Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ng it. The Marshall House is situatedfive blocks in a vvesterly direction from thewharf where the Zouaves landed. It was veryearly in the morning when Colonel Ellsworth,with a small squad of his men, proceeded upthe street of Alexandria, little dreaming thatin than half an hours lime his lifeless bodywas to be borne over the same street to theboat from which he had just landed. Cameronstreet, a commer< iai thoroughfare, up w
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ng it. The Marshall House is situatedfive blocks in a vvesterly direction from thewharf where the Zouaves landed. It was veryearly in the morning when Colonel Ellsworth,with a small squad of his men, proceeded upthe street of Alexandria, little dreaming thatin than half an hours lime his lifeless bodywas to be borne over the same street to theboat from which he had just landed. Cameronstreet, a commer< iai thoroughfare, up which hewended his wav, was comparatively few people were moving, the bulk of thecitys inhabitants being asleep. The inmatesof the Marshall House were still in the arms ofMorpheus, oblivious to the fact that the rebelshail vanished before the defenders of the Union,while the flag of the Confederacy was hanginglimp in the absence of any breeze. The ill-fated Colonel Ellsworth soon reached the fataltavern and with his half-dozen followers ob-tained an entrance. Meeting with no opposi-THE ELLSWORTH TRAGEDY. tiou, and uot dreaming tor a moment they. OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 17 would encounter any resistance in the face nf the fact that the city had been captured,the colonel proceeded imnaediately to the roof for the purpose of taking possession ofthe coveted flag. After passing through the front door, a staircase was encountered which ran spiral-ly, the first turn leading to the second floor, the third to the next floor, and the fourthto the garret and roof. The colonel and his men, before they reached the roof, met aman in his night-clothes coming out of one ot the rooms, of whom they inquired for theproprietor. The man replied that he was a boarder himself, and knew nothing of thewhereabouts of the proprietor. It has since been suggested that the unknown individ-ual was Jackson himself. It took the Zouaves but a few minutes to lower the flag anddetach it from the pol
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