, 1865-06-14
Great Fires at Nashville
aud Chattanooga.
Immense Destruction Of Gov.
ernment Property.
Fatal Explosion at Chattanooga.
LOSS OVER $3,ooo,oo0

cEIrCd yesterday NJ lH0 O'CLOCK P. N. luc
s nth half OF the immense Government bu,ll-
Ing known as Taj 1or's Depot, On Summer
s,Icet, below B'oad, vas totally destroyed,
with nal Its contents, amounting to about
Il COZ, coo wrrth Of Qua! telmaster's stores.
I, ia not knewn how the tire originated. al
though several stories arr af1oat, but all 0l
them, evidently, without foundation. Tbe
nost probable, however, was, thas the roof
jguited from sparks elected by tbs 1ocomo-
tive attached 10 a train Of cars which had
f,aBsed lev moments preFions to the f1rc,
the buildings being quite near the ra1lroad
3lask.
From Captain ". 4. Wainwright, who Ia
this Depas tment, md haa bis Office adjacent
to the buildings, VIC leain tic following par
t,ctlars regarding the disaster.
At The moment the aluIm was given the
building was envelcped In smoke. which WAS
ctmIrE ont Of all the windows. The fire
Inc, but the elements we're already under full
htadway. and the water eaustd the flames 70
burst out in terrific rap!city, bnrCly allowing
the men IN the building to escape. It Was
,cInrtcd that two government employees
failed to get out and were :sned to death
early e1age Of thc Gre, we have every reason
to believe that 10 lives were lost. There
wn two men in the building while It was
E7apt Ia flames, hus they were both seen
when they got out. orc Of them jumping
tnrough window and badly injnrinS big leg.
The following LIST comprises tie bulk Of the
f.' n Ii: cellar there were $4,000 ponds Of
wagon grease, 100 barrels OF tar, 10000 pounds
Of oakunn, and 100 l,alcs oakun, 800 pounds
pitch, $4,000 pounds Of pitch: aboot 1909
pounds Of tanners grease, l,0o whee!eas"
portable farges, 800 vis:s, antmucrsc amount
Of running. gear Tor wagons, and GOO heating
stoves
On the Gsst floor there Was 1900 pounds
Of harness leather, 60'00o kegs Of horse shoe
and cut nails, q, 900 boxes OF sheet tin, 65 900
pounds of iron washers, =, GOO pounds Of
rope, 1000 pounds Of paint, 20 GOO feet OF
lead PIPES, 5000 gallons Of nelts-foot oil,
900oipongds Of brittle leather, Il ,oo0 feet Of
handles. 500 lnuterns. 1000 tiies. 600 hay
f,sk*, 1900 axes and handles, 10000 augars,
shout 800 chests of valuabse horse medicines,
| 5000 wagon covers, 5000 sets OF harness,
6,ooo horse brushes. 8. 000 Jockey sticks, H.
000 neck straps, 500 hslter chains, 5000 trt-
quantity Of boxes containing glass.
Capt. Wainwright estimates the property
at about &, OK, coo, Of which about 81 coo 900
will be recovered from the Iron, which Is not
materially damaged. The two buildings are
divided By two brick walls running TO the
tOn OF fACQ, Uullt lQF tQG Express puFEtet VI
arrestinE The destruction Of both buildings in
| the cTent Of fire, and they efectualIy accom-
| plished the object for which they, we're con-
structed. This excellent precaution, We arc
| c,tdibly informed, is due to Gen. Donaldson,
Al whose suggestion they were built. The
| northern hall Of the building contains CON,
u1ess1 stores, and its conteuts asc not half
! aR valuable as the building DESTROYED. The
| fire engines OF beth the military ard civil
departments rendered noble service In pre-
venting the FIRE from spraofng more than 1t
did. When the reader considers thefmmcuse
| amount Of materials above enumerated, Bomc
| idea can BE- formed Of the terrific force with
I The heat was SO great that the people could
not stand within one hundred feet OF the
bai1ding. The furniture in the houses oppo-
! site. On Summer street, was promptly re-
| 1nored and as Eas anticipated the flames
communicated to them, and SIX residences
being bnrut to shell. They were occupied
| by Captain Cord, Mr.. Bently, Ar. Bow les,
| Mr.. Hnston, Mr.. Allen and Mr. Chadwick,
! and the residence Of Nj. Noleu WAS slightly
dsnased. Captain Cord had 81 900 s[o.cn
from bis house by thieves who entered the
| ance, and We were told th.t considerable
bedding and Other articles were stolen. The
loEs in pirate property will, perhaps, amount
| to IS .OW. We did not learn Of enY insurance
On tie property. The CONSERVATION Of the
populace c3ugregatcd In the vicinity was BE-
yepd all description. We hare seldom, u
ever, witnessed a conhagratlon that RACED
with more {r1ry, The grease and other olly
Eubstances caused The lamrs to leap forth ii
tbeets Of flrc that almost spanncd the heavens.
Had it occurred during the night, tho scene
would hare teen one Of grandaer surprising
section: but 1t is fortunate that We have been
spared the btauttfu1, but ainful picture, for
we would in all probability have had 70 re-
cord the loss Of many valuable lETes. As to
| the origin of the fire NC hare no coniectures
to advance, or rumo1s to report. There wll
no doubt be an investigation made, which
will develop all the facts as to the origin Of
tie ti;e These buildings were constructed
with 1ery light material, and erected as tenn
poJarT aepots for the use Of the Government
during tie var, There arc quite number OF
the same kind In and around the city, built
FOR Government usc-
1reo,. -. r..,,snona, w. e.xa,,a I'M,
lS!'" ~ ~1"t'A'os .o'n1
About haltspast one O'clock FRIDAY alter
noon, locomotive attaeaeo TO Long Ea,n
u empty cars, ntielnPteo " sl2it W l!oso
"he1e II was Standing, On tae ioHer tlach,
~ tns liver lanatne. Ihe ene,1e Mas ".tn1n .ai.
aauahg' entirely open a: one eng ana on
o one sue, WIN mnica nas neen ID PSI aof pstIa tt,a
lyeas a. s sols @ o. po*deI masazihe' tassis
| - Ase uesa usEu LOT tao siorage u sap
a 1uu ~ ~ rh: Severn tSas q "n,ea .e,tt
Ger onen IN 1,nIss "nn nd .sat, he Ro"r
uau ~ she !. ~ ~ H. nnananIs 1a Athlete seat.
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mems NJ: as o. sons u tus guasas. 4le po"qef On
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