The Curse of the Egyptian Princess of Amen-Ra

Who knows if this is actually true, but it makes for a good story...
Believe it or not ...

Of all tales of the supernatural, this one is perhaps the best
documented, the most disturbing and the most difficult to 
explain.
 
The Princess of Amen-Ra lived some 1,500 yrs before Christ. 
When she died, she was laid in an ornate wooden coffin and buried 
deep in a vault at Luxor, on the banks of the Nile.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > In the late 1890s, 4 rich young Englishmen visiting the
>>> > > > excavations at Luxor were invited to buy an exquisitely 
>fashioned
>>> > > > mummy case containing the remains of Princess of Amen-Ra. They
>>> > > > drew lots. The man who won paid several thousand pounds and had
>>> > > > the coffin taken to his hotel. A few hours later, he was seen
>>> > > > walking out towards the desert. He never returned.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > The next day, one of the remaining 3 men was shot by an 
>Egyptian
>>> > > > servant accidentally. His arm was so severely wounded it had to
>>> > > > be amputated.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > The 3rd man in the foursome found on his return home that the
>>> > > > bank holding his entire savings had failed. The 4th guy 
>suffered
>>> > > > a severe illness, lost his job and was reduced to selling 
>matches
>>> > > > in the street.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > Nevertheless, the coffin reached England (causing other
>>> > > > misfortunes along the way), where it was bought by a London
>>> > > > businessman. After 3 of his family members had been injured in 
>a
>>> > > > road accident and his house damaged by fire, the businessman
>>> > > > donated it to the British Museum. As the coffin was being
>>> > > > unloaded from a truck in the museum courtyard, the truck 
>suddenly
>>> > > > went into reverse and trapped a passer-by. Then as the casket 
>was
>>> > > > being lifted up the stairs by 2 workmen, 1 fell and broke his
>>> > > > leg. The other, apperently in perfect health, died 
>unaccountably
>>> > > > two days later.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > Once the Princess was installed in the Egyptian Room, trouble
>>> > > > really started. Museum's night watchmen frequently heard 
>frantic
>>> > > > hammering and sobbing from the coffin. Other exhibits in the 
>room
>>> > > > were also often hurled about at night. One watchman died on 
>duty;
>>> > > > causing the other watchmen wanting to quit.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > Cleaners refused to go near the Princess too. When a visitor
>>> > > > derisively flicked a dustcloth at the face painted on the 
>coffin,
>>> > > > his child died of measles soon afterwards.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > Finally, the authorities had the mummy carried down to the
>>> > > > basement. Figuring it could not do any harm down there. Within 
>a
>>> > > > week, one of the helpers was seriously ill, and the supervisor 
>of
>>> > > > the move was found dead on his desk.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > By now, the papers had heard of it. A journalist photographer
>>> > > > took a picture of the mummy case and when he developed it, the
>>> > > > painting on the coffin was of a horrifying, human face. The
>>> > > > photographer was said to went home then, locked his bedroom 
>door
>>> > > > and shot himself.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > Soon afterwards, the museum sold the mummy to a private
>>> > > > collector. After continual misfortune (and deaths), the owner
>>> > > > banished it to the attic.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > A well known authority on the occult, Madame Helena Blavatsky,
>>> > > > visited the premises. Upon entry, she was siezed with a 
>shivering
>>> > > > fit and searched the house for the source of "an evil influence
>>> > > > of incredible intensity".
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > She finally came to the attic and found the mummy case. "Can 
>you
>>> > > > exorcise this evil spirit ?" asked the owner. "There is no such
>>> > > > thing as exorcism . Evil remains evil forever. Nothing can be
>>> > > > done about it. I implore you to get rid of this evil as soon as
>>> > > > possible."
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > But no British museum would take the mummy; the fact that 
>almost
>>> > > > 20 people had met with misfortune, disaster or death from
>>> > > > handling the casket, in barely 10 yrs, was now well known.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > Eventually, a hard-headed American archaeologist (who dismissed
>>> > > > the happenings as quirks of circumstance), paid a handsome 
>price
>>> > > > for the mummy and arranged for its removal to New York. In 
>April
>>> > > > 1912, the new owner escorted its treasure aboard a sparkling, 
>new
>>> > > > White Star liner about to make its maiden voyage to New York. 
>On
>>> > > > the night of April 14, amid scenes of unprecedented horror, the
>>> > > > Princess of Amen-Ra accompanied 1,500 passengers to their 
>deaths
>>> > > > at the bottom of the Atlantic.
>>> > > > 
>>> > > > The name of the ship was  Titanic.
>>> > > 
>>> > 
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