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Description: Burial of a Giant
Date: February 22 1902Newspaper published in: Baltimore, Md.
Page/Column: 2/3
Burial of a Giant
Twelve Strong Men were Needed to Carry the Body
New York. It required the strength of 12 strong men to bear to a grave in Calvary Cemetery the body of Dennis LAHEY, a giant, who before his death Wednesday weighed 689 pounds. It was necessary to have a coffin made for the body. He was 37 years old, and the son of the late Dr. Salvator LAHEY, a New York physician. Almost from his youth, LAHEY was corpulent, and his parents tried in may ways to reduce his weight. They were unsuccessful and his weight continually increased. His height was 6 feet 2 inches. Mr. LAHEY was engaged in the flower business with his brother. He contracted pneumonia Tuesday and his death the next day was unexpected. With the body the weight of the coffin was 1,000 pounds.