The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-19
THE TALLEST MAN IN THE
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Chang, a Chinese giant, arriIsd
in New York on an ocean steamer
recently; and was Immediately
pounced upon by the, ga,l lneswspaper
men. A reporter called at the
hotel where the giant lodged and
saw, sitting on an improyised seat
Of two chairs with heavy boards
laid across, presence which
seemed to fill the. whple. room.
Chang is unquestionably the aals
gest man7ih the world Heis gE
gantic.. AS he sat there smiling
and uoddlng, his thoroughly Chi.
nese face looked fulty-a broad as
an ordinary mau.s shoulders, and
as long, ifSpot tlonger@tban;a -four
barrel. His cheek: bones bulge
out, and are as large asia fuHsized
orange. He is thirty-three years
old, is the son Of wealthy silk
and tea mercEantAin Pek7n, Where
be was born, is we'll educated,
speaks, reads and writes English,
German, French, italian !" and
Spanish, and is thoroughly court.
eous and gentlenaniy.:S With
Chang is his Secretary" a bust
ling, busy, earnest little French
man named Neaud, wbo looks up
on the giant with admiration and
delight. rr .,.:.s. y ,.o
"What Is your exact height,
Change" asked the reporter.
Il have never been measured,
monsieur: With our, our people # is
a superstition which ;a takes the
form Of a religious creed, that 10
man must be measured until dead.
would rather die than to allow
myself to be measured IR;facs,
i'll we're measured l would die at
once, 4 fear. Lam, however, some
where in the neighborhe ofnine
feet. Twill stand N, p,and youscan
stand beside me and; and judge for
yourself 4c:;.,,;a,sza .r,93T;,.4 =
Chang rose, and, rising, it
seemed as though he would never
stop. The = reporter: stands six
feet three inches in height. he,
at Chang's suggestion, :putGon
high silk hat and. walked under
che giants outstretched arm, near
the shoulder, .without2s;eoming
| within two inches .of his sleeve.
bThen. fixing: the heightsfefshis
head about half way between sde
| giants waist and neck, the re-
| porter checked efcthree teetat a
Iguess caad. found thatehe crown
iof the Chinsmaa's. head 7Wassure-
BY nine, teet from the feort- His
! hands and feetare. comparatively
small and verY;welk formed. He
i:has exhibited. before y ail9 the
kcrowned heads of Europe aad
Australia, and has been the petof
several sovereigns. He wears q
l:solitaire diapoad ring, given him
! by the emperor Of Russia which
lis valued al sl,4OO. Attached to
his chain is: a gold medal given
him by the Berlin G exhibition,
which asserts that he is the lar
gest man Of recent: times. He
also has half: a dozen immense
diamond rings given him by
} rajahs in India, mayors in Aus
tralia and potentates from all
quarters Of the globe, y While
talking to the reporter he sudden
lly di7ed into his S, vest pocket,
which was large enough to hold
Ian ordinary mans head, and
brought forth a ring, with the
official seal a: and monogram OF
I Francis Joseph, :, Inscribed IS to
-f"Chapg." he also has : watch,
, given him by Queen Victoria.
} which weighs two pounds and a
half, and has a chain lime feet
stlong., VII Which barely reaches around
|, b;s nack and down to his yesi