The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26
MEATH OF nAYARD TAYLOR.

Meath or HANARD EAs ISk.
Rsvard Taylor, journalist, author and
NOT known b. his works all over the civil
lied world, died yesterday afternoon about
four O'Clock, at Berlin. At the time OF his
death he held one Of the most important
and responsible foreign positions under the
Government, Of the United States-that Of
American Minister TO Germany. 1t Is not
as a diplomatist, however, or politi, ian, that
he will be remembered, but as an author
ard iournsIist-his whole life having been
devoted to literature. He was born in Ken
nett Square, West Chester county, Pennzy !
v.nia, January IL, 1925, and was cone
qu.ntly, AT the time Of his death about
firy-four wears old.
In ls42 he became al aPprsn-
tice In a printing Office in West
Chester. In lSi4-'5 he made a pedestrian
tour in Europe, and after his return pub
lished "Views Afoot, or Europe seen with
Knspsack and Staff tlSiG). For year
he edited newspaper in Phm1ixyiile, Pa,
then went to New York, wrote Tor the
Literary Wo,H, and soon after became a
member Of the editorial staff Of the Tribune,
in which journal many of his subsequent
works of travel first appeared. In 1919 he
visited California, and returned home by
the way Of Mexico. In 1851 he set cut on
protracted tour in the East, in the course
Of which he ascended the Nile to latitude
l20 30' ", and afterward traversed large
portions Of Asia Minor, Syria, and Eu-
made new departure from England, cross
ing Asia TO Calcutta, and thence proceed
ing to China, where he Joined the expedi-
ton of Commodore Perry to Japan and
he afterward made several other journeys
In 1862 3 he was secretary Of legation at
St Petersburg, and part of the time charge
daffaires. In 1874 he revisited Egypt, and
attended the millennial celebration in Ice
land, at which poem by him was read,
translated into Icelandic. At intervals he
appeared as public lecturer. Besides his
Views Afoot," he published Gel Do
RADIO, or Adventures in the Path of En-
pire" q vols. l2mo, 1850 The Lands OF
the Saracen" QS54;"A Journey to Gen.
trail Africa" 1854; "A Visit TO India
China, and Japan" QS54; "Northern
Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures Of
Sweden, Denmark, and Lapland.' London,
1857; New York, 1853; Travels in
Greece and Russia 1859; AT Home and
Abroad, Sketch Book of Life, Scenery,
and Men" Qs59; second series, 1862 /;
Colorado, Summer Trip" QS67); "By-
ways of Europe" QS69); and Egypt and
Iceland" Qs74. His volumes of poems
are: "Xinena, or the Battle of the Sierra
Moreaa, and other Poems" philadelphia,
1S44 Rhymes of Travel, Ballad, ard
other Poems" 1S4S): THE American Le-
gend," poem delivered before the Phi
Beta Kappa society OF Harvard Universe
ty 1850; Book of Romances, Lyrics, and
Songs QS6D; Poems and Ballads
QS54; Poems of the Orient" QS55)
"rhe Poets Journal QS62); "The Picture
ST. John" QS66); "The Ballad of Abraham
Lincoln" QS69); The Masque of the;
Gods" (1S72) Glars, Pastoral OF Nor
way 1873; The Prophet, Tragedy
QS74( and "Home Pastorals, Ballads, and
Lyrics" So. lie also published the
novels Hannah Thurston, a Story of
American. Lie" lS63); John Godfrey's
Fortunes" 1S6i), THE Story of Kennett"
QS66), and Joseph and his Friend" (lS70l.
He translated in the original metres
both parts of Goethe's "Faust" 0S70-T1),
and edited "Cyclopaiia of Modern
Travel Cincinnati, 1856 "Frithoif's Sa-
ga" translated by W. L. Blackley from the
Swedish of Tegner ns67), Auerbach's
"Villa on the Rhine q vols, 1869, and
illustrated Library of Travel, E1plora-
ton, and Adventure" (vols. i.-iv., 1924.
Several of his works have been translated
into German, French and Russian.