Ellett was the 6th of 8 children born to Henry Theodore Titus (1822-1881), founder of Titusville, Brevard County, Florida and Mary Eveline Hopkins (1832-1911). He was named after his Uncle Ellett who died during a shootout with Apache Indians near a mine that he was working with his brother near Patagonia, Arizona.
He committed suicide with a pistol shot to the left temple, on 17 Oct, 1894 at Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York, after finding his finacee, Mary Duff dead from an overdose of chloroform, which she took to relieve a headache. Her physician, Dr. W. J. Burns stated that Miss Duff was suffering from a heart disease and even a light dose of chloroform could cause her death and has been generally accepted as the correct solution of this mystery. A vial of the drug was found in young Titus' pocket, and it was said that he had only a few days before her death spoken of its value as a headache cure.
The funeral services for Miss Duff happened at St.Ann's Protestant Episcopal Church, located at Clinton and Livingston Streets, Brooklyn, New York by Rev. Reese F. Alsop. The remains of Ellett were removed to the house of his aunt, Mrs. Hodgskin at 440 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York and funeral sevices were held there by Rev. A. B. Kinsolving, pastor of Christ Church, Brooklyn, New York. Interment for both took place at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Ellett was the 6th of 8 children born to Henry Theodore Titus (1822-1881), founder of Titusville, Brevard County, Florida and Mary Eveline Hopkins (1832-1911). He was named after his Uncle Ellett who died during a shootout with Apache Indians near a mine that he was working with his brother near Patagonia, Arizona.
He committed suicide with a pistol shot to the left temple, on 17 Oct, 1894 at Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York, after finding his finacee, Mary Duff dead from an overdose of chloroform, which she took to relieve a headache. Her physician, Dr. W. J. Burns stated that Miss Duff was suffering from a heart disease and even a light dose of chloroform could cause her death and has been generally accepted as the correct solution of this mystery. A vial of the drug was found in young Titus' pocket, and it was said that he had only a few days before her death spoken of its value as a headache cure.
The funeral services for Miss Duff happened at St.Ann's Protestant Episcopal Church, located at Clinton and Livingston Streets, Brooklyn, New York by Rev. Reese F. Alsop. The remains of Ellett were removed to the house of his aunt, Mrs. Hodgskin at 440 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York and funeral sevices were held there by Rev. A. B. Kinsolving, pastor of Christ Church, Brooklyn, New York. Interment for both took place at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
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