How Did Houdini Die
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Harry Houdini was a great magician who was best known for his superb stunts and feats of escapology. Harry Houdini died in 1926 due to peritonitis secondary to a busted appendix. It has been speculated that Houdini was murdered by a McGill University student, J. Gordon Whitehead, in Montreal. Houdini expired of a ruptured appendix, caused by Whitehead delivering numerous blows to Houdini's stomach.The witnesses were pupils named Jacques Price and Sam Smilovitz. Their accounts mostly agreed.
The following is according to Price's description of events -
Houdini was leaning back on his couch after his public presentation, having an art student sketch him. When Whitehead came in and asked if it was genuine that Houdini could take any blow to the abdomen. Houdini responded in the affirmative. In this instance, he was hit three times, before Houdini dissented. Whitehead reportedly kept on hitting Houdini several times afterwards, and Houdini behaved as though he were in some pain. Price recited that Houdini stated that if he had had time to ready himself the right way, he would have been in a better position to take the blows. Although in grievous pain, Houdini nonetheless remained to travel without looking for medical attention.
Harry had apparently been suffering from appendicitis for several days and declining medical treatment. His appendix would likely have ruptured on its own without the trauma.
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it is sad that the student thought that Houdini would live through the numerous blows to the stomach
it is sad that he just kept on punching him!
Wow. I thought he died from a magic trick :P
He went to hell and he escaped in a magic trick. Now the devil is trapped in a box full of water. Now he´s hiding together with Osama Binladen and Michael jackson. So they are lying!
Hahahahahahs