The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-07-03
Modern Giants.

The London It'd Bits has gathered the fol-
lowing list of giants who have lived in latter
days:
Samuel Mcdonald, a 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 1887.
Anne Hanen Swan, of Nova Scotia, seven
feet
La Pierre, Of stugard, in Denmark, was
| seven feet one inch.
Henry Blacker, seven feet four inches and
most symmetrical. Born at Cuckfie.d, in
Sussex, in 1924 Generally called the Brit
| sh Giant" Was exhibited in London in
1851.
Edward Bamford, seven feet four inches.
| Died 1768. Buried in st. Dunstan's church.
| yard, London.
Louis Frenz, Frenchman, seven feet four
| inches. His left hand is preserved in the
| museum OF the College of Surgeons London.
Martin Salmeron, 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 300 pounds, or fifteen
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, fifty.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. 179S-
1920.
Joseph Brice, seven feet eight inches. At
the age of twenty-six years he was exhibited
in London. 1925. His hand could span
fifteen and a half inches. Born at Ramon.
champ, in the Vosges, France, 1910. Was
sometimes called Anak
Cornelius Magrath, seven feet eight inches
He was an orphan and reared by Bishop
Berkeley, England. Died at the age of twen-
ty years. 1740-1760
John Busby, of Darfield, seven feet nine
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 a-half inches. Exhibited in Lon
don in 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
tn Gharipa I Died 1922
Charlemagne, nearly eight feet He could
squeeze together three horse shoes at once in
his hands.
]. Toller, of Nova Scotia, eight feet. Died
1919.
Macmillan Christopher Miller, eight feet.
His hand measured twelve inches and Lis
forefnger was nine inches long. Called the
"Saxon Giant" Died in London. 1874
1874.
Chang-W Goo, of Tychou, Chinese
giant, eight feet two inches. Exhibited in
London 1S66-G7 and again in $780,
J. H. Rechart, 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 pre-
served in the museum of the College of Sur
geons. 1761-1783 Patrick, his brother,
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. 235-23S.
A human skeleton, eight feet six inches,
is preserved in the museum of Trinity Col
lege, Dublin.