The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-17
At wESTBURY.
RUINS OF THE EUsTIs HOUSE
$N'LOoTED M IHIETES.

me Home ef the Nephew Of the Former Anbas-
sador % France was Hecentiy Burned-A
NEGRO Arrested in nroeLIyn while TryinE
10 Pawn Some Of the Eustss siiverware'
The house of George p. Eustis at Westbury,
L. l., was destroyed by fire last Saturday
night. OF the contents nothing was saved ex-
cent the clothes that three Of the inmates were
wearing, the horses In the stable adjoining the
house, and n dog belonging to Miss Eustis.
George p. Eustis is the nephew and son-in-
law Of the Hon. James Is. Eustis, former Am
bassador to France. Mr.. Eustis bought tho
westbury place from the estate Of Elliot RooSe-
welt about eight months ago. 1t had been occu-
pied previous to the sale by Mr.. Ralph Ellis.
The house was q largo franc structure In tho
colonial style. 1t stood about two miles from
Hampstead, in plain view of the town.
On Saturday night there wero in the house Mrs.
Eustis, her sister, Miss Eustis, James B. Eustis,
Jr, Mr.. r. L. Cottenet, and several servants.
Former Ambassador Eustis was in Lakewood,
and George p. Eustis was in this city. Miss
Eustis had como to bed. but the other three
members Of the household were In the music
room whom, about IL o'clock, smoke poured
into the room from tho hall. Young Mr..
Eustis and Mr.. Cottenet found that the cellar
was full of smoke. and that the Hre had evi.
IDENTIFY started near the furnace. As the house
was old and built Of wcll-seaso ned timber, the
flames gained great Roadway in a very short
time. p,.., 80, ,,.to,r. p, ,-or,o hi, s,,.or
and the servants, while Mrs. .Eustis went to
her room to get her Jewels. BY the time this
had been done the flames had reached the lower
floor, There was no time for tho inmates to
bed to dress. Miss Eustis had put a wrapper
membered that her dog, a wire.haired Scotch
terrier. that had been given to her, in Paris.
was still in her : room r0,oon hor She Shen ran anS Sa Slol into mt, IN, The
dog out In safety.
into Hampstead for the FIRE department Of that
place. but before 1t arrived the house was in
All Of these were we're TAKEN out In safety. Mrs.
Eustis and Miss Eustis doing as much of the
work as the si men. % After tte h the IRE =, the M,s family and
were made. comfortable for tho night,
loss. Tho house was insured for $4,000. but
tho loss, on personal effects was, many times
and contained also much :choico .bric.a2brac
that had been brought from Paris. MIR. Eustis
will rebuild in the spring.
ous, has led to, the suspicion that incendiaries
many Of the fires jewelry and silverware have
been stolen or have mysteriously disappeared.
the Arrest in Brooklyn last Monday Of Charles
Hallahan Of the First precinct station discov-
ware, at a pawnshop on Atlantic avenue, and
arrested him as a suspicious character.
Hearing Of the arrest, Mr.. James B. Eustis
appeared In the Adams Street Police Court yes
terday and identified the property rs having
boon stolen from his home at the time of the
fire. Mr.. Eustis said that Immediately be-
fore and after the recent fires in Westbury
negroes were seen lettering near the ruins.
jackson admitted that the ,silverware had
been taken from Mr.. Eustis's home, but he de.
said that several other men searched for stun
and secured considerable. At Mr.. Eustis's re.
quest, Justice Bremen decided to hold the pris.
oner until a warrant for his arrest could be
obtained at Westbury on tho charge Of bur.
glary or incendiarism.