The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-20
THE SlAMESE TWINS.
Death Of Chang and Eng, the Celebrated Twin
wonders-Their Condition Of Health Previ-
Gus to Their Demise-Last Moments ON
Earth-Deaf Mute Children with
Their 1ehers in Mourning.

RICHMOND, Va. Jan. 49, 1874.
despatch nom Greensboro, N. c., gives tina
startling announcement OF the sudden death Of
the celebrated Samese Twins on Saturday morn.
Ing last, the nth inst, which occurred at their
residence at Mount Airy, Surrey county, n C.
TIE LAST MOMENTS.
There are no details OF this sad event further
than the fact that ChangAwas partially paralyzed
last lall since which time he has been fretiul very
much debilitated and strongly addicted to drinking
liquor a means OF alternating his suffering. Ha
had been quite feeble for several days-ndeed sd
much so as confne both the brothers to bed, hut
the illness not great as to cause any antcipa-
ton OF the catastrophe that was to follow On
Friday night they retired to bed as usual but dur
ing the night Chang became worse, and, to the
utter dismay Of all his friends, expired suddenly
about four O'Clock on Saturday morning.
As soon as 1t was discovered that his spirit had
left It's earthly tenement and that death had
claimed him for its own Eng became so terribly
shocked that he raved wildly for while.
at times exhibiting signs OF great men.
tai alteration. This attack was followed
by what seemed to be deadly stupor, and all
now watched eagerly the fate OF the surviving!
twin, so long ana nseparabiy united to his now
dead brother. In two hours, it is supposed, from
the death OF Chang, Eng breathed his last. and In
death, as in nie the souls we'll the bodies, Of
the celebrated twins were once more reunited.
THE WIVES AND FAMILIES
of the twins ore in the deepest grief the childrens
many OF whom are deaf mutes expressing theiH
sorrow and bereavement In the most pitiful man
ner.
No definite arrangement as to
THEIR PLACE OF BURIAL
had been made up to the date OF my present inror.
nation.
Sketch Of the Stamese Twins.
The Siamese Twins, Eng and Chang, lately re.
siding in North Carolina we're afflicted with illness
in the year 1871. They were born at q small Wiz
age ON the coast OF Siam, In the year 1871. Their
parents got their living by fishing. and until 1892,
when Eng and Chang were brought to the
United States, they made their living byl
selling shelnsc. Their mother bore seventeen
children. At one time she gave birth to three ana
never less than two. But none Of these children
were deformed. The Twins were united at the ante-
ror part OF the chest by prOlongaton OF kind Of
neshy band the size OF the hand. This band Of
nesh is about two inches broad and four icheA
thick. The whole mass is tough and capable OF
being considerably extended One could Whisper
In the OF OF them without the other hearing
while volatile salts applied to the nostrils OF onea
had no effect on the other and while pinching thei
arm OF one excited no sensation In the other. still
fyou but stick PIN in the exact vertical centre
Of this CONNECTING s LINK both you'd would, nincn rom
to converse with each other. They played
good a., game anne Of drausnts. made pretty.
time, and frequently PLAYED against each other.
After attracting vast amount OF attention.
among scientists and psychologists III the old woru,
they married two sisters, and settled down near
Salisbury, Y G., on weustocked plantation. In
vested through their agent in New York. During
the war they continued to reside on their plants-
ever, until some few years afterwards. or course,
no one ever thought OF drafting them and their
rom any cause il was ant to WORK Itself on in,
striking the first one that came TO hand, from
e 70 o. s
had any difficulty, but that their wives.
though sisters, turned away their hearts and
Up to the per Cd that each had five children
all prospercd Wen enough. but one OF them had
bound together like the twin brothers, would no
longer 1--we under the same roof The brothers
were, 1t seems, about ffty-four years Of age, but
one, we believe, the smaller and feebler OF the
Other They could turn either back to back or face
to face, but that is as Tar as the remarkable bond
that should either die the other could not survive
even more than few minutes. as there Ia an
as the es corr
responded with come Of tue leading surgical
IN as to the possibility Is
the death OF one, the lie OF the other might be
saved. AT the request of the London surgeon they.
visited That city, and many experiments wcr6
tried to determine the safety OF such operation.
Among other things igature was tied nrmly Ior
q few minutes around the connection between
them, so as to prevent the circulation OF blood
through the artery. But 1t seemed as e
each would expire II this were persisted
in. The smaller OF the two tainted away and
lost all consciousness, ana there were symptoms
that the same effect would follow to the other, but
the process could not be continued long enough
without endangerlng the life of him who was he
first to faint Since the breaking out OF the rebels
lion the twins both dressed in the Confederate
gray and were both members OF the same church.,
having united with small Baptist church In their
neighbOrh0Od, OF which they were considered very
worthy members, though born Siamese.