St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-05
ALONE WITH HIS DEAD
Secretary Tracy Views the
Remains of His Wife and
Daughter.
Queen Victoria Sends a Mes
sage Of Sympathy to
the Secretary.
Democrats Continue Their
Filibustering Taeti es in
the House.
Only Twelve Votes Against
Ratification OF the Sa-
moan Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Funeral sery-
fees will be held over the remains of
Mrs. Tracy and Miss Tracy in the East
room of the White house tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. Rev. DR.. Doug
lass, rector of st. Johns Protestant
Episcopal church. will conduct the re-
ligiOus services. The bodies will be
temporarily deposited in the receiving
vault at Rock Greek cemetery until
their final disposition is determined
upon. The pall-beareFs for Mrs. Tracy
will be as follows: Secretary Window,
Secretary Proctor. Attorney General
Miller. Postmaster General Wanakaker,
Secretary Noble, Secretary Rusk, Adj
miral Porter and Rear Admiral
Rogers. Secretary Tracy has dis
played wonderful recuperative powers,
and this morning about II O'Clock he
surprised 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
during portion of the day. He was
not able, of course, to do anything with
out assistance, but showed more strength
than he
WAS SUPPOSED TO POSSESS.
During the morning ne was visited by
the president and Secretary Noble. The
former remained with him from II to
q. m. Gen. Catlin and Mrs. Stranahan
were also with the secretary for some
time during the forenoon, and it was
after a conference with those named
that the funeral arrangements were de-
termined on. Shortly before s o'clock
the president ordered his carriage to
be sent to Judge Davis house
tor the purpose of bringing Sec
rotary Tracy over to the White
bOuse as his guest. a gentle
man who had Just left Secretary
Tracy said that he anted to walk over,
as he felt strong enough to do so, but
1t was thought best for him to use the
carriage. The secretary was fully
dressed in his ordinary clothes and
wore no extra wraps. and he walked
down stairs, across the sidewalk and
into the carriage without assistance.
His step was firm and steady and
showed no evidence of physical weak
ness. His great sorrow had left its i'm
press, however, on his features. His
head was bowed and his face ineXpressi-
bly, sad. His son, Frank B. Tracy, and
Lieut.. Parker, of the United States
navy, accompanied him to the White
house, but were not called upon to rem
der him any assistance. He stepped
lightly ont of the carriage, walked
across the vestibule alone into the main
corridor and took the elevator for the
presidents private apartments. The
president and Mrs. Harrison awaited
MIN there and did all they could to
cheer him up and make him feel at
home. Later in the afternoon. in ac-
cOrdance with his request, he was taken
into the East room and shown tie caSk-
cts containing the remains of his wife
and daughter. They were covered with
beautiful flowers (the tributes of loving
Iriendsl, and branches of the sage palm
we're laid across the top and along the
sides of each casket. Standing at the
head of both was a large palm tree, az
ranged so that the leaves dropped
GRACEFULLY OVER THE DEAD.
Mrs. TracY's ca3ket was marked by a
large floral anchor, and her daughters
by large wreath of white flowers.
Camellias, hyacinths, roses, lilies of the
valley and VlOletS, entWined in SmilaX.
were tastefully arranged over both
baskets. The secretary was very much
affected by the sight, and sObbed as
though his heart would break. The
casiIet contaiding Mrs. Tracy's
body was opened ana he was
the last time. The other body was i'm no
condition for inspection, and the casket
was not opened at all. 1t was a terri
ble ordeal for the stricken man. but he
bore it remarkably well. though there
was no COncealing the keenness and
depth of his grief. This evening Sir
Julian Pauncefote received the follow
ing message, which was immediately
sent to Secretary Tracy:
Osborne, Feb. i, Is9O.-To the British
Minister, Washington: The queen deeply
deblores the calamity to Mr.. Traey's fam
lily, and inquiries after him and survivors
PoEsoNBY.
To the foregoing Secretary Tracy re-
piled as follows:
Mr.. Tracy begs the British minister to con-
Tey to her majesty his sincere thanks for her
gracious message of sympathy; and in reply
TO her kind inquiry to say that his surviving
daughter and grandchild are out of danger
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. AT
meeting of the Young Mems Democratic
club tonight, resolutions were adopted
expressing sympathy with Secretary
Tracy in his bereavement.
SYMPATHETIC ITALIANS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-BarOn Fava.
the Italian minister, this evening re-
ceived a message from SCR. Crispi,
premier of Italy, directing bin to ten
der the condolences of the Italian gov
ernment to both Secretaries Tracy and
Blaine.