New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-15
Death of DISTINGUISHED Persons.

DEATH OF DR.. DRAEE.-In DR.. DANIEL
DRAKF Cincinnati has ost one OF its Oldest pion
IN neLt cltiZena mort dis ingushed physcian-a
Of science and consistent Christian. Such loss has
'parstion, hut in the hope thar guided Gni enght
enCd ~ such example another generation may raise
up others ike HIM For ourselves, we can only lament
tie staI that j. set ths hemisphere 20 rise
In the brevity OF these few lines there is only 10
record OF the epochs in hs life dates in his
great public services, aud note something OF hs peculiar
Chsrstter.
Dr. Drske born in l1sJ, in New Jersey, whcnce
his father moved 70 Kentucky. It was in Mason Connty
IN stCr lie be often referred ta he received his carly
nrpros, icns 81 men and Nature. OF both be a
ter IN ardent student With man. both socal and piy-i
oGw.th Nature both scientific and picture queall his
Iurufs and tGtes led HIM o. irmllnr knOwlc Ice. With
vccuiar cp,itudc for such tastes and pur-us Ornel
Gnid The scCncry OF woods and iels and IN the smpi
city 81 primitive society but natural that he should
Turn his attention 20 the s:dy Of c icinchat science
which more than any other, lei 10 familiar 'guan,-
8uce with the objects and subject upon which ms mini
dwell Accordingly he commenced the stly OF m1 icnc
with Dr. GOiOrh, Cf Cincinnati, in his l6h year, 1900
he was therefore at his death, ply -icgn hq century
IA gd0ice and though occas' nelly chsent both teach.
and traveller never IN that time lost HE citizenship in
Cincinnati
In constitution active energetic and sanguine he early
became inbued with that bert form OF ambition, the
bitten OF being public bene'nctor in the wake of Sci
encc Letter. Uuhiy and BcncvOence II Is in vain here
TO attempt outline OF h- brilliant services in
that Many OF them have lett enduring impress
on society, md become monuments to the reality ofhis
bencioctions even when unrCmcmbered by those VINO
profit by the results
While very young man he became one OF the active
founders Of eyers scientific and benevolent Socctcs
whose objects the cultivation o. Science and the
public good Before these he often delivered Lectures
E-eays, tOpics of Natural History Meiicine or
Social Action. One of these published IN the form
OF sketches Of Cincinnati" which soon ter became
the foundation of moro elaborate work, entitled Pic.
ture OF Cincinnati including Natural and Statistical
view Of the Miami Country, published in 1915. Thu
made HIM known both in Europe and America, and was
one of the fret things which drew the attention Of the
public to this town and section of the country.
80 iull OF research and accurate this natural
history Of the Miami Country, and Of the locality OF Cn'
ohnst that nothing substantial has been added u the ac'
count rnce The discourse" delivered before the Med
lca Society last winter his proper sequel 10 that
work. filed with rCinniscenccs Of our early progress and
society.
Ire Medical College Of Ohio is the nest monument 10
his laLors The charter II that institution passed
January 1919 and pa-sci by the Legislature on his
own persousl Application. During many years sub C.
cuent hc OF lts pcC.csors During hs whole al
ter be . occupied his thoughts and his cares and IN
IL cause by Overtskng ever active BRAIN he az lat
died
separated for time from thar By changes incident to
n.dl.a poiucs he became Professor IN the LeNnI.
ton School in the period OF "a. greatest proper and
rcsc o. unprecedented sucoess.
IN tie meantime 1857, h. the founder OF ncw
Medical School In Cincinnati gttached % Cincinnati Col
lere Ills school OUnshed N The OTci peIOi o. ~ eN-
strucC but was given up for tie want Of al endowment
r, wa. ~ about the sfe period that DR. Drake in the
sine public spirr which animated him. became one
O. Tie earliest prCmO:.rs Of our I0lway system.
III as one Of Tho rst, No.. the hrs % prUpose the
.4est Southern Line 20 Char'tston, :. &. He Wa one
~ The active delegates 20 the Knoxville COny Illon,
where Wis COnmcEced the frt cfOrts for me Railway
lines CON 20 be- cOmpletai) between the Ohio Valley
nd ne southern Atlantic For the last 81. or scyca
yeas bis hours 0; unproilso scvce have been de-
voted ardently md inteHty 70 h- ls great work me
Dsesss sud ChInstosgy Of the Mississippi Valley. one
voiuiue CT this. occupying Leer thousand page has
already been published GnG l. no eXaggerstlOu % ~
merits 90 FAY tat stands far the greatest work u
American science. IL II appreciated abroad and viii
BE- Il home. Il was n the cttcmpt % finish hl- No e.
The only remaining ambition OF hs me-no| ieit, Ike
many creation Of human hons, broken sfruc.ure-
hat he tell IN the harms and died On the BaeF eld Of
Lie.
From III domestic lie lift only enough OF toe
Vel to s,Ose the strength Of affection and friendship,
u hlch all who knew loved and valued above ell P1iie
fine I, weaTied in labor Of oye-fsled in no hour
Of s6yershy, nor psled before any ether light
In lcC6, he married Harriet Ssson, niece Of Gen.
Marsfed then q refidenr Of Ohio With ksr be lived
Iesr twenty year, with eonjughl devotion which
f,erled equal that pictured in romance, and from
her desih lived vidower, ever Borrowing over her
ilcmOrJ.
r,u-tsut are and his ever pEnt thought with kis tyo
daurf,ers he lived az his death, and he bsdc the
world farewell bede them not sOrrow over him; for
long lie lad surrendered himself 70 his and their
KCdeciner
Here we fnirh this brsf tribute to friendship All
wolth-lass than We woulG-more than be need-; for
henceEotih-
Entsrtsin him ell the saints above,
IN solemn troops and sweet societies,
That mig, sud Singing IN their glory move"
lCIDeinnat Gazette, 10Th.
DrATH OF THE Rev. FRascIs PARKaAs,
DD.-We Learn with regre, hat Rev. Francis PARK
man. D. one OF the oAest and most eminen, dyines in
thls cry, died At hs residence in Bowdoinsquarc Of
sYcplexy, this morning. in the isty 18th year OF his aga
he bad enjoyed good health md but few day. since
DE. dei ever The Unitarian kiTSpphl Convention =