The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-11-04

Of storm at Nashville, Tenn, tho powder
magazine 10 that city, containing about
GOO kegs Of gunpowdcr WINS struck BY
lightning. Tho explosion is unpa rallelcd
ia the u. States for the number Of persons
whose property has been injured by the &C.
cident. Tho number ofhouses injured is
not less thnn one hundred. Not brick
nor ves,ige remains ofthe magazine. But
tho worst feature is the loss Of lifc. Il is
not known however how many arc killed
but ut latest accounts tea dead bodies had
been dug from the ruins.
The OrthopoIitun contains the following
lengthy catalogue Of tho sufferers:
BUILDINGS DgsrRoyED.-Frame house
occupied and owned BY Mr.. Shvcrs; do.
occupied by Mr.. Dickson--D son badly
hurt; do. occupied by Mr.. Harrison and Nj.
Armstrong destroyed, Mrs. A. had her
arm broken,); house occupied by WIN.
Peach--Alrs. Peach injured: frame house
owned by Jas. King; brick house occupied
by negro mnn--familv injured; frame
house occupied By Mr.. Willinms--hlrs. w.
son and daughter badly hurt; frame house
occupied by Mrs. Perry--Alfred Dodson
badly hurt; anda negro woman supposed
mortalIy; do, occupied by A. Johnson
Mrs, j., injured slightly; do. occupied BY
A. G. Cover; do. occupied BY negro fam.
iliss-a negro man was badly hurt; do. by
J. Parish up 10 within m hour or two Of
the catastrophe; frnmo house occupied By
e. G. Murden, Fireman in Orihopolitan Of.
flee brick house occupied by Joscph Brown
low--n daughter of Mr.. B. had gone 10
neighbor's, and was there killed--ihe whole
family hurt; frame house occupied by
Spencer Chnnd!er-iamily slightly hurt -
do. occupied by A. b. Shankland; do. own.
ed by Mrs. Renr, md occupied by herself
and n widow woman; brick house Of c.
Nichols, occupied by w. q. Robertson--
child and negro girl much injured; c. Mich
obs frnmc house, occupied by Messrs. Mar.
l"n g. CnIdwell-Mrs. NJ. was killed in.
<tnntIv-Mr. c., has since died; G. Mich.
obs brick house, occupied BY Mcssrs. Cobbs
g. 8, kes; log tenement Of Mr.. Ray de.
m"li>hed--Mrs. Ray hurt; do. of Nj. l.ec
daughters jaw badly hurt; do. of Mr..
Simpson, occupied by three inmilies; frame
occupied by M. Street, on Spruce street.
DrILDIxos DAMAoED.--lvilliam's brick
house; brick house occupied by Mr.. Davis;
house occupied By Mr.. Simpkin.; house
occupied BY Mrs. Scott. greatly injured;
brick, owned BY Mrs. Knowles, in u dan.
gerous si,uaiion-liablc to fall; Mr.. Trim
hills brick much injurcd--liltle girl much
injured; frame hmIse occlpied bv Rev.
Mr.. llinklc. Several brick dwellings on
Spruce street, owned by Robert ]. More,
and occupied BY Messrs. Wherry, Bell and
.dhcrs.
Tramc house and store occupied by J.
Stevens, and owned by Mr.. Denning-Mr.
Stephens wns badly hurt.
There nrc several buildings below, on
~. e""s. -s'Scs, III ",--o =. Lao. d.sn,g al
The names of several persons in this Vi
cinitv we did not learn.
A housc occupied by colorcd family
thrown from it, foundation.
A frame h"use occupied by two families
-one person seriously injured.
The frame houses of Nlssers King g.
Brown whoe front blown in.
John Boards large frnmc, occupied by
three f.milies--much shattescd--one lady
bndlv hurt.
Brick owned and occupied by J. NJ. Tay-
lar. very m'ch injured. A rock of 50
pounds blown through the wall. Mr.. s.
hns hren a cripple CIR some timc and his
loss will he severe.
New Methodisl church much shattered.
Brick "f Nj. B,ng much damaged.
Dablc brick of Mr.. Pnnl's vcrv much
d"mnged--comple.ely rif,ed with rock.
SPRUCE SrREEr.--Grocery Of Mr.. Den
niDg--brmdsidc thrown M,t ut le, Of twelve
inches--niherwisc much injured.
Brick muse occupied BY Mr.. Co!s-bis
son not expected Ia survive.
Frame hmse occupied BY Mr.. Beach,
much shattered.
Frame house occupied by Mrs. McClcl.
lsnd-hmnse filled wiih rmks ot all sizes
Mrs. McC. and a young infant had rc,nar-
knblc escape.
Frame Of Mr.. Jones, much injured.
Hen SrREkr.--A sionc weighing aboui
30 pounds was blown from the magazine.
and falling on the caves trough or the
house Of J. II. Shnpnrd, literally cutting in
two its psr's, and falling TO tho ground in
front 0i tho house.
We ALEC learn that the Orphan Asylum
10 rendered untennntnble.
The numerous churches il the city are
all seriously injured.
We have thus cndeavcred to give mn out.
line Of the destruction which we behold on
every side, but TO describe the reality is
beyond the pen of human power.
There 10 scarcely Q tenement. &c any,