The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-05
STRICKEN SECRETARY.
Gen, Tracy Receivers Strength
and Moved to White House.
HE VIEWS THE cAsKETs|
Orliis Beloved Dead, and Hears I'm
ms Well as Could be Expected.
Tho Funeral VIII Take
Place This Morning.

WASHINGTON, D. o., Feb. 4.-Funera
services will be held over the remains o
Mrs. Tracy and Miss Tracy, in the Eas
room OF tho White House, tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. Roy. DR.. Doug
lass, rector-of st. Johns Church, will
conduct the services. The bodies will
be temporarily deposited in the receiv.
ing vault at Rock Creek cemetery until
their final disposition Is determined
upon. N
The pall-bearels for Mrs. Tracy will be
as follows: Secretary Window, Secretary
Proctor, Attorney General Miller, Post.
master General Wanamaker, Secretary
Noble, Secretary Rusk, Admiral Porter
and Rear Admiral Rogers.
Secretary Tracy hns displayed wonder.
full recuperative powers, and this morn.
Ing, about II o'clock, he surprised his
physicians by getting out Of bed and
dressing himself. He showed such
strength that he was allowed 10 descend
to the library aud to remain there dur.
ing portion of the day. He was not
able, OF course, to do anything without
assistance, but showed more strength
than he was supposed 10 possess. Dur.
ing the morning he was visited by the
President and Secretary Noble. The
former remained with him from II to |
p. IN. General Catlin and Mrs. Straua.
han were also with the Secretary for
some time during the forenoon, and it
was after conference between those
named that the funeral arrangements
were determined upon.
The Secretary was removed tn the
White House this evening.
The physicians attending Mrs. and
Miss Wilmerding, said this morning that
their patients passed quite fair night
and are better to-day. Mrs. Wilmerl-
ing suffers great deal from bruises, and
this morning was hysterical as she began
to realize the extent OF her terrible loss.
The doctors succeeded in quieting her
nerves and she then fell into n quiet
slumber.. She is necessarily much ex-
hansted and suffers more from nervous
shock than from her arm, but the doctors
say that with absolute rspose she will
soon rully. Miss Wilmerding is decid.
edly better, having passed a restful
night. =
Secretary Tracy this evening viewed
the caskets containing his wife and
daughter. He was very much affected
by the sight, and sobbed as though his
heart would break. The casket con-
taining Mrs. Tracy's body was opened
and he was allowed to look upon her face
for the last time. The other body was
in no condition for inspection, and the
casket was not opened at all. 1t was a
terrible 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 tho following message which
was Immediately sent, to Secretary
Tracy: 80,
osborne, Feb. 4.
TO British Minister, Washington:
'The Queen deeply deplores the calam-
lty to Mr.. Tracy's family; enquiries after
him and survivors. PoSsoNBY.
To the foregoing Secretary Tracy re-
piled as follows: Mr.. Tracy begs the
British Minister to convey to Her
Majesty his sincere thanks for her gra-
clous message OF sympathy; and in re-
ply to her kind inquiry to say that his
SURVIVING danphter and rropit .oh;lj ,-o