Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-12-07
The Biggest Man in the World.
CHANG, THE GIANT-NINE FEET HIGH AND
DEVELOPED ACCoRDNGLY--A
CHAT WITH HIM.
New York Sun.

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rumors have circulated to the effect that
Europe had n giant that the Trtons
themselves might envy. If an Amcri-
can Australian, or Canadian giant was
produced, some SOOTHING foreigner was
always ready with "Call him giant p
you just ought TO see Chang. Clang
can swing his arm over this fellow,
head and not touch him."
Yesterday when the City of Bcriu
reached her wharf the cabmen fell back
in dismay at the apparaton which loom.
ed up and picked his way carefully down
the gang plank, This was Chang. He
walked up to II coach with majestic tread
and, resting his hand lightly on the scat
which was above an ordinary man,
head, looked down upon the driver and
smiling, said in perfect English:
"Can you drive my secretary and my
self to the Spanish Hotel at % Great
Jones street,"
"Can-can you get in the carriage p
stammcrcd the hackman.
ooh, yes, easily" and the giant
crouched down until his knees nearly
reached the ground, and half slid, halt
crammed himself into the vehicle.
a Sun reporter called ut the Spanisl
Hotel In the afternoon and saw, sitting
on an improyised seat of two chairs viii
heavy boards laid across, presence
which seemed to fill the whole room.-
Chang Is unquestionably the largest
man in the world. He is gigantic. As
he sat there smiling and nodding, hi,
thoroughly Chinese face looked fully ~
broHd MS an ordinary mans shoulders
and us long, If not longer than floul
barrel. His check bones bulge out, and
are ms large rs n rull-sized orange. He
Is 80 years old, Is the son of wealthy
tea merchant in Pekin, whore he. wa,
born, Is well educated, speaks reads
and writes English, German, French
Italian, and Spanish, and Is thoroughly
courteous and gcntlemanly. with
Chang Is his "sccrctury,n u busting
busy, earnest little Frcnchman named
Ncaud, who looks upon the giant with
admiration and delight.
"What Of Il trip did you make ?"-
asked the reporter.
Extremely rough. The majority OF
the passengers were i'll"
"Oh, but Monsieur Chang was not
one little bit sick. Oh! no, no, no, -
interrupted the little secretary. "We
had TO have two Stalerooms made intC
one aud berth eleven feet long built
expressly for him. lie wasn't scaslck 4
bit. He sang u Chinese song for the
passengers In n concert on the steamer
Inst Monday with immense succcss.-
Oh, he's great fellow"
whats your cXact height ChangYn
81 have never been measured, Mon.
slcur. With our people II Is supersti-
ton which takes the form of religious
creed, that no man must be measured
until dead. would rather die than al-
low myself TO be meusused. In fact, II
| were measured | would die nj once.
fear. | am, however, IN the neighbour
hood Of nine feet. will stand up and
YOU can stand beside me and Judge for
yourself"
Chang rose, and, rising, It seemed M
though he would never stop. The Sun
reporter stands 0 feet inches In height.
lie, nj Chang's suggestion, put on high
silk hat aud walked under the giants
oulslrctchcd arm, near the shoulder,
without coming within two inches Of
hls sleeve. Then fixing the height of
his head about half way between the 81
anita waist nn,, neck, the reporter check
ed of three feet u, u guess and found
that the Chlnnmnn's head was surely
nine feet from the floor. lis hands and
feet Nrc comparatively small hHd very
well formed. lie has exhibited before
all the crowned heads Of Europe AM
Australia, and has been the pet of sew
crnl soyerclgns. lie wears II solllair,
diamond ring given him by the Emperor
Of Russia, which II valued NJ 81 400
Attached 10 his chain II n gold medal
given him by the Berlin Exhibition,
which asserts that he II the large Il man
Of rcccnt times. lie also has htlf n DOE
en- Immense diamond rugs given him
BY Ralahs IN India. Mayors In Austrl-
la, aud potcntales from MI quarters cf
the globe. While talking to tho report
or he suddenly divcd Into his vest pock-
ct. which was large enough 10 hold mn
o dinafy mans head, and br ught forth
n ring with the official senl ANA mono
gram Of Francis Joseph, inscribed TO
WChnng." lie also has watch. given
him by Queen Victoria, which weigh a
two pounds and a half and hns q chain
nine feet long, which barely reaches
around his neck aud down TO his vest
pocket.
ChRng was brought over by Barnuu,
Bailey and Hutchinson, the new Bar
mum IlLnl. Mlo g!ic him 5000 Ngek Cor