The evening world., 1890-08-01
CALMLY WALKED TO DEATH.
DR.. schurig's Beautiful Wife
Deliberately Dr. ,wned Herself.

Beautiful, naughty and queenly Mrs.
Frances N. Schurie calmly walked TO her
death in the seething breakers at Bridge
hampton. L. J., and to-day her rigid
body lies in a receiving vault awaiting
burial.
Mrs. Schurig was a woman Of fashion
aud refinement, aud for the past two
years hos 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
o sojourn OF month or two.
Last week abe returned rather unex-
pectedly to the Hoffman Arms. and Mon.
day she started for dgehampton. L. l.
She went directly to John Hulls Hotel.
Early Wednesday morning she appeared
on the verauda IF the hotel, a perfect
picture. as usual. She was arrnyed in =
correct fitting costume selected with rare
taste.
She finally stroll.d away from Bonifnce
Hull's house ard walked quite distance
along the beach.
nen Wu0u Out TORCH Huu thTbilOt
this regal women, fully and richly ap-
parelled, walkedboldly and even defiautly
INTO the oceans trough whore the breakers
roared their loudest.
Thus she went to her death. facing tho
creamy crested surf with calm delibera-
tiop that bespoke courage uncanny and
weird.
the waters, but they were too far away to
interfere in her deliberate actions.
The big billows caught her up. and she
was dragged sayagely away by the ruth
less undertow.
Twelve hours la.sr the ocean returned
its victim aud cast her on the shore not
far from the SPOT whIoh marked her
march to death.
Mrs. SchuriR was the wife Of DR.. Ed
mund Sclurig. of Dresden. Saxony.
She was married TO DIR. Schurig several
years ago while abroad. he being hor sec
ond husband. She was then widow, Geo.
Cammann having been her first husband.
Mrs. sohurig had two children-a son,
George Canimann. partner in the note
brokerage Arm Of Dunscomb Il Co., 80
Pine street., and daughter eighteen
years Ql |.
DR.. Schurie never lived with his wife
at the Hoffman Arms, and this fact has
given se to the rumor that there had
been an estranRement between them.
L ulb IN ucItou, uONeNcI, ny 4ut' Duub-
comb. who says Mrs. SchuriR's presence
in this country was due entirely to the
tact that al her financial interests were
centred In New York and all her property
was located here.
Mira Schurig was noted for her wonder
full abilities as an equestrienne. She used
10 ride daily with her daughter. and her
sleverneas IN this respect was noted by
riders IN Central Park.
At Cohn's Central Park Riding Acad-
emy, where Mrs. Schurig was q regular
patron for several years the attaches
spoke OF her proweGs in the saddle in
glowing terms.
Supt. Hardy, Of the Hoffman Arms,
referred to Mrs. 6churig ~ the gentlest Of
gentIew omen, beautiful and educated.
ami. despite her haughtiness, amiabls, and
oi an excsedingly cheerful demesnnt.
When .Aw her Monday last, he
said. - she bowed to me IS pleasantly AS
ever ShY looked as far from commit
ting suicide as the heiVens are from
earth. She hAd spoken to me of going to
Europe eittfer this Fall or IN Al pril next.
cannot believe she went away down
to Bridaehampton to go TO her death. Ii
must have been an accident OF some
This, in brief, was the comment of all
who knew Mrs. SchuriR.
They coulh not reconcile the facts that
q charming woman with apparently all
her heart could wish for rhouId thus de-
libeTately destroy herself.
The body was taken IN charge by Mrs.
Schurig'e son. who went immediately to
Bridgehampton and brought the remains
to Long Island City late last night.