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Loss OF LIFE-GREAT Loss OF PRoPERTy--ONE Hun
DRIED Houses DEsrRoYED.-We copy from the Nash
vile Gazette OF Wednesday last the 18th inst the
following account of terrible explosion of powder
magazine in that city.


Yesterday afternoon, little after 5oclock, during
storm of wind and rain, powder magazine was
struck by lightning (as supposed) ond blew up, with
o Tremendous noise. The shock produced by the
explosion was similar to that of an earthquake and
It's effects seen all oYer the city In that portion
OF the city, Immediately in the neghborhood of the
magazine, the houses are in terrible situation some
completely raZed to the ground, and others rilded
and torn, as if they had undergone bombardment.
The number ofhouses injured cannot be less than a
hupdred. Not brick, not yestage remains Of the
magazine. But the worst feature OF this terrible ca
lamity is the destruction Of human life. II is not
known how many are killed-we have heard of sew
eral, but at the time write this paragraph, it is
impossible to ascertain correctly who are lost OF
the inmates Of nearly every house injured some are
more or less wounded. This calamity has fallen
mostly upon mechanics aud laboTing men-the hous.
es being generally occupied by that class of citizens
and they are deprived by il of comfortable homes


II was mouTniul sight tolook upon, the shatter
cd houses the wounded, covered with blood, bruised
crushed--the frightened, halfcrazed mother searching
torher children, and the little ones, pale and motion
less with fear clingng closely to their parents Hea
yen forbid that we shosld ever witness such spec
tace again."