Emery County Progress | 1905-02-18 | Page 2 | Big Blaze in Mobile

BIG BLAZE IN MOBILE one person killed and several in aured in fire which destroys famous hostelry losses estimated at a million dol lars have been caused by a fire that left the famous battle house in mobile ala a ruin and swept on to buildings adjoining one person was killed and several seriously injured the blaze was discovered shortly before 11 p m sunday the fire broke out in some pled rooms over the kitchen on the battle house which although an old hostelry was one of the largest in the south the flames spread so quickly that a number ot of guests lost all their belongings and not a few of those on the fifth floor were compelled to take to the fire escapes in their night clothes two elevator boys joseph parks and bernard constantine stuck to their posts until all the guests had been gotten out although the elevators caught fire and the youngsters were burned about the face and hands