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The Nashville Dixpatch of list Saturdaygive# the following particulars of the tire in that city, previously reported by tele*graip t* / ^ : 1The south half of the-ment building known tm Taylor Depot, on Bummer str^t,^B^ Broad, was totally destroyed, with all its contents, amountingto about $4,000,000 worth of quartermaster's stores. It i* not known how the fire originated. Several rumors were afloat, but all of them evidently without ibimdailgp. The most probable, however, was that the roof ignitea from sparks qwte® from thelocomotive attached to a train of cars which had past a few moments previous to the fire, the buildings being quite near thajrail-road track. v;%From Captain W. A. Wain wright, who is in charge of the Quarterameteo stores for this department, and has his office adjacent to the buildings, we learn the following par-m disawtei o alarm wloped in iwas coming out of Mrfbe w indows, lt;flH|■■ niaings ■■■■■■■ticukirs regarding the disaster:At the moment the alarm was given, the building was enveloped in smoke, whichfire hose was immediately directed on theunder full headway, mid the water caused the flames to bum out in terrificact-building, but the elgtoenta were alreadyr* 3Hd fout inbarely allowing the men in the bail escape. fff yl # - v : ■ ■■ ;':§lS|'f;,Iff^ |ff :It is reported that two government employ ees failed to get out, and were burned to death, but from all attending the early stage of the fire, we have every reason to believe that no Bvii were
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Philadelphia Age
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Jun 17, 1865
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