Telegram-herald., 1890-02-05
"a Bsrssved Secretary of ths
Navy improving.
Els DEAD lRg At TIE EalIE EocSg
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la AaDF htN- a. t7-fF-r
at tae house aat Sers tnloFmed tnst roe
Secretary - IS - e.Eing aloug nicely HIS
son. Mr Frsak b Tracy = With hlm
de- Is TIE hrst member " his
family Tie Secretary las seen
since tha avid calamity and
bis presence aas an unm.st4kaule
source of Joy and hope - TIE bere4Nea
parents. The rhysicl4us attending Ms
and Miss Wilmerding said that their
patients passed quite a tair night aud
are better Ms Wnmerting suffers =
great deal from bruises and a. times
vas aysteric4i a. she began % realize
tho extent of her terrible loss be
doctors succeeded Ia quletng hsr
nerves. ana she tnen fell into . quiet
slumber
Funeral services viii be held over the
remains OF Mrs Tracy and Miss Tracy
in tLe + .sl room OF Toe White House
tomorrow morning az II o'clock
Rev nr Doug ass. rector OF ST
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church,
will conduct the religious services
Tue bol.es will De temporarily
epos ted ln the receiving vault al Rock
Greek Cemetery until their AuAl dispo-
sition is determined upon. The D., F.
bearers for Mrs. Tracy viii be a. tol-
lows. Secretary Window, Secretary
Pro- Tor. Attorney Miller, Post
master-General Nanamsker, Secretary
A0blc. Secretary EuSk. Admiral Porter
and Rcar-Almlra, Rogers.
Oue or tie most Impressive scenes oc-
curred ~asn tAe hearses containing tho
remains OF Mrs. Tracy and her daughter
paNsed along the streets 20 the White
House. Al 5 O'Clock ? IN. Monday the
hearses drove away from the door of the
residence OF the Attorney General fol
lowed by half a dozen carriages CON
tanning the members of the Cabi-
net and their wives. and slowly
wended their way down Massachusetts
avenue and Sixteenth street TO the
White House, passing en- route the
stricken home OF Secretary Blaine.
Each OF the bearses was drawn by a
pair Of snOw-white horses and the
vehicles were driven side by side
through tho streets At the White
House every thing was in readiness for
the reception o! the victi ms. who had
mingled among the gay throng at
the last public reception held by
Mrs. Harrison only a few days ago.
The pall-bearers furnished by the un-
dertakcr carried the two cottins into the
marble corridor, where tho President
stood with bowed head With him were
Mrs Harrison. Vice President and Mrs
Morton, Acknowledgement and Mrs.
Miller. Mr. and Mrs Mckee and Mr.
Hslford. who formed linz past which
the bodies were borne into the
East room and placed side by
side beneath the large chan
6eher. Following the collins came
Generals Schofeld and Vincent with
Or. Rut-, Of the navy. AS soon as the
pall-bearers had Withdrawn the handful
OF mourners who were gathered around
IN solemn silence noticed Mrs Harrison
approach and place upon the casket con-
tanning the remains OF Mrs Tracy a
bunch OF fragrant lilies, while upon the
other coffin VAS placed q bunch Of white
roses Mrs. Harrison was followed by
Mrs. Morton. who laid lovely cluster
OF violets upon the casket containing
the disHgured remains of Miss Tracy.
There was not dry eye in the East
room az that moment
Henry smith, the colored retainer
who mas passed through half dozen ad-
minstrations, said the only similar scene
he could recall, and IL IS believed the
only violent death Of a member OF the
Cabinet on record. was in 1874. March ]
% that year 25-pound gun on the war
ship Pr riuceton exploded during . fete
on the Potomac near Washington. Kill
ing Secretary OF State Upshur, Secre-
tary Of Wa Gilmer. Mr M4xey, an
or Foreign Minister and several
marines. The bodies OF tho VIC
TINS were laid IN state In the
Fast room. where nc body of Presiden,
Harrison had lain but few years be
fore T. IS tbus recalled by the super
stitious that 30 was during the term OF
the Presidency 70 which General Harri-
son was elected that this first great Caoi-
not disaster occurred Another phase
Of the coincidence is the fact that the
wear ist4 ~as also . grip or insuenza
year the frigh tful tragedy on the 70
ton1ac marking the end Of he epidemic
Secretary and Mrs Blaine, N talking
with the President and Mrs Harrison
Monday night. stated bat when the dsy
dawnod 10 bad seemed 90 them that
their orn burden was greater than theY
could besr. hat when the noRs OF >ecre
tarv Trscvs double loss was conveyed
20 them every private feeling Of gric'
was LOSE in Ibe ove~w 1eim.ug cslsmi y
which bad 6efa,Iea the ~eere .a-v Of ths
Navy The feeling thas voiced vas
genera. tareaE Ebolt tbe CITY, lt was
r.uIt- -1rror. in nlic1 every one fer
privileged to share
Toiire Hstt.~ ~fh Socialist.
Bsst1V. Feb. f-DaHng >ocia is'
electoral meeting a. ~tassfa-t whl.
Deputy HaIne vas spesxin1 the overso'.
from he meeting co'.3ca vit5 tas %
'iee and Free agbt owed Knives
ard stones we're usea Tee police fred
vIte blank cartridges aost srsct and
f-er n~na h.ft ~zr--|4 -as Fa.~ ua-s