Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-08
DEATH IN A FIRE.
Secretary Tracy's Washington
Residence Destroyed,
MRS Tracy kilIed--lEer Daughter and
French Maid Lose their Lives
The Secretary Infured

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Ahe secretary AhJurea.
The res,denc, of Hon Rsntarnin H Tracy
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stroyed pY hre al quarter before seven ocloch
in the morninc. RS belinda e. Trady, wife
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u'as n.e', aau Sosepaihe Mofeii, rreucu
maid, lost their lives. Secretary Tracy was
seriously ~ cted Nv fnbsli,o sruoke and
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use, ~ : ~ 'iiA''u SuS
dam hlimerdlng. and granddaughter, Alice
Wiimerding. were bruised in jumping from,
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a caoinet oLicer, following SO soon after the
recSut deaths IN tue lamily OF the oecretaf
Oh safe, creates profound sympathy Tor the
administration ana practically ends the gay
e.i.s o. lhe soesai season n Official circles. II
was alnouneea tnat Tue . .creeary might DC
so,is.uereu out ei uansef II NO 1hange Tor Tue
"orst occurred.
Inc mouse is tnree story-and basement,
uiicA' sstuaeeu On l Street, oetWeeh Soht1ec'
eicut avenue anu seventeenth street. fer'
sohs passing az seven o'csocS saw SMOKE IS
suing from IN 'FRONT.' WINDOWS, ana at once
RAISED an alarm OF nFs. lie hre ana police
Acknowledgements p ompny. iheprem-
ises we're almost concealed W dense smoke,
winch was thich. iiei uf a ;aFy ios Wnicn
was Just hItns. l1 was soon discovered that
tue touse was ali asIfzs Inside anu that the
maah stairway was Durnt, tnus cutting on
coainuticitiol VITA the Sleeping apartment
on inc SECOND and third hoors. Several
Streams OF water We're pisyed on the nulid-
ing, anu Every eHort was maue 10 cnecA Lne
names ahd rescue IN inmates. A scene OF
sue "huess co1iusloa ehsuea wheh ~ was
known that all the Inemosrs OF the family
Were IN 'he nouse. ne ar men oenaVeu hAe
ustoes IA lue ethtr3ehsy' aho went through
hIS and SMOKE III searching Tor thsn IL TIE
ui,lsfens ap rim, nj.
Mrs; Il una L. w iinlerding. the secretary
aausnter, and Mts Ahcs Wliineralng, ma
gtahu .aughesr, Ioreei tneir way through
ths oi'huihS snioke aud jumper from Tue
second story windows fro+t La tders were
Faissl ior mem, Ut "a their exc, cement IN y
laheu - see tuein. MIS- "Iinefdhs oroKe
Vel ieAe "tists anu was seVfEely Os ulsed- heI
uau9 inter- was saaly injured about the lower
ti''os' oue nloae no ZONES. lhey botu sur
sofe.eiJ tIoui NJ spoek. lucy "e'e
taeen AZ once 70 tue residence OF Dr. baxter,
near Wy anu restoiat VS. appileu. w ulle tuls
sac scene was oeing euacted In the front OF
.ne nVuss nrsihen were engaged IN Tue sal
TASK Vi re.iov'ns o.her members Oh Tue ram
ny iroih lhe rear;
BITS tracy ehueaSoFeu % escape tue rag
M M eleniene ~ uloppins ucrsen rom ner
oeuiooin WiIuoW, anu ia ner suort 70 oe,
erease the ulsttl &c 70 tns srouha sue graspel
tne narrow STONE "indoW-siil anu lowered
herseli as iar as sils was aoie Aoose VINO sa"
neI . "a neI periious posi.i9n snoutei 70 ner 70
noia On, pus eiIner sue aiu not near or uef
strength iaiieo her, LOT, atter thus hanging
tloinenS between NE anu dealh, sue Ten
forty ieet INTO an areaway before anything
oouu oe u1ne lescull,s ner Or renew
ing ner ran. one was Iintneaiately taken 70
lne house OF neighoor, mr.. hneem, ana
was perieeeiy CONSCIOUS ana aid not seem 60
suner paln. occasio navy sue conplalned OF
an OPPRESSION IN ehe neispuorhooo oI her
neafo anu Aoutiu uiihcuHy IN prsathlng.
que lAkeu a"niie, coush Il. stightiy, theh De-
caliie sliehs 1ue pnysis1as looAea az eacn
olnet ~ lihcal'Iy. Mfs. lay WIS ueau. he
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her iail from the window which Hooded her
iungs WIN oioou- II Is salu thae han sue
ue,ay eu ne5 movements . a coupie u -
Iaaueis ana nias.fesses anu o.ner IhsahS VI
sals 80 r. WIN nas1 pee.i o. nalu. ties
At,1-naS- esanarsi MIR a.. Massash,,Sa,,s
$3.50 ~ y 80
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