Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08
Death Of q "Eat Boy"


David Navarro, the ''fat boy" died at
tho Pittsburgh city pest house Of small
pox yesterday. He contracted tho disease
on Monday, Feb. ~. The deceased was
born on June 10, 1851, and would, there
fore, have attained his majority next June.
His parents are well-to- do country people,
David 3. and Mary NJ. Navarro, owning a
fine farm at Rochelle, Illinois, near. Chi
cago. David showed signs Of abnormal
fatDess after attaining the age of
thirteen years, and increased in
weight until he attracted the atten-
ton of showmen. In 1874 he was
secured by the managers OF Van Amburgh' s
circus, and successfully filed engage
ments with Barnum, Middleton and Ufner,
of the Bowery, New York; Bradenburg,
OF the same museum, and, finally, was
secured last summer by Mr.. Harris for the
latter's establishment at Brighton Beach.
Navarro was possessed of cheerful, con-
tented disposition and made warm friends
of those 10y whom he was best known.
His weight was 730 pounds, his measure
ment IS inches around the chest, 81 inches
| around the stomach, thigh 81 inches, calf
90 inches, arm "a inches, neck "a inches.
Some weeks ago Miss Lizzie Glendening,
of Allegheny, fell violently in love with
him, and David popped the question. They
! would have been married soon, notwith-
standing objections OF the parents on both
sides. David's coffin was six feet eight
inches long, three feet wide and two feet
two inches deep:
Seeking to Escape Marriage by suicide.
Amelia TienkeD, IN attractive young
German woman employed in the family Of
| Mrs. Ross at 1873 Bedford avenue, Brook
lyn, attempted to throw herself from a
third story window on Monday night. She
was once deeply in love, but her brother
| broke off the match She has laid by some
money, and has expressed much annoyance
at the calls Of several admirers, because
she tancied they wanted the money more
than herself. Several weeks ago she met
q man. however, who seemed to have OBJ
tanned an influence over her. Although
she said that that she did not love him,
she told Mrs. Ross that it was her fate to
marry him. She began to consult the
stars, and to confer with clairvOyants
The man pressed his suit, and she was
eager to have some token that would de-
| tcrmine whether she was to accept him as
her lover. Last week she prayed that if
it was Gods wish that she should marry
lli:E lover. Nc Suouiu make IL Known Oy
having it clear on certain day. As it
was clear on that date she said: "See I
must marry him." She felt drawn into a
marriage she did not want to make, and
this preyed upon her mind so that she de
termined to escape by committing suicide.
The Dead Coming to Life.
In Evansville, Ind.,. Gustav Becker
meyer, young man, was pronounced
dead by his attending physician on last
Tuesday. lie was laid out for burial, and
on ting second night after the watchers no.
ticed 4 twitehing Of the eyes. They at
once went to the physician and told him.
An electric battery was applied to the
, corpse, but without effect. Many doctors
were called and they all concluded that it
was remarkable case, as decomposition
did not set in. The man will be buried.
A young lady residing on Fifth street
apparently died very suddenly a short
time ago and was prepared for burial. AS
the body did not get cold hot Iye was ap-
piled, which, together with vigorous rub
bling, caused her restoration to life. She
described her feelings as terrible in the ex-
trcme.