Light Weights
Title
Light Weights
Description
List of some tall men in El Paso
Creator
Wichita City Eagle
Source
Wichita City Eagle
Wichita, KS
Dec. 26, 1872
Page 2
Accessed at Newspapers.com
Wichita, KS
Dec. 26, 1872
Page 2
Accessed at Newspapers.com
Rights
Public Domain
Text
12/21/1872 (Wichita Weekly Eagle 12/26/1872 p2)
Correspondence of the Eagle.
Light Weights
El Paso, Sedgwick County, Kan.,
December 21, 1872.
Mr. Editor: I take the liberty of sending you an item for the Eagle.
Giants are not all dead yet, for we have them in and about El Paso. I will give you a few samples:
Name. Height. Weight.
Daniel Little……………………………............………… 6-7 245
Calvin Little………………………………………............ 6-6 220
J. B. Otto……………………………………...............…… 6-5 208
Thomas Harding………………………………........... 6-4 195
David Brownlee………………………………….......... 6-4 180
Isaac C. Costin…………………………………............. 6-4 180
George Litzenberg……………………………........... 6-3 150
Wm. Harding……………………………………............. 6-2 190
C. C. Rushing……………………………………............. 6-2 170
James Douglas…………………………………............ 6-2 185
Thomas Barnes………………………………….......... 6-2 185
Stephen Hatfield…………………………………....... 6-2 185
Jahew Hatfield…………………………………............. 6-1 170
And I could give you a company who measure six feet, or a little over. If any other community can beat this I will send you a few more names. The weight in all instances above is not exactly accurate, but approximates correctness.
Respectfully,
Dr. Tucker.
Correspondence of the Eagle.
Light Weights
El Paso, Sedgwick County, Kan.,
December 21, 1872.
Mr. Editor: I take the liberty of sending you an item for the Eagle.
Giants are not all dead yet, for we have them in and about El Paso. I will give you a few samples:
Name. Height. Weight.
Daniel Little……………………………............………… 6-7 245
Calvin Little………………………………………............ 6-6 220
J. B. Otto……………………………………...............…… 6-5 208
Thomas Harding………………………………........... 6-4 195
David Brownlee………………………………….......... 6-4 180
Isaac C. Costin…………………………………............. 6-4 180
George Litzenberg……………………………........... 6-3 150
Wm. Harding……………………………………............. 6-2 190
C. C. Rushing……………………………………............. 6-2 170
James Douglas…………………………………............ 6-2 185
Thomas Barnes………………………………….......... 6-2 185
Stephen Hatfield…………………………………....... 6-2 185
Jahew Hatfield…………………………………............. 6-1 170
And I could give you a company who measure six feet, or a little over. If any other community can beat this I will send you a few more names. The weight in all instances above is not exactly accurate, but approximates correctness.
Respectfully,
Dr. Tucker.
Collection
Citation
Wichita City Eagle, “Light Weights,” Derbykshistory, accessed November 23, 2024, https://derbykshistory.com/items/show/83.