Telegram-herald., 1890-02-04

between Connecu- IN - \
cut avenue And .EsA
5sVe tssnth W&tH 10y
street. and h4s - N1M4t y
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extensive Improve &<9a 1sl "a
meats Persons n %&&kHAS<O
passing the noase .f%A> E<fk ~
AZ oelcck this fss c7f zf1lsys
u ornI ing saw ~ ETszSesT'@ fasf1 rs
n 4 e issaing IN Nh MHI)
ron she front Nt&C ABSl S'
windows and a. SECRETARY TRACY.
once raissd a. alarm The fre and po-
lice departments responded promptly.
The premises were almost concealed by
dsnse smoke taick0ned by a
heavy fog just lifting It was soon
discovered that the house was ablazs
inside and that the main stairway
pas burned thus cutting OF communI-
cation With ths sleeping apartments on
the second and third Hoors- Several
streams OF water were directed toward
the flames. and every EFFORT was made
20 check tie frs and TO rescue the in
matss- A scene % the widest confusion
ensued when is was known that all the
members OF the family were in the
house. The frsmen behaved Ike
heroes in the emergency and went
through the Ere and smoke in searching
the different apartments.
Mrs. Wilmerding, the Secretary 5
daughter, aud Miss Wilmerding forced
their way through tho binding smoke
and jumped from the second story win
don. Ladders were raised, but In their
excitement they failed 10 see them.
Ms wilmsrding broke her left wis.
and was severely bruised. Her daugh-
ter was badly hurt about the lower
limbs, but no bones were broken Both
suffered severely from the shock
They wers taken 20 tho residence of
DR. Baxter. and restorativss applied.
While this sad scene was being en-
acted At the front OF the house firemen
wore engaged n the task OF removing
other members Of the family from the
rear. Chief Engineer Parish made his
vsy into Mrs Trays bedroom and found
her lying on her bed overcome by suffocs-
tion He carried her 20 the window and
with the assistance of others, carried her
almost lifsless body down ladder and
ND the alley 70 the house Of Mrs. Rhiem
on Eighteenth street Mrs. Tracy was
thsn entirely unconscious and although
every effort known 20 medical science
vas used IL was impossible to save her
life She died within a few minutes
after her rescue. She was not burned,
but died from suffocatIon.
Almost a. ths same time two more
bodies were taken from ths burning
building Ono WAS that % the Secre
tarvs daughter. Miss Marie. a young
lady about "a years % age, and The other
was that OF one OF the servants. Both
bodies we're burned 70 a crisp, and the
features we're unrecogu bic. Miss
Tracy's body was distinguished from
the other only by the texture Of what
remained of her stockings. Tbs charred
co-pses were taken 20 an undertaken :
establishment in ths vicinity. Thithsr
also. we're brought the remains OF Mrs
Tracy.
Secretary Tracy himself had a mos
wondrous escape, and is nov lying in a
somewhat precarious condition AZ the
rssideuce Of Hon. J. c. Bancroft Dayi:
on II street near Eighteenth Like al
me others. me Secretary was overcome
IN his sleep by he smoke which fllsd
-he house aud rendered he inmates com
p. etelv helpless He vas discovered il
.his condition. and With considerable
difcuIty vas removed % place neal
one o. he windows. Cries for laddel
we're quieklT answered. and many vilf
NJ hands we're raissd to assist him q
.as ground tie vas a. once removes
% nsiEhbors house, sad wss soon sur
rounded by physicians. He vas sur
fsrinE from sspbyTis Tee doctors
aopl sd artificial means % induce rssrl
ration and succeeded. after an hour'
work. ia restoring bin 20 seDi-con
sciousness. l. Was thsn Enough. safe q
rsmovs him 20 Judge Davis house. H'
+ improved slowly from that time On. and
soon regsined Consciousness. recogni
inr BE friends sho called - inquire z
regard 20 his condition. Among ths
f-st ~ these we're Era Prssiden.. th'
. Wee President ard several members o.
+ ths Cabl-ee
TIE fsll extent ot bic terrible - r.
zion "a withheld fror t.n FOR She PRES
enc lis frs. i17e.-T apon recovering
co~sc '-esne-- Fas r -eSsrl 20 .e. SAFE
- of bis far lls g~aius y gan
frz n stveax Us friends s-s vsrl
sarzu IA -f bis -oDr. .eta recovery
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