The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
THE SIAMESE TWINS.
Chang and Eng Returned to this Country
French Surgeons Would not Separate The
Chang becomes ParalyZed.

Chang and Eng Returned to this Country -.
French surgeons Would not Separate Them
Chang Becomes Paralyzed.
On Saturday last Chang and Eng, the Siamese
Twins, accompanied by their sons, James Bunker
and Albert Bunker returned from their tour through
Russia and Europe, On arriving they repaired i'm
medately to Tayors Hotel, Jersey City, where a
reporter visited them yesterday evening
On arriving at Chang and Engs r0om the doctor
entered softly and quietly introduced the reporter.
Both were requested to take seats near the couch
on which lay the suffering Chang, and the unavoid-
TO his wrist, and his side and of
his legs were paralyzed so that he could
tD out presenting an m appearance Of '' the most most
intense and eXcruCiating pain. The brother Eng
never left his side, and he says that he will cling to
him till death. Eng wore dark suit ana was dressed
more tasely than his afflicted brother who was ne
cessarily deShdbie They reclined on the couch,
but the robust Eng had restiye appearance and
would doubtless avail himself If 1t were con-
yenient.
Their accent has no foreign peculiarly in it, and
can hardly be distinguished from the manner OF
speaking adopted 10y cultivated Americans. Their
features bear a MOngOlan aspect, Chang's face
being the more European OF the two In its appear
anCe They are over hfty years OF age, but their
worn faces and haggard aspect would suggest at
least that sixty summers had seen the two in one
operation Witch I certain French physician RiTi
proposed TO perform, and did not appear to relish
the fact OF being cut asunder. In their movements
naturally ana without the least restraint con-
plies with the other. The action thoughts and
eetheT independent one from the other. Eng is
more lively and open IN his manner than Chang,
who appears many years Older than his intimate
contemporary.
The physicians opinion of the probable condition
Of Eng, in the event OF his brothers death, is de-
cidedly in favor of Eng. He believes that the death
OF one will not necessarily include the others any
more than the amputatOn OF limb should have
that effect on the human body.
He asserts that no vital part exists in the large
mass of nesh and gristle connecting the bodies Of
Chang and Eng. He believes that the only cause of
their not being separated 10y those surgeons who
proposed to operate them either their natural
unWIllingness 10 live apart fear of death in case
the operation did not succeed
chang and Eng have each five sons living, but
only Two OF these accompanied them on their tour,
The eldest OF the two il an intelligent ana wcin-
formed Young man, who seemed deeply Interested
in newspaper matters, and very inquisitiYe In
ndng out all the particulars about writing for the
press His name is John 81. Bunker. His cousin,
named Albert Bunker, the son of Eng, is CHUBBY
lad OF thirteen and very laxative with any one in.
clined TO indulge his garrulous propensties, and
very eager to say funHy things. When Clang's
health improves the party will leave al once Tor
their home in North Carolina, where they will lead
u IeuiIed Lille on their own farm.