The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-29

A correspondent of the New YORK HeT0tu
furnishes the following particulars OF the recent
death of Chang and Eng, the famous Slafnese
Twins, which will be found exceedingly inter-
esting: ,o ,o7.
A despatch from Greensboro, N. G., gives the
startling announcement of the sudden ueath
of the celebrated Siamese Twins on Saturday
morning last, the 18th inst, which occurred at
their residence at Mount Airy, Surry county,
N. G.
There are no details of this sad event further
than the fact that Chang was partially paraiy3ze1d
last fall, since which time he had been trettul,
very much debiltated and strongly addicted 70
drinking liquor as means of allevlatlng ms
suffering. He had been quite feeble for several
days-indeed so much so as to contine both the
brothers to bed, but the illness was not so great
as to cause any anticipation of the catastrophe
that was to follow. On Friday night they re-
tired to bed as usual, but during the night
Chang became worse, and to the utter dlsmay
of all his friends, expired suddenly about four
o'clock on Saturday morning. .,
had left it's earthly tenement, and that death
had claimed him for his own, Eng became so
terribly shocked that he raved wildly for a
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 and inseparably united to his now dead
brother. In two hours it is supposed, from
the death of Chang, Eng breathed his last, and
in dean, as in life, the souls, as well as the
bodies, of the celebrated Twins were once more
reunited.
The wives and families of the twins are in
the deepest gref-the children, many OF whom
are deaf mutes expressing their sorrow and
bereavement in the most pitiful manner.
GREENSBORO, N. c., Jan. 20, 1874.
There is little additional intelligence from
Mount Airy, the late home of the deceased
Siamese Twins. That village is distant from
this point about eighty miles, and there is
neither telegraphic nor mail communication
with it, Reports that have reached here con-
firm the information given in the despatch"s
from Richmond yesterday. A late arrival here
from Mount Airy states that it was about six
o'clock in the morning on Saturday when one
of the sons of the Twins, who slept up stairs,
heard cry or call of alarm. The boy at once
repaired to the sleeping room Of the Twins,
where he found Eng in very perturbed and
excited condition, the cause being the death OF
his brother After this, and as soon as the
death became generally known among the
members Of the family Eng grew worse until
dissolution followed, his only remark being,
''I suppose I must die, too" In exactly two
hours his fears proved only too correct, and he
had departed this life. It is not known whether
the funeral has yet taken place, but the suppo-
sition is that it has not. One report says that
it was to have taken place yesterday; but this
is not regarded as authentic.
1t is stated that the family physician and 9TH
er medical men who were present soon after
the demise of the brothers, desired to dissever
the ligature or membrane that so etlectually
united them while living, for the purpose OF as
certaining if the death Of Eng had been pro-
duced by some vital artery passing through 1t,
but to this the family strongly objected: 1t is
also reported that there is a provision in the
wills Of the deceased twins against such an
operation. Notwithstanding this, however, 1t
is hoped that in the interest of surgical science
mortcm examination will be held with view
to solve the problem so long mystery, which
is. had the ligature been operated upon during
life to separate the brothers would that opera
ton have been followed by fatal results? In
their several tours through Europe the twins
were examined by all the leading surgeons at
each capital, mono Of whom ever attempted to
perform all operation upon this singular con-