The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-02-28
Biographical.


pr.ru OF Door kAXs:-Doct. Elisha
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Eahnwha arrived at New ORLEANS with his
bad, ON The esd. A despatch 10 the Bal.-
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lie died raIm'y ana Hcar'fh:N AZ ,'l'e
child. 1t hah ocrh e''arnt Tor StF'.a' "'yS
previous to those around n'h' tn"l ms sun Oh
ilr ""S 'ai"u'l He'''''S, qua "'' Wv Wv
most care was bestowed upon MA: III hopes
Of lrolonG'ng his existence, ne gradually
sunk away, ana dita on MONDAY Oh last
week. -,
me greatest p"Ss'me Sy'HPa'n! "IS H',""n
"v the oiltls's OK 'hc 'S'a'',i AM, III o'"crH,
,ncndng the car'ain-".nSra'' VINO a'l'huv"
h's l"r',cral "nSc'l",'S' INC corpse was pa
rtd on b1aru 'lr ,a'ia"'" an" Drought !"
thls city: ~ VIII De torwaiuea W inc r''er
f'u'c 10 th'iA"''p"'s'
4 SEEICH OF THE LIFE OF DR.. kANE.-
DR.. Elisha Kent Kane was boIr in PhladI-
1hia in 1892. Nearly third Of his life was
consumed in tIavi out Of the limits Of the
C!i cl States. No man Of his y,ars, howcv
,r, was more thoroughly acquainted with HE
geographical features Of his own county.
liz was educated at the Universities Of Eir-
tinia and PENNSYLVANIA. graduating as doc.
tor Of medicine III 1873. His graduation
thesis on 'kvestme' was crowned by the
faculty n.i is still cited a. authority in the
iotks OF the profession Immediately af er
l,c'iving his d,gree. he was appointed upon
the diplomatic staff as surgeon 10 the first
American embassy TO China. lie availed
himself Of ihc facilities afforded by his posi-
ton TO explore the PHILIPPINES, most Of Walsh
.r.v,l. including Caula,iras and Mindora.
was made on foot.
His charts are still preserved. hut we be-
iicrc have not ben published His ass cate
during portion Of this exploration, the Ia
m'ntrd young Baron Loo, Of Prussia, sank
under the effects of Tie hardship and expo
sure which attended upon It. and died in ia
Va. DR. Kane dcvo'rl nuch attention to the
volcanic region Of Al!at, expecting 10 con-
nccl his observations with SuhscNucnt travels
in Sombaya. His so!inurn amons the Acgri.
tos and Aratnias WAS one Of romantic inter
est. lie was the first who DESCENDED the
crater Of the Tae. upon which occasion he
Effected toposiaph'cal sketch at the interior
Of this great volcano. He was lowered more
thsn a hundred feet by bamlmo rope from
an overhang,ng cliff and clainb,rimg down
some stvcu hundred feet through the scorT.
ing specimens which he had collected.
Among these were bottles Of sulphurous acid
from the very mouth of the crater
After this Dr. Kane trarcrSch India. spend
ing a considerable time among the nooll-
THO structures of Arungahad, (which would
scrm to have particularly attracted his mo-
tire visited Ceyion, the Upper Nile, the
Gases of Jupiter Am,non, &c, and various
classic regions which have since become the
troddcn ground Of European tourists. por-
ton Of this travel introduced INN to the
learned LcrSius. who was then prosecuting
his researches IN Egypt Returning now
ever, DIR Kane was SO unfortunate as to lose
his eabtoh IN qulcksand above + sioot' and
wit! 1t his entire papers and journals OF years
of interesting travel.
Taking profound interest in the work
inss Of The Slave trade. Dr. Name next sailed
from home in the frigate United States for
tie coast OF Africa. He visited the Slave
factories from Cape Mount to the river Bonny
and had free access to the baracoons OF Da-
honey through the influence OF the Infamous
)a AoWza. An excursion which he planned
TO Abomcy favored by the Portuguese. failed
through severe attack Of the coast fever,
fom the effects OF Which DIR. Names consu-
tutlpn never entirely re 'ovefct.
~ h"'ic pr 'oiiai a"stntuItS III McA'co
arc part OF the history OF his country HIS
wounds on the field of Na?o'uca, which were
Of a very serious nature, opcncei to him the
Inequalities of his prisoner, MajT General
Gaona the defender Of San Juan dUlioa
against the French. and secured him the gra-
,itu!e Of Other Mexican citizens of the high
est distinction We believe, however, that
his travels through the Republic Of the Cactua
carried him little out side the lines of military
operations. After his brilliant performance
OF the duty Of carrying President Folks des-
patches to Gen Scott, he was still ncccssari-