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served to form the immense procession which fol- 

 lowed the corpse. Appropriate religious services 

 took place in the Second Presbyterian Church ; 

 during the progress of which an eloquent and appro- 

 priate discourse was delivered by the pastor, com- 

 memorative of the virtues and merits .of the deceased. 

 His remains were at length deposited in their last 

 long home at Laurel Hill Cemetery. A deep inte- 

 rest was taken by the whole community in these 

 solemn rites, by which a great city expressed her 

 admiration for the services and her esteem for the 

 character of one of her most distinguished citizens, 

 whose career of usefulness and celebrity had been 

 thus suddenly and prematurely terminated. 



The personal appearance of Dr. Kane was not 

 such as would be anticipated from the immense 

 energy which he exhibited and the wasting labors 

 which he endured. He was below the medium size 

 and weight, not exceeding five feet and a half in 

 height. But the energy and the vivida vis animi which 

 inhabited his frame imparted the stimulus and the 

 power which impelled and sustained him. It is said 

 that when the Mamelukes of Egypt first beheld the 

 diminutive form of Napoleon, they could scarcely 

 believe that he was the consummate and gifted soldier 

 whose fame overshadowed the East, and whose mas- 

 terly skill had broken and scattered their splendid 



