Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20

,taasatite md Buchanan stepped
Stsiur tiar nen Hf3siaspf ecirallS MN
Tia situatsvp, a Sumter Wa stVfli W
y S"Ylid ssNpist 40 @'tipittpiH tHF "a
~dep~uueaOs 81 illa svvedi3;s stale or
lie perceived WAX II N.Aa NECESSARY
10 bold Sumter al .lIi i.tk-tiiuS. tsfiIrfal
iseptt s..Biied 10 Lincoln questions As
Il laoW JliauS troops and RON inuch OF
a li@rt weliu Ia necessary i"f fsjiSl -
iotio~a ~ q. practical p)iiLttN ti'ss
t.oIl thu titil. ion su>vpipis h"ft sum
ter with shy means al istpd jiad.
passed .,y,te nearly a month :txo.
s,r~r then Il su,svhriei under Assault OF
sta a l4.ts De~n merely q question:
OF t,Di..' ffllls WAS q iittis over a
month Det,le the tifst sisot was 1ireu
At Appeared ;i.satn ss II ANDERSON Vs.
10 IL. abandoned 10 his ate. ID mao
hoped al tiln tim. tor 4 fDjcouiss.S sG-
luton o. TIA. ulftscuitN. but IL VAT not
10 ns. There Mex. soui" .,i,y,.itis stu
ileid Vttt ,ur ia. lingering. tali'icf. IVt
on tis 2tSt uf Nt.ttrh ftfu.esIfVr picfs
ems aiiuwr Mr. & y f3,,N, vino was
Seup 10 become assistant ssrctetafS 81
tlls ii.tNs, 10 visit Anderson and nod
"a. mitu il,ul. h'niss was unles the
pieut,e ~ pacific purposes, and t"s
mad" no ARRANGEMENT With A;sjot Aa-
u=eson tor reinforcing OF supplying the
tort nor uiu Ia iiit"tm iiiih OF am
p;,tiis. Nevertheless, upon Fox Z.
ftitia 'ti ts-SI,euitfun wtsS SET on 1907 q
small SQUADRON was .s.sIpe:sed 70 sal
eon tits 9Th OF April ~ us made ny of
tits toeaiiuiit;ts the sstutn:s, Tho ksttf
riet Lane. winch weps to cs.rsN zU0
men and uits .Ses,r Is STORES. Subsequent
~ titc frisstte sluH'ta.ts;u was ttduaN,
but taliet 70 accompany the ies-pt:tti-
sion. II was al TOO iist'- ON April q
fIsei,eeal 6eaueesitG s-t,t irl,s it,it:sstst..
'to Che confederate ss.,natstsy Vt MSr
from ftiitsriestois; 'itsgteries here
ess,d.s 20 cuyr.i MFednrsdsts az Taurs-
us.s What Instructions ON ffns s7n
came This aIpeal 10 tue wter t~iel,sit-
ltlslit from etts cuinnit.utisr " Fort
Sumter: - cstntpt think .1st
government wutlid ;susution Without
Instructions and Without advice u
command rfn,t i,;ss tried TO do all ITS
,attts To our country. Ilhuiess We
te,:etNs supplies A s,issll Us compelled
to ststs Etless without fuud ~ to sahssu-
don this post Very ..ars, .ne,St week.
'TwO DAYS ssfts,r~,tnd css.ne fci,. i.,rtse,
isun El'.tck giving itturnasrion uf tie
tes.pfdision. and ,...pnesii,lg 20 Major
ANDERSEN III. ,iuy's itilsay lac would III.
Sahte ito ioid out u,iEtl the 1lrh ~ t.rsl.
1T was trtie East ta.a.il nee.sisfet frun the
ssiluse.
About q uScion'f on rtss morning of the
ltacn Aptis;f i,pttptst:sN.. A;itisnes2if's s.c-
fntid Az command. Was awakened 10y tbs
tita.foT Niil,s.;tf. and NssS informed that
news nat D.:.;;l as.ceiNIsd THAT the cuti-
lsti'-itsssss hnss.nti.sd to cuJ,,n fire a,l hour
litctet. III Was A-M when George IS.
s&nass. r Glsishfi.stou. puzzled the lian-
yepd " u single gym from Fort ,Juilu-
sou. i~s,sinsttistt.is stft.,Mssard Ntiin,,nd
Esuff,n, an sss.o but raj -i,pt secession
isit NltsEttiiat,. tired the s;tortesN gun
fEttftl MsSrs'(H lx;lShtlfl Ns,t t,t.,t4I y t',lnnl
m iltss isnossittax did Suurt.. max. ,re-
ttefIl, Against utfe Go enlisted men
Ntissss funes had n...n augmented Nv
hns Nphshnta.s,il,i9 IF the q w7o,e,ner
iltis'ti Ia tn. 1t,rt ss'sss. wsts,. slrraignad r.
lAW N It'll, tt'rafs:ti..Ists ua.tt.uries. AZ
Veil ss the. t;0stiti tfts Ga,,fisp, ls.pt
Sp u f:Jst9. lightning ,nusstle sNp,n the
lower tiers. ny i.uon the aiu,nbeY Of
cStf'aiislEssS Mere almost expended. More
ca''ta'idssIhegs had IT. ts made. a
search among rtte sotojess tfis.losatI rt,.
1sstT ttistt there bat siS t~l.,s.olss. The
is'tlsiM s's ttsac To he sss.ekenad N4.lil.
etotsfhtsS MAs taeirlx torn 4sp1sr and
s'sMtsi into bags for tbs powder az faEt
as fti.' ~sstssstllss e.,uld work. By ras eve
inflg rhs garrison wssA red uc.sd no o,,dlv
pork and MAtes. There. wS.x DO OH ia,
sias 91 the ~lsutnils, Dsi1fle. WERE there
Dhs'ssHi-sssxsfats Toy the Estrass they had
10 he h.alpstsisec FROM no.cs,.,d r,serS
49, -2~-'s ~ 1NI ISAIIElGU hIltJ YYliyyN
sttisi tatre ACCURACY Within the fu,r az
ts@ grained practice. but rhe
QSg <sAsa Without aauch ,res-.,Ssa
Carnage TO Euantes's sasseasave xtrenx7h
EVERY IN Or Ii minutes curing the rnirs51
ftfas followed the aasttes5e. would
throw shells.
Al Daylight on the 18th the BOUND
ing began again The new H-pouDder
ssAAsls9 s1fle imported from England
ahfd pua in position bY the
ONLY = few days before did the r,,e,x,,
daanaxe. owing 10 the depth OF the
penetration 81 its Ssaci. A sesResn. sna
three naen were wounded by raxmens
SAfsoMfa OF from the walls. Fire broke
0pss TIE officers quarters were NOON ia
nAansS. III Mas dangerous TO carr,
snaeA rv"aef from the magazine. and
p0n staat Itself wss ia peril Ali but
ggs DAsfess were thrown into the sea
threatened with ~suffocation. As cen
esAa doubleday wrote ~afterward. .sThs
roaring and cracking II the names Yha
dsfase Of uhir1sng smOke- she
bursting OF the enemyes shells and o,r
1wfa. which = exploding ia the
ESa.'nk fgsnls. the crashing Of he
ea0t. and the sound Of masonry faIIfn1
IN every direction, made the fort =
D-&s0stH0H1afn. . There vas = fovs-
1T each angle OF the fort. n Of 49,
containing treat quantities Of sheiis
*sA almost completely shattered ~
az successive explosions. The massive
00dsn gates. studded with iron nh.
YET burned. and the wall hehinS
them Was NOW q heap OF debris. - shst
d main entrance was now open Tor
an assau1t1ng party" Time ana All.
al hands were called away from serv.
ing guns to fight the hre, and when
would open. WI
But the feebleness In number. =, -.
garrison. the lack OF food ma th.-ssnee