The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-12
TEE BIGGEST MAN IN THE WORLD
Chasg the Giant-Nine Feet High and
Developed AccOr6iinEly-A
Chat with EfAa.
New York San.

New YORK san.
Chang has arrived. For years vague ru-
mers have been circulated to the effect that
Europe had giant that the Titons them~
selves might envy. If an American, Austria
Ian, or Canadian giant was produced, some
sco1in5 foreigner was always ready with
Ca him giant? You just ought to sac
Chang. Chang ean swing his arm over this
fellows head and not touch it,"
Yesterday when the City of Berlin reached
her wharf, tho cabmon fell bsck in dismsy a.
thu apparition which loomed up and picked
his way carefully down the gang plank. This
was Chang, He walked up to coach with
majestic tread, and, resting his hand lightly
on the sea, which wal above an ordinary
mans head, looked down upon the driver
and, smiling, rRid in perfect Engliah
Can you drive my secretary and myself
to the Spanish hotel at No. % Grea. Jones
street,"
"Caa-csu you est in tho ca-iare?" SIAM
mered tse hackmnn.
"Oh, yes, easily" and tho giant erouched
down until his knees nearly reached the
ground, and hglt-slid, half-arammed himself
into the vehicle.
a Sun reporter called st tho Spanish hotel
in tho afternoon and saw, sitting on an i'm
proyissd sCst OF tNo chairs with heavy bosrds
laid across y presence which seemed TO Ill
the whole room. Chang is unQuestionnblv
the largest mtn in the wsrd. lie IS gsAn-
tic. AS he cat there smiling and noddIng,
his thorough Chinese face looked fully as
broad 60 an ordinary mans shoulders, md as
long II not longer than hyur barrel lis
check bones bulge out, and ire as large ms A
full-sized orange. lie is SO years old, is the
son Of n wealthy silk asd Tea merchant in
Pekln, whcrO he was born, il wei. educated,
speaks, reads and writes English, Gerucau,
French, Italian auA Spanish, aad is thor
oughly courteous and grnilemanly.
what Is your exact height, Chpng?'
81 have never been measured, lnontieur.
With our people it ia superstition when
takes tho form Of Il roligjsus creoA that no
man must DO measured until dead. | would
rather Ole than allow myself to be- measured.
In ieot, II | we're measured, would die a.
once, fear. l am, howover, somevhero in
the neishborhood OF niuo feet. will stand
up ana you can stand beside ms IA. Judge
for yourself"
C1aug rose, and rising, it seemed as though |
no would nav0r slop. Tho Sun reporter |
stands siG feet, three iachts in height. lie,
nj ChNugs suggestion, pat on q high six |
INIT and walker Under ths giants ou.'irnlch- |
90 arm, nohr tho e1onIdcy. without coming |
within two inches OF his sleeve. Then hsing
tho hcghtl Of bis head about half way be.
.TeRn tho giGup5 waist rud Go-k, tho report,
Or checked OF tbrec Feet q! q Guoes and iouad
hat tho crown Of tho Chnamku's head WIS
surely nine feet trom the Goor. His haads
Ind feet arc comparatively small and
'sry well fors,ad, Hc hrs exhibited
before all the crowned heads Of Europe
and AustrsliS, and hiss been the 10.
lt tevornl sovcrcignr. Ao wears solitaire
diamond ring, given him bv tho emperor Of
Rus o, which is valued nj ST, 400. Attached
TO his cn'in ie" gold m"dEl given kim By the
exhibition, which aaseit IS hat ho 10 he largest
man Of recent umos. tie also has hGlf u
do2en immense Srnonc rings givSn him by
r'lShs IN India, Mayors la Australia, and no
,u'Eiss from al SuarerG Of tho globe |
While talking 70 the rspnr,er BIO suddenly |
aigsd into hS VISIT porkst, which wsS large |
osouRh 70 iold Ca orIinary mans head, ana |
brought forth rGg with TIC Ul1G.pl resi Lud |
monogram u Francs J0pspL, inscribed 10
Chang" Es also tIsa watch, giyan hip |
By Quson Nciors, waicA weighs two
pounds aud hall, mj has chaiG nine feet |
Iodg, which Uarrly Ieurhpt around his neck |
and down to his y'f! pocket.