Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-07
FAMOUS GIANTS.
The Heaviest Married Couple on Record Weigle.
N1eBmi-si P,s.ls. tT,,s S,xiy-f7e
Yards o., Cloth % Makes ils
B-55sWaiing Gown.


day thsn dwaIls, ancient history and tTaai-
ucn make lrsqueo. mention Of mammoth
men, and marvellous stories are told Of
tneir .izs aad strength. Many Of these
tales are no doub. fabulous, as, for in
stance. thst told of the giant F8rrsgus,
who was slain by Orlando, nephew OF
Chsr,emsgne, and was said 90 have been
10 feet high. and the equally incredible
story related by the Chevalier seory, who,
in his Voyage 10 tie Peak Of Tsreriae,
says they found in one Of the sepnlchral
csvsrns OF that moultain the head
of ei,ut who had SD teeth and
the bc5g % which was 10 fset long. Rec
ords ofthe 6nairr Of immense sSeletoos
are sxceet'asiy numerous, hut science 1as
shown that most Cf these bones, sc .one
supposed to be thcsa Of giants. were moth
ipr more than those of elephants ana other
erormors animais. Tcus the account Of
chs 81; nt skeleton tou1d near hezar0a,
ia S.rlr. ln 15l5 SD feet iu length; the
Athe.s a giants Of stil greater height auo
reus,t. Nor can we credit the g-nuilcress
Of t1e wonderful relics OF an lmmele
ri1rt which we've .0urd n 1913. near the
ruins OF "a castle on the Rnone, In field
whi1l bad 'olg been called TIE giant IS
field 90 These remains were discovered 10 q
brick ioub. Us feet under ground, 90 which
were Inscribed che words "l5ut0bochus
Rex They were declared by .heirhuder,
one rf.r1r.sr. q surgeon, 20 h9 the hCces a.
giant king ard hy act1al measurement
were uuud 90 he oves % feet IN length and
is fet wide sc-css the shoulders. This
ingenious surgeon vss evidently the Bar
nom, -f his dsv, since re was soon laver-
isi-- his attraction in PaIis where the
reac,s rushed i1 crowds Co see the immense
s,.Ia.o1. which. vi ID bis knowledge OF so-
afewv. he had doubtless put ,cgs-hsr with
Ire bones of animals ior THAT purpose.
Among somewhat more authentic cases
oferri.,t GIANTS may be mentioned the
Greek. O.es,es. who was lll Zee, ta-; an
A-sbiar, Galahcc 10 lseti Farnum, TIE
Scotcaman, 1Il fee, and the Emperor,
af9xim.nus. 81 feet. The latter was O
Th-scisn born, sind ia said 70 have had
scarcely one good quality, aud 20 nave
been hated by all mankind. He wore has
wifa's bracelet rs a ring upon has thumb,
and his Shoes were longer by loot than
those Of auy other man.
Walter Parsons 8nd william Evans, the
two famous porters Of King Charles 1. OF
ENGLAND. we've the giants Of thai period
The former was feet 4 inches IN height
and of rleat strength and courage. As en-
ia writer puts it, lie would neither boast
no- sneak 20 any man, but would taSe two
of the iallest Ysomsn %. the Guard under
bis arms at once and order them % le
p'easeth % in his youth Parsons 1ac been
q blacksmith. aud when at work 40 the
anvil bs wss Obliged 20 stand 10 a deep
holsin the ground in order 20 De Oh tA'
same height as the other worSnen-
Evans, his successor as the king porter
wss two inches taller bat o. in'ercf
pbve,oue. lie was somewhat anne Sno
his knees knocked together, Jet re was
fond az o dancer and on one occsnou
created uluch amusement when, after 10
dulcipu in the "ligh, fantastic lov a lue'
he drew Jeffrey Hudson, the dwarf, out of
bis pccket. 20 the surprise and meTluent
70 an the spectators.
Although not. strictly speaking giant
az mis- height did no. exceed % ieei, the eel
ebrstsd Daniel Lambert IS called the
largest man kuown history. I1is prod
irry In nature. Sd OIL De Is termed upon his
tombstone i'm ST.. Martins, SANFORD, Eag.,
measured g feet 4 inches around the body,
3 feat 1 inch around the leRs and weighed
% stone and n pounds. Inc lnscilP'lon
upon his tomb further says that be was
pCsssssed of an exalted, conyiSial mlnoi
and in personal greatness had no compeu-
tor 30 peculiarly quaint sud, 20 dou0t
we'll deserved tribute 20 hi5 memory
Lambert persislsat.y refused 70 allow
himself 10 be exhibited IN pnoAc unti
some tbree vsa-s before bis death, which
orcprre6 in l-)9. 90 the age Of 80 years
Tso suifs OF his clothes are 5hu preserved
SAT- the inn where be died, aud IL Is said
that seven ordinary sized men have 5iooo
within the iaclos1re cd his waist coat WIN
o1tstsr,iug stitch or strsiuiog a button.
His coffin. which contained ll2 fees o, elm
ti.nbs-. was built upon twO axle trees aud
and four wheels, upon wmca n's remains
were drawn 10 their place OF lliermsnt
His graye was dug With a gradual Stops Of
many yards. and upward OF 20 msn wee
employed 'oc half au hour 10 getting the
BODY INTO Its LASS abode.
Ttis perhaps not generally Ano" taAt
The hcsv esq giant o.. whom we nave any
rr,sh s-ti.. record was "a native OF this coun-
trv Mites Da-dau was bo-n IN North
C5roI,ra la 1-s- aad diedin Tennessee Jan.
BIZ 1s5- lie was z Zee. inches ln
bsir,-. and a. The time of his death hia
weight was upwards oil loco pounds. 20
i'll 1853 he was active and lively and able
10 vo-k although ti5 weight was then 7.'
ponrls. lie was finally obliged 20 remain
az home. or to be drawn about 10 TWO
ha-sa wacoa. In l,39 bis coat was nut
toned around thres me1, each weis1 nag
ruo-e ttan 300 pounds, wnowaiEed 'oSetoe'
iu &c scrosa the public squareat LeN'ogton'
His cafia was S feet long and feet ~eap'
Another old ZINE Western giant vas
Cb.rlss Freeman Of Michig10, who some
,vbe-e M the 40s visited EDglaad and was
nat into the ring as a prizs tighter, bis ad-
vsrsa-v being william Perry, who alter
wards became champion OF England, Free
man wa Of enormous strength and meas
nr-d IS feet in height and feet across toe
ehorlders lie became sOmew nat noted
"a circus rider, but died 90 compare
lively early age OF consumption IN Lon
don.
The recent death Of Colonel Ruth Gosh
On removed one Of the largest and best
propostos giants ever exhibited IN Amer
lea. Attic time Of bis death, which oc'
cnrred at his home in Clyde, y. j., from
dropsy. his weight was some hing over COO
pounds. and during his last illness 1t re-
oulred Che services OF four men with q
hosting nppamtus TO turn him IL bed
Contrsry 10 most gisnts c lionel Goshen
attained the advanced age Of 30 years. he
was born 10 Egypt aud bad been one Of
Barnum's greatest attractions for many
years. ...-
Among other giants Of modern umes per
hams the most intelligent snd certain y
ons Of the most gsntlemauly, was Coions
a. .h, 4,a7 eortD wen wears $50. h'