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Story March 3, 1877

The Cincinnati Daily Star

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

What is this article about?

Four British officers in India build a house using stones from a native burying-place, prompting a Fakeer to curse them and prophesy violent deaths within four years. All four die violently as foretold, and the house is destroyed by a flood.

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A PROPHET IN INDIA.—A little more than four years ago, says the London Vanity Fair, four officers in India joined together to build a small dwelling-house for their own habitation in the valley of the Jumna. They took the stones for the construction from a native burying-place close by; whereupon a Fakeer came down upon them, denounced them with terrible curses, and prophesied that within four years every one of the four officers would meet with a violent death. Within three years and a half one of them was killed while pig-sticking, a second was eaten by a tiger, and a third accidentally shot. The fourth, however, met with no harm, and within two months before the expiration of the time fixed by the Fakeer, was congratulating himself and his friends on his being certain to belie the old mendicant's prophecy, when he was upset in a boat, on the Ganges, and drowned. Moreover, about the same time, the river adjoining the house, which was the beginning of all the troubles, rose in an unparalleled flood, and swept away every vestige of the building, sacred stones and all. This story is absolutely true.

What sub-type of article is it?

Supernatural Extraordinary Event Curiosity

What themes does it cover?

Fate Providence Misfortune Tragedy

What keywords are associated?

Fakeer Prophecy Violent Deaths Curses India Officers Flood Destruction

What entities or persons were involved?

Fakeer Four Officers

Where did it happen?

Valley Of The Jumna, India

Story Details

Key Persons

Fakeer Four Officers

Location

Valley Of The Jumna, India

Event Date

A Little More Than Four Years Ago

Story Details

Four officers build a house with stones from a native burying-place, cursed by a Fakeer prophesying their violent deaths within four years. All four die violently: one pig-sticking, one by tiger, one shot, one drowned. The house is swept away by flood.

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