tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post1266833069761604850..comments2024-03-18T20:46:10.605-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Delta Bravo finds Houdini's jump siteJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74626504067125942872016-11-17T11:11:41.154-08:002016-11-17T11:11:41.154-08:00I have in my research material some nice photos of...I have in my research material some nice photos of the above plaque with me when I(happily)found it for the "1st" time many years ago during an S.A.M Annual Convention in Boston, MA!Benjilinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505487187432747316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17449782478988421442016-11-17T08:32:40.174-08:002016-11-17T08:32:40.174-08:00Yeah, I'm thinking the most likely scenario is...Yeah, I'm thinking the most likely scenario is he was manacled here where the photographers and VIPs watched, then was escorted by police out onto the bridge and platform. In one account it talks about how HH had difficulty getting through the crowd to the jump spot. It didn't say he was in chains at the point, but he probably was, hence part of the difficulty. Also thinking this same John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37547110079230523062016-11-16T22:22:56.294-08:002016-11-16T22:22:56.294-08:00This is really great. Love the "then and now&...This is really great. Love the "then and now" shot. In my opinion, this pic looks like it was taken before the jump. His hair appears dry, the crowd seems to be waiting, and the chains are all in place. Of course , all this could’ve happened after the jump and the chains re-applied. But the newspaper article says, “…Houdini dressed quickly and was hustled back to his hotel”. And, in theMantoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29717318120217893422016-11-16T21:58:01.162-08:002016-11-16T21:58:01.162-08:00Yeah, I didn't go into it, but the oft-told st...Yeah, I didn't go into it, but the oft-told story is that Bess was late and when she told the police she was Houdini's wife they said something like, "Lady, you're the third wife today" (or something like that). Maybe true. But also maybe a little too cute to be true. <br /><br />However, this is somewhat corroborated by the above news account that doesn't mention her John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-10818431402394093382016-11-16T21:54:32.053-08:002016-11-16T21:54:32.053-08:00In the Boston Post account that Bill sent me, it s...In the Boston Post account that Bill sent me, it said that after the jump Houdini was "taken into the pier cabin, where he was given a rubdown." I haven't read that in any of the other newspaper accounts. They all say he quickly left.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53827614316541694942016-11-16T20:47:18.977-08:002016-11-16T20:47:18.977-08:00I saw a newspaper account, that made reference to ...I saw a newspaper account, that made reference to a light swimming suit and that right before the dive, he sang out: “All right, boys I’m coming!” and made the dive. Apparently, Mayor Hibbard, of Boston and Mayor Wardwell, of Cambridge and party witnessed the feat.<br />WRT when the photo was taken, according to Christopher’s book, Houdini The Untold Story, Bess arrived late for Harry’s jump.<brJoe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37518143214684737442016-11-16T17:58:49.607-08:002016-11-16T17:58:49.607-08:00HH had this stunt down to a science: Show up in ca...HH had this stunt down to a science: Show up in car, get out, remove outer clothes, get shackled, jump, dry out, put back clothes, head back to the hotel.<br /><br />A few VIPs showed up for this jump.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-36885220410492035762016-11-16T16:56:33.909-08:002016-11-16T16:56:33.909-08:00Bill Mullins sent me a newspaper account that cont...Bill Mullins sent me a newspaper account that contained another nice observational detail. When Houdini was asked if he was ready, the paper reported that he said yes "in a strong accent."John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80066114419891761752016-11-16T16:39:00.477-08:002016-11-16T16:39:00.477-08:00Yep, that image was wrong (ironically, Bessie'...Yep, that image was wrong (ironically, Bessie's dress is cerise). I've never seen another colorized image. Don't think anyone knew the color to get it right.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-69362309319532477642016-11-16T11:23:09.483-08:002016-11-16T11:23:09.483-08:00Nice work John. So the colorized version with HH i...Nice work John. So the colorized version with HH in the Navy Blue suit was wrong? Has anyone done a colorized version of this photo with a redish suit?<br /><br />Jack<br />Houdiniandhardeen.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-77540491610764912612016-11-16T09:29:20.239-08:002016-11-16T09:29:20.239-08:00Yep, you got it. :)Yep, you got it. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30052491282682169162016-11-16T09:24:29.117-08:002016-11-16T09:24:29.117-08:00YES! I jokingly said red yesterday. :)YES! I jokingly said red yesterday. :)Dwight L. MacPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036464400503027260noreply@blogger.com