The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-07

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and then relapsed into state of in
sensibility. It lasted short time only,
however, and he again called out to the
doctors to leave him and save her. He sub
sequently inquired for his daughter and
told the doctors that she, too, must be saved.
Finally it was concluded that the best course
would be to tell him the truth, as the terri
BILE suspense he was suffering might retard
his own recovery. The president was with
him at the time and it was from his lips
that he learned the sad news that his wife
and daughter were dead. The blow was a
terrible one, but he stood it with fortitude
and soon after fell into restless sleep. DR..
Wales said that the secretary's breath was
still saturated with the smoke he had in
hailed, but there was slow and steady inn
provement in his general symptoms.
THE PRESIDENT
and Mr.. Halford remained at the house un-
til late in the afternoon. The president
suggested that the secretary be removed to
the White House. but the physicians ad-
vised against any disturbance for forty
eight hours. They thought he would be
strong enough for removal by that time.
The president also suggested that the bodies
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to the White House and that the funeral
take place from there. Secretaries Win
dom and Noble and Senators Hiscock and
Chandler were among the first to call at
Judge Davis house. Mrs. Harrison also
called to inquire after the secretary's condi-
ton, but she did not enter the house.
James G. Blaine, Jr., also called at the
house several times during the day. He
bore messages of coincidence from Secre-
tary Blaine. The latter is bearing up
we'll in his own great affection, and went
for walk during the afternoon with his
son Emmons. The president remained
with Secretary Tracy until 2o'clock, when
he went to the White House. The bodies
of Miss Tracey and servant were this after
noon removed temporarily to the residence
of Attorney General Miller, on Massachu-
sets avenue, where the body of Mrs. Tracey
was taken this morning.
REsCUING THE SECRETARY.
Chief Paris, of the fire department, told
his story as follows: paid no attention to
the fire when heard there were people in
the house. I felt my way through the
smoke to the second floor and found man
in bed in a room. I tried to pick him up,
but he was almost too heavy. l managed
to drag him into back room, where
there was more air and then l broke the
window out and called to Lowe, who was
in the alley, to run up ladder. Then they
took the man out and it proved to be the
secretary. could not move him any fur
ther, for was full up to the neck with smoke.
Then went back into the smoke and fire
again and found a young lady-Miss Mary
Tracey, they tell me it was-and as 1 caught
hold Of her wrists to lit her up the flesh
came of her burning hands. She had been
burned. l got her out but she was dead.
DR.. Ruth, at the solicitation of friends,
visited the undertaker's establishment and
identified Miss Tracey. He made hurried
examination and found she had died from
suffocation. Mrs. Tracey was found to have
died from rupture OF blood vessels. A gen.
tleman who saw the fire said never in his
life did he see or hear Of such sight.
at seemed" he said, las though hell had
broken loose and sent its fiery tongue to
earth. The whole building seemed one
seething mass of flames, bursting from every
point. Scream followed scream, each one
more horrible and blOoI-curdling than the
other, from the interior of the building.
Only few people were passing at the time,
and they seemed bewildererd. The engines
soon arrived. You know the rest"
r. c. Turner is a footman at the Tracey
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of the fire. He was up and dressed before
o'clock, and was prepared to go up stairs
to clean the silver. He slept in the base
ment.
"Just as was starting up stairs said he,
butler, who answered it, that the house was
on fire"
"The butler ran up stairs automatically
rushed back, shouting:
"'My God, the house is on fire.
"The entire first floor was in flames. We
ran out the front door. Mrs. Wilmerding
and her daughter were at the front second
story window screaming for help"
THE BUTLER's ACCOUNT.
James Welch, the secretarys butler. told
his story of the fire. He said:
sleepi in the basement, and this morning
l got up about $50. There was no smell
wrong At about Z o'clock l started to
clean my dining room. when there was
ring at the bell, and when I answered it q
colored man said, "Your house is on fire"
At once l rushed up stairs to arouse the
family, and, although the smoke was very
door, and from each one in the rooms
l secured a response. Then started to go
down stairs. and nearly choked with the
smoke fell three times, but finally got to
the front door. l went around to the rear
OF the house and tried to get ladder so as
to reach the secretary and Mrs. Tracy's bed
room. Mrs. Tracy was then at the window,
and while the few OF us who were there ap-
pealed to her to keep still for
one minute more she climbed out
on the sill and lowered herself until
she hung by her hands on the narrow stone
protection. Everybody who saw her yelled
to her to hold on for moment and we
looked around for something in which to
catch her so as to break the fall, which had
to come. Mrs. Tracy may have heard our
cries, but it is not certain that she did.
The cook, who was on the
roof was screaming SO that we
could not hear anything distinctly.
How long did Mrs. Tracy hang there? Not
more than a few seconds. She told me
afterward that she slipped: She fell into
the areaway, almost touching me in her
swift descent Il was on the ground leveD.
and struck on her left side. No sound, save
little incoherent murmur, came from her
lips picked her up and carried Der into
Mr.. Rheem's house. 1t was the most awful