Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-14

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ity, and the design is altogether neat
and appropriate. 1t is a good article
| on which to write letters to our volun-
| teers. Call at the store and get few
quires.
Editorial Correspondence.
Sullivan's Island, Saturday, April TO-
Dear Enquirer: We write this week
in the midst of 5000 volunteers from
the Moultrie House, on this renowned
| ing on the shore at our feet Our whole
surroundings are intensely sublime.
History has found material on this
| barren sand-bar, over a large part Of
which the water during high tide and
tempests sweeps, for some Of it's
brightest pages. AS we approached yes
| terday we saw from the boat the spot
where the British fleet attempted to
land during the war Of 1912, and where
the 5th regiment is likely to be station
ed before long. Then as we landed,
| there lay close beside us the celebrat
ed floating battery with the rent Of
| cannon ball through it's roof, and Is or
20 indentations in its front; and to the
rear were the proud walls of Fort
Moultrie, Majestic, though in ruins"
This noble old fort, now twice immor-
talized, is much damaged, and will
have to be rebuilt to great extent be-
fore it is fit to do effective service.
There are four or five different bat
teries on the island, in and around
Moultrieville where we are stationed at
present; none Of which received any
injury except Moultrie itself.
Our regiment left quarters at the
race courses above Charleston, yester-
day morning, and marching through
the Queen city, went aboard the Plant
er, and landed here about noon. How
or why this appellation has been given
to Charleston, we cannot tell; but GER
tain it is, so far as we have found out,
no nobler men or queenlier women live
between the rising and setting sun.
The Jasper Light Infantry are quar-
tered in the Moultre House, which is
terribly injured by the fires from the
guns Of Major Anderson on the 18th
and 18th Of April. Four balls, we
judge Ga Founders, struck it. One shot
struck pillar Of the piazza facing
Maffit's channel, and shattered it into
splinters, passed through two or three
rooms, and made it's exit at the rear of
the building. Another struck the hall
door Of the second story opening upon
a side piazza facing Fort Sumter and
apartments, tearing away ceiling,
studding and plastering and cutting
through two large pine sills before it
spent its fury The two other shots
passed through the roofing. To give
you an idea Of the fearful destructive
ness of heavy balls, if we had been
stationed here during the battle, half
Of us at the very least must have been
killed by the two shots alone, which We
have described above. Fortunately no
one was in the house then, and mo-
body was hurt"
The other companies of the regiment
are stationed in the residences around
us. We all have comfortable quarters
and are 'faring sumptuously every
day."
We are kept busy by our superior
officers in drilling; and up to this time
we have been camping and decamping,
nd lou
and night; so that your correspondent
has seen a vast deal to write about
though he has scarcely had a spare
minute to write it in. We have been
out from home just two weeks only to-
day; yet we are now at our third en-
campment. To illustrate how busy we
are, and how ready to rest when an
idle moment occurs, your correspon-
dent has not yet visited Fort Sumter,
although it is in sight. 1t is completely
riddled, however. Everybody, here ac-
knowledges that Major Anderson acted
bravely and vigorously.
Many houses on all sides Of Fort
Moultrie were struck. We saw yester-
foot in diameter which had been shot
through twice. It's tough fibres bore
them well. 1t still stands and will
doubtless heal over" and live, a thing
Of curious interest for many years. +
send you a leaf: also a fibre torn
away by the balls. Preserve them for
your children!
The Jasper Light Infantry are par
ticularly indebted to Richard Hare and
VIM. A. Moore, Esq, for many luxuries
while at Charleston. Various friends
from Yorkville have placed us under
many obligations for repeated kind
neSSes And the whole regiment is
obliged to Mr.. Latta Of our town, wh" -
liberality has really been unbounded in
the cause of secession, for his Ebony
Band" which has been with us ever
since we left Yorkvillc.
AS we came to our rooms yesterday.
six soldiers were taking n member oI
the Calhoun Guards from Chester to
the hospital. We could not learn his
name. He had pneumonia, we judge.
As he passed us, we caught glimpse
of his face. 1t wore n very sad look.
How often, we thought, will the sick
soldiers recall to memory the loved
ones at home, and sigh for a draught
from the cool and gushing fountains,
of his native hills.
Colds and sore throats are prevalent
among our volunteers. They are caus-
ed by the change of climate, and the