Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-10-20
A HUMAN CURIOSITY
BUD ROGAN OF GALLATIN, TENN,
Hal. LINGERING DEATH.
Was Known as the Living Skeleton
He Was 8 Feet Inches High and
Weighed Only los Pcunds-He Did
Not Have Musce-In 1885 He
Felt His Flesh Going.

Ganatin, Tenn, Oct. 16.-Bud Ro-
gan, the colored monstrosity of this
city, is deao, and VITA his passing
away the greatest curiosity in the
world in the form OF a human has
ceased TO exist.
Although he was never out Of Gal
latin for more than a short time only,
ne was known lar and near as the
Living Skeleton, and thousands OF peo-
pie have viewed him with amazement.
Bud was known to every one in this
section, he having been born and rear
ed here. Hence he was not any
show" to them, but he never failed
TO attract the attention of strangers,
especially travellers on the Louisville
& Nashville railroad, which passes
through here. as he had for many
years met all passenger trains-rain
or shine, hot or cold-in an endeavor
to pick up few pennies, and in this
ne was very successful; in fact. he
made his ilving in this manner, as
nearly every one who saw him pur'
chased one of his Photographs, he &C
cepting whatever was offered him.
Bud was certainly a paradox, in
that he was giant yet a skeleton
His correct measurements were as
follows:
Height feet inches (by far the
tallest human of which medical mel
have record).
Weight, only 105 pounds.
Reach (arms outstretched), ITO in
ches-five inches greater than hi
height.
From crotch to knee, 81 inches.
From knee to heel, % inches.
From knuckles to tip of middl
finger, inches.
Finger nails, size of 25 cent piece
Length of feet, 16 inches.
The most peculiar thing about TIL
human wonder was the fact that h
: did not have a muscle in his entire al
atomy. And he had very little hesf
: his entire frame being. figurativel
speaking, only skin and bones.
Buds case was remarkable on
and it bafned the skill of the mos
eminent physicians, there being onl
one or two similar to it on record. ID
had what is technically terme
acromegaly, "a gradual 'pining away
or wasting of flesh, and for whic
. there is no known remedy.
Bud began losing flesh about
i years ago, and in an almost incrediD
!, short period was reduced to skin al
i bones, in which condition he renal
ed until his death a few days ago
: his demise being from an unknow
!, y cause. Up to the age of Id years
/ was a day laborer, and so Hercules
Z was his strength he could perfor
. the work of two able bodied men,
L in every other respect he was not
like any ordinary negro. he w
never sick a day and never suffer-
\. any pain or unpleasantness when u
strange malady overlook Hmm
e even afterward. At first the emac
ton came so slowly that he paid It'll
n attention to it, although frequently
4 minded of it by his associates.
Is One night in the spring of 1885,
g. ter a hard days work, he retired, re
sr ing as we'll as usual, but about m
TX night he awoke, screaming with frig
10 and saying he felt his flesh crawlini
Or From that time to the day of his dea
t. he never walked step nor stood alol
le having lost all use Of himself with
es exception of his arms.
K A Ravenous Esater.
One stronge thing about Bud is IL
while he was a ravenous eater he M
er gained an ounce of flesh. He "
-. of a happy disposition, courteous to
% and possessed a great deal OF int
ne gence. But, like the majority OF
~ race, he never had business sense.