[General] Damiani's mantle fell upon Dr. G. B. Ermacora, drew in others of equal standing,...

[jacob123]

Does " Damiani's mantle fell upon Dr. G. B. Ermacora" mean "his responsibility transmitted to Dr. G. B. Ermacora" or not?
Does "drew in others of equal standing" mean "his devotion to Spiritualism caused eminent men to become involved in Spiritualism" or not?
Does "his" refer to "Porro" or does it refer to "Damiani"?

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Damiani's mantle fell upon Dr. G. B. Ermacora, who was founder and co-editor with Dr. Finzi of the Rivista di studi psichici. He died at Rovigo in his fortieth year at the hand of a homicide—a very great loss to the cause. His adhesion to it, and his enthusiasm, drew in others of equal standing. Thus Porro, in his glowing obituary, wrote:...



"The History of Spiritualism," by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Does "[no space]Damiani's mantle fell upon Dr. G. B. Ermacora" mean "his responsibility transferred to Dr. G. B. Ermacora" [STRIKE]or not[/STRIKE]?

Yes, as corrected.

Does "drew in others of equal standing" mean "his devotion to Spiritualism caused eminent men to become involved in Spiritualism" or not?

It means it attracted people who had his social status.

Does "his" refer to "Porro" or does it refer to "Damiani"?

​If Porro wrote the obituary, then his refers to Porro.
Damiani's mantle fell upon Dr. G. B. Ermacora, who was founder and co-editor with Dr. Finzi of the Rivista di studi psichici. He died at Rovigo in his fortieth year at the hand of a homicide—a very great loss to the cause. His adhesion to it, and his enthusiasm, drew in others of equal standing. Thus Porro, in his glowing obituary, wrote:...

"The History of Spiritualism," by Arthur Conan Doyle

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