The Cecil Whig., 1874-01-31
CHANG AND ENG.
THE SCIENTIFIC ENIGMA.


"Siamese Twins" which occurred on Sat
urday, 1 18th inst, has naturally excited gres
comment among all classes, but more espt
cially in the scientific world. AS to th
composition of the lgature or band whic
united these two personages various opir
ions have been expressed both by the mos
noted physicians of Europe and America
by whom it was examined. So conflictin
have been the theories advanced in regar
to it, that the medical men long ago aban
doned the question, and all joined in th
common hope that when the twins died
SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM
would be arrived at by post -mortem ex
animation. Knowing this desire the broth
ers very craftily had inserted in their las
will provision forbidding any examina
tion of their bodies to be made. This cod
icil seemed death-blow to the cause o
science, and was greatly to be regretted
However, being fully aware that shoule
this provision be carried out to the letter
the doctors of America would be sneeret
at and jeered by their brethren all over the
tor of anatomy in the Jefferson Medica
College of this city, determined to make a
progressive step towards examining the
bodies of the deceased men, and accord
ingly offered his services to go to their late
homestead and hold an autopsy. Com
munication was he'd with Doctor Joseph
Hollingswerth, physician who resides
within short distance of the plantation
of the twins, and who viewed the remains
shortly after death. DR.. Hollingsworth
Immediately signified his intention of COM
DR.. Pancoast, and according to promise
arrived in Philadelphia on Friday evening.
The Southern physician is a gentleman of
about fifty years of age, and very intelli-
gent. He was born in the county of Surry,
in village named Mount Airy, in which
he now resides. He studied medicine and
graduated from the Jefferson College, in
Philadelphia, in the year 1S47. After OBJ
tanning his degree of NJ. D., he returned
South and has since remained there.
THE DOCTORS CONSULT.
Soon after arriving in Philadeldhia DR..
Hollingsworth proceeded to the office of
DR.. Pancoast, at Eleventh and Walnut
streets, and private consultation between
these two gentlemen was held regarding
future movements to be made in the mat
ter of examination. Through the courtesy
of DR.. Panceast, reporter Of THE Press
was admitted to the council, and the fol-
lowing
SKETCH OF THE DECEASED
was offered the twins were born in the
village of Maklong, on the coast of Siam,
in the year 1911, and came to the United
States about the year 1929. After travel
ing through this country and Europe, they
in 1916, bought a plantation at small
town named Trap Hole, in Wilkes county,
North Carolina, about forty miles from
where they died. Here they married two
sisters named Yates, who were native
North Carolnians, and although unedu-
Gated women, were, nevertheless, possessed
of very good intellects. The wives were
both very strong and healthy women.
Their mother, it is said, was so large that
when she died it was found
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE BODY OUT
of the doorway of the dwelling before
portion of the sides of the door frame was
cut away. Some time after taking up
their abode in Mount Airy they purchased
a second plantation about two miles from
he first, and erected dwelling upon it, to
'vhich Eng removed his family, Chang's
mily remaining at the old homestead.
was their custom, and the plan was
yer departed from, of spending
IS THREE DAYS AT EACH HOUSE.
froa weather or warm, rain or shine, moth
NED. whatever was permitted to interfere
e we their idea. Upon one occasion a
s toof the brother at whose house they
We in stopping, died upon the last day of
,e of visit to the dwelling, but the follow
IL we Y being the appointed time for their
cion, of base, the two brothers left
lends u, l,,-,
Germ
c,m. TX to their usual programme. On
n . ,,rsday previous to their death the
love were at Chang's residence, and
to .:llg of that day was the appointed
;,,re T,a removal to Eng's dwelling
ed in was cold and Chang had been
love Io:g for couple of months past of
over ~ i'll. The road leading from the
node H., was very rough and frozen.
8 the lie evening they started upon
in an open wagon and carry
refar ~, short time arrived at Eng's.
" be e chilled by the exposure and
oner f being very cold, while his
xton apparent good health, and
eliec- They r.. -;uLt 49,, ::
ssing an inu tat nisn.' ano' IN answer 10 I
tho IN the sick mans wife, on
rn;te d that he was much better. ,
the ~ vening they retired to a
On themselves, and went to
hot was very restless. Some .
titled might and daybreak they I
le. in by the fire. Again Eng
ttino i'd he wished to lie down,
bases .r. Chang stoutly refused,
and
init HIS BREAST
o+h.r to recline.
,Iat - fell into deep sleep. t
Alli- of the sons came into t
best to the bedside discov- c
State. 49, was dead. Eng was Il
nting - .e, and in the greatest
elical hoked upon the life t
less form bes -, ~,
y are 49,, SIMS. No physicians
orthy wy - ,5eing three miles to y
.oun sarily elapsed nno oou,d ho .n, +
rratic ,,. u, -, was despatched to
o,nN the village for ;,-...,, s ~
a. sent his brothe
- to the plantatit "
80 the vital spark h y,