Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-04

move D1m any luibhOi, III was OK
hausted. Then | went back in the fire
and smoke again and found young
lady. Mary Tracy. AS | caught hold of
her wrists to lift her up the flesh came
off her burning hands. She was dead"
THE RUINED PROPERTY.
The house was completely Quilted by
the fire. The walls are standing, but the
interior presents a picture of ruin and
desolation. To those who were permit
ted to view the destroyed property, the
bedroom which had been occupied by
Secretary and Mrs. Tracy was the princi-
nal point of interest. 1t is rear room
on the second floor, and must have been
a beautiful apartment. Everything is
now black and soaked with water. The
room is huge cinder. On the third fl Dor
in the central front was the room occu-
pied last night by Miss Tracy. This was
a ruin of the most thorough description ;
il was charred in every corner, the CELL
ing was gone and the doors were burned
out. Cinders ankle-deep covered the
floor, and what the flames spared was
destroyed by water.
WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED.
The fire originated in the parlor, near
an open fireplace. Whether it originated
from the CRATE or heating pipe is not
known. The furnace is in the basement,
directly beneath where the fire started,
and the pipes leading to the upper sto'
ries pass in the rear Of the woodwork.
The firemen generally think the wood
work caught fire from the heated pipes.
THE BUTLER's STORY.
James Welch, the Secretary's butler
said: 81 sleep in the basement, and
this morning | got up about $3.50. There
was then no smell of fire and no appear.
ance of anything wrong. About
O'Clock I started to clean my dining
room, when there was ring at the bell
and when l answered it coloreC
man said: Your house is on
fire. At once l rushed upstairs to
arouse the family, and although the
smoke was very thick, l succeeded in
one of the rooms | secured a response
Then started to go down stairs and nearly
checked with smoke. fell three times
but finally got to the front door. went
around to the rear and tried to get lad
der SO as to reach the Secretary and Mrs
Tracy's bedroom. Mrs. Tracy was al
the window, and while a few of us who
were there appealed to her to keep still
for q minute or more, she climbed out or
the sill and lowered herself until che
hung by her hands on the narrow stone
projection. Every body who saw hel
yelled at her to hold on for moment
and we looked around Tor something or
which to catch her go as 10 break he
fall which had to come"
GLOW long did Mrs. Tracy hani
there ?"
mot more than few seconds; sh,
told me after wards she clipped. She fel
into the area way, almost touching me il
her swift descent q was on the grounC
level), and struck on her left side. N,
sound, save little incoherent murmur
came from her lips. l picked her III
ard carried her into DR.. Rheem'
house."
GOVERNMENT CIRCLES IN GLOOM.
Great crowds congregated as soon a
ing all the morning. Carriages and mes
sengers stopped at the doors momental
lily.
With Mrs. Tracy and Miss Tracy an
Mrs.. Coppinger, Secretary Blaine
daughter, all lying dead, Secretary Trac
seriously i'll and his health impaired
| Governmental circles today are en-
shrouded IN sadness and gloom. Pres
dent Harrison as soon as he heard {
the calamity sent assistance from the Elk
| ecutlve Mansion to aid the bereave
family, and followed himself to inouir
what. assistance he could render. Th
members OF the Cabinet, with whom
Secretary Tracy is very popular, wer
among the Grst to call. They were al
shocked beyond measure at the calamit
and placed their respective houses at tn
disposal OF the afflicted family. AS sool
as Secretary Tracy can be moved witt
sa fety he will be taken to the Executiv
mansion.
THR BODIES AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The remains of Mrs. Tracy and Mis-
Tracy lie tonight in a casket in the cente
OF the east room of the White House. be
meath the crystal chandeliers whose ligh
less than week ago shone upon them a
they gaily greeted their numerous friend
at the last Presidential reception. TIL,
bodies were brought to the White Hous,
at O'Clock, by order of the President
who has taken charge of whatever ar
rangements for the funeral it was neces
sary to make at present. The final ar
rangements will not be made until the
arrival OF Secretary Tracy's son anc
General Catlin, his brother-in-law. who
are expected tonight.
THE INJURED IMPROVING.
The injured are improving. The
President visited Secretary Tracy again
this evening and found him regaininp
strength, though still hardly able to
realize the great loss he has sustained.
DR.. Wales, who is one of the phvsi-
clans in attendance upon Secretary
Tracy, said this afternoon that Tracy
was getting along very we'll and that the
only danger now TO be feared is that the
smoke in his lungs will cause bronchitis.
TSe Secretary. he said, was bearing up
bravely in his great aff1iction.
ENGAGEMENTS CANCELLED.
The President received a large num-
Der OF kilograms .of acondolence this
morning. Owing to the sad event the
PRESIDENT and Mrs Harrison have re.
called the invitations to State dinner in
honor of che Supreme Court, on Thurs
day next.
The trip of the President and the Cabi.
net to New York to attend the CEN
.enary organization of the Supreme
Court of the United States, has been
abandoned on account of the affllction
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