The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-06
MRS. ENG BUNER DEAD.
SIZE WAS TIE WIOW OF ONE
OFTHE SIAMEs TWINS.

Hov Chang and Eng Nooed the Yates
Girls-Their Early Dmestic Happi-
ness Succeeded by Asting Oiscord.
oueer Compact mich Restored
Psace-story of the fe Of the Twins
srom Their Discover in Siam by MIR.
Bunker to Their cath, Eighteen
Years Ago.
From the Nel0 Yce Recorder.
The recent. death neardount Airy, N. c.,
Of Mrs. Sallie Bunker, wbw Of Eng Bunker,
one of the world-renoued Siamese twins,
recalls TO mind much ofhe domestic history
NJ these gentlemen andtheir families, but
comparatively little of Mich has ever found
its wav into print, andwhioh now comes
direct from one who livi in the neighbor-
hood Of their homes in le old north state,
and who was personafriend of the twins
from his youth up.
Chang and Eng were,orn in 1911, in the
lowlands of Siam, of humble parentage,
and al an early age los their father. AS
soon as they were old cough to be of use to
their mother she put than to the light work
OF tending large foe of ducks, which
they used to carry out very morning in
boat to a nelghboring marsh, where the
wild rice was plentlfl; there they re-
NAMED all day, and at light, at the blow
ing OF a horn, the ducksWould waddle back
TO the boat, crawl auard. and thea the
twins would paddle then homo. When the
bows were probably 12,r Ii years of age au
English traveller mama Bunker happened
that way, and, after viewing them with
amazement, for a SITUATED consideration
with their mother, obtained possession of
them.
AMASSED AFORTUNE.
Leaving the east shortly afterward, Mr..
Bunker for several yeas exhibited the twins
in every part of the kiown world, treating
them with great kidness and making
money by them where'er he went, until in
1882 he had amassec a fortune, and, the
twlus being by this lime of age, he con-
sderately gave them their freedom with
permission to adopt his name, and with
enough ready cash to start them comfort~
ably iu life. This happened in Raleigh, N.
C., and the young men, though they loved
their protector we'll owed freedom better:
SO, with a friendly parting on both slider,
they started out TO MAKE their way alone
and vet togethe'. While In Raleigh they
heard some talk regarding the excellent
hunting to DO FUND in the mountainous
part of the state and wishing for a little
recreation they ourneyed to the Piedmont
section, where they finally took up their
residence at the house of well-to-do farmer
named Yates, living in the county of Wilkes,
situated at the foot of the Blue Ridge
mountains, and seVenty-tive miles west Of
Greensboro.
COURTSHP AND MARRIAGE.
Farmer Yates was fond OF the chase
,,-s,, -, II g.
plenty of negroes and dogs, raising supplies
Of all kinds, and surrounded by q large fam
lily, he took life easy and made it pleasant
for the twins, who boarded with him for
considerable time. While there Eng Bunker
became greatly attached to Miss Sallie
Yates. and chang Bunker lost his heart to
Miss Adelaide.
Some time between 1885 and 1910 double
marriage took place at the residence Of
Fatherin-law Yates, and the twins COM
menced their marriage life on farm which
was in easy distance of their wives old home
stead. Here they lived happily, farming part
OF the time and at intervals going on the
road with Barnum and others, returning
home occasionally to their families and fire.
side with well-hlled pockets. But the farm
on which they lived did not suit the twins,
SO they purchased about 2, 900 ecres In the
adjoining county OF Surrey, within three
miles OF the then little village of Mount
AIRY, now the terminus of the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley railroad. On this estate
they erected large, comfortable frame
house, with Gall necessary improvements.
Being of cheerful. kindly disposition, their
lives passed smoothly for many years. while
several children were born to each wife.
A SEPARATION.
Some Of the children were nearly grown
when, one day, from some cause or other, a
squabDle ensued in which the mothers took
part, and subsequently Chang and Eng, be-
Ing men OF spirit and courage. drew knives
and we're about to attack eacn other when
the wives, seeing the dagger, begged them
10 deslsJ. The twins ceased struggling, but
decided that they would then and there be
separated, and at once sent to Mount Airy
Tor their family physician. DR.. H0llings-
worth. man with quite local reputation
as a skIllful surgeon. He arrived with his
Instruments, and after being told what was
wanted, remarked: Every we'll; just get up
On toat table and III fix you; but which
would you prefer, that / should sever the
Aesh that connects you or cut Off your heads!
One Will produce much about the same re-
suits as the other" This brought the twins
10 their senses, for they knew very well that
the great surgeons in London, Paris and
VI n Ath4 u6CluSu bDdb ~ MOulu DE-
1eath to separate them.
THE THREE DAYS COMPACT.
IN perpleXity of mind how to guard
against future warfare in their household.
.9e twins called in DIR. Hollingsworth and
n essrs. Gilmore and Rawley Of Mount
AIRY, as arbitrators. These gentlemen,
4I'er revolving the problem in their minds,
lrew up legal contract whose principal
provisions were that out of the money
1"neu by the twins similar mansion and
AEe outbuildings as those which they then
owned should be built on the large estate
ABOUT one mile from the existing home
,tead that the land should be equally
llvlded between the brothers by
y,oApetent surveyor; that no TRANSACT
lon OF a business nature should take
pace on these farms between the two
IjFothers; that the family of Chang should
I'VE III one house, while that Of Eng should
I'VE IN the other, and while the wives o.
'asionaliY visited each other it was worth
lung that Tor many years the children
Az =. uoI interchange visits, though they met
II church or in the village. 1t was also
greed that Eng should spend three days
euu Vnree nights with his folks and that
Juahg who, OF course could not help being
'.esehtl should during that time remain
IaSslNe ana not in any way interfere with
nc aHalrs OF Fog; then Chang should
ponu three days and three nights at his
,"h ,aiouse, Eng being during that time as
,l,atI Oh attending strictly to his own
'Tp y and not that of his brother, as
ynahg had been. These provisions were
'ocep'ed and religiously observed by the
I brel until death, they alternating every
- 90 Jays In their visits TO thzsS family.
1ueeu, so particular vera ekey Ia not hay