The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06
The Siameses Twins-The Deaths OF
Chang and Eng.

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Chang and Eng.
1t was 5 o'clock in the morning when
one of Eng's sons heard, as he fought,
call from his uncle Chang. Respond
ing as quickly as possible, he came
down stairs, and going to the side OF
the bed upon which his uncle Chang lay
found him lying, apparently in deep
sleep, but was startled by the CHASTITY
and singular appearance of the features,
which wore an expression of pain, If not
agony, and were much darker than he
had ever seen them before.
After a closer examination the boy
discovered his uncle was dead, and,
uttering an oft.repeated cry of " Uncle
Chang is dead p alarmed the whole
household, all of whom speedily came
pouring into the room in their night
dresses.
While the boy still believes it was his
uncles voice that called, everybody else
feels convinced that it must have been
Eng, his father.
The tumult caused by the death of
Chang, the hurry and noise in sending
for the doctor and Changes wife and
children, must have so terribly shocked
Eng that his nervous system became
completely Frustrated, and he never ut
tered word except the single express
sion, "And / must die, too"
On the following day Sunday a
large crowd of sympathizing friends
and acquaintance of the twins families
assembled at the residence of Eng,
where the dead were laid out, i'll the
anticipation of attending the funeral.
A clergyman also put in an appearance
to perform the last sad rites of Chris
tianity over the bodies of the respected
deceased. Contrary to the general ex-
pectation, however, no funeral took
place, the assembled multitude being
informed that it was postponed i'll def
erence to the wishes of the members of
the families who were not at home. Sew
eral of the sons of Chang are absent, and
some of the daughters of both, and it
was given out that they were to be con-
suited before final disposition of the
bodies would be agreed upon. In the
meantime something had to be done
with the bodies, and, with a celebrity
that was remarkable, all the utensils of
temporary interment were forthcoming.
A coffin of peculiar shape, constructed
of light plank, and suitable to receive
the bodies of the twins, made its APP
pearance. Inthis the bodies of thetwins
were carefully placed and covered, and
the coffin securely fastened. This was
then encased in a large tin box, which
was soldered and made alright. Then
the latter was put in a large wooden
box, packed closely in charcoal, and
made securely tight.
After this had been completed the
great case, containing all that was left
of the twins, was removed to cellar IL
Eng's house, where it now remains
This very respectable process, was in
formed, was temporary interment,
without evea the last solemn rites O.
religion being performed over the
dead.
What the proposed final deposition
of the bodies is to be, / am not informed
but report here says they are to be EN-
balmed and disposed of, at enormous
price, to some museum or medical col
lege, or placed on exhibition at a sun
equivalent to the value set upon then
by the Mount Airy managers, who, o
age out of the transaction. All of this
however, is to be subject to the decision
of the members of the families, VIII,
have been notified of the death of thei
parents and are expected home at al
early day.
No effort whatever was made to per
form an operation on the ligament will
regard to ascertaining whether ther
was an artery passing through it or not
as that would have materially interferet
with prospective greenbacks, and pre-
sent speculations would have beer
nipped in the bud. Embalmed AM
preserved as they are, the bodies of tn
twins will have a market value from
which money can always be realized b.
those having possession of them. TIL
ligament cut in the interest of science
the curiosity would be destroyed, an,
consequently the separate dead bodie
would be of no value. --MOunt dir.
(N. Co. Cor. NeW York Herald.