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DEATHS ABROAD. 
At New York, Sept. 16, 3798,) I. B. 
Scandella, M. D. aged 28, a native of the 
Venetian ftate, and defcended from a family 
of rank and opulence. He received the beft 
medical education, but confecrated his talents 
to the general improvement of fcience, and 
the benefit of mankind. Having refided for 
fome time at London in the capacity of fe- 
eretary tothe Venetian embaily, he conceived 
the defign of vifiting America. His country’s 
fervice no longer demanding his attention, he 
propofed to gratify his liberal curiofity in fur- 
veying the principles and ftructure of a rifing 
empire. He firt vifited Quebec, and thence 
took various journeys through the northern 
and weftern diffriéts, His chief attention 
was directed to agricultural improvements, 
juitly conceiving that mankind would derive 
mot benefit from the perfection of that ufe- 
ful art. Having {pent two years in America, 
and accomplifhed the purpotes of his vifit,. 
he embarked for Europe in June, 1798. The 
veitel, however, proving unfit for the voyage, 
he returned to Philadelphia, and from thence 
proceeded to New York. An epidemical dit- 
cafe had meanwhile made its appearance in 
both cities. Notwithftanding its greater pro- 
grefs and malignity in Philadelphia, his con- 
cern in the welfare of a helplefs family, 
whom his departure had deprived of their 
only ufeful friend, induced him te return 
thither. 
reft, and expofing himfelf to the influence 
of an infeéted atmofphere for ten days, he 
fet out on his return to New Yotk, where he 
had {carcely arrived before fymptoms of dif- 
eafe appeared, which on the tixth day ter- 
minated in death. 
At the fame place, in Sept. 19, 1798, the 
celebrated Elihu Hubbard Smith, phyfician, 
aged 27 years, who fell a vi€tim to the de- 
ftructive epidemic in that city. There were 
few who perithed during that calamitous fea- 
fon, whote fate excited more univerfal re- 
gret, and whofe memory will be more fondly 
and permanently cherithed. In his domeftic 
relations, the knowledge of his excellence is 
neceflarily confined to few; but by thofe 
few, his conduct 2s a fon and a brother, will 
ever be regarded as a model of unblemifhed 
retitude. 
the true intereft of thefe allied to him, a 
cafual obferver would have imagined that he, 
whofe afteCtions were fo ardent, whofe mind 
was fo active for their good, had no leifure 
for the offi_es of friendihip, cr the ftudy of 
the general good. To thefe valuable pur- 
pofes, however; no-one attended more zeal- 
oully. He wasa native of Lichfield in Con- 
necticut, and receiyed the firit rudiments of 
his education at New York. He entered the 
college of Newhaven at the age of eleven, 
where he gave early proois of intelleétual 
attainments. His education was completed 
under the care of the Rev. Timothy Dwight, 
who kept a fchgol of coniiderabe repute at 
After enduring continual lofs of 
Indefatigable in the promotion of 
Memoirs of Doétors I. B. Scandella and Elihu Hi. Smith. (F eb, 
Greenfield. At the age of 17 he returned to 
Lichfield, and commenced the ftudy of me- 
dicine under the dire@tion of his father. In 
the year 1791 he arrived in Philadelphia, 
and attended the medical leétures that are 
annuaily delivered in that city. In the fuc- 
ceeding year he fettled for fome timne as a 
practiticner of phyfic at Wethersfield in Con- 
necticut 3 but removed, in the autumn of 
1793, to New York, where he remained til 
the time of his death. His talents could not 
otherwife than flowly furmount the obftacles 
which were thrown in the way of his pro- 
feMional fuccefs by his youth, and by the 
want of patronage. Befides his medical pur- 
fuits, he cultivated, with fuccefs, almoft 
every branch of literature. He was early 
diftinguitshed by his attachment to the mufes, 
which is attefted by a great number of ju- 
venile compofitions. Thefe have found their 
way, In difterenc forms, to the world, and 
manifef a vigour of imagination which, with 
the advantages of age and experience, would 
have rendered him an honour to his country. 
As a phyfician, his lofs is irreparable. He 
had explo red, at an early age, an extent 
of medical learning, for which the longeft 
lives are feldom found fufficient. His dili- 
gence and aétivity, his ardour and perfeve- 
rance, knew no bounds. The love of fcience 
and the impulfe of philanthropy direéted his 
whole profeffional career, and left little room 
for the calculations of emolument. He had 
formed vaft defigns of medical improvement, 
which embraced the whole family of man~ 
kind, were animated by the foul of bene- 
volence, and afpired after every obje& of a 
liberal and dignified ambition. He was ripe 
for the higheft honours of his profeffion 5 his 
merits were every day becoming more confpi- 
cuous, when his premature death deprived 
him of that extraordinary degree of public 
confidence which awaited him, In 1796 
the corporation ef New York Hofpital ap- 
pointed him one of the phyficians of that 
charity. His writings, already publifhed, 
excite regret that the number of them is net 
greater. They difplay fingular diligence and 
acutenefs of refearch, accurate and extenfive 
obfervation, great force and precifion of rea- 
foning, and ,a vigorous and comprehenfive 
mind. Though funk into the fhades of in- 
action and filence, his example cannot ceafe 
to offer inftru€tion, nor fail to attract imi- 
tation. His plans for the alleviation of hu- 
man mifery, and the advancement of human 
happinefs, though deprived of their author 
and fupporter, will not entirely perish. 
Of that very ufeful periodical! work the 
Merpicat Repository, publifhed at New 
York, he was one of the moft zealous foun- 
dears, andone of the moft aétiveand ardent 
promoters. Inits eftablifhment he had fond- 
ly anticipated the ditfufion of ufeful know- 
Jedge, the improvement of medicine, and 
the advancement of the intereft and welfare 
of mankind, 
Sloatbly 
