Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-01-24

THEIR SUDDEN DEATH IN NORTH CARO-
lISA-cuANG DIES FIRST AND EMO

lIxA-cuANG DIES FIRST AND EMO
r0iIows AFTER.
\ dcspatch from Greensboro, n. c.,
gives the startling announcement of the
sudden death Of tie celeblated Siamlse
Twins on Saturday morning last, the nth
inst, " hich occurred at their residence at
Mount Airy Surrey county, n. G.
There are no details Of this sad event
further than the fact that Chang was
partially paralyzcd las' tail, since which
time be has been frciiul, very much
l,hi'ita'ed and strongly adcictcd to drink
iue liquor as ntGts of alleyiating his
suffering. He had been quite foob'e for
several days-iud,cd so much 30 as to
coniine both the brothers 10 bed, but the
illness WAS moi 20 treat as to cause any
anticipation Of tie catastrophe tdat was
10 follow. On Friday night they retired
to bed as usual, but duiiug the night
Chang became worse, and, 10 the otter
di,mHy of all his friends, expired sud
denly about four O'Clock On Saturday
morning.
As soon as II was discovered that his
spuit had left It's earthly tenement aud
that death had clnimed him for its own,
Eng became 50 terribly shocked thst be
rvrd Wiley for a while, at tines exhibit
ing .ikns of great mental alteration.
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his now dead brother. In two hours, II
Is supposed, from the death of Chang,
Eng, brcathed his last, aud in death, ss
in He, the souls, us vel rs the bodies OF
the celebrated twins were once more re.
united.
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SKETCH OF THE rMlNs'
The Siamtse Twins, Eng and Chang,
lately rtsidiug in Moth Caioiina. we've
afflicted with illness IN the wear 1871.
They were born at small village on the
coast of Siam in the scar 1871. Thelt
ulltuts got their living hy fishing, and
until ls.g, when Eus aud Chang were
brought To the Uuitcd Stats, they made
their living by s,lirg sheuhsh. Their
mother bore seventeen children. Al one
time She gave birth to three and never
less thnu Two. But none OF these children
wuc defompd. The twins we're united
at the anterior pant Of lhr chest by n pro-
lnngltiou Of q kind Of npshy baud the
siZtofthr hand. Tlisbandofntshisah is about
TWO inches broad aud four inches Thick.
The whole mass is tough and capable Of
helpp cons sidtrghly extended One could
Whisrcr in the ear of one Of them with
ont the other bearing wh.is volatile
salts applied to the uostrls Of one had uo
effect on The other: aud while pipcbing
tie arm of one excited 10 sensation in the
. other, stii. if y,u but stick pin in the
exact vertical ccutie Of Ills connecting
link. hnth wohld finch from the hurt.
4 Thrtwius were seldom Observed to con-
We, se with each other. They playtd "A
good game of dHughis. made pretty
much the same moves, and nt the same
= TING. aud rttuuerilV plnyed against each
other. Afrr attracting d vast amount
ol attrulinu am NJ scientists and physi-
, olnsists in the old world, they married
a iva sisters. and settled down near Sails
. bury. y .ou IL well stocked plai tatiou.
I'm addition tuty had at ou,, p,,riud annie
, funds invested through their agent In
4 NV YORK. nurue the war they con-
" tititrd tn reside. on their manhattan. and
I. lived I'm the same uuirt aud harmony as
a ever. until snue lew wears Afterwards.
". OF course. no on. ever thought of daft
iu,. thp,t,.nrd their pe,rurs prospered-
tNrplf when ont Of lpm.er tIOm any
ic,u.r. il wns ant TO work itself of in
istritiuu ibr first one that came 10 hand
, from which tbe best escare was 10 keet,
ON of The way. The brothers rrobably
=, ntyrr wnuId faye had any dinicultv. hut
., th1i thrir wives. though sisters. turnel
" avny thcir hearts. and children were I'M.
i, caus. of the enhancement. In 10 the
= trri,d that rach had five chil,irpn mn
I, uro,p.tcj we'll enough. but one of them
"A had II sixth. and this awoke envy nnd
.. irnlousy to .urh "a dp,rrrp mar tbr twin
=, sisters. rni brinv Lousd together like I'M.
=. win hroinrr.. NJ mid ma Longer live nnd.r
" I'M. same roor the brothers we're il
ia seems. ,bont nfty. four yrnrs of age. iml
"a onr. wc brIiava. inc smaller and f.shl.,
-. of tLe Two IooLeJ il il said len wears
oidtr Than the'otber. They could turn
"a. either hack TO back or face 10 tnce. but
= thst ia ns far lis the remarkable bopd
that united Them rerniited. il is almost