The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-02-20

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Stewart such u letter, thus asserting
his good standing in the church, and
before adjournment the psalm COM
m6ncing with this verse was sung:
70 Behold how good thingit is,
Ium9N And how becoming weD lno
I.aN Together such MS brcthrch are . t.....
In unity to dwell.
THE SIANIESE TWINS.
The circumstances Attending Their
Death.
A special telegram from Philadel-
phia to the New York Tribune OF
january oath says 9a ,faa
DIR. Joseph Hollingswonh, a ply
sician resident at Mount Airy, Surrey
county, about sixty-fve miles from
Greensboro, North Carolina, and q
graduate of Jefferson College in this
city in lS47, since prticticing in and
around Mount Airy, arrived here this
evening from his home, in order to
consult DR.. VIM. H. Pancoast,
Demonstration Of Anatomy in his
Alma Mater, Prof. Samuel Gross
and other eminent physicians, as to
the death and future disposition of
the celebrated Siamese twins, Chang
and Eng, whose family physician he
has been for twenty-five years at their
home-or rather homes, for they had
two, three and five miles respectively
from Mount Airy. The correspond
ent of the Tribune had a long talk
with him in the office of Dr. Pan
coast, who had, ON the first receipt
of the news of the death of the twins,
telegraphed, through the Mayor, for
permission to make q post mortem
examination for the benefit Of science.
Many of the current stories published
in newspapers and enclycopedias are
shown to be untrue by the physician,
who has known these two singular
beings intimately for n quarter of u
century. OF late years, owing origin
ally to an estrangement between the
wives, arising out of partiality shown
to one over the other in matters of
dress and jewelry, they have kept up
separate establishments, or farms,
two miles apart. rA A
1t was their unvarying custom to
spend three days and u half Of each
week in each house. So unalterable
was this custom that the funeral Of n
son on one occasion, and the wedding
of o daughter ON another could not
be attended by them because the
ceremonies were not at the right
house. Thursday, Jan. 18th, was
the day for Chang to visit Eng's
house. Tho former was the weaker
Of the two, having been paralyzed
three years before on the right side,
and ever since suffering from chronic
pneumonia. On this night the ex-
trome cold, the rough road and an
open carriage conduced to throwing
Chang into u severe attack Of his
affection Of the throat, and he sent
word to his wife next day that,
though better, he thought he would
have died that night. On Friday
night the twins slept in tho second
story Of the house, having no one in
the room but q little negro, who said
they got up after midnight and sat
around the fire, Chang complaining
very much of his throat. Enr want
ed to go back to bed, but Chang said
it hurt his breast too much TO lie
down. However they did soon
afterwalel get to bed and nothing
more was heard till, toward div
break. Eng was heard cryinp ont for
his son William. who slept in nm
upper room. When tho family was
aroused. after repeated callinps from
Eng, they found Chang dead and
Eng with n cold peisuiration starting
out from his facey pallid and com,
planning of excessive cold in his feet
asking them to null and rub them
However, in about one and n half
hours aftor the alarm Tnc exnirod
all tile symptoms Of coming death
being present. 0-rI N I.I'
During the interval tboy had sent
for DR.. Hollinpswortb i've niles
away in tho VILLAGE hui before he
could arrive death had como 70 both
Tho wife OF Eng said that he was as
hearty as ever he had been. the NIGHT
before, haying oaton n Substantial
supper, and Vas in nowise apparently
| affected by bis brothers ihdisposi-
ton. Aver The doctor arrived Ne
found them both dead and observed
no difference in their condition from
chat of ordinary corpsos. He nj once
with n duo REGARD for the interests Of
his profession and science generally
took measures for the preservation Of
families of the deceased could be
obtained to post-mortem examine
ton, and until medical mon could
have an opportunity to consult. AS
to the CONSENT Of the families the