Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-02-09
The Biggest Man I'm the World

InaDB ude htil'Shs hoi -Se'S
rumors have been circulated to the
effect that Europe had a giant thai
even the Trtcns themselves might
envy. II an American, Australian or
Canadian giant was produced some
see fling foreigner WAS always ready
with "call hlm a giant! You ought TO
see Chang. Chang can swing he arm
over this fellows head and not touch
him. When the city of Berlin reach
ed her wharf. the cabmen fell back in
dismay at the apparltion which loomec
up aud picked his way carefully down
the gang plank. TLis was Chang. He
walked up to a coach with majestic
tread and, resting hls hand lightly on
the seat which WAS abeve al ordinary
mIn's head, looking down upon the
driver aud, smiling, said in perfect
English:
Can you drive my secretary and my
self to the Spanish hotel at 23 Great
Jones street!'
"Can-can you get in the carriage"
stammered the hackman.
oh, yes, easily" and the giant
crouched down until lis knees nearly
reached the ground. and halt Sid, hall
himself into the vehicle.
A Sun reporter called at the Spanish
hotel ia the afternoon and saw, sitting
on an improvised seat of two chairs
with heavy boards laid across, a pres
ence which seemed tc fill the whole
room. Chang is uuquestiOnably the
LARGEST man in the world. He is gigan-
tic. AS he sat there smiling and nod
ding. his thoroughly Chineese face
looked fully as broad as an ordinary
man's shoulders, and as long, If not
longer, than -four barrel. His cheek
bones bulge cut, and are as large as a
lull-sized orange. He is thIty-threc
Years old, is the son OF a wealthy silk
and tea merchant ID Pekin, where he
was born, is well educated, speaks and
writes English, German, French, Ital-
ian and Spanish, and is thoroughly
courteous and gentlemanly. With
Chang is his secretary" a bustllng,
busy, earnest little Frenchman named
Neaud, who looks upon the giant with
admiration and delight.
"What kind OF trip did you make ?"
asked the reporter.
Extremely rough. The majority oil
the passengers were quite ill"
"Oh, but Monsieur Chang was not
one little bit sick. Oh no, no." IN
terrupted the little secretary. 1--WE
had to haYe Two staterooms made into
one, and berth eleven feet long built
expressly for him. He wasn't seasick
Bit. He saug Chinese song Tor
the passenger 10 concert on the
steamer last Monday with immense
success, Oh, he's a great fellow J"
"Whst is your exact height, Cbang?"
Il kave never been measured. With
our people it IS superstition which
takes tie form OF a religious creed, that
no man must be measured until dead.
would rather die than allow myself to
he measured. In fact. if were meas
ured would die at once, | fear | am.
however, somewhat in the Delghbor"
hood of nine feet, will stand up aud you
can stand beside me aud judge Tor
YOURSELF"
Chang rose. aud, rising it seemed as
though he would never stop. The Sun
reporter stands & feet 3 inches 10
height. Hs at Chang's suggestion. put
on high silk hat AMI walked under the
giants out stretched arm, near the
shoulder, without coming within two
inches Of his sleeve. Tnen fixing the
hei.lt of bis head about half way be-
tween The giants waist and neck, the
reporter checked off three feet att
ruess and found that the crown Of the
Cuiuamsn's head was surely nine feet
from the floor. His hands and feet are
comparatively small AID very well
formed. lie has exhibited before all
the crown heads of Europe and Austria
liza. asd has been the pc. Of severa!
soyereigns. He wears a solitaire dla
moud ring, given him BY the Emperor
of Russia, which Is valued at sl.4OO
Attached to bis chain is gold medal
given him by the Berlin exhibition,
which asserts that he is the largest
man of recent times. He also has hall
a dozen immense diamond rings given
him by Rajahs in India, Mayors in
Australia, aud potentates from all
quarters of the Globe. While talking
10 the reporter, he suddenly d'ved into
his vest pocket, which was large enough
to hold AL ordinary mans head, and
brought forth a ring with the official
seal and monogram Of Francis Joseph.
inscribed 10 Chang" He alss has
a watch give6 him by Queen Victoria
which weighs two pounds aud hail.
and has a chain nine feet long, which
oarely reaches arosnd his neck aud
down to his vest pocket. Chang was
brought over by Barnum, Baily aud
Hutchinson, the new Barnum nrm'
who give hin $500 a week for one year.
.Neu York Sun.