The beam of glory and the path of the soul of a promising boxer (6 photos)

The theme of the departure of the soul of the deceased in a ray of light or on it is beaten in cinema so many times that it has become a boring cliché. Although, with on the other hand, how else correctly and logically to show the transition of the ethereal body to a better world?





But in history there is one curious case of the appearance of such beam at the moment of death of a person, witnessed by many spectators. And besides, we managed to capture the moment in the photo long before the advent of the era of editing and photoshop.



Luther McCarthy

Luther McCarthy has rightly been called the Great White Hope. Since at the beginning of the last century blacks were monopolists in boxing fighters, and this guy at the age of only 18 managed to debut, starting his career with a knockout of the opponent.

The fighter was not only strong, powerful and had a deadly left hook, but also fought well at a long distance, demonstrating enviable coolness. What plays an important role in the career of a boxer.

After debuting and defeating Watt Adams in 1911, By the end of that year, Luther had to take part in seven more battles. All of them, with the exception of the duel with the recognized star of that time - champion Joe Grim, he won by knockout.





Jack Johnson

Over the next two years, the star of the young boxer lit up like bright that they began to consider him the only worthy candidate for a fight with Jack Johnson is the heavyweight champion.

The organizers have already begun to discuss the holding of this fight. And he would have taken place if it weren't for a coincidence. On May 24, 1913, McCarthy arrived at Canada, where the duel with Arthur Pelki was supposed to take place.



Gathered to watch the fight at the Tommy Burns Arena about 6 thousand spectators. But it was over after a couple of minutes. After with a light blow to the heart, Luther fell and did not rise again. Referee started the usual report, but realized that something was wrong and called the doctors.



The same photo

Arthur froze in bewilderment, not understanding why the enemy fell quickly. And then everyone who was in the stands froze. After the start report, a strong and bright beam hit one of the windows, illuminating only reclining McCarthy. When the referee counted to 10, he disappeared the same way. suddenly, as it appeared.

Photographers were present in the hall and managed to capture this moment. The photo, although not of outstanding quality, is genuine. Doctors 8 minutes carried out resuscitation, after which the athlete was recognized dead.

Soul on the beam?



Luther

After the autopsy, the coroner issued his verdict: the cause of death was the displacement of the cervical vertebrae. Luther was fond of equestrian sports and injured his neck after falling from a horse. And a blow in the ring made a vertebra shift even more, which led to death.

The public buzzed like a broken beehive. Experts it was assured that the penetration of the beam was a pure accident. Spectators insisted that the beam was not ordinary, but had a divine nature. After all how else to explain getting into the zone of its action of a single person? Yes, and at the time of death, that is, the separation of the soul from the body.

What nature was the ray and light - physical or mystical? An exact answer to this question has not yet been found. And the arena where the fight took place, and where the life of a promising boxer ended, the next day burned out. What was the cause - the divine ray, the revenge of the soul, who left the body too early, or an attempt by fans to honor the memory of an idol with using arson and a cleansing flame - also remained a mystery.