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Fatal Parachute Descent Inquest At Lee
An inquest in Lee examined the death of Robert Cocking after a parachute descent. Witnesses described post mortem findings, the balloon car setup, rope lines, and alleged failures in parachute design, including a potential trigger rope break and the impact on the body and car. The coroner and experts debated parachute physics and construction, including Gye and Green testimonies and Cocking’s agreements with Vauxhall gardens.
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Lee
F.C. Finch
F.C. Finca
G. Maciwaln
W.marcuam
T. Greenwood
WW. Thompson
Robert Cocking
Heap
Green
Finch
Cocking
Mr. Green
Thomas Grisdale
Mr. Norman
William Campbell Ottley
Coleshill-street
Pimlico
Gonville and Caius College
Cambridge
Mr. Cocking
Gamnerin
William Carpenter
Vauxhall-gardens
Greenwich
Vauxhall
N.N.W
Thomas Steele
Mr. Gye
Moxley
F. Gye
Vauoxhall Gardens
Richard Hughes
Society of Arts
England
Frederick Gye
Vauxhall Gardens
South Island-place
North Brixton
Messrs. Gye
Hughes
Messrs
Gye
Gye and Hughes
Mr .Gye
Mr. Cock
Ce Ty
Dane
Ma Green
Mr. Spencer