The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-15

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 The historic Battle House is a thing of the past Smouldering ruins, a mass of brick and debris with portions of the walls mark the scene of the fire of Sunday night. The new Com mercial Hotel adjoining the Battle House on thet south. on Royal Street, save for the first and second floors, Is also a wreck. All of yesterday. last night and today streams of water have been poured into the ruins. the brave fire laddies. to a man, with Chief Tom Price and Assistant George Myricks, doing their full duty.
 A drop of more than forty degrees in the temperature during the fight for supremacy, had no terror for the fire and police departments and every man stuck to his post.
 The losses, in toto, will, perhaps, not be known for some time. Many guests of the two hotels. thinking more of the safety of themselves and their friends l lost almost, if not all, of their possess sions. Some of the occupants of offices | on the ground floor of the building, peacefully asleep at their homes, found their effects gone, when they, made their way to the city yesterday morn ing.
 | Mir. William Wizard. owner and pro- | prietoF of the Battle House, has de- clared a new structure will be erected on the site as speedily as possible. MT. Andrew Dacovich, owner and proprie- tor of the Commercial Hotel. has | already set about having his building repaired. Other buildings. which were damaged by water, will be given inn mediate attention. Entire satisfaction is expressed on all sides at the excel lent work of the fire and police de- partments and the supply of water from the reservoirs. One of the hardest workers during the conhagra- tion was City Electrician Thomas Chamberlain. He worked hard and we'll Much regret was expressed at the accident to Chief Tom Price of the fire department and 1t was a source of satisfaction that the injury proved only slight. His was the only per- sonal accident during the entire fire.
 Mrs. Mary Wade. an aged and Iowa ble lady, yesterday met with a painful | accident at the home of her son, MT. A. Wade, in Oakdale. A grandchild had fallen in the yard and on going to his rescue Mrs Wade slipped and fell, breaking both bones above the left wrist The injury is very painful. She was given immediate attention. 
 With the 14th of February at hand strangers in the city today are marvel ing at the ice decorations on the ruins of the Battle House and on fronts of buildings adjoining. Icicles of more than ten feet length were to be seen In the earlier hours, and in spite of the presence of Old Sol, the icicles remained. When water from the burned building found lodgment in the car tracks and other places ice formed and made walking across the streets difficult a swell as dangerous. The sudden drop of more than forty degrees caused suffering to the firemen on | duty. but each and all stuck to their posts. This evening there was a slight moderation. but the weather is yet cold. very cold. and physicians fear many additional eases of illness to the already large list in the city.
 At the regular meeting of the Board of Revenue and Road Commission ITS of Mobile County, held at noon today. resolution introduced by Commits sloner Garrity looking to issuing the | &a00,000 of County bonds. authorized at the general election held in November was adopted. The Board will take up. as soon as possible. the building of O. new jail and improving the court house | and County poor asylum.
 James R. Hinson was elected road overseer for the second district. his salary being fixed at $65 ger month. Petition of Henry Kinney the col ored day custodian of the court house.