Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-21
CHANG AND ENG.
DEATH NOT SIMULTANEOUS.
THE GREAT FREAK OF NATURE.


GRKENsBoRo. N. c. January 2O.--Chang
and Eng. the famous Simese Twins. died on
the 18th inst. at Mt. Airy. N. C. The death
Of one brother proceeded the other by two
hours. M. Il. ID.
born In 1871, and have been exhibited in most
parts OF England and the United states. They
have for some years past been reside nts of
North Carolina. Each of them was married
and had family OF children. Their respira-
GUS in the calm state, and their hours OF sleep
and waking, their joys and sorrows. anger |
andipain. ideas and sdesres, were the same. |
They realized the idea OF perfect friendship, |
the two being one and each one two III thought
| and facts, and the Inevitable coDtidents of each
| other.
| The twins were born In the month of May,
1911, Of Chinese parents, at a small village
called Maklong, on the sea coast OF SIAM
Their mother observed that she suffered no
greater Inconvenience as they were very
small, AMI the head Of one was presented be-
tween the legs Of the other. Their parents
belonged to the lower classes, aud until the
youthful twins left their home they were en-
gagged in fishing, manufacturing cocoa nut oil,
keeping poultry, &c, for the support OF the
family.
They we're carried from Siam on April /,
1879, when 1S Years OF age, by Captain Coma,
of the American ship Sachem, and were
extensively exhibited throughout the United
two inches in height, well made and muscular,
and have been known to carry person weigh
ing 280 pounds distance OF hundred feet.
Il They were quite agile, could walk and run
very swiftly, and could swim well, Their in
teliectual powers were acute, both being
able to play chess and draughts remarkably
we'll.
Il Their feelings were warm and affectonate,
and their conduct amable and very well regu-
lated.
| They never entered into a CONVEX satl0n with
ca ch other beyond a simple remark made By
, one to She other, which seems to be nationally
accounted for by the fact that, their expert
ence being AL in common, they had nothing TO
communicate The attempt had frequently
! been made to engage them IN seperate CONVEX
sation with different individuals, out always
e without success, as they were invariably
! inclined to direct their attention to the same
: thing at the same time. lDdeed they ap-
peared to have been actuated by common
mind.
They were never known to utter an angry
= word toward each other, whatever pleased or
. dspleased one had the same effect upon the
:. other. They both felt hunger or THIRST Mt the
same time, and they always woke up at the
same moment.
Upon the possibility of separating them
!. with safety, there was difference OF opinion
Is among medical men, the most OF whom oeiieY
10 ed 1t to be impossible.
THEIR CONDITION OF HEALTH PREVIOUS tt
~ RICHMOND, Virginia, Janury 20. - Tit
Al following particulars are learned concerning
ID the last sickness and death of the Slames
l. Twins.
"a THEIR LAST MOMENTS.
e. Chang was partially paralized last fall,sinc
'. which time he has been fretful, very much lie
40 biiitated and strongly addicted to drinking Ii
quor as q means of alleyiatng his suherlng,-
lie had been quite feeble for several days
indeed so much 50 as to cOnfne both brother
e to bed but the illness was no. 50 great a5 Il
IL cause any anticipation of the catastrophe tina
rh was to follow. On Friday night they retired
" to bed as usual but during the night Chan
" became worse, and, to the utter dismay of a
t. his friends. expired suddenly about o'clocl
H. on Saturday morning.
er AS soon as lt was discovered that his spir
or had left its earthly tenement and that deaf
Elk had claimed him for his own, Eng became
We terribly shocked that he raved wildly for
70, while, at times exhibiting signs OF great mef
y tai alteration. This attack was folowe
by what seemed to be q deadly stupol, an
all now eagerly watched the fate OF Tn
. surviving twin, 50 long amt inseperabl
no united to his now dead brother. In tw
art hours 1t IL supposed, from the death {
o. Chang, Eng bresthed his last, and in dealt
,k, as in life, the souls. as well as the Dodie
be of the celebrated twins were once more rel
,ly nited.
os- THE WIVES ANpFAMiLlE5
of the twins are In the deepest grief the chi
ren,many of whom are deaf mutes, expresslI
I'D their sorrow and bereavement In the most pl
of iful maunqr