The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-18
STILL SMOULDERING.

SCENES AT THE RUINS OF THE LOCUST GROVE
HorEL-No MORE BODIES DIsCoyERED-THf
INQUEST TO BE HELD TODAY.
What there was left of the ruins at Locust Grove
still smoudering yesterday. and every now and
then little tongue OF ire would shoot up from
different parts OF the debris. clean sweep had been
made by the fire far as 1t extended. and perfect
plan Of the foundations Of the buildings had been
burned in the ground as clear us IL staked out by
surveyors chain. No work done at the ruins
and none will be until sunrise this morning No
persons were reported missing yesterday. and those
who had been reported on the previous day were
all accounted for in the morning 1t IL not cx.
pected, therefore. that any more bodies will
be found in the ruins. The examination Of the
debris will be made very carefully however. as it is
thought that o considerable amount of jewery will
thus be recovered. Nearly all the guests in the
hotel had more or less vauables of this nature with
them and very little was saved from the burning
building. 1t is estimated that from sl5 900 to $4,000
worth of jewelry is buried in tho ashes. What its
condition may be if recovered is extremely doubtful
The silver watch found near Pierce and by which his
body was identified had both covers OF the
burned off and the works were filed with melted
metal Gold would be more difficult to fuse aud dia-
monds would perhaps stand the heat without injury
The laborers to aid this search will be employees
of Mr.. Gunther-reiable men. who have been picked
out for that purpose. Whatever is recovered will be
left, by order of Coroner Cropsy, in the hands Of
Officer Scott and held for identification by the
owners.
THE VICTIMS.
Around the little hut where the bodies Of those
who persisted in the flames were Kept small crowd
collected and peered into the windows. Owing to
the rain there were not so many curiosity seekers.
Perces body will be buried at Rochester in the
Mount Hope Cemetery. Pierce Knight Templar,
and his brethren Of the Masonic Order will attend
the funeral. Mr.. o. b. Warren. an undertaken of
this city, who Is old friend Of the deceased will
forward the remains from the Grove by the 10
o'clock train.
in this counryat least have thus far inquired
for her. Mr.; Gunther has volunteered to inter the
remains, and they will be buried to-day from Under
taker Stillwells at New Utrecht.
Katie the chamberinaid. has an aged and infrm
sister in Indiana to whom she sent weekly al her
cumulated. and which was deposited in the
Blocker Street Savings Bank. This she drew
regularly and the sum sufced for all her ordinary
necessities Several persons who were acquainted
with her say that she intended in case of her death
to leave all her money to the sister she had been
faithfully supporting during life. She has niece
living at Bath and some relatives in Brooklyn. who
removed her remains yesterday. Her funeral will
take place to-day.
schuhardt will be buried at half-past two o'clock
this afternoon by the New Utrecht Dutch Reformed
Church, of which no was member. The Rev.
Charles s. Wright, pastor OF the Flatbush Mission
Church, will o!liciate Schuhardts wife died about
six months ago. Subscriptions for his Ave children
have been opened at the Atlantic Garden at Bath and
several other hotels IN the WI Nlcnry 70 sa 'a'
The inquest will be held this evening at six o'clock
in Enoch Berry's grocery store in New Utrecht.
The ladies who reported missing
Saturday have since been A lady called
Mr. Gunther yesterday and informed him Of the
fact. That gentleman left the ruins in charge OF
Officer Scott and proceeded to his temporary resi-
dence at the Albany, Fiftysecond street and Broad
way. Before going away he gave instructions TO
the searching of the remains. Five armed
ployes will guard tho place all night to keep
away thieves. and an equal numDer VIII relieve them
every day until the ashes have been thoroughly
ahmed. The water kept for extinguishing fires and
the connecting pipes were opened yesterday and
them so that the work OF excavation may begin.
Mr. Gunther says that he expects to rebuild finer
and more substantial hotel at the place before
spring, so that it will be ready for occupancy by
summer.
1t IS now positively asserted that Manager Pierce
did not have much money in his possession He
told Hennessey the manager Of the pavilion that he
gent money to his invalid wife at Rochester
Thursday, and Hennessey thinks that he could not
have had moro than $50 left ut the outside. Those
men very warm friends as both hailed
| from Rochester and entered the Locust Grove
Hotel at the same time Previous to that engage.
ment Pierce was employed in the European Hotel in
Fitzhugh street, Rochester. or all his effects he
priced the most valuable gold watch. to secure
which above all other things he ran to his room
and thus lost his life. This watch stolen from
Pierce in Rochester about five years ago.
large reward was offered for its recovery, but
the thief could not be traced. Soon at
ter the people of Genesee county were
startled by the announcement of the murder Of
william Trevor by John Clark. The murderer
arrested, convicted and executed. On the night OF
his arrest Pierce's missing watch was found in his
! possession, and it was restored to the owner.
Just about the same time Pierce's wife was
stricken with paralysis, and she has been an in-
valid ever since. His son is now TWENTY-FIVE years
of age, and sign painter. 1t was to him
that Mr.. Hennessey telegraphed the message Of
the old mans terrible death on Saturday. Mr.. Hen
nessey. after fully identifying the remains by tho
breastpiu, studs and watch chain found on tho
charre and headless trunk, asked Justice Cropsey,
who is holding the inquest for permission to
remove the remains to Rochester. The JUS
tice at first hestated, and Mr.. Hennes-
sew stretching out his hand imploringly
to the jury said. ''What do you desire gentle
men; you cannot have any closer identification OF
the body? That and came here together;
was brought up in the neighborhood with him and
we shall go back together to Rochester The appeal
was Irresistible and the Justice remarked that no
saw no why the body should be detained. 1t
was accordingly given into Hennessey's charge.
1t during the progress of this inquest that tho
statement let fall that the Waterman Schuhardt
was engaged to be married to the chamberInaid,
Mary Louisa Crane. Officer Scott was not aware OF
that when he laid the bodies of those two victims
side by side. but the incident nevertheless made
deep impression on oil the bystanders.
REFUSING INrERMENT.