Thursday, December 5, 1935 THE TIMES-NEW- MAM NKPIII. UTAH S. PAGE THREE BRISBANE Howetioid GOLDEN PHANTOMS 5SJ Tales of If . 1 'II i . "i- X - D Into Port Sumter, Christmas Night, I860. Inset: 1857. When he took command of the United States military post of Charleston harbor on November between the 20, 1800, the dispute over North and the South had drifted inevitably into the question of the right of a state to secede from the Union and be found himself in the hotbed of the Secession movement South Carolina. That state's withdrawal from the Union seemed certain and when it did withdraw It was almost a certainty also that the South Carolinians would seise all United States property within the bor as Anderson was ders of their state. a native of one slave state and connected by marriage with the people of another, It was oped by some that he would band over the forts, which had been entrusted to him, to the Sonth Carolinians, and it was feared by others that he would resign his commission and Join the Secessionists. But, as later events proved, neither side understood the true character of Maj. Robert Anderson. the man. Ten days before the South Carolina conven tioo took the final step of severing the bonds of that state with her sister states In the Union, Anderson busied himself strengthening the de fenses of both Fort Moultrie, which be had gar risoned, and Fort Sumter, which was also under his command. His force was a small one. It consisted of nine officers, 55 artillerymen, 15 musicians and 30 laborers a total of 109, of which only 63 were combatants. With this little band he determined to defend the flag to which he had sworn allegiance and to maintain his post to the last. Watchful of all approaches to Fort Moultrie, after December 11 no one was admitted within the works unless he was known to some officer of the garrison. His Justification for this action was tbe fact that the South Carolinians were arming and it seemed almost a certainty that they Intended to seize Forts Moultrie and Sumter and Castle Pinckney. On December 20 South Carotlua adopted its Ordinance of Secession and the South Carolinians Immediately began to act as though they were free citizens of another country. In fact, the Charleston papers, as an indication of the Independence of their state, began announcing occurrences in the Northern states under the head of "foreign news." Soon volunteer troops began to pour Into Charleston where their equipping and drilling began. Anderson was well awar. of the danger and delicacy of his position. In a private letter which be wrote on December 24 he set forth the precarious nature of his position with a garrison of only GO men. In an aged fortress, the walls of which were only 14 feet high and within a bun dred yards of sandhills which commanded the position and afforded good cover for sharpshooters to pick off his gunners, he confessed that "If attacked In force by any one but a simpleton, there is scarce a possibility of our being able to held out long enough for our friends to come to our succor." Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor eou temporary historian: "Christmas day dawned upon Major Anderson nnder these circumstances and bound by these instructions. It may be sup posed that he was not In a festive mood; but, whatever his apprehensions or his purposes, he kept them to himself. "During the day, the wives and children of the troops were sent away from the fort on the plea that, as an attack might be made upon It, their removal was necessary. Three small schooners were hired, and the few inhabitants of Sullivan's Island saw them loaded, as tbey thought, with beds, furniture, trunks and other luggage of that kind. "About nine o'clock In the evening, the men were ordered to hold themselves in marching order, with knapsacks packed, ready to move at ... beach-combe- of pirate boy, who wan gold! Cocos Island Pirates? Certainly lay to the south, and everyone knew that pirates bad burled treasure there. Why, expeditions were al ways sailing to Cocos, and people dug and sweated and cursed and found nothing. And this was why they had searched the wrong Is land If the story conld be ended there, It would be romantic enough. But now comes the second chapter which changes everything about. spoils the romance, but adds an el ement of mystery. Under Mexican laws, the govern' ment Is entitled to 25 per cent of treasure found on Its land. Who should know better, then, than the governor of Lower California, what treasure was found, and by whom? But he tells a different story entirely, and to tbe effect that last December lumber and construc tion steel were found on Santa Mar garita. Not treasure In a chest but the material for building formed the astonishing find. And Just as stories gain and grow by repetition elsewhere in the world, so this one was changed by oral transmutation steel became an Iron chest, lumber was transformed Into golden coins. and, of course, no pirates' treas ure should ever bo worth less than a million or so! So much for the chest of gold, But a mystery remains: who brought the building materials to Santa Margarita? And why? That Is the question which, so far, we do not know the answer. 1 fe'AwJ&r: E cr ovum, but imt T A Fort Moultrie Cannon. (Fort Sumter in the Distance.) 1 to sustain and defend themselves in a strong. sea girt fortress for a long time. What could not be carried away was destroyed. Not a keg of powder or a cartridge was left in the maga zine; the small arms and military supplies of all kinds were removed; the guns were spiked, the burned, and the guns thus dis mounted ; additions and alterations of the work were destroyed; the was cut down ; and nothing, in fact, was left un- harmed but the round shot which were too heavy to carry off, and which the spiking and dismounting of the guns had made useless. "The dawn saw Major Anderson safely estab lished with his command in Fort Sumter, secure from Immediate attack, though Fort Moultrie was occupied only by a corporal's guard, left there to complete the work of destruction. He saw what a responsibility be had assumed, and fully appreciated the delicacy and the importance of the trust committed to him. Perhaps, If he could have looked forward for three months and fore seen all the consequences of his act during that period, he would have remained at Fort Moultrie until summoned to yield by a force too great for him to resist, or until be received orders to yield his post" partly-finishe- d flag-sta- Although Anderson and his men must have real ized the extreme gravity of the situation in which this move had placed them, this Christmas season was probably a happier one than tbey or any of their both North and South, were to know for the next four years. Despite the fact that South Carolina had seceded from the Union and that other southern states were ready to follow her lead, there was still the possibility that the threatened war might be averted. No doubt. In many a church and In many a home, both North and South, during that Christmas season 75 years ago, there were offered np prayers that the spirit of "peace on earth, good will to men" would prevail and save tbe nation from the horrors of a civil conflict But forces which no one seemingly could control were at work In both the North and the South to push both sections forward to the holocaust and in April, 1861, the decisive step was taken. It was taken at Fort Sumter and It was the logical result of the events of that fateful Christmas night 75 years ago. Gen. P. T. Beauregard, commander of the Confederate forces In Charleston, called npon Major Anderson to surrender Fort Sumter. Anderson refused and the Southern batteries opened Are. By the time another Christmas bad come hundreds of American boys had died and thousands more were to die before the Christmas bells were to ring out again over a retheir message of peace and good-wil- l united nation. fellow-American- fVSHUTES FOLLY ISLAND Castlt Fwcknoy FLMoultrle 4- - Ft.Sumtec 1" J 5091 CHARLESTON II A R DOB VL J a moment's notice. No one seemed to know tbe reason for the movement, and probably no one but Major Anderson himself and bis next In command knew their destination. The little garrison was paraded. Inspected and then em barked on boats which headed for Fort Sumter, "The schooners had taken, or then took, all the provisions, garrison furniture and munitions of war which could be carried away on such short notice, and with such slender means of transportation enough to enable fourscore men O Watrn Newspaper Union. BLASTED HOPES OT many months ago New ' York state troopers were told of strange sounds coming from Letter 05,0(10.(100 seemed to have been ali'ltidoned, 1 a And, then and then his Angers touched something. Perhaps It was a burled log, and if he dug It out and dried It there would be more fuel. He began to try to uncover the thing. No, It was not wood, but iron. Part of the old ship, perhaps, but at any rate he would dig It out and see what it was. A box I What could be In It? Curiosity now began to sting him Into activity. He managed to clear the top and part of the sides. Now, maybe, he could lift It out But he might as well have tried to pull up the center of the earth. Tbe iron chest would not budge. It was too bad! Here he wanted to see It all by himself, and gaze on whatever it might contain, alone. And If It proved to be empty, there would be no one near to laugh at him. But It was no use; he must go and get help. His elder brother came, prepared to show his muscle, but the Iron chest seemed rooted to the ground. Ills father came, and the three tried their best to move the stubborn weight His uncle came, and the neighbors, and at last nine men stood about the chest trying to draw It out of the bole In the beach. At last It moved It slowly and reluctantly began to leave the place where it bad lain so long. Rusty and dirty. Suddenly a great cry frightened the birds a cry ottered by ten throats at once, as the lid fell back and the contents of the mysterious chest caught the light Gold I Gold en coin, doubloons, pieces of eight soldiers stole quietly out of a fort, located on a sandy island outside an Atlantic seaport, entered boats and silently rowed across the water to the shelter of another fort In the middle of the entrance to the harbor. Although their commander bad a perfect right to lead bis garrison from one fortification to the other, this boot was fraught with the most serious consequences. For be was Robert Anderson, major of the First artillery of the United States army; the poet which be evacuated was Fort Moultrie and the one he entered was Fort Sumter In the bar-Mof Charleston, S. G. Four months later a hot went screaming across the water of that harbor and when It struck Fort Sumter's brick walls It set 2.000.000 Americans against each tluae to the greatest civil war In history. Gen. Wlnfield Scott, commander-in-chie- f of the United States army, was also aware of the situation and declared that the fort could be taken Both President Buby 500 men in 24 hours. chanan and John B. Floyd, secretary of war. were In a state of uncertainty as to what course to pursue in this crisis. Their instructions to Anderson were to "care fully avoid any act which would needlessly provoke aggression and not, without necessity, to take any position that could be construed into the assumption of a hostile attitude." They did, however, direct him to "hold possession of the forts in the harbor, and If attacked, you are to defend yourself to the last extremity. The small-nes- s of your force will not permit you, perhaps, to occupy more than one of the three forts, but an attack on, or attempt to take possession of either of them, will be regarded as an act of hostility, and you may then put your command into either of them which yon may deem most proper to increase Its power of resistance. Too are also authorized to take similar steps whenever you have tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act" It was that last sentence In his instructions which gave Anderson the necessary latitude for making the move which be did. According to a of eight I milium itollnra worth When the Japanese plan to ab sorb a section of northern China with population Ncooplng a hole In the sand I The day was clear but cold. The early spring sun shone in a turquoise sky, but the wind across the water was chilly. The boy shiv ered. He had some driftwood that be bad gathered along the beach, and a piece of goat meat from one of the wild goats that lived on the island, Santa Margarita. where the boy also lived. He was hungry. Well, he would dig a little pit, make a fire in it and roast the meat He was used to that The wind sang about him as he began to scoop out the sand. It may have been telling him what lay below, but if it did he could not understand. He worked By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ECEMRKlt 25, 1SG0. was one of the most raterui unnstmases in tne nis-- I tory of the United States. On that The story of the firing on Fort Sumter, the curtain-raise- r to the drama of the War Between the States, is a familiar one to most Americans, for it Is found in every school history ever published. But the story of the events on that fateful Cnrlstmas night, which led Inevitably to the opening of hostilities in April, 1SG1, is not so well known. . Robert Anderson was a Kentucklan who had been graduated from West Point In 1S25. He had served with distinction In two Indian wars the Black Hawk uprising In Illinois in 1S32 and the campaigns against the Semlnoles in Florida later and was promoted to captain in 1841. Subsequently he served as assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Wlnfield Scott, was severely wounded in the attack on EI Molino del Rey in the Mexican war and promoted to major In Cdilha I. Watxa e v. their tinder was barefoot -- Haas Command PIKlT.S And it Entry of Major Anderson's Paging Japan Black ColJ Best for War The Mighty Airplane Two Kinds of Treaiure PIRATE TREASURE . I' socks will uot shrink If washed carefully in tepid watei and white soup slid. Itlmw in clear, lukewarm water, wring out, and hang til the uir to dry quickly. Woolen fascinating Lost Mines Quesonr THIS WEEK Bock mountain, up the Hudson river In Palisades Interstate park. Investigating the source of tbe sounds, which were said to rum' ble in the manner of thunder, the troopers found four small men, who had been blasting large hole In the mountainside. Everyone who has read Washington Irving's storiea recalls his tales of old New York, in which queer little men and burled treasure figured largely. It mast have seemed entirely In keeping with these legends when the men confessed that they were hunting for buried treasure. The man who hired them, whose Identity was not known, had found an old map In tbe Morgan library, and be evidently took It ao seriously that he was willing to blast away the mountainside In hopes of finding the treasure. r chaos broke northern China. Inlooxe In dustrious ban . :. dits, without fear of Japan's efficiency, began .daw 1 It U much quicker when frying doughnuts, to cut doiili In iliuuionj KliiiH'S Instead of using a doughnut culler. They tuste Just us good when cut in this way. If you enjoy painting try your skill on one of the unimliitixl dress-lu- g tallies. They are most useful and ormimentul. . stores raerehantato looting and Chinese begged Japan restore order. Kleven Japanese Arthur Brt.b.. ,nvHng qlmr. outside the Great Wall are tered ready hardly nnder to move In, and Japan will hare the heart to stay out such circumstances. Later Japan will not have the heart to stay out of the Philippines. Japanese confidence In the sun goddess seems Justified. The drift is Ja pan's way, with westerners busy planning to kill each other. Have you tried serving baked cranlierry apples with a roast pork dinner? Kill the cavity left In ap ple after core hus been removed with cranberry sauce and bake. Meringue Is Improved by a daah of suit aud a little grated lemon peel. It la time goldfish bowl llsh come to Goldfish like to change the water In when wuter la so warm the top of bowl for air. to be kept coot A squeaking In hardwood floors Is caused by floors not being properly nailed or when subtloorlng Is omitted or laid parullel to flooring strips. r An experienced will remove the squeak. floor-laye- There are, California tells you, several kinds of gold: yellow gold that took crowds to California In Always test cake before removing 1849; another yellow gold that from the oven, even though It may grows on orange, lemon and grape have baked the length of fruit trees; the white gold water already time stated In the recipe. the from mountains. power rolling to produce black gold, power and When making a pumpkin pie, beat fertility, and the oil in the ground. the whites of ega stiff and fold Mussolini's determination to keep them Into mixture Just before baking oil flowing Into Italy, even at a risk Instead of beating the egg yolks and of Kuropean war, shows that oil whites together. The pumpkin filling Is more important In war now than will be much lighter If prepared In yellow gold. It moves great tanks, this way. In It the air; keeps the planes t) Aaaaclatad NawaoaiHtra. WNU Sirvtca. means motion, and successful mo tion means victory. Mighty Is the airplane In north ern Brazil, where the "elbow" sticks out Into the Atlantic. Soldiers said by the Associated Press to be guid ed by Communists decided to run the government and make It better. They locked np their officers and were Just starting the new "better" government when official airplanes came along with bombs. "Bang" went one or two bombs. aerial machine guns said "rat-tat- tat" a few times. The revolutionary soldiers said. "That will do," and scattered In the Interior. It is bard to "rise and throw off your chains" while cap italism Is dropping bombs. In Jacksonville, Fla., gentlemen fitting out an expedition to hunt for pirate treasure think they know where the gold Is. 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