New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-01
ObiunrY.
DEATH OF ,aGs. GaSKZnfa.

The cieath Of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Gaskell, tAa
popular English novelist and biographer Of Char
lot.e Brontc took place on the lsth Of this month
While readng to her daughters In hog own houJe u
Alton England She fell eaddenly frsm her chair. aao
immediately expired She bogn in tbs year 1884
and waathe wife Of a Unitarian clergyman fee ssv.
sral Yeas a resident Of Manchester Her first aovsA
"Marv Barton was published in les. and at o,ee -
traced attention by its vigorous sketches OF chessce
and lite grnphi1 illustrations Of English faccy hA
This vas followed by Tho MooSa.d Cottage" IS50f
Ruth Cs5s. and subsequently, by "Cranford."
Lizzie Leigh" Round the Sofa" ard "syiyia'r,
Lovers" Her" Life" Of the auAoress Of Jane Eyre
is vork Of extraordinary interest but her too ranh
Of certain domestic details In that volume
exposed her to no. little censure; and to some per-
son incon -enience Her novels are dstin suished -
the- singuarly 1list and natural tone their for0ue
del lneatous of character and the purity and facil
ts.an EncIsh fresd. Mrs. Gaskell has done whas
nsahcr lor other female writers In france can -
sorplsh--she has written novels which excite e1o
deepest interest in Of the world and whfch eveey
xirl viii ee the better for reading MIS- Gasken ouf.
Tag the late frm friend OF the cause OF No
Union. She had just finished her last novel WV
and Da sghters TO which work she had prehxed te
following detieation: This book is dedicated 70 -
my Nos1hern f-iands with the truest sympathy q 9
Ergsh womaa and in an especial manner an 20 ny -
thou h personally unknown to me, Is yet dear 10 me ~
his sake"
DENISE OF A FAMOUS LION-TAMER-DEATH u
| VAN AMBURGu.
Isaac A. Van Amburgh, the famous :" Lion
king died yesterday morning in Philadelphia Ais
decease quite sudden and unexpected as 1t is but
few days since he was this city apparently in ths
enjoyment OF good health.
Mr. Van Amburgh as bora in Fishkill, in this StatA
.nd in, al fraya ali
men agerie where he had On opportunity Of becoming
practically acquainted with tho habits and disposicas
Of the brute creato Finding that the herces species
In time became familiar with their keepers and thce
they were susceptible to tho influence Of training
occurred to him that striking performance might b
produced by entering den Of lions, tigers, &c. prup.
or tsbIenaS. Ambitions. fearless and energetic, &
soon had collection Of performing animals ready fos
the proposed exhibition. which was most successfully
given. He made his first appearance In New York -
the Richmond Hill Theater In the Fall Of 1885, and hi
performances then entirely novel in charactee.
created great excitement. Later. during the sane
season. he appeared at the Bowery Theatr under tia
management OF t. 5. Hambn, In a melOdraIna written
for him by Miss Medina, entitled The Lion Lord; Of,
The Forest Monarch" in which he introduced royA
Bengal tiger apparently loose upon the stage. From
lisa until 1888 Van Amburgh performed every Winter
q, the old Geological Institute in the Bowery whore
there was extensive menagerie. In the Summer ol
l53s he visited Europe for the first time making hia
debut In England at Astley's. Shortly sfsrward ho
was engaged By Bum for Druary Lane where his sue-
cess was OF an DUNN. III IN
History Of the English Stage" says: 1t is imp0ssi
BILE 10 conceive greater degree Of excitement and In
terest than that which attended Mr.: tsn Amburshs
exhibition mp tho close Of the year 1885, unless 10 -
that which followed il through the early part Of le0
while be remained with me-" Aferwerd, In partershtp
with a company OF Americans, Van Amburgh travelled
through EAuand, Ireland, Scotland and Wales with
men ,gerS <sturning to the United States in ls&1
where he has since remained except during several
temporary visits 10 Europe The deceased not faS
from 50 years ofage and few public men were more az
tcDsively known.
Mr. Van Amburgh had not performed for long time
previous TO mis- DEATH and several years since he sur
rendered the active management Of the firm to IL
hands OF Mr. Hyatt Frost one Of his partners.