Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-05

RECEIVERS from the shock. The funeral
services will take place at II A. NJ. to-mor-
row, and will be strictly private. Only
members of the family and immediate per-
sonal friends and the President and Cab
met and their families are to be present.
This afternoon the Secretary and his son
went to the White House, where he will re-
main until fully recovered.
THE FUNERAL OF THE MAID.
The funeral of Josephine, the French
maid, took place this afternoon. Mrs. Har-
rison caused inquiries to be made with re-
gard 10 her, and when she ascertained that
the maid had no relatives in this country,
she directed Lieutenant Mason TO make ar
rangements for the funeral. The interment
was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The authorities here are still investigat-
ing the origin of the fire. Chief Engineer
Parrish, who saved the Secretary, gives
this version:
"My theory is that the fire started in the
front parlor of the main floor. Instead of
the walls and ceiling being plaster, they
were of wood work, oiled and vanished,
and as SOON as the flames took hold they
spread almost iustantaneously all through
the building. The house was a regular
and staircase being vanished, the fire ran
right up the stairway to the roof and cut
off all communication. While | could not
get up the main staircase, | found the back
stairs free from ire, though the smoke was
dense and suffocating. Why the family
did not try to come down the back stairs /
cannot tell, but suppose they were either
panic-stricken or else could not find the
back stairs owing to the dense smoke. l
have been in business over thirty years
and | never saw fire burn as fast as that
did this morning, and | never knew N.Y.
self to become so exhausted before from
smoke and heat. The latter was terrific.
The fire undoubtedly began in the front
parlor and ran up the main stairway; and
this seems to explain why the servants,
who say they were in the basement and
pantry, knew nothing of it until too late.
Many people say that they can't under
stand how people could be burned SO
quickly in a private residence. When they
finish their houses in wood, covered with
oil and varnish, Instead of plastering, they
must understand that they are living al
most in powder magazine, and that once
ignited the flames will spread all over
house of that character with frightful rapid
ity. And let me say right here that if we
had not had TO save people, if they had
oeeu out VI lHe uouSe, TIC nle "oulu nave
been confined, and never would have
reached Judge Cox's residence next door;
but we did our best to save life and we sue
ceeded in the case of the Secretary"
soLIcITUDE OF THE QUEEN.
The following cablegram was received to-
night by the British Minister, who at once
forwarded it 10 Secretary Tracy:
OSBORNE. February 4, 1890.
tn he Rfitjsh Minister. The OupaD dapnly
deplores the calamity to Mr.. Tracy's family.
She inquiries after him and the survivors.
PoNsoNBY.
To which Secretary Tracy responded as
follows
Mr.. Tracy begs the British Minister to convey
to her Majesty his sincere thanks for her gra-
cious message of sympathy, and in reply to her
kind inquiry to say that his surviving daughter
and grandchild are out of danger