Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-12-18
THE RrGGESr MAN IN THE
WORLD. - f

SiiANG TIE GIANr--NlSE FEET t1IGit
AND DEVELOPED AccoRpiNGLY.-Chang
has arrived. For years vague rumors
have been circulated to the effect that
Europe had a giant that the Britons
themselves might envy. .-- .s,,...,
Yesterday when the City of Berlin
reached her wharf the cabmen fell back
in d;smay at the appari,ion Which 10, m.
ed up and picked his way carefully
down the gang plank. This was Chang.
He walked up to 4 coach with majestic
tread and resting his hand lightly on
the seat which was above an ordinary
mans head, looked down upouthe 6riv
er and, smiling, said in perfect English;
"Can you drive my secretary andmy-
self to the Spanish Hotel, at % Great
Jones street .......--..
"Can-can you get into the carriageF
stammered the hacknan.
'-Ob. yes, easily" and the giant
crouched down until his knees nearly
reached the ground, and Lalfslid, halt
crainmed himself into the vehicle.
A Sun reporter called at the Spanish
Hotel in the afternoon and saw, sitting
on an improvised seat of two chairs
with heavy boards laid across, 3 pres
ence which seemed 10 fill the whole
room. Chang is unquestionably tho
largest man in the world. He Is gigan
tic. As he sat there smiling and nod
ding, Lis thorough Chinese face looked
fully as broad Us an ordinary mans
shoulders, and as long, if not longer
than -four barrel His check bones
bulge out, and are rs large as afull-sized
orange. lie is 33 years old, is the son
of wealthy silk and tea merchsnt in
Pekin, where he was born, is well edn.
Gated, speaks, reads, and wr!tes Eng
lsh, German, French, Italian and Span
ish, and is thoroughly courteous and
gentlemauly. With Chang is his sec
retary, bus,ling, busy earnest little
Frenchman, named Neaud, who looks
upon the giant with admiration aud de
light.
"What kind Of trip did you maker
asked the reporter.
Extremely rough. The majority OF
the passengers were quite i'll
"Oh, but Monsieur Chang was not
one little bit sick. Oh! no, no, no, In.
terrupted the little secretary. ave had
10 have two slaterooms made into one,
and berth eleven feet long made ex
pressly for him. lie wasn't seasick
bit. He sang a Chinese song tor The
passengers in concert on the steamer
last Monday with immense success. Oh,
he's a great fellow
"What is your exact height, Changf
81 have never been measured Mon
sieur With our people il is supersti-
ton which takes the form ota religious
creed, that no man must be measured
until dead would rather die than al.
low myself to be measured. In fact IL
! were measured | would die ut once !
fear. / am, however, somewhere inihe
neghbolhood Of nine feet. j Withstand
up and you can stand beside me aud
Judge for yourself"
Chang rose, and rising, II seemed az
though he would never stop. The Sun
reporter stands feet inches in height.
He at Changs suggestion, pat on
high ilk hat and walked under the 81
ants outstretched arm, near the shoul'
der, without coming within two inches
of his sleeves. Then fixing the height
of his head about half way between tho
giants waist and neck, the reporter
checked off three feet at guess aud
found that the crown OF the Chlnnmans
head was surely nine feet from the floor.
His hands and feet are comparatively
small and very well formed. lie has
exhibited before all the crowned heads
of Europe and Australia, ard has been
the pet of several sovcreigps. lie wears
a solitaire diamond ring, which is val
ued at SI,40O, given him by the En'
peror OF Russia Attached 10 his chain
is a gold modal given him by the Berlin
Exhibition, which asserts that he 10 tho
largest man Of recent times. He 'has
also halt a dozen immense diamond
rings given bin by Rajahs in India.
Mayors in Australia ard potentates from
all quarters Of the globe While talk
ing TO the reporter he suddenly diyed
into his rest pocket, which was large
enough to hold an ordinary mans head,
and brought forth a ring with the Off
ciai seal and monogram Of Francis Jo.
scph inscribed TO "Chogg. lie also
has watch given him by Queen Veto
ria, which weighs two pounds aud
half, and has chain nine teet long,
which barrly reaches around his neck
and down o his vest pocket.-N y. Sun.