John Hanson Craig, the fat man traveling with the York show died at Danville, Indiana on last Tuesday. Craig was here with the show, as will be remembered by not a few of our
business men about two weeks ago. He died of Dropsy and was 46 years old. At the time of his death, he was said to be the largest man in America, weighing 640 pounds. An Indianapolis firm
received the contract for making the coffin. It being 6 feet 9 inches long and 30 inches wide.
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