The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-06
A TALE THE RAJAH TELLS.
He Saw a Man Who Died and Came to
Life Again.
From the New York Advertiser.

Liz again
From the New York Advertiser.
That the visit OF the semi-dusky SOW
ereign, Jajatiit Singh the Rajah Ralagan
of Kapurthala, possesses an unusual
amount of interest 10 believers in that
latest form Of mysticism, theOsophy, Is
evident from the following story told by
the maharajah 70 reporter last Monday
evening.
1t was after supper, and his royal high
ness luxuriously repOsing on soft divan
in the Moorish lounging room of the Wal
dOrf hotel on Fifth avenue. Although
dressed in modern European fashion, his
picturesque purple turbau and aristOcratic
Indian face and head, silhOuetted against
the rich eastern tapestries, gave decid-
eddy Oriental cOloring to the picture.
The maharaiah held between his Jew
eled fingers an Egyptian cigarette, which
he lazily pulled at intervals while telling
the reporter his remarkable story illus
trating the weirdness of Occultism in the
east. His sonorous voice, the fragrance
of his cigarette, the strange subject of
his story and the general environment
made picture that was enchantingly
harmonious in every detail. 1t was like a
page from the Arabian Nights"
The conversation turned ON the occul-
tism of oriental philosophy. The scion
of the ancient royalty of northwestern
India showed himself to have a complete
mastery of English, and he spoke with a
deep sense of conviction.
I'm tell you an occult story based on
positive fact" said the rajah raiagan.
Il was an eye witness of it myself The
story is true and undoubtedly it will
seem strange, perhaps weird, to your
western mind" He then told the repor-
ter the following remarkable story:
AT the present day there is living in
the village of Chibanwala, in one of the
Punjab states in Northwestern India, an
individual with the characteristic name
of Ram Singpah. About two years ago
this man had an experience that is the
chief subject of this story. While cholera
was raging in that section of India, Ram
Singpah fell victim to the plague and
died in a few hours. According to the
custom of the country he was taken
to the funeral pyre to be cremated. The
disease-stricken body was closely wrap
ped in white muslin and laid on the
pile. The torch was then applied. The
instant the first red tongue of fire licked
the death wrappings the corpse began to
show symptoms of life. Another flame,
the muslin caught fire and, to the horror
of the spectators, the corpse sat bolt up
right Ram Singpah was alive, for the
light of life was in his eyes. He stood up
on the pyre like white specter. The
spectators were struck dumb by super
stitiOus dread The heat became intense,
and as soon as the rcsurrected Singpah
realized the peril of his position he leaped
to the ground. The beholders became
panic stricken and fed shrieking to their
homes. Ram Singpah also returned to
his home, and when the superstitious
dread that filed the people had worn
away he told remarkable story of his
experiences. He declared that he had
really been dead and had been conscious
when his soul left his body.
Il could see my body lying on the
ground dead" he said. He was also CON
scious that his soul was whirled away
through infinite space. He had an escort
another spirit led him. Away through
measureless distances the two spirits
moved with the velocity of great bril-
lancy that was dazzling. Through the
luminous space he could vaguely outline
a figure of transcendent radiance. The fig
ure sat behind an immense register book
The two spirits appeared before him
When he looked at Singpah a frown
.Overspread his features and he turned to
the escort and said: "YOu have brought
the wrong soul. | want another Ram
Singpah-he lives in Jhelam."
The messenger of death had made a
mistake and the spirit of Ram Singpah, of
Chibanwala, was returned to it's mortal
tenement Just as it was on the point of
being destroyed on the funeral pyre
But here if the strangest part of the
story" said the maharajah, as he
knocked the ashes from his cigarette
1.-The moment Ram Singpah returned to
life his namesake who lived in neighbor-
ing Jhelam died. This might have been
coincidence, but investigation has
proven the truth of all have told you"