Samuel Edwin Solly. 

 1845- 



DR. SOLLY was born in London, England, May 5, 1845, 

 and died at Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 19, 1906. 

 He received his early education in the best schools of his native 

 land, and, following the footsteps of his distinguished father, 

 he took up a medical career. Owing to a physical breakdown 

 in his early career, his attention was naturally directed along 

 climatological lines. Through his father, he was brought into 

 intimate association with many of the distinguished practitioners 

 of London. In this way, he became acquainted with the late 

 Sir Morell Mackenzie, from whom he acquired his insight into 

 laryngology and rhinology. In his thirtieth year he found it 

 impracticable, from a physical point of view, to longer reside in 

 London, so he turned his face toward the setting sun. We 

 next find him in Manitou, Colorado, where he resided for some 

 years, being the inspiration of the English colony at this place. 

 While at Manitou he made an investigation of the mineral 

 springs of that place. Shortly after the establishment of the 

 city of Colorado Springs, he removed to that inviting and 

 thriving town. His great life work was done at Colorado 

 Springs. He never tired of singing its praises or writing of its 

 glories. Several years ago he was very much interested in a 

 movement started by the civic body of Colorado Springs in 

 sending out the secretary of that organization on a tour of the 

 principal cities of the country to proclaim the attractions of 

 Colorado Springs as a sanitarium. Though much interested in 

 all projects of a civic character that redounded to the benefit of 

 his home city, he was much more interested in those projects 

 which had for their purpose the recognition of the fact that it 

 was the world's great sanitarium for those afflicted with tuber- 

 cular affection. The Cragmoor Sanitarium was his ruling 

 passion during the last few years of his life. This institution 



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