Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06
THE FIRES vIorlms.

Mrh- Tracy and Miss Tracy EIsried
Yesterday from LlIe White Ea0use-
iRhe National CapatlAi tn NE0nEning
,Assnrzased Press nispatch by special Hirss
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Phe beautiful his.
totsc Ras; RnoHa of the Executive 1ansi0n,
hetseeho OF 90 ma,iP varied speetacies OF
pEiltiGpt ceremony or eocini Raiety, was TO-
dag devoted 10 tho sadly oonktasted 6nd
SoIemnty I'm prBssive purpose OF a funeral.
Very seldom has en7 similar scene been
witnessea ut the White House, and neSer
since 1865. when thu remainH OF the.
lementel Lineoln spoEed6amidsths sauia
-surrouudinga.
Tbs services over tho remetss ot,tha win
and daughter OF the secrerary Of tic NAVY
wsro appointed for II oAcieek, hlt lang 80.
fore that hour the iSAst Room was qroVdaq
with people desirous Of paying their laRt
tribute TO their departed friends. Ii was
most distinguished gathering and ine!lded
nearly everybody OF psomineAee IN Wash
ington. Arrangements had bsen made fog
seating $50 persAEs. but over 800 mana god
to gaip an sntfRace, Az the dcprwhse
IshEonged With, psaple, ana 1t is'est1mabeu
that there wefS ndafsg LOCO people In the
house. As far .as ppRsibla. aanisston was
confined to the personel apG official friends
OF Secretary Tracy and his family, and con-
sequently very few strangers Werp present.
A great crowd gathered outside, however,
and watched tile carriage, ~ thoy drove
into the grounds. II wa found necessary
jtto station policemen ct tao getes to keep
out the crowd.
This baskets containing ths dead were
placed eide by side under tho central chan
ielier and directly opposite the main cor.
! Tidor. They were dtstiaRHishable only by
4 the greater stza OF that containing the body
Of Mrs. Tracy. a lRags Sage palm with
ANsNl
betwe cen them Is tho foot. Tbs scmbre
drapipgs Of the ceskets We're almost an
i tipely conoeated BY. beautiful designs OF
LENT itnatic flowers. iwhlse rosaa, cRIneIias,
EhySlGtnrls, Miss OF ths yai,gy, 30. Gar.
sEands and wrea:hs wsreals banked against
ihe sfdss of each .cssses.
| ThesA'ional tributes wsga aent by aeore-
tary anil Mrs. Blaine, tho German rl;piBseE,
Senator StRofoEd, Senator Halo, Yice.presi-
dent and mta. Morton, Secretary and MIS-
| Window, Mr.. James o. Bergen, Mr.. john
1 Il. lletue, Admiral Porter, Mrs. John Lee
4 Carroll, Mira. II. q. Wi;ite, tho British mla-
ister, ilpie.enta.ive HIT, judge Bancroft
\ Davis, PaympBter General Fulton, u. y. N,
Representative Lodge and Mr.. Henry W.
Raymond. One particularly beautiful
! wreath was placed on Mise TrRcy's caskot
4 bs her young friends. Misses PcectOs, Miller,
Wenamaker end Rusk and tho Misses Win.
dom.
Scats werearranged on three aides OF a
fsquRfe'the open space being used FOR the
j eatrarce OF ths mpurhers and tho Preai.
4 dsntial party, who were assigned
4 'sORts fronting the GLskats. The Vics.
4 president Iad Mrl, Nor on, who
h were among the earlieet arrivals. were
I sHated opposita. Nearby were seatad the
British l1ints,er and family, tho German
ulirister, theiOniness and Oorean legations
tire Brazilian minister and many othei
tmemberg OK the diplomatic corps; army
and naval officers were present In great
nunlhers and nearly all were IN full uniform
\ The paltbeateEH for Mss. prncB we've S3ere
taries Wtaddra, Proo:oF, Noble, Rusk, At
tnraey-RelerM Miller. Postmaster general
Wanaiuaker, Admiral PortSr, I.eay Admiral
RoRsrs, General SGaolsld and Mr. J. y. Il
Il StrALehgn Of Brooklyn.
i The pall-bsarurs for &ise Tracy were
Passed Assistant Surgeon ". A. dc0lurg
Passed Assis ant 34rgeoa Robert Whiting
Passed Assistant Pay Master Charles M
! Ray, Passed Assistant Fay Mastaf A. F.
A Ntehlar, eud MeesEE, .sohn Riddle. Rtana
Il Lilo, Esd ssssR sansy and Charles johnson
ffSjth the boistaB paFe horre by sailors de
tailed hpI, Tho Despatch.
Oh 'usse-S yWeEe l. au1. 70 omnanliar q, IS
Davis, EsriEsR IN. e. arewa. Lae1:3kan
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