The Democratic advocate., 1883-08-04
Modern Giants.


The London It'd Bits has gathered the
following list of giants who have lived in
latter days:
Samuel Mcdonald, Scotchman, nick
named ''Big Sam was six feet ten inches
in height Was footman to Prince of
Wales. Died 1902
Alice Gordon, Essex, England, giantess,
seven feet Died 1877.
Anne Hanen Swan, of Nova Scotia,
seven feet
La Pierre, of Stratgard, in Denmark, was
seven feet one inch.
Henry Blacker, seven feet four inches,
and most symmetrical. Born at Cuckfeld,
in Sussex, in 1924. Generally called the
British Giant" Was exhibited in Lon
don in 1851.
Edward Bamford, seven feet four inches.
Died 176S. Buried in ST. Dunstan's
churchyard, London.
Louis Frenz, Frenchman, seven feet four
inches. His left hand is preserved in the
museum of the College of Surgeons, Lon
don.
Martin Salmeron, a Mexican, seven feet
four inches.
Porus, an Indian king, who fought
against Alexander near the river Hydasper,
B. G. 327, was seven and half feet high,
with strength in proportion.
! Heinrich Osen, born in Norway, seven
feet six inches; weight 800 pounds, OR ff-
teen stone.
Edward Melon, seven feet six inches
Born at Port Leicester, Ireland, 1865, and
died 1854, being only nineteen years of
age.
James Mcdonald, seven feet six inches
Native of Cork, Ireland; died 1850.
Robert Hale, seven feet six inches.
Born at Somerton, England, in 1920, and
often called the "Norfolk Giant Died
1862.
Francis Sheridan, an Irishman, seven
feet eight inches; weight, twenty-five stone;
girth of chest, ffty-eight inches. Died
1870.
Bradley, seven feet eight inches at death.
Born at Market Wheaton, in Yorkshire,
England. His right hand is preserved in
the museum of the College of Surgeons.
1799-1920.
Joseph Brice, seven feet eight inches.
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hibited in London, 1923. His hand
could span fifteen and half inches. Born
at Ramonchamp, in the Vosges, France,
1910 Was sometimes called Anak.
Cornelius Magrath, seven feet eight in
ches. He was an orphan and reared by
Bishop Berkley, England. Died at the
age of twenty years. 1740-1760.
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inches His brother was about the same
height.
Joachim Eleozegue, Spanish giant, seven
feet ten inches. Exhibited in London.
Captain Bates, of Kentucky, seven feet
eleven and one-half inches Exhibited in
London, 1871.
Harold Hardradra, Norwegian giant,
nearly eight feet.
Gilly, Swede, eight feet. Exhibited
as a show early in the nineteenth century.
William Evans eight feet at death.
Porter to Charles |. Died 1852.
Charlemagne, nearly eight feet. He
could squeeze together three horse-shoes at
once in his hands.
j.. Toller, of Nova Scotia, eight feet.
Died 1919.
Maximilian Christopher Miller, eight
feet His hand measured twelve inches
and his forcfnger was nine inches long.
Called the "SaxOn Giant" Died in Lon
don. 1674-1734.
Chang Woo-Goo, of Tychou, Chinese
giant, eight feet two inches. Exhibited in
London 1866-67 and again in $780,
j. H. Reichart, of Friedburg, Sweden,
eight feet three inches. His father and
mother were giants.
Charles O'Brien, or Byrne, Irish giant,
eight feet four inches His skeleton is
preserved in the museum of the College Of
Surgeons. 1761-17S3. Patrick, his broth
er, was eight feet seven inches.
Loushkin, Russian giant eight feet seven
inches; drum-major of the Imperial Guards.
Maximinius, eight feet six inches The
Roman Emperor. 235-238.
A human skeleton, eight feet six inches,
is preserved in the museum of Trinity Col
lege, Dublin.