Show Aged Son of One of Famed Siamese Twins Now Inmate of Poorhouse Lives in Hope of Seeing Children Ch dren Man With Life History Far Stranger Than Fiction Has One Ambition MEDICINE LODGE Kan July 20 Patrick H H. Bunker year old son ron of one of or P. P T. T Barnum's famous original Siamese twins In lug Ing and Chang wants to see his children Bunker Inmate of the county countr home at Medicine 1 Lodge Is growing feeble Somewhere in the United States he hopes his six children may still be living Jiving This Tills man with a life story stronger stranger tr than any fiction has only one remaining ambition and that Isto Isto is isto to s see e them once more Bunkers Bunker's father rather and his uncle came from Slam Siam to America In 1830 They were Joined together b by a memo mem- br ous band extending from the br breastbone of one to that of the other It was Ing and Chang who were v responsible for the coining of or orthe the phrase Siamese twins to mean cl children dren ph physically attached to each oth other r regardless of what race Barnum Bar Bar- num nuni the famous showman exhibited them throughout the thc United States and Europe In Ing was wa-s Bunkers Bunker's father NEVER tE QUARRELED My ry father and his brother never qu quarreled rr led Bunker Is careful to 00 ex cx- plain plon Lots of people have said to tome tome me they've heard dad and Uncle Chang used to fight It Isn't true The aged man is asked frequently to tell why the son of or a native of Slam should have the surname Bunker Bunker Bunker Bun ker and be called Patrick It was like this he says As soon as my father and uncle arrived In New York they were put on ex ex- It became necessary for forth th them m t to be naturalized They went to the government office and gave their names as Ing and Chan Chang the only names name the they'd d ever had Someone told tod them they must have a surname A man named Fred Bunker was standing near and he suggested they take t hIs Ills name That was wa-s how my father became Ing Bunker and my uncle became Chang Bunker BORN NEAR BANGKOK The twins were born about 60 GO mH miles from Bangkok Slam Siam In 1811 Wh V hen n they were 18 an American ship captain saw them bathing In III a river Realizing what a curiosity the they would be to the American public he arranged arranged ar ranged to bring them to New York Bernum Barnum made them the featured attraction attraction at at- traction of his Ills show and gave ga them widespread spread publicity Bunker remembers accompanying his Ws father on several of these tours D Despite spite their huge hugo Incomes from these trips the twins' twins money disappeared disappeared rapidly At the height of or their wealth we the twins married Same Sallie and Ad Adelaide Adlaide Yates of Dutch and Ir Irish h descent Sally was my mother Bunker sa says and she was a handsome woman weman wo WOo ma man and a fine Christian She had hada a w wonderfully good disposition Father Father Fa Pa ther and his brother were married on the same day in a double ceremony cere cere- mony many They each had farms not over half a D. mile mlle apart The They would stay at cur house three days and nights and then go co to m my uncles uncle's house for three days das and nights Father had 11 children and Uncle Chang had 10 SIDE BY SIDE Chang and In Ing were born face to face but hut after they learned to 00 walk they found it easier to get around side by side so 00 they were almost always al ale a- a ways In that position They could chop wood according to Bunker Dunker Father was on the right side and Chang on the left he says so father would grasp the ax handle with his right hand and Uncle Chang would take hold with his left As he was left handed anyway that gave them a a. strong grip At the table they would help each other cut the food but each would feed himself Despite their physical union the twins had different temperaments Bunkers Bunker's father for instance was fond of playing poker Chang never could be persuaded to Join the game but was obliged to sit by until late hours sours at night while Ing enjoyed himself On a return trip from Europe in 1874 rig Ing awoke one morning and found Chang dead by his side Hall Half Hallan an hour later Ing also was dead death Surgeons Surgeons Sur San geons found that th the two men had hart a Il large Arge art artery ry in common and anti declared tho proposed oft operation to separate sepa cpa rate them would have proved fatal |