The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-21
COL GRorhnrcK,s noDT.
Found Floating In the North River. and De-
Itv~rcd to Friends.

Early yesterday the workmcn on the
Cunarl pier 80 North Rvcrl deserted large.
black object like bundle Of old clothes float
ing on the tide. Then head and an arm were
discovered. IL proved TO be tho body Of man
Of about sixty vears oi age. tall. thlcksct, at
tired in dark spring suit md dark overcont
white shirt and CATERS. There was bald spot
on the forehead. In the hip pocket was n six
shooting revolver. with all ~ chambers loaded
sheath knife resembling Kentucky bowie
knife was also found This and the pistol were
corroded with rust. indicating that the body
had lain I'm the water for many weeks. On the
cuffs were two gold cuff buttons. with the
initials j." q. and on the shirt front was
gold stud gold ring. also. bearing tho in
itinls -. g." encirclcd tho little finger OF the
righ, hand. These articles. together with key
and brass label bearing the figures " 202.' were
conilded to tho care Of Keeper White Of the
Morguc. to which the body was consigned on
an order from the Coroners Office.
Mr.. White. on viewing the body. mado up his
mind that it was that Of Col Grocsheck. who
disappeared from tho Filth Avenue Hotel on
the 18th OF April last, and Detective Pryor OF
the Filth Avenue Hotel. on seeing the Key
Grocsbeck. Tho cartridges In the revolver are
| like those left 10y the Colonel among his effects
and the attire and general look oi The body Al :
| though much distorted. leave no dount thM 4
| is that Of the Colonel. \ waiter NJ the Fiith
| Avenue Hotel last saw Col. Groesheck on Mon
| day. April II. at Fort MadswOrth. staten Island
Ii Is surmised that he fell into the watcr there
| and that the eddying current carried his BODY
up the harbor 10 the point where II was finally
Mr.. Pryor. on completing his Identification.
| tclcgraphed to the relatives In Cincinnati. ask
| ing what disposition should be made Of the re-
| mains. Several of the deceased COlonels Wal!
| street friends called later. and were satisfied
| that the body was that of the Colonel.
| col (iroesbeck was a native of Ohio. lawyer.
With his brothers and sisters. he inherited a
fortune. his share OF which was atterward dIiis-
father WAS the Hon. William r. Groesbeck OF
| Cincinnati. ex-membcr Of Congress and dele
| gate to the recent Monetary Conference IN Eu-
| rope. At the beginning OF the war, Col. Groes-
| beck became an outspokcn ana zehious n2puo,
lican. Having been commissioned as Colonel
Of one Of the Ohio regiments OF volunteers, he
served with distinguished eallantry at shiloh
one Of the Hd6er nree ss1eTs was 10 MIR r
Burnett (the we'll known Cincinnati capitalist
after whom the Burnett House was named
amt the third became the vile OF Ihomas T.
col. Groesbeck came to New York Mt the close
OF the war. bringing the greater part of his
patrimony. He took rooms in the. Fifh Ave
| nue Hotel and until recently spent his summers
in Saratoga. He embarked in speculation II
Wall street. cautiously at first ana then IN
crrnsed his ventures as fortune favored him
For time he made money and was regnrdeI
ngs was generally 5oOO shares. His spccialt,
was privileges in either puts or calls, ms
custom being to insure his privileges 10y pur
mi or call Orcasionnlly he bought n cali
and sold against II, when Daniel Drew wa
engineering his great corner in Northwesterr
CoI. Groesbcck held a call Of 5000 shares a
about 20. good for the whole year II. soooI
| sold out at moderate advance, clearing SPOON
by the operations but II he had held on for 81
weeks longer twhen the price reached 23Ol h'
could have made quarter OF million, oo.
In 1872 the Colonel bought nut Of 500
shares Of Pacific Mail Of Russell Sage, to pro
tet which he bought through another hons $,
Ind f6O 900 ON deposit with Il. Is. MusgrAvo
Co.. from whom he withdrew 1t TO deposit u
I the Bank Of America. Al the outbreak OF IN
$4,000 to his crcdit In tho same hnnk. Il
continued specializing until 1871. Wnrn IN
pooling nrrnngement between the Nestcrl
Union and Atlantic and Pacific Companies. il
which ho was largely Interested, completed IA
ealnloguo Of bis dlSastars IT, ,,,o so,d a ca" an
when the stock roso from 81 81 no WAS uhaDl
i For some time previous TO his dsappcaranc
. tho Colonel IL said to have been sorey pressr
/ | for money. Those who knew him int'matel
D sny that ho WAS proud nnd wouli dle rNnt
a | than ask for any relief from members OF hi
| family. He was strictly temperate. hni couI
4 | ageous to the last degree His intimate friend
| Commit suicide, and that II he walked off
| wharf it must have been either by accident q
in III OF mental alteration, -, ,,u
n Col. Qropsbeck married q miss wilson
| Cincinnati, and leaves ono daughter, IA ycnl
" of age who dwclls with her grnndmother
+ Cincinnati. Hs was an Episcopalinn. rcgnlr
q | missed from the Good Friday scrvices OF ln
1t month by a Wall street broker. Mr. j.
A post-mortem examination MAdo by Dopp
1t Coroner Goldschmidt In tho Morgue yosterdi
afternoon revealed tho fact that there were !
W bullet wounds or scars OF any kind ON IN" bod
l. and that tne Colonel was undoubtedly browne
10 The remains were thereup9n Delivered to
Is placed them in the hands Of Thomns S. Brow
10 sexton. OF Fnh avenue and Fourth street.
g await the Arrangements Tor 'he luhor"'