Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-15
.gdIaltg Gutpire.
rhe Great COnnagratIOn In
Nashville.
From lhe NASHVILLE Dispatch. /


From the Nashville Dispatch.1
One Of the most destructive conhaRratiou
that has visited Nashville for many years, oc-
cured yesterday at about two o'clock P. M
The south half Of the immense Government
building known as Taylor Depot, on Summer
below Broad, was totally destroyed, with al
its contents, amounting to about 81 900 0O(
worth of Quarterrhastets stores 1t ia moi
known how the FIRE originated, although sew
eral rumors we're saoat but all Of them, evil
IDENTITY, without, foundation. The most proba
BILE however, was, that the roofignited from
sparks elected by the locomotive attached to a
train OF cars which had passed few moments
previous TO the fire, the buildings being quite
near the railroad track .L
From Captain W. A. Wainrisht, whois in
charge of the Quartermasters stores for this
department, and has his office adjacent to the
buildings, we learn the following particulars
regarding the disaster:
AT the moment the alarm was given, the
building was enveloped in smoke, which was
coming out OF all the windows. The FIRE hose
was Immediately directed on the building,
but the element we're already under full
headway, and the water caused the flames TO
burst out in terrific rapidity, barely allowing
the men in the building to escape. Il was
reported that two Government employees
failed to get out, and we're burned To death /;
but, from all the circumstances attending the
early stage oil the FIRE, we have every reason
to believe that no lives were lost There
were two men in the building while it was
wrapped in flames, but they were both seen
when they got out-one of them iumped
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The following list comprises the bulk of the
property destroyed; q. C--
In the cellar there were about O,O0O
pounds of wngongrease 100 barrels of tar,
10000 pounds Of oakum, and 200 bales OF
oaknm, 800 pounds Of pitch, 10000 pounds of
pitch, about 1000 pounds of tanners grease, ,
1000 wheelbarrows, 1000 water buckets, 500
sets of blacksmith tools, 800 anvils, 200 bel.
lows, 200 portable forges, 800 vises, an i'm.
mense amount of running gear for wagons,
and 600 heating stoves.
On the first floor there we're 1900 pounds
Of harness leather, 10000 kegs Of horseshoe
and cut nails, 5000 boxes of sheet tin, 65 900
pounds of iron washers, $4,000 pounds of
rope, 1000 pounds of paint, 10000 feet OF
lead pipes, 5000 gallons of, meats foot oil,
5000 pounds of bride leather, 1000 feet
OF betting, 200 circular saws 1000 picks and
handles 5000 lanterns, $4,000 files 1000
hay forks $4,000 axes and handles, 10000
augurs, about 800 chests of valuable horse
medicines, 1000 wagon covers, 8, 900 sets of
harness, 1000 horse brushes, 5000 Jockey
sticks, III 900 neck straps 8, 900 halter chains,
3 1000 bride bits, 1000 wagon spokes, and an
immense quantity OF boxes containing glass.
Captain Wainright estimates the property
at about $4,000, 900, of which 81 900, 600 will
be received from the iron, which is not mate.
rally damaged. The two building are diyi-
ded by two brick walls running to the top Of
each, built for the express purpose of arrest
ing the destruction of both buildings in the
event OF a fire, and they effectualIy accomp.
lished the object for which they were con-
structed. This excellent precaution, we are
credlbly informed is due to General Donald.
son, at whose suggestion they we're built The
northern halt of the building contains com.
Inissary stores and its contents are not half
as valuable as the building destroyed. The
lire engines OF both the military aud civil de.
pArtmeuts rendering noble servi, in prevent.
ing the FIRE from spreading more than it did
When the reader considers the immense
amount OF cOmbustible materials above emu.
meraied, some idea eau he formed OF the ter.
rihc force with which the sheets OF FIRE mount.
ed about The heat was so great that the
people could not stand within one huLdred
feet of the building The furniture in the
houses opposite, on Summer street, was
promptly removed and, as was anticipated
the hames communicated TO them, and six
residences were considerably damaged, three
OF them being burnt to shell. They were
occupied by Captain Cord, Mr.. Bently, Mr..
Huston, Mr Allen, and Mr.. Chadwick. The
residences Of Mr. Nolan was slightly damaged.
Captain Cord had 81 1000, stolen from his
house by thieves, who entered the house un-
der the prelense Of rendering assistance, and
we're told that considerable bedding and other
articles were stolen. The loss in private prop.
erty will perhaps, amount to 81, 900 We did
not learn OF any insurance on the properly,
AN USLUcEy THIEF.--At HBzleton, lad,
a short time since, a soldiers wife having re.