Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-02-08

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consciousness died within an hour.
The ladder, which would have saved
Mrs. Tracy's life had she waited brief
moment before leaping to the sidewalk.
was soon placed under the window and
strong hands lifted Secretary Tracy and
carried him to the sidewalk. He was
at first thought to be dead but it was
soon discovered that life still remained.
He was removed to the residence OF Mr..
Bancroft Davis near by.
Miss Tracy, the Secretary's unmar-
ried daughter occupied the third-story
young lady could be seen at the win
dow, through the binding smoke, clad
in white robe, her hands in the atti-
tude Of prayer and her face uplifted to
Heaven. The flames gradually hemmed
her in, and she finally sunk to the burn
ing floor. A French maid, Josephine,
met similar fate in an adjoining room,
Nle,7 her charIed and aiachened re-
mains were found.
Mrs. Wilmerding, Secretary Tracy's
married daughter, and her daughter,
Miss Alice, occupied the second-story
front room, on the same floor with Sec.
retary and Mrs. Tracy. Both she and
her daughter jumped from the windows
to the grass terrace below, and while
the shock to both was severe, neither
received, so far as Is now apparent, any
serious injury. Mrs. Wilmerding had
herright wrist badly sprained. She is
hysterical and in half-dazed condition,
but is rapidly improving.
The bodies of Mrs. Tracy and Miss
Tracy have been removed to the resi-.
dence Of Attorney-General Miller. Mrs.
and Miss Wilmerding are at DR.. Bax-
ter's, but will be taken to the residence
of Senator Hale. Secretary Tracy is at
Mr.. Bancroft Davis home
Around all these residences great
crowds congregated as soon as the sad
news spread, and have remained all the
morning. Carriages and messengers
are stopping at the doors momentarily.
With Mrs. and Miss Tracy and Mrs.
Coppinger, Secretary Blaine's daughter,
all lying dead, and Secretary Tracy
hurt, governmental circles are en-
shrouded in sadness and gloom.
President Harrison, as soon as he
heard of the calamity, sent assistance
from the Executive mansion, and soon
followed in person to inquire what as
sistance he could render. The men, |
bers of the Cabinet were among the first |
to call. They were all shocked beyond |
measure at the calamity and placed |
their respective houses at tho disposal |
of tho afflicted family. As soon as Sec
retary Tracy can be moved with safety
he will be taken to the Executive man
sion. The bodies of Mrs and Miss
Tracy will also be taken to the White
House.
DR.. Rutle, at the solicitation of |
friends, visited tho undertaker's estab- |
ment and identified Miss Tracy He |
made hurried examination and found |
she had died from suffocation. Mrs. |
Tracy was found to have died from
ruptured blood vessels.
In the rear room of Undertaken Gawl- I
er's establishment two bodies lie on
boards and trestles. They are all |
that remains of Miss Marie Tracy
and of Josephine, the French
maid. Miss Tracy evidently died
from suffocation, although she
was burned slightly in several places.
The hair that but few hours ago was
such crown of glory was singed
and blackened and bloody. The
hands and wrists were almost
destitute of skin, and on the
contracted and reddened fingers
of the left hand glistened four
rings. Ono was diamond ring, another
was simply plain gold, third was
narrow band of blue enamel set in gold,
and tho other was the edge of a $40 gold
piece. There was no expression of
pain on the features, and death must
have come before Disagreement.
On the other side of the room, under a
rubber cover, was a charred mass of
human flesh, twisted and warped beyond
all recognition, and supposed to be the
remains of the French maid. The flesh
was completely burned off the head
and shoulders, and from tho facial
bones tho teeth grinned horribly, The
body was drawn up as if to present the
least possible surface to the devouring
element, and it was evident that tho
great destroyer had made his summons
full of torture.
The trip Of tho President and Cabinet
to New York to attend the centenary of
the organization of the Shpreme Court
Of the United States has been abandoned
on account of the Affections in the fam
lilies of Secretaries Blaine and Tracy.