, 1890-02-06
AN AWFUL FATE
A. Shadow Falls on the
National Capital,
DEATH AND DISASTER.
The Home of Secretary
Tracy Is Burned.
HIS Wife AND DAUGHTER DEAD.
The Secretary Dragged From the
Burning Building in an I'M
HIS Wife AND DAUGHTER DEAD.
The Secretary Dragged From the
Burning Building in an I'M
conscious Condition.
ONE OF THE SERVANTS PEUISHES.
A Married Daughter and Her
Child Leap From tho Flames
and Are Frustrated.

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at 6;lh this morning and was almost
destroyed. Tho bodies Of three women
were tax u out of the burning building
two OF whom were soon discovered to be
those of Mr,, and Miss Tracy.
Secretary Tracy was taken from tho
house by means of ladders in an un-
conscious condition.
ENTESr ~ rl,r CALAMITY,
Mrs. Tracy, wifc of the secretary, Miss
Tracy, her youngest daughter, and Jose
phinc, French maid, as result of the
fire, now lie dead. The sec rotary Is still
iu stupor suffering from the effects of
inhulinr smoke. Mrl WiImcrlinr, the
eldest daughter Of the secretary, l. In n
stmi.CpusCiDus condition. and Is suilCr
ing from sprnincd wrist and soreness.
Miss Alice Nilmoriing. IL years OF age,
Secretary Tracy granddaughter Is sur
frring from nervous prustration and the
shock.
HEGNlSEn CONSCIOUSNESS.
Secretary Tracy rcgaincd his senses
few moments ago and asked about the
safety of his family, lie is not yet
aware OF tho awful character OF the
calamity which has ovcr;aken him. lie
is now sleeping quietly.
sc, rctary Tracy house Is three story
brick with q basement, situated on |
street, between Connecticut avenue aud
Seventeenth street, md has recently
undergone extensive improvements.
The house was completely Quilted by
the trc. fhc walls urc standing, but the
interior presents u picture u ruin and
desolltiun.
AsotNE % wttp coSrUstoS
Persons passing the house at O'Clock
thi, morning saw smoke issuing from
tho front Windows, aud az once raised an
alarm Of lire. The fire and police depart
ucnts responded promptly. Tho prem
iscs were almost concealed by dense
smoke which was thirkouoi BY heavy
fog which was Just lifting. II was soon
discovered that the house was all nbluzc
inside anI that the main stairway was
entirely cut oil from communication
with the sleeping apartments ON the
second and third floor. Scycral streams
o, water were placed On the flames and
every ciloft Wu- WIth tU check the lite
aud rescue tho iUuuica.
\ scene ui tuC widest confusion fol-
lpVct whyu u lc.umr known that all
the mcmurfs o, the fanny Wnlc IN the
house. The hrgmcu ciHvcd like Heroes
iu The emergency, aud went through fire
and smoke IN searching Tot them In the
different apartment.
JUMPED FRoi TUE sICoSp STORY.
Mrs Nilmc-diug, the seer tury's
daughter, AMI Miss Nilmcrdiur his
granddaughter. forced their way through
the binding smoke aud jumped from
the second story window irunt. Ladders
were raised for them, but ~ their eN.
citemcnt they iailci to so' them. Mrs
Wiimrrlins broke her lcit wrist aud
was severely bruised. her daughter was
badly injured IL the lower limos, hut
broke no bones. They both suffered |
severely from the shock, They were
taken ut once to the residence ui Dr. !
Baxter near toy Uud rrsturAiiNCs applied. !
Ml!s, TEtcN piEp oF iufFuCNtluN.
While this sad scene was being cna,t ted |
IT. front Of thc house the lircmcu were !
engaged IN tho hac,, removing other |
members of the En,ily from the rear !
,mol Engineer Parish found his way
into Mr.. TrUCy's bedroom aud found her !
lying on her bod. overcome by suiluca. /,
tion. lie carried her tu window aud !
with the assistance Of others carried her |
almost liicIcs- body down the ladder and |
upau alley to HE house OF Mrs. Rhicm nn |
Eighteenth street. Snr WA entirely un- |
conscious and although cvtry cliJrt |
known to mediCul science was used, II /
was impossible tu save hcr life and she |
dtcd wthlu q iCW minutes alter her i
rescue. She was not burned, but died |
from suiloCatiOn.
ruI,yup 10 = CElgP.
Almost at the same time two more .
bodies were taken FROM the burning /
building. one wnS that oi tho scCrp-
tary's daughter Miss Marie, q young |
lady about | I years OF age, and the other |
wos one of the servants. Boih bodies |
We're burned to n crisp. AMI were un-
lU ttsl ltt I.sgg -
body was distinguished from the others |
only by the superior texture of what fe.
manned OF her stockings. Tho "hnrrcd
remains were taken tO an uulertukci's /
iu the vicinity, where they were joined |
soon after by the remains of Mrs. Tracy. |
THr sECnETARH's ShRVow ESCAPE.
Secretary Tracy himself had most
wundrous escape AMI i now lying In
somewhat prccurious condition at the
residence Of thi lion. !. c. bancroft .
Davis on II street. Like all tie others
lac was overcome In sleep by til smoke,
which filled the house Uu.l rendered him
completely helpless. lie was discovered
in this condition, aud with considerable
difficulty was removed to
place near one OF the
!. windows. The c.ics for a ladder were
quickly answered, and many willing
hands were raised Y assist him to the
grouul.
lie was removed to q neigllbor's house
and was suun surrounded 10y llliysicians,
including Drl. Wutcs and Ruth. lie
vus suffering from asphySia. The
doctors applied artificial means 10 In
uncr reputation, und succreicd nilcr an
hours work la restoring him tn scmI-
consciousness. II was then thought
safe to remove him to Judge Davis
house. lie improved slowly from thut
and sonn rccuinp'l consciousness, recoi-
N zipg hi end whU called TO inquire
IN regard to his condition. Among tho
hr-t OF these were the president and vice
president and several members of tho
cabinet.
Tie mll extent of his terrible nilliciion
Is wihhcld from him fir the present.
Ills tirst inquiries upon recovering CON
sdousncss were in regard to tho safety
ofhls family. lie Il gaming In strength.
lis friends are very hopeful OF his conf
Plctc recovery.
cnikf HARMS STORY.
Chief Harris, OF the tire depart mcnt,
says; II paid 10 attention 10 the fire
when heard there wore people In tho
house. | felt my wny through tho
smoke to the second floor, where found
man ia bed. dragged him into q