Murdoch's Scheme And Niobe

"The Pirate," p. 156.

How plausible is Murdoch Juan's scheme to settle colonists in the emptied buildings on Good Luck? Trevelyan hypothesizes that Murdoch will:

remove the disturbing pictures, books etc;

clean and patch the furnishings;

put padding over furniture and floors;

restore the water supply;

use existing oil lanterns for lighting;

install camp stoves since the deceased inhabitants had not cooked food;

install power, enabling colonists to change the place further.

 

Would this suffice?

 

Further down the same page is a reference to Niobe. I could not remember whether this reference was Biblical or classical. However, I find that I already have linked to the relevant Wikipedia article both in 2015 and in 2017! Maybe I should just reread the blog instead of adding to it?