Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-08-31
Largest Man in the World.


century Gulliver arrived in London
recently in Southeastern & Chat
ham Railway carriage from Berlin via
Queensborough, says the London Ex-
press, and thence in pantechnicon
made his way to the HippOdrome,
where he will demonstrate to London
that he is the tallest man in the world.
His name is Ustus Machnow, and
"a years ago he was born at Charkof,
on the frontiers of Asiatic Russia and
Persia. he is married, and arrived
in London with his wife and three
month.old baby, both Of whom are
normal size.
Macbnow is feet ST inches in
! eight, 80 stone Is pounds in weight,
and FIVE shilling piece can be passed
through the ring WHICH he wears on
the small finger OF his left hand. The
circumference of his head is three
quarters of a yard, and he takes a
collar of % inches.
His appetite is enormous, and the
folio wing is his usual menu for the
day: Breakfast, twelve eggs, two
quartern loaves, two quarts lot milk
lunch, three pounds OF meat, bread
and vegetables, one quart of beer
dinner, FIVE pounds semi-raw meat,
seven pounds Of potatoes, one cab
bage and two quarts OF beer supper, ht-
teen eggs, two lOaves bread, one'
quarter pound of butter, two quarts
of hot milk.
The giant wears the largest boot in
the world. His feet are ? feet II
inches in size, and in consequence hi,
boots measure two feet three inches.
On his arrival at the Hippodrome
he stated that he was very hungry,
and Immediately luncheon was or
dered for him. His lunch consisted
Of six portions Of the usual ls. I'd.
luncheon served in the hotel across
the way. 1t was as follows Six
breads, six tomato soups, SIX portions
of fried smelt, elk portions OF Jugged
hare, two rice puddingS, Six bananas,
half pound of cheese, one gallon Of
beer. In the afternoon representa-
tive had an interview with Machnow
whose language is diaIectic Persian
and with the aid Of Mr.. Trussell, who
acted as interpreter, he CLEANED some
thing Of the past life Of the giant.
"When | was nine years old, he
said, 81 was six feet six inches IL
height, and since then l have beer
growing steadily ; in fact, during the
last year have grown half an inch.
II am perfectly happy, aud enjoy
life to the full. | am very happy
married man, and the only thing that
l regret is that as | am so tall | at
tract 80 much attention in the streets
and in consequence cannot, like an
ordinary man, walk about and enjoy
myself, because wherever | go | at
tract a large crowd, which at times II
curiously impertinent. am the tall
est man in the world, and the talles
man that has ever lived. l know
Goliath was dwarf compared to me.
Among the giants whose record
may be described as authentic, Mach
now's claim to be the tallest ia easily
substantiated. The list of the great
est giants coming within the TALES
category is as follows: John Middle
ton, 8 feet 3 inches, born in Hale
Lancashire, 1878 Patrick O'Bnen
| 8 feet 7 inches, born in Kinsale Ire
land, l76l; John Frederick, Duke o
Brunswick, 8 feet 6 inches; Loush
kin, 8 feet 5 inches, drum major O.
the Russian Imperial Guards Chas
Byrne O'Brien, 8 feet 4 inches, dice
in London l76l Chang Woo-Goo
8 feet 2 inches, Chinsmsn, exhibited
in London in 1866 and in 1880
Won Brusted, 8 feet, Norwegian, e1
hibited in London in 1880; William
Evans, 6 feet, porter to Charles l
died in 1882; Macmillan Miller,
feet, Saxon, exhibited in London il