DEATH WHIRL
A NOVEL SUICIDE. While the midnight express from Scotland was approaching Wembley, Henry Clayton, an Aberdonian, left a third-class compartment, tied a sashcord round liis neck, fastened the other end to a window bar, and jumped from the train. His body was whirled for a mile at a speed of 50 miles an hour, until the cord frayed through. A signalman witnessed the occurrence, and. reversing the signals, brought the train to a standstil. The body was mutilated beyond recognition. but personal papers established the identity.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1046, 9 August 1930, Page 19
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88DEATH WHIRL Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1046, 9 August 1930, Page 19
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