The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-04

with broken leg. She was taken tn a
neighboring house. and without recover
ing consciousness. died within am hour.
The ladder which would have saved Mrs.
Tracy's life had she waited a moment
before leaping tn the sidewalk was
soon placed at the window and strong
hands lifted the bosly of Secretary Tracy
through and carried him tn the sidewalk.
The secretary Was thought to be dead but
II was discovered that N small spark of
life remained, and at II o'clock he was
reported as improving, though at that
time he had not gained consciousness
and was of course unaware of the death of
his wife and daughter. Miss Tracy. the
secrctary's unmarried daughter. occupied
the third story front room and met with "a
terrible fate. The young lady could he
seen at the window i'm the light that flick
cred in hetwccn the binding smoke and
flames. She was clad in white robe.
her hands extended i'm prayer and her
face uplifted tn heaven. The fianes
gradually hemmed her i'm and she finally
sank tn the tloor only to he recognized
again by her charred remains.
The French maid, Josephine, met
similar fate i'm an adjoining room
where her charrcd and blacken remains
were found. Mrs. w ilmer,ling, Secretary
Tracy's married daughter, and her tlaugh-
ter, Miss Alice, occupied ~ second story
front room on the same floor with the
secretary and Mrs. Tracy. Both she and
her daughter jumped from windows to
shock to both was severe, neither received,
far as is known. any very serious in-
jury. Mrs. Wilmertiing's right wrist is
badly sprained. She il lying hysterical
and half dead, but rapidly recovering.
Miss Alice il suffering from the shock.
The bodies of Mrs. Tracy and Miss Tracy
have been removed tn the residence of
Attorney-Gcneral Miller. Mrs. and Miss
| Wilmerling are at DIR. Baxtcrs, but will
| he taken to the residence of senator Hale
during the day.
James welch, the sccretary's butler,
| said: 81 sleep i'm the basement, and this
morning got up at $50. There was no
| smell of fire and no appearance of any
thing wrong. About = o'clock 1 started
to clear my tlining-room, when there was
| n ring at the bell, and when l answered il
| a coloretl man said: Your house is on
fire. At once l rushed upstairs To arouse
| the family, and although the smoke was
| very thick ] succeeded i'm knocking at
| every door. and from each one i'm the
| rooms 1 received response. Then
| started to go down stairs and nearly
| cloketl with smoke, 1 fell three
times, hut finally got To the
the rear and tried to get n ladder so as tn
reach Secretary and Mrs. Traccy's bed
| room. Mrs. Tracey at the window,
and while few of who there, NJ,
| pealed to her tn keep still for "a minute
| more, she climbed out on the sill and low
cred herself until she hung her hands on
| n n.rr,,w STONE uroicctinu. Evervl,o.,X
| who saw her yell,.i to her To- hold ON for q
| ,nomcnt and Wa, lookctl around for so,ne.
| thing o,, which tn catch her -, ,s tn br,,,
| th. f,I ,vh;cl, xxas l,,,,,d tn co,n. She
| co,,II M, hold on very long no, more
| ,hau :. fow seconds She told me after.
| war,,s thnt she slinnet. She fell into
an area uI,nost to,,chinv me in her sw,if,
descend. No sound snv,. n Iittl. incol,er>
cnt n,,,rn,ur came from her Inns. I p;cke,
| hcr mn and CARRIED hcr into n n.i,,h,,or,
| nous..,,
To Those w t,o ,rerp admitted IN 4, ,,;.,
| NJ the ,lestr,,ction of the proncr,v m,
| bo,lr,,o,,, yrb;ch had heeu ,cc,,,,;.,,, d,
Secretary and Mrs. Tracy was the nrinc;
| nal ,,o;ut nf interest n il !, roar rn,,,, "a,
sln s.cn,,d floor aud ,,,,,s, ba,. b.,.,, !,
t,s,a,,,;f,,I auort,neut Evervtb;nv H. blncl
aud s,ake,i with water Tbe room ia ,
bu.c ,.;n,,cr Op thc tbir,I a,,r II, an,
cen,r,I front was :, roou, ,,cc,,n;.,I \. I.
| NIGHT Inv Miss Tracy. This was :, r,,;n a
| thc most ,horn,,yh ,,,.scrintio, c,,nrr.,I !,
every CORNER. fine ceiling gone door
hurnc,, ont and ,in,I.rs and debris COW
crc.l the foor. What the Hnmos ma,
spared was destroyed by water The FIR
originated i'm the parlor near al
open fireplace. whether II originated
from the CRATE or heating pipe is no