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The trio are revered as early Sikhmartyrs. By order of the Mughal emperorAurangzeb, Bhai Mati Das was executed by being bound between two pillars and sawn in half,[1] while his younger brother Bhai Sati Das was wrapped in cotton wool soaked in oil and set on fire,[2] and Bhai Dayala was boiled in a cauldron full of water and roasted over a block of charcoal.[3]
As the three sources are not online, there is no clear evidence that any were described as "unusual". Await check of print copies or alternative source(s). Martinevans123 (talk) 14:35, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I used Google Books' "search inside" feature on all three sources, looking first for the martyrs, then the specific pages mentioned, and then for "unusual", "strange", etc. None of these were described as such; the sources are actually quite matter-of-fact about the incident. I'd prefer to have physical copies of the books so I can check more thoroughly, but by local library and its lending partners don't have any of these available. NekoKatsun (nyaa) 17:31, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
While sitting inside a court house with several other people, a cable in the clock tower holding a 1,200-pound (540 kg) clock weight broke. The weight crashed through two floors before landing on Halbert, killing him instantly. No one else present was killed or seriously injured.[4]
The harvest hand was holding the brake wheel of a passenger train when air was applied to it. The force of the wheel turning flung him off the train, over a fence, across a road, and through another fence. A blood vessel in his neck ruptured, and he bled to death.[5]
Currently only one source calling it "one of the most peculiarly fatal accidents". Reads like something out of a Final Destination book; I'm hopeful I can find another source. NekoKatsun (nyaa) 18:03, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A. A. Hudgin
13 November 1913
The 66-year-old rancher died of blood poisoning, which he contracted the previous month when both his eyeballs were slit open by corn leaves as he walked through a cornfield.[6]
I can only find one source calling this unusual (a "peculiar accident", specifically), but given the circumstances I'm hoping to find a second. NekoKatsun (nyaa) 18:03, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
^Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Gurus, 1469–1708. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 376.
^Singh, H. S. (2005). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. New Delhi: Hemkunt Press. p. 180. ISBN8170103010.
^Siṅgha, Guraprīta (2003). Soul of Sikhism. New Delhi: Fusion Books. p. 100. ISBN978-8128800856.
^"Weight Falls, Kills Doctor". The Mongomery Advertiser. 16 August 1908. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via Chronicling America. Unusual accident causes a death.
^"Hurled From Train". Decorah Public Opinion. 28 August 1912. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via Chronicling America. One of the most peculiarly fatal accidents that has occurred in this vicinity was that at Lansing yesterday afternoon.
