New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-24
THE DR1TH or THE SIlHESE THINS.
VISIT or THEIR PHYSICIAN TO PHILADELPHIA
CHANG DfEs or PNEUMONIA AND ENG DIES or
FRIGUT-REMiNIsCESCEs Og 4 STRANGE LIE.
LEY TELEGRAPH 70 THg rRIBUNEl


FRIGuT-REMiNIsCENCEs or 4 STRANGE IJTE.
tBr TELEGRAPH 20 THE TRIBUNE
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23-Dr. Joseph Iiol
lngsworth hyscisn resident at Mount Airy Surrey
County, about G5 miles from Greensboro, N. c.. and
graduate OF Jefferson College Of this city in 1884, since
practcng and around Mount Airy. arrived here this
evening from his home. in order 10 consult DR..
william II. Pancoast, Demonstr1t0r Of Anatomy
in his Alma Mater. Prof Samuel Gross. and other
eminent ply sclans TO the death and future dspos
ton OF the celebrated samese twins Chang aud Eng.
whose family physician he has been for % years at their
rather homes. for they had two three and five
miles respectively from Mount Airy The correspondent
of THE TRIBUNE had long talk with him IN the ONCE OF
DR.. PanCOast. who had the first receipt OF
tho news OF the death Of the twins. autographed.
through the Mayor. for permission to make
post-mortem examination for the beheh; Of science
Many OF the current stories published in newspapers
and cyclopedas shown to be untrue by this phys-
can who has known these two singular beings most in
timately for a quarter Of century. or late wears.
owing originally estrangoment between the wives
arising out OF some Partially shown TO one over the
other in matters Of and ewelry, they have kept
up separate establishments or farms. two miles apart
Il was their unvaryng custom to spend three DAYS
and half OF each week in each house 50 unslterabe
was this custom that the funeral Of son on one Occa-
sion and the wedding Of daughter on another could
not be attended by them because the ceremony was NOT
at the right house. Thursday, Jan. Is. was the
day for Chang visit Eng's house. The
former was the weaker OF the two. having
been paralyzed three year. before the right
side and ever since suffering from chronic pneumonia
On this night the extreme cold the rough road and
omen carriage conduced to throwing Chang into Sc
we're attack Of h7 affection the throat and he sent word
10 hs wife next day that though better, he thougbt ne
would have died that night On Friday night the twins
slept IN the second story Of the house, having no
one in the but Little who said they got up
after midnight and sat arouni the fire. Chang complain
ing very much OF his throat Eng wanted 90 go bark 10
bed but Chang saii it his breast too much 10 lie
down However they did soon aftervard 90 u bed
and nothing more was heard til, toward daybreak
Eng was heard crying ont for his son william
who slept a upper room. When thH FAMILY was
aroused after repeated calings from EDg hey found
Chang dead and Eng with the cold perspiration start
ing out from his face pad. and complaining Of eI
cold in his feet and asking them TO pull and rub
them However in about Il hours after the alarm, Eng
expired. all the symptoms OF coming death being
present.
During the interval they had sent for Dr. Ho'Iings
worth, five miles away IN the village, hut before he
could arrive death had come 10 both The wife of Eng
said that he hearty ever he had been the night
before having eaten substantial supper. and was IN
no wise apparently affected by his brothers ndispos
ton. After the doctor arrived he fonnd them both
dead difference in their condition from
that OF corpses He 1t once with due regard
the OF his profession and SCIENCE generally
took the preservation ~ the bodies until
the consent OF the families OF the deceased
could be obtained 10 4 post-morrm eXamlna-
tion ana until medical could have an
opportuntv consult As 10 the consent OF the FAINT
lies the objection comes from au invad
daughter in the last stages Of consumption and other
members desire 10 hear dis tant Of the de.
ceased, one whom Is III California ana
two or three IN Missouri. The doctor with great
forethought dissuaded them from burning the
bodies IN negnborng church-yard and urged that IL
would be better embilm prc.erge them rs long ~
possible do this he had strong wooden box incased
In tin with charcoal surrounding the bodies ana de-
posted the whole the cellar of the dwellingnou
where the weather Will preserve the bodies al
least weeks.
Eng aud Chang were born IN Siam IN 1871, and left
there IN 1929 After attracting marked attention In
Europe they settled down in North Carolina about 30
miles from Salisbury. aud kept store few years They
then moved Ia near Mt. Airy, aud have iVed tnere
"a farmers for % years. Owning a large mum
Der slaves they wealthy but since the war have
consequently become reduced 70 moderate clreuu-
stances They had slight dialect showing foreign birth,
nut could not their mother tongue having forgotten
H. They said the Doctor that they had intended III
1861 but for this unfortunate war; TO visit their nome
IN siam They COnfederItes, but did not 20 TO the
war. They would work themselves, ofentImes using
he