The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-10-29
THE LARGGsF MAN At1iS4.
John Hanson Craig, of Danville, Ind. :,
MeighS 417 P0lMds.

" CtS.SH OOt 4 OuhWSs
Indiana now lays claim to the heaviest
man in the world, IN the person of John
Hanson Craig, OF Danville, Hendricks
county.
Mr.. Craig was born in Iowa City, Iowa,
in 1855. When quite young his parents
moved to Kentucky, where they lived un-
Ill John was about thirteen years old.
At birth he weighed eleven pounds.
When eleven months old his weight was
seVenty-seven pounds From this tine
on his gain i'll hesh was phenomenal. All
the age of two years his weight was zoo
pounds. During 1913 lis parents took
aim 10 New ork city ana entcIud him
as a contestant in The baby suoy, inau-
gurated by P. T. Bmnmn and he w.s
awarded a cash prize of $1,000 as die
largest and heaviest child on exhibition.
AT the age OF five years his weight had
increased to 302 pounds.
During the next six years his weight
increased to 405 pounds. The following
eight years his weight increased 135
pounds, causing him 10 tip the beam at
GOl pounds. At the age Of % his weight
was 70; at y it had increased to 758
pounds During the next year he gained
"a pounds, making his weight at the age
OF Is 1872 pounds. From that time ON
his weight has been gradually increasing
until now he tips the scales at 007 pounds.
Mr.. Craig has never been iii day in
his lie, is a very delicate eater, is not adj
dicted to the use OF intoxican,s, and does
not use tobacco in any form.
Nh. Craig stands six feet live inches in
his stocking feet, and measures eight
feet and four inches at the hips. 1t re-
Iuiies torty-one yards OF cloth TO make
lhm full suit, coat, vest and pants, and
1t takes three pounds OF yarn to make
him a pair of socks He laughingly saws
The cows always smile when they see
him going to a shoe shop to leave his
measure Tor pair of boots, as il will
take a whole side to make him pair.
He wears No. IL boots.
The father Of MIR. Craig was a ve,y
small man, weighing from lis to l2O
pounds; his mother WAS a very small
woman, not weighing over ITO or ll5
pounds. Ills Observation-Disclosures ON
his mothers side, was tue Iirst governor
OF Vermont, Governor Crcacn.ien. ami
was born in ireland. His .,r,n4t.,fht,
Dr Hanson CstleJt, vas ASST ,..ia5 suyge,n-
general u one United 9tatcs for s. years.
and died in The service of the government
at East Liberty, Pa, lie was native Of
England.
On his fathers side Mr. Craig's grand
father was a native of Scotland. His
grandmother was a German having been
bora in Frankfort Nj. Craig is a first
cousin to William p. Hepburn, at the
present time solicitor for the United
States treasury.
IFio wire Is beautiful woman, about
thirty years Old, small of statue. and will
weigh, perhaps, 1870 pounds Her luxu-
liant h'irfalls in graceful curls, reaching
below her waist. Mr.. Craig says he fell
in love with her at their first meeting
and, as she has never tried to wear tbe
trousers, he still adores her.
Mr.. Craig is a splendid conversations
allst' and Is posted on the current topics
Of the day; is a member of the Adheien;
lodge, No, -, Knights of Pytlnas; Silcox
logge, No. l23, Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, and Tuscarura tribe. No
80, independent Order of Rcd Men. He
takes deep interest in the secret work 1T
the societies to which he belongs. He
Is joyial man and his friends are pleas
ed to gather at his pleasant home ior an
evenings social chat.