tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7227563080760546685..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Site of Houdini's last publicity stuntJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5845124422513829192016-08-03T20:49:11.058-07:002016-08-03T20:49:11.058-07:00It was a local stunt. I doubt it would be have bee...It was a local stunt. I doubt it would be have been reported outside of Worcester. Maybe the one reporter who would have covered it overslept. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-50815235359891427792016-08-03T18:49:58.407-07:002016-08-03T18:49:58.407-07:00I spent the last few hours scouring newspaper arch...I spent the last few hours scouring newspaper archives for the days surrounding this event. Not one word of it ever occurring. Why would it be completely ignored?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44416673491392221582016-08-02T19:08:47.080-07:002016-08-02T19:08:47.080-07:00Those punches to his body probably pushed fecal ma...Those punches to his body probably pushed fecal matter into his appendix which initiated an infection. Inflamed appendix led to a ruptured appendix days later. I would doubt laying in a box very still at times with limited oxygen would cause much physical trauma aside from exhaustion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-22006706111106689292016-08-02T07:20:29.032-07:002016-08-02T07:20:29.032-07:00Including the Shelton practice tests, Houdini did ...Including the Shelton practice tests, Houdini did several of these taxing oxygen depravation stunts in the course of just two months. I wonder if this kind of strain on the system could have had anything to do with creating appendicitis?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-84368099315993062302016-08-01T23:45:51.977-07:002016-08-01T23:45:51.977-07:00It is possible that the interlocking fingers and p...It is possible that the interlocking fingers and position of hands etc. was just to relax and help to minimise movement, to conserve the oxygen within the casket.Narindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-77218394096026974232016-08-01T22:14:02.472-07:002016-08-01T22:14:02.472-07:00I'm amazed that building is still there. Archi...I'm amazed that building is still there. Architectural history is a bonus feature on this blog. You can see that the structures on the right side were eventually torn down to make a parking lot. That red SUV in front of the building is in the exact same spot as the Model T.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40074571339985730742016-08-01T19:52:02.952-07:002016-08-01T19:52:02.952-07:00We must be mistaken that his fingers are tied toge...We must be mistaken that his fingers are tied together. Logically no one is going to display Houdinis dead body. In my wildest imagination I cannot think of a reason the family would allow it. I am sure Houdini was a complete mess after so many days so ill and two major operations. I would think he would be practically unrecognizable. It appears to me his casket is purposefully being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-2624822997611554802016-08-01T19:37:55.693-07:002016-08-01T19:37:55.693-07:00But the Shelton test just a month before garnered ...But the Shelton test just a month before garnered nationwide news coverage, so...John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86824284552577503582016-08-01T17:42:17.642-07:002016-08-01T17:42:17.642-07:00It makes sense that the casket photo could be the ...It makes sense that the casket photo could be the Worcester stunt, but why would his fingers be tied together? What would be the reason for that?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-49153002367001078862016-08-01T16:02:08.126-07:002016-08-01T16:02:08.126-07:00It's pretty sad that by 1926 A stunt performed...It's pretty sad that by 1926 A stunt performed by Houdini did not command a newspaper report of the event!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88538369236645519402016-08-01T11:39:11.865-07:002016-08-01T11:39:11.865-07:00Mark Russell, who first uncovered the Summerfield&...Mark Russell, who first uncovered the Summerfield's test, did just that. He found newspaper accounts that publicized the stunt, but none that recorded it.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-82546513258446984402016-08-01T10:26:27.549-07:002016-08-01T10:26:27.549-07:00How about a Houdini fan living near Worchester vis...How about a Houdini fan living near Worchester visiting the city library to view the newspaper archives? Look the day of any several days after the stunt took place. Can't imagine photos were not taken and published in local newspapers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-63729557809725490042016-08-01T10:17:41.971-07:002016-08-01T10:17:41.971-07:00There is no circumstance where Houdinis dead body ...There is no circumstance where Houdinis dead body would be put on display. This has to be Houdini performing his Worchester stunt in from of Summerfields. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74476310148019767702016-08-01T09:45:45.290-07:002016-08-01T09:45:45.290-07:00Thanks Anon. Great observations! I also keep swing...Thanks Anon. Great observations! I also keep swinging back and forth on that photo. If only we could get another photo from the Summerfield's test and see what HH is wearing.<br /><br />For those who don't know what photo we are talking about, click "Houdini death photo keeps us guessing" in the related links above.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37649853031568155062016-08-01T09:34:30.366-07:002016-08-01T09:34:30.366-07:00Actually thinking about this further the coffin li...Actually thinking about this further the coffin liner was probably propped up to the right of that window against that large pillar. This would put the casket right in line with that pole hence the reflection of it via the glass top. So what you are seeing in that photo is probably a live Houdini performing his last outdoor stunt. The reflection of that pole and what looks like people standingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-78237234947993383912016-08-01T08:56:26.660-07:002016-08-01T08:56:26.660-07:00I was the one who saw that Houdinis fingers appear...I was the one who saw that Houdinis fingers appeared to be tied together in that photo of him in his coffin liner. I was adamant at that time that this proved this was a dead Houdini. I am now rethinking that idea. Look at the photo of Houdini in his coffin liner. You will see what looks like a reflection which includes a very straight "pole". It also looks to me that you can also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com