the city for mail aud
PROVISIONS and tbs Marblebead was
lying of sbe battery. but the other
ships we're strung out to sea beyond the
iesties for a distance of eight
miles the cruiser Columbia. which
Is furthest out, is from Is to l8
miles from the city Early this morn
ing some signaling was done from the
f.gship New York and in consequences
the ships began to move from the north
to the south Of the barbor. The bat
sleship Maine anchored little to the
south of the lightship, which stands
lust six miles out, from Fort Sumter
The Fern lies behind the Maine, the
New York is half mile further south.
Halt way across the main channel is
the monitor Amphisrite and beyond her
and out to sea is the Columbia. It's
supposed here that the ships have taken
those stations With view to eFectually
guarding the south entrance to the har-
borsaud that future arrivals. the, ludi
ana and Massachusetts, for instance.
will be placed to the north. The Dol
phin was nowhere in evidence to-day,
and it is believed thai she has sailed
south, possibly to relieve the Newark
as the mouth Of the St. John's river
Tue battleships Indiana and Msssa-
cbasetta are expected to arrive of the
bar tomorrow morning 1t is known
That the Vesuvips has been ordered
away from League Island aud as che
isto be the blockade ruoner. it il
shoaght .has she will cope down the
.o.., nnder ner own orders, after ali
therbig ships are in position add try 10
rup ioso the barbor undesected This
IS supposision. but it is at least prooa
BE. Every effort has been made By press
representatives to get some detailed
statement of the injuries done the ships
during the storm. but it has been OF no
avail. The Marblebead. when up to
the CITY. gav~ little egideoee of Injury !;
her supers.rus,ure was battered some
wha.. but as one stood upon her deck.
she looked little the worse for wear
At meeting of the CITY council of
Charleston held tonight an Invitation
was extended to the governor OF South
Caroliue and the general assembly to
visit the city on the 18th, when Seore
tary Herber, aud Admiral Bnnce and
the officers Of the feet are 10 be enter,
tained BY the citizens asa oon"erc'al
bodies. A special trs's is ''sced at
the disposal Of the governor hy 'oe
South Carolina aud Georgia railroad
This will be utilized 10 bringing the
visitors to Charleston from Coiumo'a.
Oa Thursday, the eighteenth, a
public dipuer will be given oy
the chamber of commerce and among
the guests will be Secretary Herbert OF
the navy, Admiral Buoce aud other
ioguisbed guests. A public recep
tion will be- held by Mayor Smy'h aud
a, nigh. ball will be giveo the visit
ors.