The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-06-05

slngularly handsome man, ana, excepting
the pallor, there was nothing different in
his countenance now from what all his
friends Ind so lately been accustomed to
gladly recognize. 4. The detachment was
heard approaching at last, reinforce
ment was easily called up, and tbe sur
geon was sent for. His arrival, not long
after, of course sealed our own unhappy
belief "A sufficient guard WAS presently
distributed over the house, but meanwhile
| had remembered the Coloneps earnest
ness about the telegraph seizure, and OBJ
tained permission TO guide squad Of
Zouayes 10 the office. 1t was found en-
tirely deserted When returned TO the
hotel, there was terrible scene enacting.
A woman had run from lower room TO
the stairway where the body of the de-
fender of the secession flag lay, and, rec
ognizing il, cried aloud with an agony so
heart rending that no person could Wit
ness it without emotion. She flung her
arms in the air, struck her brow madly,
and seemed in every way utterly abandon
ed to desolation and frenzy She offered
no reproaches-appeared indeed almost
regardless of our presence, and yielded
only to her own frantic despair. 1t was
her husband that had been shot. lie was
the proprietor of the hotel. His name
was James T.Jacksou. Wisner was con-
fident it was the same man who met us
at the door when we entered, and told us
he was a boarder. His wife, as said,
was wild almost TO insanity. Yet she
listened when spoken to, and although no
consolation could be offered her by US fol
what she had lost, she seemed sensible tc
the assurance that The safety of her chill
dren, for whom she expressed fears, could
not possibly be endangered.
1t is not from any wish to fasten oblo-
guy upon the slayer of Col. Ellsworth,
but simply because it struck me as a
| frightful fact, that say the face of the
dead man wore the most revolving cx-
preston of rage and hatred that l ever
saw. Perhaps the nature of his wound
added TO this effect, and the wound was
something so appalling that / shall moi
attempt to describe it rs it impressed me-
1t is probable that such result from q
bullet wound could not onsue once in a
thousand times. Either of Brownel's
onslaughts would have been instantane-
ously fatal. Tho sabre wound was moi
less effective than that of the ball. The
gun which Jackson bad fired lay beneath
him, clasped in his arms, and as we did
not at first all know that both barrels
had been discharged, it was thought nee
essary to remove it, lest it should be sud-
denly seized and made use of from below
In doing this his countenance was re.
yealed.
AS the morning advanced, the towns
people began to gather in the vicinity, and
guard was fixed, preventing ingress and
egress. This was done to keep all par.
ties from knowing what had occurred, fol
the Zouaves were so devoted TO their Co
lionel that it was feared if they all were
made acquainted with the real fact, they
would sack the house. On the othel
hand, it was not thought wise TO let the
Alexandrans know thus early the fate o
their townsman. The Zouaves were The
only regiment that had arrived, and thei
head and soul was gone. Several per
sons sought admission to the Marshal
House, among them sister of the deat
man, who had heard the rumor, but who
was not allowed to know the true stat,
Of the case. 1t was painful TO hear he
remark, rs she went away, that 60
course they would't shoot q man dead il
his own house about bit of old bunting.
At about seven o'clock mounted off
Ger rode up, and informed us that th,
Michigan First had arrived, and had cap
tured troop of rebels, who had at frs
demanded time for reflection, but whc
aftcrward concluded to yield at discre
ton. Not long after this, the surgeon
made arrangements for the conveyanct
of Col. Ellsworth body to Washington
1t was properly veiled from sight, and
with great tenderness, taken by detach
ment of the Zouaves and the fist New
York Regiment Ia small number o
whom, / neglected TO state, embarked il
the morning at the Maryland, and CAM
down with u.s. to the steamboat, by
which il was brought to the Navy Yard
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