Show TWO DIE IN HOTEL FIRE AT placerville ERVILLE two persons were burned to death monday night in a anre which de pranks hotel at Placer vUle colo the victims were prank graves 55 proprietor of the hotel and mildred sellers 17 of mr graves was a brother in law of mrs melessa dails of moab the fire was started by the explosion of a furnace the hotel was a large rock building and it was totally destroyed miss escape was cut off and she perished before she could be rescued other occupants including two postoffice post office inspectors who leaped to the street from the windows were uninjured all of the guests were asleep when the fire occurred mr graves sleeping in the basement was the first to discover the flames and he ran to the upper floor chere he attempted to rouse the sleepers he apparently was overcome by smoke and his body was found in the basement where it fell after the first floor collapsed his wife made her escape through a basement window graves was a pioneer resident of Placer vUle |