Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-07

pany should have over one hundred mem
bers enrolled, exempted from military duty.
These acts, on the part of the Legislature
and the city council, were designed to en-
courage the formation and keeping up Of
volunteer fire companies. In 1S47, the
city council passed law for an annual APP
preparation of $500 to each FIRE company
in the city, provided they had not less than
fifty active members in each separate COM
pany. ste
Immediately after the fire which destroy
ed the buildings on the corner of Broad
and Market streets, belonging to Gen.
Zollicoffer, in Jan. 1s45, public meeting
was called for the purpose of again re-or-
ganizing the fire department. P. w. Max
ey was chairman, and c. c. Noryell secre-
tary of the meeting Resolutions were
adopted to confer with the Insurance Offices,
the old fire companies, the corporation, &C.,
on the subject On the 22d of April fol-
lowing, Fire Co. No. was resuscitated-
JOS B. Knowles being elected President,
A. " S. Lindsey, Vice President, b.
Sharpe, Secretary, and D. Trigg, Treasurer.
The company was then under the patron
age of the Nashville Insurance Office.
Just before this, however, Capt. John
S. Dashiell, by his own exertions, obtained
a roll of 60 active members, and organized
Deluge Co. No. 8. He was elected cap
tain at the first regular meeting, position
which he has held from that day to this, and
one alike honorable to himself and to his
company.
In 1S4S, the engine house of Broad
Co. No. was burnt down, in connection
with other wooden buildings on College
street, opposite the location of the present
engine house of that company. Capt. VIM.
Stocked and others went vigorously to
work, in relation to building another en-
CINE house. The corporation bought lot
at a cost of $1,000, and appropriated $4,000
to aid in the erection of building. By
the liberality of citizens, further sum was
raised, and the fire engine house of No. 2
went up. Capt Stockell has had command
of this company for several years.
On the I'd Oct. 1S4S, Capitol Hill Fire
Co. No. 4, was organized, having as officers,
WA. Eichbaum, President, l. A. Stout,
Captain, James w. McCombs, Treasurer,
and John Roberts, Secretary. The corpo-
ration extended the usual aid to this COM
pany, by purchasing an engine and assist
ing in the erection of an engine house. In
this year the First Presbyterian Church was
destroyed second time fire.
In l849, the Fire Association of Nash
vile was established, composed Of nine
members from each company, and this cen
trail and conservative bond of union is still
in existence. John S. Dashiell is now
President of the Association, and VIM. A.
Glenn, Esq, Secretary.
The first public parade of the Firemen
of Nashville took place, if we are correctly
informed, in 1S49 The third Thursday in
May is usually observed as an annual fes-
tival
In 1852, the Legislature granted char
ter to certain citizens to establish the Uni
ted Firemen'S Insurance Office, and it went
into operation early in lS53-the stock be-
ing held by the fire companies and citizens
Unfortunately. 1t has been thus far well
managed.
In 1853, a large fire occurred on the cor
ner of College and Union streets, which
destroyed several business houses-but
much better and finer buildings were imme-
diately erected on the remains.
The Fire Department now consists Of
four efficient companies, all with suction
engines of 81 or inch cylinders, and all
amply manned. The following are the
captains No. /, w. w. Finn; No 2, W.
Stocked; No 8, John S. Dashiell; No. A,
VIM. Long A new fire company will soon
be established in the Southern portion of
the city, as company No. 5.
On the Both March, 1856, the corner
buildings on College and Union, occu-
pied by HolIins and others, were de-
stroyed by fire, and on the 18th April
the great fire occurred, which destroyed
the Nashville Inn, the Court House, the
Wholesale Houses of H. Douglas, Strick-
Ter, Ellis & Co, Gardner, Shepherd & Co.,
the Drug Store of II. G, Scovel, &c, by
which property to the amount of nearly
$500, 600 were swept away by the devour-
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