Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-05
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
His CONDITION BETTER.
Secretary Tracy Rides To
The White House.
THE JUDICIARY CELEBRATION.
A Galaxy Of Notable Men
Present.
AN APPROACHING STORM.
The Senate Discusses The
Samoan Treaty.
AN APPROACHING STORM.
GAINING STRENGTH.

The Condition of Secretary Tracy
Much Better yesterday-The Funeral
Services over the Remains Of Mrs.
and Miss Tracy-The President
Takes the Secretary to the White
House.
has displayed wonderful recuperative powers,
and this morning about II o'clock he sur-
prised his physicians by getting out of bed
and dressing himself. He showed such
strength that he was allowed to descend to
the library, and to remain there during
part of the day. He ives not able, of course,
to. do anything without assistance, but
showed more strength than he was supposed
to possess. During the morning he was Wis
tied by the President and Secretary Noble.
The former remained with him from II to 1
D. m. General Catlin and Mrs. Stranahan
were also with the secretary for some time
during the forenoon, and it was after con-
ference between the three named that the
funeral arrangements were determined upon.
The physicians attending Mrs. and Mics
Wilmerding said this morning that their pa
tients parsed a far night and are better to-
day. MTs. Wilmerding suffers a great deal
from bruises, and at times this morning YVES
hysterical, es she began to realize the extent
of her terrible lo7s. At 10 O'Clock the doc.
tors succeeded in quitting her nerves, and she
then fell into quiet slumber. She is nee
essarily much exhausted, end suffers more
from ne1 7ous shock than from her arm, but
the doctors say that with absolute repose she
will soon rally. Miss Wilmerding is decidedly
better, having passed restf III night.
TAKEN TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
Shortly before three o'clock the president
ordered his carriage to be sent to Judge
Davis house for the purpose of bringing
Secretary Tracy over to the white house as
his guest. The secretary ives dressed in
his ordinary clothing and walked down
stairs and into the carrisge without assist
ance. His step was firm and steady and
showed no evidence of physical weakness.
His great gorrow had left its impress, how
ever, on his features. His Head was bowed
and his face inexpressively sad. His son,
Frank B. Tracy, and Lieutenant Parker, U.
8. n, accompanied him to the white house.
He stepped lightly out of the carriage
walked across the vestibule alone in the
main corridor and took the elevator for the
presidents private apartments. The presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison awaited him there
and did the best they could to cheer him uI
and make him feel at home.
SHOWN THE REMAINS
Later in the afternoon, in accordance witt
his request, he was taken into the east room
and shown the baskets containing the re-
mains of his wife and daughter. They wer,
covered with beautiful flowers, the tributes
Of loving friends, and branches of the sag
palm were laid across the top and along tn,
sides of each casket Standing at the head
between them both, was large palm tree
arranged 60 that the delicate leaves droopet
gracefully over the dead.
THE SIGHT AFFECTS HIM.
Mrs. Tracy's casket was marked by larg
floral anchor and her daughters by larg
wreath of white flowers. Camelias, hya
oinths, roses, lilies of the valley and violet
entwined in smilax were beautifully ar
ranged over the caskets. The secretary wa
| very much affected by the sight, and sobbe
ket containing Mrs. Tracy's body was opene
. and he was allowed to look upon her face fe
the last time. The other body was in n
condition for inspection and the casket vi
: not opened. 1t was terrible ordeal for tt
stricken man, but he bore it remarkabl
we'll, though there was no concealing Il
! keenness and depth of his grief.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
Funeral services will be held over the r
= mains of Mrs. Tracy aud Miss Tracy in Il
east room of the white house to-morro
morning at II o'clock. Rev. DR.. Douglas
rector of st. Johns P. E. church, will Col
duct the religious services. The bodies vi
be temporarily deposited in the receivil
vault at Rock Greek cemetery until their fin
resting place ia determined upon. The pa
bearers for Mrs. Tracy will be: General
8. Stranahan of Brooklyn, Major Gener
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Rotary Proctor, Secretary Noble, Secreta
Rusk, Attorney General Miller and Postms
ter General Wanamaker. The following ha
be invited to act as pallbearers for Nj
Tracy: Passed Assist Surgeons McClu
and Robert Whiting and Passed Aasista
Charles N. Ray, Frank Lee, Frederick
Kenney, John Biddle and Charles johnson.
THE QUEENS SYMPATHY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-This evening
Julian Pauncefote received the following m
sage, which was Immediately sent to Sec
tary Tracy:
! To British minister, Warrington, D. G.:
70 The queen deeply deplorss the calamity to
TrsS,s tamily enquiries after him and survive
es To the foregoing Secretary Tracy replied
va follows:
y Mr.. Tracy begs the British minister to convey
her majesty his sincsr re thanks for her gracious N
sage of sympathy and in reply to her kind inqu
to say that his surviving daughter and grandct
are out of danger.
= Baron Fava, the Italian minister, this ev
ing received a message from Signor Girls
premier of Italy, directing him to tender
coincidence of the italian government to bt
ks Secretaries Tracy and Blaine.
s., THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
on The building inspector has made the
lowing report to the commissioners as to
origin of the fire at Secretary Tracy's hou
1.-THE building was heated by low press
steam on the indirect system and In trac
the supply to the different localities of G.
and coil chambers there lie no evidence
ID the FIRE originated from the heating appars
M, or from any chimney aue, but immediat
under the point where the fire started
at situated pump run by Bunsen gas bur
aud it is possible that this may have b
of out of order, allowing the gas to escape to
rooms above and the fire started by an
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