The evening world., 1890-08-01
CALMLY WALKED TO DEATH.
DR.. Sohurig's Beautiful Wife
Deliberately Dr5wned Herself.
Dressed in Her Rlchest Attire She
Waded Into tho Surf.

Beautiful, naughty and queenly Mrs
Frances N. Schurie calmly walked to her
death in the seething breakers nt Bridge
hampton, L. J., and to-day her rigid
body lies in receiving vault awaiting
burial.
Mrs. Schurig was a woman Of fashion
and refinement, and for the past two
years has lived at the Hoffman Arms.
Fifty ninth street and Madison avenue.
this city. with her daughter.
Early In the Summer she closed her
apartments and went to the Catskills for
a sojourn of month or two.
/ Last week she returned rather unex-
pectedly to the Hoffman Arms, and Mon
day she started for Bridgehnmpton. L. |.
She went directly to John Hulls Hotel.
Early Wednesday morning she appeared
on the verunda If the hotel, q perfect
picture, as usual. She was nrrnycd in a
correct fitting costume selected with rare
taste.
She finally strolled away from Bonifnce
Hull's house aud walked quito distance
along the beach,
Then when ont of reach and earshot
this regal women, fully and richly ap-
pnrelled walked boldly and even defiautly
into the oceans trough whore the breakers
roared their loudest.
Thus she went to her death. facing the
creamy crested surf with calm delibern-
tion that bespoke courage uncanny and
weird.
A number of men saw her strolling into
the wnters, but they were Too far away to
interfere in her deliberate actions.
The big billows caught her up, and she
wns dragged savagely away by the ruth
less undertow.
Twelve hours later the ocean returned
its victim and cast her on the shore not
far from the spot which marked her
march to death.
Mrs. Schurig was the wife of DR.. Ed
mund SchuriG, of Dresden. Saxony.
She was married to pr; Schurig, several
years ago while abroad. he being her sec
ond husband. She was thcn widow, Geo.
Cnmmann having been her first husband.
Mrs. Schurig had two children--a son,
George Cammann, partner in the note
brokerage firm of Dunscomb & Co.. 80
Pine street, and daughter eighteen
years old.
DR.. Schurig never lived with his wife
at the Hoffman Arms. and this fact has
given rise to the rumor that there had
been an enlargement tetween them.
This Ia denied. however, by Mr.. Duns-
comb. who snys Mrs. Schurig's presence
in this country was due entirely to the
fact that all her financial interests were
centred in New York and all her property
was located here.
Mrs. Schurig was noted for her wonder
ful abilities rs an equestrienne. She used
to ride daily with her daughter. and her
eleYerness IN this respect was noted by
riders IN Central Park.
emy, where Mrs. Schurig was regular
patron for several years. the attaches
spoke Of her prowess in the saddle in |
glowing terms.
Supt Hardy, Of the Hoffman Arms, |
referred to Mrs. Schurig Ms the gentlest of |
beautiful and educated. |
and. despite her haughtiness. amiable, and |
OF an exceedingly cheerful demeanot
when i saw her Monday lnst." he |
said, she bowed TO me as pleasantly as |
ever. She looked as far from commit |
ting suicide as the heSVens are from |
earth. She had spoken to me Of going to |
Europe either this Fall or in April next.
cannot believe she went away down |
10 Bridgehampton TO go 10 her death. It |
must have been an accident of some
sort"
This, In brief. was the comment OF all |
who knew Mrs. Schurig.
They could not reconcile the facts that
4 charming woman with apparently all !
ler heart could wish for should thus de-
iberately destroy herself.
The body was taken in charge by Mrs.
SchuriR's son, who went Immediately TO
and brought the remains
o Long Island City late last night.