The New York herald., 1878-06-11

had 10 a52 lbs ans his bodily szs cootnucd
10 develop antii immediately before MS indsposnion
ments:-e6 inches round the shoGlsers 10
inches round the chest. 81 nches round
OF tho lcr. He weighed 52s lbs, and
stooa IN his stockings feet 3Is inches high; OF
diminished Daring the illness which has ended his
death. Campbell, wa learn, was brought up a. .
up that occupation. 10 which he hac become much
attached Tne deceased WIS particularly solic,teus
u should not DO inferred that his unusnai proporions
were attributable to hts mode OF living, lor look
exercise regularly and sups,sled only on ordinary
Her MaJesty's rcams'' and'some conception OF his
claim 10 THIS .iLie may bo gathered from tho fact
sui. Of ZONES than il took for three
ordinary men. Campbell before setting In Now
principal places 10 England. ireland, Scotland, Wales
and France, ana being IN turn by millions
tho DECEASED visited a. tho puko OF Wellington by
local medical gentleman whc detailing his observa.
tons in the Lancet, stata that no found tho giant 20
be an Intelligent anu agreeable young man, having
good health rule, but at tho tmc suffering IRON
tho effects OF colo ani sight crysDoiaions affection
the leg. HIS powers OF loco,notion when well wen
considerable, taking INTO account his huge bulk. His
appetite WAS not moro than an average one; ana
although not M abstaincr, ne was moderate la his
use o alcoholic drirks. iic admitted that no was
great smoker, which, in the correspondents opnlons
might account for a weak and rather irregular car
diac action observed auscuiiation, the wrses
WIS further OF opuion that Mr. campDeirs occups.
ton, however |, might add 10 weight and popu.
arity, was scarcely likely 10 bc conducive TO his
health and longevity. From tha publicity which hts
abnormal bu.k thus received The giant was induced
TO c1ler into an eugas cnent or series or exhl0t.
tons at the Egyptian Hail. London, ircm which he
returned home but weeks ago. the journey proo
ably contribuing in some measure his fatal sons
plant Ar. Campbell Was Married, Dut has lett No
ISSUE
The mortal remains OF Wiiiam Campbell, the big.
gest man IN Her Maicsiys realms. were Inferred May
~ In desmond Cemetery. Newcastle, In presence
OF vast coDcourse Of spectators Deceased, from tho
evecs which ne held IN the Duke Of Wellington Lon.
Htnh Rri.ip p,t hn Inn oll
known in tho district II had not been generally
known that ho WIS III, aud tho news OF his deceass
confined 10 his bed. occupied a The third
story, and overlooking an open square u thA
aDd II at once became a problem how 70
convey MA hugo body 70 mo ground noor.
called IN to perform iho dificut task. TO carry the
corpse down stars was, he discovered, entirely GUS
OF The question, and he had alternative out 70
coffin in ,nc room aud tako other means TO got
out OF the apartment. N0withsianding the brtei
ready on the Monday. II had become known that ha
was employed IN making tho gloomy receptacle and
from time 70 time groups OF persons gathered around
MS workshop IN Pitt street until ho obliged 40
call In the aid OF the police TO MAINTAIN order. In
putting together the coffin Mr.. Howe could pay no
regard 10 conventional modcs OF construction. He
was competed, by reason OF the enormous bulk OF
daccaseds limbs merely 10 mako II IN The form Of an
obiong box. Elm Two inches thick was the wood OF
which he made 1t. Tho inside he lined with thick
sheet lead and sno outside no covered with black
CLOTH set OF BY brass mounIIngs The inscription
lid OF the simplest character, only giving
tho name and age and date OF death.
LOWERING ruE REMAINS PROM WINDOW.
When completed tho coffin measured Z feet
long, feet inches wide and feet 10 inches
have bcen taken for anything but what 4 was Tho
ordinary entrances to the Duke OF Wellington Inn
were mol wlao enough to admit Q! its passage through
In which the body lay nad hceD removed ana por-
ZION Of the brick work knocked away that !. could be
got into tho house. hundreds 0 persons on Nonday
night saw the coffin hoisted 10 tho apartment BY
means OF block and tackle and many specuIased
tn havv I'm ehn n.tnn. vnton xSfa ahoA
(12s pounds) It would be lowered again 10 the
street. Tho body had decomposcd 50 rapidly
posed by the stencil. anu when IL was ''screwad
down" tho features wcrc an undsiinguisnaole
squeezed their way into lhc High Bridge To wiIncss
Tue descent Of tho coGn The operation had for them
tho breach In Tho bricKwork ave balks OF timber.
placed ono on top OF anothcr, projected and afoaud
tachcd From tho level oi Tho floor Of tho room pro-
jected other stout pieces Of timber, along winch the
comn was sa being partially suspsnded Tue while oy
bcr slightly bent under tho pondcrous wcight, and
not isw turncd away their heads, lcaru o. : mis-
cvcr, proved quite equal TO the strain put upon
,hom. and inc colin, which the undertaken
states weighed. with tho body, not loss tnan Q
ton, was safely deposited on the vehicle In waitIng
Mr. hove had, without success, searched tho town
rounu for suitable convcyancs, there bong no
hearsc capacious enough TOR tho purpose and had
length 10 content himself with ordinary lorry
Tns draped with black cloth, order TO mako u
look decent possible. II was found
large and anything OF weaker construction would
havc beon insufficient About hours occu
pled-irom len O'Clock 10 twelve o,cock-in lowering
thc coin TO The lorry, aud during tho whole Of thas
a%en ''o and nSsan wba so conn %sn
pended n photograph OF ~ was taken by Mr.. Laws,
photographer. and subsequently, tho sans gentle.
man took two other Vows, ono being OF tho process
SION. For two hours moro the great black box,
tanning all that was loft o; tho celebrated giant, lay
upon tho lorry, which was standing IN corncr of the
square, and during tho whole time there wss
stantIy increasing crowd wedgng their way into TOE
High Bridge 10 get glimpse OF IL
ruxgRAL PROCESSION.
Al two O'Clock Il became apparent tnat tho funerx
course oi spectators had swoiicn 10 an immense ex
tent. Grey street, from tho High Bridge upward was
pscked win people; every window was occupied
Grcy's Monument wore biackonsd with sight.
scera it was the same along tho wnoIs
route OF the procession ~ tho cemotery-Wind0was
house tops, shop tops. iampposts ana any attain
abo projection bcing occupied. Il s calculated that
from nrst 10 there would be from 30 900 10 10000
people astr At about haif-pasI two tho funeral
toge emerged IRON tho High Bridge, headed by she
band lunder tho direction OF Mr.. Ihompson), Of
tho Shakespeare Lodge oil the Royal Anteduvian Or
der OF Bunalocs Following were upward Of oss hun.
drcd me nbers Of that Order OF which Campbell h,m-
soif had been brotncr, occupying IN the rank Of
"primo" Dcccascd, II appears, took great interest
gcntiemsn OF other professions, aud his brcsbren,
with wbom no had boon terms OF familiar social In.
tercoufse, followed HIM to the grave - marx
his many aina0lo Quaiitioa Next tne ooun
containing tho body. drawn on the before mentioned
6uCCtcucu
mourning coaches a Humbcr Of caDs The nrss
coach contained the mother oi tho deceased lMrs.
s w,ao~ NJ DAVID caapSsil. SrosSsr; Tr H. Russell
ana Mr. Chapman. Tho other coach contained
friends and business acquaintanccs OF the aeporssd.
Tho paliDsarcrs wcro Mr. John Thompson, Of the
Pinc Apple lpn. Westgaie. where tho "BuKaloos"
meet; MIR. W. Jcwson, Sir. james Roston
aud Dir. ralph Masterman, all members Of
tho order. 1hc weather, which had bccn very
threatening cleared as the procession moved forward,
which " did with considerable dinoulsy IN the dense
crowd gathered on all sidos. mounted police ofncer
cndcavorcd 10 mako road ahead, bat, though ne
managed his horso with great skil bis efforts were
not OF much avail
DisGgAcgpUL scgSEs rnE GRAVE
Tho cemetery gates reached about three
o'clock, and there sceno OF unsesmy disoruer
cnsucd. The police arrangements wcrs quite inaac.
auste 10 the occasion. Tue band, while stiii play.
iug tho "Dcad March," aud progressing In
good stylo were suddenly "fusheln from their
position, and all that could be seen OF them
ancrwsfd was a trumpet hero and there frantioaiiy
waving above the heads OF tho people. Elderly
women and children were trampcd upon, aud several