Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-05-30
ASSASSINATION OF COLONEL ELLIS
WORTH.

News has just reached the city of the
assassination OF the gallant Colonel Ellsworth,
of the New \ ork Eremen ZouaVes. In ac-
cordance with previous instructions, the Zou
aves last night proceeded down the Potomac
to land at Alexandria and operate in conjunc
tion with the other troops that passed over the
Long Bridge into Virginia.
Senator Chandler reports that COL Els
worth landed his regiment from q steamer, and
did not enter the town until the troops
above had arrived, when some of his men were
detailed to guard the prisoners Of war. While
Col. Ellsworth was marching with his detail
he was shot from the Marshall House, soon
after hauling down secession flag, and killed
instantly.
This sudden and sad fate Of the Zouaves
gallant commander so shocked them that they
rushed with frantic haste into the grocery store
from which the shot emanated and soon made
prisoners Of all the inmates, including the as
Sasain, and would have hung them all but for
the appeals Of the other troops. THE murderer
holcerer, acas instantly sh0t.
Senator Chandler left soon after the affray
with DISPATCHES for Washington, and at that
time there had been NO other incidents than
those named; but the excitement among the
troops was intense in consequence of the death
Of COL Ellsworth and the cowardl y manner iu
which it was produced.
Captain Fox has just made an official report
of the circumstances attending the killing OF
Col. Ellsworth to the President.
1t appears that Ellsworth was marching up
the street with a squad of men to take pos.
session of the telegraph Office, when, in passing
bn a flo Hvin
the top Of building He Immediately ex.
claimed, That has to come down." and, en-
tering the building, made his way up to the
roof with ono OF his men, hauled down the
rebel emblem, and, wrapping it around his
body, descended. While on the second floor
a secesSionist came ont of a door with cock
ed double barrelled shot gun. He took aim
at Ellsworth, when the latter attempted to
strike the gun out Of the way with his first, as
be struck it one Of the barrels discharged ,lodg-
ing whole load of .buckshot in ElISworths
body, killing him instantly. His companion in.
Stantly shot the murderer through the head
with a revolver, making him corpse a second
or two after the fall Of the noble Ellsworth
The house was Immediately surrounded and all
the inmates made prisoners
The remains of the deceased were brought
over to the Navy Yard this morning The
doleful peals of all the bells in the city are
announcing the sad news to the citizens
Colonel ElSworth'S remains are deposited in
the Ceat little engine house of The Navy YARD.
the lire apparatus having been removed. They
are still clad in his uniform, the breast being
shockingly lacerated by the slug shot. They
were sewed up in red blanket. The body
rests on a small bench, covered with the ma
tional flag, with wreath Of flowers upon the
breast. The building was draped in flags and
Grape, and detachment Of the Seventy-frst
detailed to guard it, Al the flags in the city
are displayed at half-mast, in honor of the
gallant deceased The fact Of his death was
kept for two hours from his men to prevent
demonstrations of violence.
1t is stated that when he received the fatal
shot he dropped his sword, and seizing hold of
his clothing over his breast, tore it entirely off,
and looking down upon the wound closed his
eyes and fell down dead without utterng a
word
Before hauling down the secession flag him
scls, he politely but vainly, requested his mur-
derer to remove the odious emblem.
A number of secession officers were captured
in the Marshall House, and will be held as
prisoners.
1t appears that Col Ellsworth entered the
building in which he was shot with a squad
of men, and not with one, as first reported
The name Of the seceSsionist that murdered
Col. Ellsworth was James jackson, keeper of
the Marshall House The name Of the Zou,
ave that shot Jackson is Brownell He first
blew his brains out with his rifle, and then
bayonetted him.
The body of Col. Ellsworth was brought
over in charge Of six Zouaves. The widest
grief is exhibited by the members Of the regi-
ment
Before wrapping the secession flag around
his body Ellsworth had trampled it under
foot.