Daily evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville [Ky.]) 1883-1887, 1883-10-29
THE FAT GIRLS DEATH
Further Particulars Of the Demiss
of Blanche Gray.
A GriefStricken Husband One Of the
Most Remarkable MOnstrOstties
Ever ON Exhibitiors-Cause and I'm.
cidents OF Her Death-HIer History
Size and Dfspositfon.

BALTIMORE, Dot. 2S-The fat girl, Mrs.
Moses or Blanche Davis, who died here the
latter part Of last week, was complaining OF
being i'll for several days, but she continued
to fill her engagement at the Dime Museum
until Tuesday last, since which time she
has been confined TO her room with a
bronchial affection Her husband, young
David Moses, says that his wife was quite
restless during the latter part of her last
night, keeping him awake attending to her
wantS Z" About O'clock in the morning. y
said young Moses, "my wife turned
over on one side, and as she ap-
peared somewhat easier, lay down
by her, feeling worn out myself kissed
her and dozed off. At 8 O'Clock | was
aroused by some enc knocking at the door
of our room. Immediately arose, and the
first thing that attracted my attention was
that Blanche was not breathing 80 heavily
"a was usually the case with her. l ran t.
the window, raised the curtain 70 admit the
light and found that Blanche was dead"
At this point young Moses was overcome
by emotion, and it was some time before ne
could conclude by saying that he opened the
door to let Mr.. Hickman into the room.
Young Moses says he has no friends in New
York to whom he could telegraph the news.
but ne had dispatched TO one of her three
brothers, John Gray, who lives in Detroit.
Mich The undertaken says the coffin re-
quired is the largest that he has ever
been called on to furnish. The di-
nfensions are: Length, 6 feet 4 inches:
depth. 3 feet 3 inches: width. 3 feet:
The gneat length Of the burial case is due
To the fact that one just sufficiently long
will not permit the necessary number OF
pail bearers to bear the heavy burden. Tho
fat girl was born in Detroit in November,
1896, and was consequently at the timo OF
her death, only seventeen years of age.
Her weight at birth was twenty-five pouAds
and her mother death occurred a few days
after the event Her remarkable growth
was noticeable in her early childhood, and
when only twelve years Of age she weichei
250 pounds and was fifty-six inches in
height. She never increased in stature
since that time, but expanded TO enormous
proportions. She was first exhibited pub
licly at the Bowery Concert Hall in New
York, where she was recently married at
the age of sixteen, though she was put down
on the bills being only thirteen years Of
are The manager of the Bowery Hall also
exhibited her at Coney Island, and the
great throngs of people that visit tia
resorts at that popular place took a lively in
leifNb III Uile IlOifSIfOSlly. Inc Widespread
publicity given to the marriage made heI
quite a celebrity, and she was engaged by
a New York Snowman 10 make a tour of
the various cities, Mr.. Hercog being the
first 70 secure the prize This is the third
and was to have been the last week of her
engagement at the Dime Museum, and Mrs.
Moses was TO have appeared in Philadelphia
on Monday next. The manager who had
engaged her knowing with what great diff
Guilty she assembled even 10 the second floor
of the museum here, and having 10 exhibit
her in Philadelphia on the fourth floor, had
srected a derrick on the outside OF the
building with which she was 10 have been
hoistsd up and down each day. When first
exhibited in New York. though enormously
fat. she was very active and as playful as a
child OF five years, it being found very diff
cult TO prevent her from jumping down
from the platform But recently il was
with the greatest difficulty she could get on
it. During the past month she gained sixty
seven pounds She measured 81 inches
around the bust and % around the upper
part OF the arm.