Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-04
From the L oston Journal.


Dr. Elisha Aent RAaHf.
DR.. Elisha Kent Kane was born in Philadel
phia, on the Sd of February, 1922. As boy
he was adventurous, and his collegiate, course
suffered some postponemeht while his physica
qualities pressed for their necessary training
and discipline. During his collegiate course he
explored the Blue Mountains of Virginia as q
student of geology, under the guidance of Pro
fessor Rodgers. In 1913 he graduated, after a
seven years course of studies, ut the Pennsylva
MIA Medical University, and soon after he enter
ed the United States Navy as assistant surgeon
While acting in this capacity he was appointed
as physician in the first embassy to China from
this country. His naturally adventursome dis
position led him to project visit to the Interi.
or, but the difficulties were numerous, that he
could not accomplish his purposeas fully as he
desired. He, however, succeeded IN travelling
over large section Of the country; and before
his return he visited the Philippines Ceylon, and
other islands in that re- ion, and even succeeded
in penetrating into the Interior of India. %, HIS
travels through these regions were full OF adven-
lures and perils; but perils to man oiDr.
Kane's temperament appear only to have the
effect of making them more attractive, While
in India he descended the crater of the Tael of
Luzon, suspended by bamboo rope, from a
projecting crag which lowered above the interi-
or scoria and debris, over two hundred feet
This act of daring nearly cost him his life, for
the natives regarded it as sacriigous act,
which could only be effaced by the death of the
impious offender. DR.. Kane, however, escaped
their pious vengeance, and afterwards went to
the Ladrone Islands with the celebrated Baron
Loe, of Prussia, where he was attacked by a
whole tribe of the savage inhabitants of those
islands. Against these he successfully defended
himself, but the hardship he and his companion
subsequently, underwent were more than the lat
ter could endure, and he sunk under them -
DR.. Kane, alone passed over to Egypt assembled
the Nile as far as the confines of Nubia, crossing
the desert on his camel, to the basis of Jupiter
Ammon, climbing at break.ne risk to the top
stone of the sounding Colossus of Mcnnon, and
exploring the tombs of the Pharaohs for fort
night or three weeks with Professor Lepsus and
his associates. Wrecked again while passing
down the Nile, and wounded in an encounter
near Alexandria, he pushed across to Greece,
and trayersed every scene of classic interest,
climbing TO the Hippocrene Spring, and sleeping
on the shore of Marathon.
He returned by Italy, France and England,
only to rest few weeks before cruise on the
coast of Africa. Renewing here some acquain-
tances which had been formed in Brazil, he was
allowed to inspect the machinery Of the slave
trade, and to pass up into the interior under the
fT1nan OF DeSousa, the great intermediary De
tween the chiefs Of the slave making districts
and the Brazilian carriers. The coast fever was
his pay for this trip, and he was sent home by
Commodore Read, invaded.
Imperfectly patched up from the effects of
this visitation, he volunteered for servie with
the army in Mexico, and was ordered with des-
patches, on daredevil race, through the coun-
try our troops had left, to overtake General
Scott. BE was given an escort through Mex
leo the notorious company of Col. Dominguez,
who started with him from Vera Cruz. As they
were approaching Nopaluco, near Puebla, the
we're formed by Mexican that large body
of Mexican soldiers we're on their way to inter-
cept them, and at that time we're but a short dis.
lance off. Dominguez refused to proceed any
further, and was about retreating, when DR.. Kane
commanded HIM 10 remain with him, threaten
ming the vengeance of this government if his
company should leave him. Having succeeded
in preventing him from turning his back on the
enemy, he finally induced him TO attack them.
Placing himself 1t the head of his escort, DR..
Kane took advantage of rising ground TO
sweep upon the Mexicans, who we're thrown into
confusion BY the intrepidity of his charge. Raj