The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-25
TIE DEATHS OF CHANG AND ENG.
What Was the Cause of Death,
Sympathy or Shock a.?
." AND | MUST DIE TOO!"
Was There an Essentially Vital Union
Through the Ligament?
HOW THE BODIES LOOKED.

MOUNT AIRY, N. C Jan. %,
Via GREENSBORO, N. c., Jan. "a, 1874
The Samese twins mad so long become part and
parcel Of this community and Of whom it evinced
no small pride, the twins like any other natural
curiosity, gave IL nOtoriety, brought visitors and
tourists TO its hotels, added dignity its standing
as town and gave eclat to its society, that their
totally unexpected deaths, on Saturday last, the
nth inst, produced gloom from which
the people here have scarcely yet recovered.
Upon the arrival or the HERALD representative
here yesterday this feeling OF regret was markedly
observable in tile tone ana manner in which every
one even the negroes, spoke of the dead twins.
For twenty-seven years they had been residents
of the county, were familiar ana intimate with
nearly every citizen in it, were universally beloved
and respected, and, owing to their we'll known
hospitality and liberal spirit, their loss is just
o. universally regretted.
HARD ROAD.
1t was no pleasant matter to reach here, coming
drst several hundreds OF miles by rail. and then
seventy.nve miles in buggy over mountain roads
shat were rugged, broken and miry.
MEETING THE DOCTOR.
The journey was nearly complete, however and
% was passing over the last horrible five miles, q
heavy mist falling at the time, q man on horse
back, clothed In gray, approached. GLOW far is 1t
10 Mount Airy" asked, now for the fftieth time.
AUOut i've ullltS," was Cnc answer.
"DO you know ii Dr. Hollingsworth is at homep'
"That is my name, sir. But there are two DR..
Hollingsworths; which OF them do you want to
SeeS"
81 want to see the one who attended the Samese
twins when they were living" replied.
''rhen am the one. My brother DR.. Joe Hol-
angswortb, who also assisted me, went North yes
terday. My name is william Holingsworrh.n
SHOW soon will you be back to townSn asked.
'Not till midnight" he said.
This was provoking, as l was forced to leave
dount Airy at six O'Clock the following morning in
order to reach the telegraph station at Greensboro
IN Saturday.
MEDICAL REPORT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF
THE MALADY.
During brief interview which had to take place
IN the road DR.. Holngsworth then explained that
Chang had an attack Of paralysis shortly after re-
urning from Europe last year; that he had been
Uherng from pneumonia or severe lung cold, for
me past month, and that he 1.-THE DOCTOR believed
nat 1t was exposure before he had sufficiently
recovered from this malady that precipitated his
Seath. On Friday Eng was as well as usual
Chang not apparently very much worse. Eng was
excellent spirits and seemed remark ably cheer
ni and sprightly. Chang on the other hand, from
The debility caused by his paralysis and cold to.
gether with certain stupidity resulting
uOu TIC use VI 100 muC0 SLL uIa0t,
fretfuI, sullen and snappish when spoken
TO- which OF late was bis accustomed con-
duct. All the family retired at the usual hour.
Eng's wife and children slept up STAIRS the Twins
slept down stairs. 1t was five O'Clock in the
morning when one of Eng's sons heard, as he
thought call from his uncle Chang. Re.
spending as quickly as possible, he came down
stars 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.
Alter closer examination the boy discovered
his uncle was Dead and uttering an oft-repeated
cry OF "Uncle Chang is deadr' alarmed the whole
household, all OF whom speedily came pouring into
vhe room IN their night dresses.
WHICH OF THE TWINS CALLED OUT
While the boy still believes it was his unces voice
that called everybody else feels convinced that it
must have been Eng, his father.
ENGs MOMENT OF WARNING.
The tumut caused by the death of Chang the
hurry and noise in sending for the doctor ami for
Changes wife and children, must have so terribly
shocked Eng that his nervous system became COM
pletely Frustrated, and he never uttered word
except the single expression heretofore reported
In the HERALD-"And must die. too"
WHAT THE PHYSICIANS FOUND.
Two hours from the discovery OF Changes death
Drs william Holllngsworth and Tay.or arrived,
emily to find the twins dead.
C0RREsP0NDENT-How long do you think Eng
had been dead when you arrived?
DR.. HoLLINGswoRTH-Not more than ten or CT.
teen minutes.
CORRESPONDENCE you think his death was
caused by any vital connection or artery passing
from to the other ha
united them
DIR. H0LLINGswORTH-I am confident that Eng,s
death was produced by no such cause.
CORREsPONDBNT-DO you not believe the exist.
ence OF some such vital connection through the
ugament9
DR.. HOILrNGswoRTH-I do not, because have at
tended them when one was sick and the other in
good health, and when there was as much "a
twenty beats difference to the minute in their mil
VatiOn.
THE SHOCK TO ENG.
oRREsPONDENT-What, then, in your opin,on
caused Eng's deathf
Dr. HoLLINGswoRrH--TLe great shock and terror
inspired by such Q union with death, added to
which was the belief which prevailed between
them that when one died the other would. These
combined to destroy his mental faculties and para
lyze his physical energies, and he succumbed to the
dread visitation.
CORREsPoNDENT-You do not think, then, that If
the liGament had been severed his lie would have
been saveds
DR.. HOLLINGswoRTH-I do not rather think
that any operation, unless performed Immediately
upon his discovery OF Changes death, would have
FASTENED his (Eng's) death.
HOW THE DEAD BODIES LOOKED.
CoRREsPoNDENT-what appearance did they pre-.
sent at first after deathP
Dr. HoLLINGswoRTH-Chan was little discol-
ored, but not much. Eng looked as natural as If
he was asleep. In fact thought he was sleeping
until ascertained he was actually dead.
CORRESPONDENTS their appearance much al.
tered sinces
DR.. HoLLINGswoRrH-Not materially.
THE BURIAL.
AS the doctor was about to ride or l asked.
"nave they been interpedr'
DR.. HoLLiNGswORTH-"Well, only temporar,Iv y,
nd tho Doctor wishing me unod avop;n, ~oao