tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post3683678094386738050..comments2024-03-28T03:39:00.025-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Finding the graves of Jane and Erwin ConnellyJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-9247469624000364522022-11-07T11:45:21.776-08:002022-11-07T11:45:21.776-08:00Yes. I’ve watched that video. Typically those in...Yes. I’ve watched that video. Typically those in charge of placing the coffin into the crypt will place blocks of wood to prop open the lid of the coffin. This allows air to flow and temperature to moderate. The body dries out slowly. After decades the wood rots and the coffin lid closes. Neat trick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29613827946060382632022-11-07T11:28:27.981-08:002022-11-07T11:28:27.981-08:00Eek. But that does happen. There's a good YouT...Eek. But that does happen. There's a good YouTube channel I subscribe to called Ask a Mortician. I recall she talked about this.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16364596795565549812022-11-07T11:23:53.664-08:002022-11-07T11:23:53.664-08:00It’s not just the nameplate. The entire front of ...It’s not just the nameplate. The entire front of her crypt has a brownish residue. I suspect that the crypt above her “leaked”. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1506145972990062972022-11-07T11:19:32.317-08:002022-11-07T11:19:32.317-08:00No, it's inside. Maybe it was open back in 192...No, it's inside. Maybe it was open back in 1925? I'm not sure what happened to her nameplate. It's the only one I noticed that looks like this. John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-84644578518129796842022-11-07T11:08:55.728-08:002022-11-07T11:08:55.728-08:00Is Jane’s crypt outside? I notice the remnants of...Is Jane’s crypt outside? I notice the remnants of what looks like liquid that flowed over her nameplate and the rest of the marble exterior. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-83082276558723264752022-11-07T10:35:08.762-08:002022-11-07T10:35:08.762-08:00Unclear. Papers said she died from "a nervous...Unclear. Papers said she died from "a nervous breakdown."John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-3442338344347610452022-11-07T10:32:07.700-08:002022-11-07T10:32:07.700-08:00Great stuff! Jane was a cutie. But she died young,...Great stuff! Jane was a cutie. But she died young, what was the cause?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com