. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . nd Colonel Ellsworth asked himif he was the proprietor, lie replied thai he was not. Colonel Ellsworth thenstarted up the stairway for the roof followed by the whole of our party. Wepulled down the flag and started bark. I was in advance, and as I made theturn between the third and second stories, I saw Jackson standingat the head of the flight wing to thenext story. I jumped to-wards him, and with mymusket struck down hisgun. As my weapon slidoil his, I sprang back-ward and los
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . nd Colonel Ellsworth asked himif he was the proprietor, lie replied thai he was not. Colonel Ellsworth thenstarted up the stairway for the roof followed by the whole of our party. Wepulled down the flag and started bark. I was in advance, and as I made theturn between the third and second stories, I saw Jackson standingat the head of the flight wing to thenext story. I jumped to-wards him, and with mymusket struck down hisgun. As my weapon slidoil his, I sprang back-ward and lost my footing,and just at that momentColonel Ellsworth ap-peared around the turnof the stairs comingdown. Jackson raisedhis gun and turned togive me the other had recovered my feet,however, and fired uponhim first, immediatelyfollowing up my shotwith the bayonet, mythrust pushing him downthe stairs, the other bar-rel of his gun going offas he fell. What do you thinkprompted Colonel Ells-worth to undertake topull down that flag him-self? I have always beenunder the impression thathe did it to prevent any. [ Noah L. Farnham. Adjutant Charles McK. Looser (afterwardsColonel), Quartermaster Stetson (of Astor House fame), of the Elev-enth Regiment (Ellsworth Fire Zouaves) in conference immediatelyfollowing the killing of Colonel Ellsworth in Alexandria. This con-ference was held in the Marshall House, where Ellsworth was killed,and for which deed, Jackson, his slayer, paid the penalty of death onthe spot.] outbreak, and that he was afraid to allow the regiment to see it. Do you know anything regarding Colonel Ellsworths personalcharacter. < I dont believe, if history were searched through to find a life to hold upfor the emulation of the youth of our country, that you would find one thatbetter illustrates the character of a true patriot and gentleman than that ofColonel Ellsworth. I have a number of his letters, and what is perhaps thebest evidence of his charac
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