The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-11
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Biggest Man in the World.

ssfssss oO>s3I9 VI HdNiIS WllAln us
Il the largest man in the world.
ss person IS John Hanson Craig,
|1S q resident Of Danvilie, a town Of
5thousand inhabitants, nineteen
west Of indianapolis, On the Big
railroad, and the county seat of
- ticks county.
80, who was born in Iowa CITY.
: in 1855, soon moved to the blue
sregion Of Kentucky.
sS = birth he weighed eleven pounds.
S grew so rapidly that at the age of
En months he had seven pounds of
to show for each month of his
stence, weighing seventy--seven
pads.
eom this time on his gain in flesh
@ Is phenomenal, and he was the talk
ashe community.
When he reached the age Of , years
ais weight was 206 pounds. When be
vas 8 3years old, in 1858, P. T. Barrum
inaugurated baby show in New York
and his parents hearing of this, re-
solved to enter him in competition
ssl;w ith the other contestants. He was
awarded the prize offered for the
largest baby present, $1,000.
At the age offs years his weight had
increased until he weighed 302 pounds.
His weight the next six years kept on
increasing until he registered 405
? pounds.
The next eight years his weight in
creased 1876 pounds, making his weight
sol pounds. He made it 723 pounds
when he was 25 years old.
81 DuripG~tAe~ next two years he only
increased his weight to 75S pounds,
but the next year he gained 81 pounds,
making the total 1872 pounds at the age
q OFFS.
From that time his weight has been
gradually increasing until at the
present time, when he is only 35 years
= old, he tips the scales at 907 pounds.
Judging from the past. he has not
weighed himself very recently, it is
said be believes he is still increasing in
! size, and will continue to grow foI
soNe years to come.
This immense amount of flesh is not
aused by an extraordinary appetite.
ar. Craig, on the contrary, being a
~ery delicate eater, is not addicted to
she use of intoNicants, and does not
use tobacco in any form. He suffers no
Inconvenience from his very heavy
weight, and was never i'll day in his
Jife.
IA He stands six feet five inches in his
s5e5ciking feet and measures eight feet
four inches at the hips. The cloth in
Lone of his suits for ordinary men, it re-
quiring forty-one yards to make him a
full suit-coat, vest and pantaloons-
s and it takes three pounds of yarn to
make him pair of stockings.
He laughingly says that the COWS al
SSWays smile when they see him going
ITO shoe shop to leave his measure for
a pair of boots, as it will take whole
side to make him pair, No. y being
the size he wears.
The father Of Mr.. Craig was very
small man, weighing about lis to 12O
pounds. His mother was also small
woman, not weighing over ITO or llo
pounds.
L His great-grandfather on his mothers
& side was Governor Crittenden, the first
Governor of Vermont, whose birth
place was Ireland. DR.. Hanson Catlett,
his grandfather, was assistant surgeon
general of the United States for thirty
five years, and died IN the government
service at East Liberty, Pa. He was
born in England.
On his fathers side Mr.. Craig's
grandfather was a native Of Scotland
and his grandmother German having
been born in the city of Frankfort, Mr..
Craig is first cousin of William P.
Hepburn, at the present time solicitor
for the United States treasury.
A few days ago Mr.. Craig's home
was frightened by Mrs. Craig giving
birth to girl baby. This is the only
child they have, and both are very
joyful over the event. Mrs. Craig's
weight is about one hundred and
thirty pounds.