Fulfilled Prophecy Regarding the Death of Mr. Ingram

Mr. Ingram purchased a mummy in Egypt which bore an inscription prophesying that whoever disturbed the priest's body would be deprived of burial, die a violent death, and have his remains washed away by a rush of waters to the sea. Later, Mr. Ingram was killed by an elephant while hunting; his body was temporarily buried but subsequently washed away by floods, leaving only a sock and a bone fragment to be found.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 58, No. 30, 23 July 1896, p. 477):

Mr. Ingram, who purchased a mummy in Egypt, which bore an inscription prophesying that whoever disturbed the priest's body would be deprived of burial, die a violent death, and have his remains washed away by a rush of waters to the sea, has been killed by an elephant while hunting in the Soudan. His body was temporarily buried, but subsequently washed away by floods, leaving only a sock and a bone fragment to be found.

The gentleman in question was Lieutenant Walter Herbert Ingram, son of the founder of the Illustrated London News. Ingram purchased the mummy case during the 1885 Gordon Relief Expedition in Egypt. He died on April 6, 1888, after being trampled by an elephant while hunting near Berbera in Somaliland. According to historical research, Ingram had gifted the mummy to Lady Valerie Meux two years prior to his death, and the alleged curse was only attributed to him in print years later. The mummy case, identified as belonging to the priest Nesmin, was eventually donated to the Rhode Island School of Design.