Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-10
From me oi5etnns,, oommerc,al. Nv.
DESTRUCTIVE C0NFLAGHATIoN
Ar k,oTHMRUS.
The Nell House Utterly Destroyed--
loss $50. 900.

Our readers were informed in yester laws
issue that destructive FIRE was nag mo In
Columbus, that regular telegrapbie commu-
nication and the reception of the ep ction re-
turns were thereby interrupted, ar d that the
Governor of the State had asked f,r beln to
preserve the Capital City from D estsuctien.
The fire originated betwe9 a seven and
| eight in the evening. in one of The servants,
apartments Of the Neil Hou Sc. located in its
uppermost story. How the fire originated.
whether from spark dropped by the servant
| or as some suppose. frorn defectise fide, is
stlll, and VIII probably be forever, unknown.
| When first discovered, it had made but small
progress, and by prompt xertinn might have
| been instantly extingulsled. bat no one sup-
posed that much danger existed, and tenants
upon the lower floor objected TO having hos,
carried through their establishments and
| their goods injured thereby.
1t is reported that these, and perhaps 9th
er causes, prevented any effective resistance
to the fire until nearly ten o'clock.
But the greatest misfortune and the one
which spread CONSERVATION among the citi-
Zens, Was the worthlessness of their fire hose:
| it was of very small diameter and bursted in
every direction as soon as put into service
| thus rendering the two steam fire engines
belonging to the city of no use. There was
also scarcity of water in the vicinity There
are two cisterns in the capitol square, but
|
not reach to the Scioto.
The proprIetors of the stores beneath and
| adjoining the hotel, finding their danger. re-
moved their effects to places of safety. Most
OF their furniture and other goods were piled
| in the Capitol square. At one time during
| the night, it was supposed that the fire was
| subdued. but it soon broke out with renewed
vigor The hotel was wrapped in flames,
which shot out from every window and door,
lick in fhaiV vhat
bustbie they reached. Those present at this
scene deo0ribe IL as appalling, and none
chung TO the hope of saving that quarter OF
The city. To convey some idea OF the terror
of the scene, we will state that when the Gin
einnati department reached station fifteen
miles distant from Columbus, they heard
that during the night the flames as seen
from that place rose far above the highest
tree tops.
THE Loss, INSURANCE, ETC.
The number of buildings burned was but
three: the Neil House, the Odeon, and
stone front house situated between them.
These belonged to William Neil. There are
two policies of insurance upon the buildin g
lin the alone" and Hartford Companies
in the aggregate amounting to ten thousand
dollars. There is not single piece of wood
left of the Neil House, aud the estimated loss
of the proprletOrs is one hundred thousand
ONci duOft tue Ndl-
ter Failing, the landlord of the house, saved
the furniture of his lower stories. Mr.. Fail
ing estimates bis loss at forty thousand dol
lars, upon which he holds two policies; one
of 5000 in the PHOENIX" and another for
similar amount in another Company.
None of the sufferers will feel their misfor-
tune so keenly as Mr.. Failing.
Henry Keller. Hair Dresser, lost 5000.
Peer Rose, Tailor, lost few hundred
dollars by damage done to his stock by re-
moval
VIM. Blynn, Jeweller, has 81, 900 insurance
in the Franklin" and $1,000 IN the Spring
field' but his loss will not exceed few
hundred dollars.
Allan IL Anvil. Shoe Dealers, lose some sew
b Indred dollars. but hold policies of more
Mutual" and Atlantic companies.
VIM Richards, dealer in Dry Goods, got
his goods removed without much loss
There were number of attorneys located
in the apartments on the second floor of the
Odeon and the adjoining building. These
escaped with but little loss, save a lew books.
Adjutant General Darlington is the largest
sufferer; his loss is S175.
John Clark. Shoe Dealer, John Smith, Hat
ter, and Walk d Uric, Shoe Merchants, who
occupied stores on the first floor of the Ode
on, removed their effects and sustained each
but small loss, from injuries incident to re-
mOyal. The Governors Guards had their ar
mory located in the Odeon, and lose some of
their furniture.
This is the largest fire which has occurred
in the capital for many years, and will
doubtless stimulate the citizens of Columbus
TO renewed vigilance in the management of
their fire department.