The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-03
PRINCE OF ORANKs.
Wants to Be Crem ate1 Alive in OrSer
to Return to Earth as a Prophetic


Wants to Be Crem ate1 Alive in OrSer
to Return to Earth as a Prophetic
tpirit.
From the Neo York Herald
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 31.-This after
noon Cyrus K. Remington, secretary of the
Buffalo Crematory Associa ion, upon open
ing his mail was astonshed beyond measu
at receiving the following coacise but
eminently cranky typewritten letter:
BUFFALO, n. Y. Aug. 81, 1889.
c. X Remington, E a.:
DEAR SRI d.sire to be cremated in the
Buffalo ere natOry in order to de nonStrate that
l can assume spirit for a and appear as
m ,rt4I nan with power of so.ec 4, after nv
earthly BODY has beel burnsd away. | should
expect after had male the nece ssary prel.ni-
nary arrangements to be cniorotormed aud then
incinerated in the re yular manner.
What would you charge for your services in
this matter?
Respectfully yours, WILLIAM BRowS
At first ur. Remington was inca cd to
laugh. then the idea Of the ma IS evident
seriousness impress ID him. He tur ell to the
city directory and sought to Il d out Browns
residence, but 10 name was so common
that he was completely at sea. AT this
Julcture cam9 in, au1 learning of the
matter, set about making a systematic
Sc lrch for the wouid-be victim OF crema-
ii n. AT last he was found in lit lie house
on Myrtle .treet, and the most curious inter-
view ever recorded ensued.
THE SUN OF THE WORLD.
William Brown is a weather beaten lake
captain of uncertain age, thou n proba bly,
90 years have passed. over his head ne
does not look at ali like crank, and his
voice, which is even and undisturbed, gives
no ind c ,tion of the eminently peculiar
ldsat that it is comp lied Co ute.
Yes" said he, u Jol being questioned, ~
wrote that letter ana wrots it in de ad earn
est, 20 am the sun io5 the SOM Of the
world, the immortal ofsp lg Of the god
aud goddess of supreme being. My spirit
mother was born to earth Jan 8, 1870. q d
my own spiritual birth began July 4, 1876
and continued fou days. Till the | ha /
groveled il the FL of all uncleanliness
Ike Tue rest OF humanity but r. m foul
minutes past o'clock on the fternoon of
July y, 1876, have been an ETHEREAL being
or the tnlrd degree.
Recently tue spirit mothe proclaimed
me prince of peace, and iG was necessary for
me assume the fourth ami lat degrees.
In order 10 do this will be compelled to
part with my body and the crematory will
be the easiest aud.cheapest way of getting
rid of this gross flesh.
ANTE-MoRTEM ARRANGEMENTS
"Ohl" he continued, warming UP to his
SUBJECT, then Will l be emancipated and
will begin my cou SO of lectures through nut
the world. You see / have one al ea6y
bilied"-and he showed me "a small dod yer.
att 6 That The 1 visible, Through the
Mediu nship of William Brown, would lee
ture at Kent's Hall, Tonawanda, Thu siav
event 6, Sept. g." That will be my first
stand after diyesting myself of this use eSs
body"
Ten he lowered his voice to an ordinary
tore and went On more calmly:
doubtless you think me a crauk-per.
haps insane, but | assure yol am neither.
Ia 1858 sd a vision a id predicted the re-
| belllon. was even then q seer, though the
Godhead had not yet fallen on me. | went
about Southern ONO preaching of my
vision The peopl, laughed at me- | per
sis ed, and was cast into Cincinnati insane
asylum, where l rem incl several mont is
Ga two other occaSI ms have nearly met
such m sfortu 10. simply because a n not
what other meA are, cut Instead am tn,
sCa.n
AN oLD-TIME STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN.
Browl then related tue story of portions
OF MS life. When a young man he COM