The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-27

ELLSWORTH

val OF XHE REMAiNS OF COLONEL,
ELLSWORTH.
RECEPTION OF TIE BODY AT JERSKY CTTY-nrrnn-
ssrNd PRIVATE FUNERAL skRvI0Es ArrHH Asr0R
Housk-THA h0URNINa PARTY IN THg ROOM or
DKArH-EvARY ONE DISSOLVED IN TEARS Ere.
The remains OF Colonel Elmer f. Ellsworth, whs nst
mn deAsh a the banda d an guomlnous assassin Of the
seoesssoni party at Alexaudra on the 4lth tasss.x
were placed on board special train In washiagton =
Saturday AFTERNOON which conveyst them to Ph,ladef
pda and thence by anoer train to Jersey CITY where
they arrived at Ave ooock yesterday moruag accsupa
nIed by this following escort
Lieutenant s. W. stryker Ia command, aod Iisu.ensak
E. r. Coates (bosh the intimate friends OF deceased aaA
associated with him in connection with tho Uaicss>
ZouAves) Corporas John A. Smith aud Francis a
Browuen (who ahOt Jackson immediately sfser tbs later
had killed Colonel Ella WORTH Privates Joseph Mere
kiohael Brennan, William 81 Brennan ami Hiram SAITH
The names Of the zouavs Fund Committee, who aiss
accompanied the remains and who have the credit Of
making all the accessory arrangements, area f.
OckerhAusea, chairman; o. ". Brennan william n
wickham, John r. Piatt, John 8 CUES and James
Watkins.
Amocgst other gentlemen VINO accompanied the re.
nai0s wereAugustus Haisht of the State Deparsaeut
Washington l. B. Boomer, Chicago; e. @. Leonard do
S. N. Gale, do and j. H. storer. New York city.
The romans were received arriving in Jersey Otv
by delegation from the Fire Department Fund Csnt.
tee But very little delay made and a. soon "a the
body had been placed in the hease provided for the sso
aion, and those who accompanied placed In car
riages, they driven aboard the ferry boat which
conveyed them to this CITY, whore the body received
by detachment Of the National Guard, in due militsv
FORM The funeral corege arrived tho Astor House Al
twenty minutes after ave, when the body was conveyed
TO room No a. and Laid under canopy draped noura
ing and fsstooned with red, white aud blue.
COFFIN
Containing the remalBx the lamsnted soldier u Of
solid iron, painted - AnlDwood, and having large
oval glass top extending aoxt half way from the head
II beautifully mounted and decorated with wreaths Of
evergreens, and variety Of flowers provided
By Mrs. Aston. AT the head Of the coffin on the lat
hand side Of deceased placed he secession dag which
he captured before he shot, sprked here and hess
With his blood. On his right was the American flag
Tho coffin literally covered with fowers and no iO
scrpton was Observable; but our reporter was nformel
by one Of the cort that there was none black vol
vet belt beartfg tho words In raised silver letters
washinston Z9asves" encirced the coffin towards The
foot.
AprxAnAsoE or pxoKAsED
The deceased soldier attiret ful uniform, and
CAIN tranquil expression On bis lef. cheek bone was
cot, which appeared to have beer caused By fau.
The mother and father Of Colonel ELS worth with heats
bowed down in grief awaited the arrival Of the body q
their beloved In painful anxiety a. the Aston House.
and AZ the coffin containing the inanlmate so
der deposited in the rocu both parents entered aad
proceeded to hold communion with grim death It
years-deepiy affecting, solemn and hsarsrendinS The
mohershe whose heart awaysfull OF tsndernes-Ass
dead body Of her ONLY son may therefore draw
faint picture OF what Mrs Ellsworth must have suffered
ksod his cold lips the father followed the example boss
looked ut each other moment tn mute grief, aud then
burst into Wild paroxysm q anguish SOD following see
che effect would prove ous to euher both pa
rents, and they were accordingly ccacuctet from tho
room.
AsroR HOUSE sRsxssD,
After reading the announcement 10 the HERALD OF ss
turday that Colonel Els worths remains arrive
this city at early hour erday ng Il was na
turL for ctowds OF people to assemble round the
plsco, About eight O'Clock aeveral distinguished Ia
dies and gentlemen entered the room where lay
the body In the repose OF death; and half
40 hour later the inside Of the As.or House,
well the large space out sts vded by peop
Of all classes anxious 10 get view OF the distinguished
hero who had fallen In defence Of his country. tbs
only few could gain usress, and 80 the pass sgeway
leading TO room No Al was kept compensatory clear.
OF New York, Thu,ow Weed and Hoa. Mr, Church, q
Albany.
TIE PRIVATE FuSmAL sxRvTcs
AT 1iEe O'Clock the room nLed oy large COMPANY
Of ladies' AND gentemea ana preparations made Tor
the private funeral services announced 20 take pa,c.
detachment OF the National Guard ~ith hxed bayonos,
ranged IN line the Ugh. n the coffin Corpsrd
Francis Bfosneli, the aveager OF Colonel Els vorth
stood at the foot, with his head bowet down sorrow
and the committee and others ragged themselves prois
cuousiy around the room.
Ghe Rev. A. II Birmingham, OF the South Bapas
church. Twenty nth street. then opened the services by
reading several passages Of Scripture appropriate 10
occasou at TIE conclusion Of which la pronounced the
following eloquent euogum Colonel Ellsworth during
The delivery OF which nearly every one In the room was
dissolved 10 tears
He said that there other Aston which hs
remembered the sud eDness OF the which hAi in
the domestic circle and changed the reposs Of de-
NEST le Tho death OF Colonel Ellsworth had thro
pal OF melancholy no. only the population Of this
metropolis, but over that OF the whos country. And
zee, "a that private room, surrounded By those few
dating 1shsd citizens OF the CITY and State.
they had not met there 30 much 10 pay
their tyitute OF regard to the lsmented
Who tai falea, and fallen glorously ~ soldier a.
70 svnpsshize With the bereaved ones Orators aaS
poets and satssnen and patriots would do honor to the
Anente1 who had fallen valiant officer That was
Tot their office there this morning They came in the
simpcit OF the Gospel They under ths dictator
o. tbs prophetic OF domestic ife actuatsd by tbs
feelings o. Christian hearts, 70 synpathlxs with ths
,ends OF the deceased the privilege OF him we
h-n spoke TO have beea thrown into the company OF the
dsocased last GUNNER, wnic he was making his tour
speaker was permitted through the courtesy Of
odBccr Of the Seventh, 70 accompany them 70 West
Point on the excursion which they went, ant
wa5 permitted tho pleasure and the honor--which
wovd be fresh and grateful to his heArt--o(
being in the company OF the IAmented Colonel
Ellsworth for few hours, with several other frieads.
2s pr zed that acquaintance now and alluded TO t.
FOR the purpose OF auncuncag tho fact, but sim.
ply Tor the purpose Of giving nvi.g tessmcsy
the purity OF Colonel Hlsworth's character, hn
borcsty and bearing made 4 dozen improGBon upon his