Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-05
AFTER THE FIRE.


AFTER THE FIRE.
To those who were admitted to view
the destruction of property. the bed
room which had been occupied by
Secretary and Mrs. Tracy was the
principal point Of interest. II Is q
rear room on the second floor and
must have been beautiful apartment.
With the heads toward the west, two
eingle brass bead .teads stand side hy
side. and IN these Mr.. and Mr-. Tracy
slept last night. The brass 10 'arnished
aud everything around it Ia soaked
with water. The room IL q huge Gin
der. The pictures are charred and
smoke stained, mirrors cracked, silver
backed hair brushes and hundred
and one little toilet articles are ruined
completely. The French clock on the
mantle was silent, its pendulum hav-
Ing ceased at $50. The mike and
dirty water had ruined everything
that was not impervious to beat and
continuous moisture. The two oms
on the second floor were occupied by
Mrs. Widening and her dsugbtor
Miss Alice. These apartments ar
wrecks. On the third floor in the
central front was the room occupied
by Miss Tracy. This was b ruin Of
the most thorough description
cbarred In every corner, the ceiling
gone, the doors burned, cinders ankle
deep covered the floor. and what the
flames has spared was destroyed by
water. Adjoining this room on the
east was the apartment which was tn
be Miss Tracy's permanent room and
there was scattered all around evil
dences Of the preparations. On q
couple Of chairs were artists' materials,
paints. brushes and other articles Of
decorative art. On Que side of the
room was q wooden bedstesd-the
only one In the house--snd on its
head the skillful fingers OF the pretty
girl, now dead, has shaded festoons OF
poppies and morning glories. pendant
from true lovers knots. The fire had
been more kind here than elsewhere
and there is still 70 be tracked floral
forms, row dirty white, on smoked
ground. The brushes and palette
were just " here they had been dropped
by the artist. The fire originated in
the parlor near the open fire place.
Whether II originated from the CRATE
or the heating pipes is not known, ss
no one could be found who could tell
whether there was fire In the CRATE
last night or not. The furnsce IL In
the basement directly beneath where
the fire started aud pipes leading to
the upper stories pass In the rear of
the woodwork. Firenen generally
think the woodwork caught fire from
the heated pipes.
THE BODIES IN THE EAST ROOM.
The President received large mum.
ber OF kilograms o. coincidence this
morning. Ons from Gov. Ladd of
Rhode Island said: "Accept the sym-
pathy Of all our people in this sad be
reavement which comes to you aud
your cabinet" Others were Of sim.
liar import. The remains Of Mrs.
Tracy and Mis- Tracy lie tonight In
caskets ip the centre Of the east room
of the white House, beneath the crys-
tai chandeliers whose lights q week
ago shoue upon them as they ga,ly
greeted their friends ut the last Presi-
Dental reception. The bodies were
brought TO the White House about Q
6 O'Clock by order Of the President,
who has taken charge Of whatever NJ
raugements for the funeral II was
necessary to make at present. The
injured are improving. Tomorrow
the President will have Sec. Tracy re-
moved 10 the White House.