People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1894 — FLAMES IN A FORT. [ARTICLE]

FLAMES IN A FORT.

The Historic Fort Pulaski Almost Totally Destroyed. Savannah, Ga<»July 23. —An explosion of 400 pounds of powder at Fort Pulaski at 9 o’clock Friday morning shook the earth, fatally wounded Ordinance Sergeant William Chinn, seriously injured Mary Washington, his mother-in-law, and set fire to the fort, causing intermittent explosions of ammunition and doing much damage. The fort has quite a historic record. It was built by Gen. Gilmore and afterwards bombarded by him from Tybee island until a heavy breach was mads in the southeast corner. This was April 11, 1862. It was defended by Col. C. 11. <>l instead, of ths confederate forces.