Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-04
Te|egTaphic Tjdjiings 6
WAsHINGTON', HOLOCAUST
Further Details OF the Ierrihie '"i"i'''''
that Befell Sec. irhcy's ram
lily Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. t. - Set. Tracy $
housc il a three story and basement
brick situated on lst street between
Connet ticut avenue and 18th street, ana
has recently undergone extensive I'M
movements. Persons passing the house
at 7o'clock Yesterday morning saw smoke
iss,,ing from the front windows and at
nnce raised the alarm of fire. The hre
and police departments responded prompt
~. The premises were almost concealed
bv dense smoke which was tiilckenea py
heavy log which was just lifting. 1t was
soon discovered that the house was all
alaze and that The main stairway was
burned, thus cutting OIL communication
with the sleeping apartments on the sec
ond and third floors. Several streams OF
water were played on the flames and
every effort was made to check the 1re
and to rescue the inmates. a scene OF
the widest confusion ensued when it was
known that all the members of the iamliy
we're in the house. The firemen behaved
like heroes in the emergency, and went
through the fire and smoke III searching
for them in different apartments. Mrs
Wilmerding, the secretary's daughter,
and Miss Wilmerding forced their way
through the binding smoke and jumped
from the second story window front. LAD
ders we're raised for them but in their ex-
element they failed to see them. Mrs
Wilmerding broke her left wrist and was
severely bruised. Her daughter badly
injured her lower limbs, but broke nc
homes. They both suffered severely from
the shock. y,
The house was completely gutted by the
fire the walls are standing, but the lnte
rior presents picture of ruin and desoa
ton. Mrs. Tracy, wife OF the secretary
Miss Tracy, his youngest daughter, anC
Josephine, French maid, as result o
the fire now lie dead. The secretary II
still in a stupor, suffering from the eliect
of nhaling smoke. Mrs. Wilmerdlhg
the eldest daughter of the secretary, IL
IN a semi.conscious condition suffering
from sprained wrist and soreness. Mis-
Alice Wilmerding, l3 years OF age, Sec
Tracy's grand daughter, is suffering iron
nervous prostration and shock.
Secretary and Mrs. Tracy occupied
back room on the second story. Mrs
Tracy it is thought, was first awakened b
suffocating smoke, Secretary Tracy be
ing at the time unconscious, and Mrs
Tracy with heroine devotion attempted
drag the inanimate body of the secretar
TO window. In this she partially SUI
ceeded. Half dressed and blinded b
, smoke she opened the window and Jul
as the liremen were putting up the Iaddt
to rescue her she leaped to the sidewall
Her body was picked up with severe il
ternal injuries and broken leg. She W,
taken to a neighboring house and will
out recovering consciousness died With
an hour. =,
1 The ladder which would have saved Mr.
] Tracy's life had she waited but brl
moment before leaping to the slde"al
l vas soon placed under the window al
y strong hands lifted the body of secreta
Tracy through it and carried him to Il
sidewalk. The secretary was at III
thought to be dead, but it was discover
n that small spark of life yet RENAME
\ At IL O'Clock he was reported as impro
y ing, though at that time he had not galn'
consciousness and was of course unawa
Of the death of his wife and daughte
Miss Tracy occupied the third story fro
room. and met terrible fate. The YOU
Y lady could be seen at the window in Il
LIGHT that hickered in between the bin
iny smoke and flames, in the attitude
PRAYER, and her face uplifted to Heave
The flames gradually hemmed her III Al
finally she sank to the floor only to
- recognized again by her charred remalI
Tie cause of the fire has not been asc
tanned. Chief Perish Of the fire depa
ment says: 81 paid no attention to t
fire when / heard there were people
The house. ! felt my way through
smoke to the second floor, found m
in bed, dragged him into a room VIII
there was not so much smoke and brc
the window out and called to Love, "
was in the alley, to run up ladd
Then they took the man out and it prov
to be the secretary. | could not me
him any further for | was exhaust
Then | went back into the smoke
fire again and found a young lady, Ma
Tracy. As | caught hold of her wrist'
lift her up the flesh came off her burr
hands. She was dead"
The bodies Of Mrs. and Miss Ir
were taken to the White house.
Tracy will be moved to the same place
day. The fate of his family had not b
given to the secretary up to q late II
last night
DR.. Wales, who is one of the physici
n in attendance upon Sec. Tracy, said
LII the secretary Was getting along very
and that the only danger now to be TEL
. is that the smoke in his lungs will c'
bronchitis. The secretary was bearin
bravely in his great atflictlon.