The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-17
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The Death Of DR.. hivingstsn.

Alta meeting Of the Royal Geographical
Society OF London en- the 18th ulsimo dis
patches we're read concerning the reported
death of DR.. livingston, the great African
traveller. Their substance has been Cleaned
from fugitiYes from the party which accom-.
panied the Doctor, and is as follows:
aDr. Livingston was slain during sudden
and pnprovoked encounter with the very Zu>
lus of whom, in the last dispatch received
from him dated Ngomana, May Isl, he said,
they had laid waste the country round about
him. With an escort reduced to twenty by
desertsons, deaths and dismissals, he had
trayersed. as believe, Terra sNcegnsta be-
tween the confluence Of the Leonde and Ro-
Yuma rivers at Ngomana and the eastern or
northeastern shore of Lake Nysssa, had
crossed the lake at some point not yet ascer-
tanned, had reached q station named KAN
punda. on its western or northwestern shore,
and was pushing westward or northwestward
into dangerous ground, when, between Ma
renra and Maklsoora, band of implacabie
savages stopped the way-a mixed herd of
Zulus or Matte and Nyssss folk. The Ny
ASA folk we're armed with bow and arrow,
the Zulns with the traditional shield, broad
bladed spears and axes. With Livingston
there were nine or ten musketeers; bis Jo-
hanna men were resting with their loads far
in the rear. The Matte instantly came on to
fight. There was no parley, no avoidance of
the combat They came on with a rush, with
war cries, rafting their shields with their
spesrs AS Livingston and his party raised
their pieces the onset was for moment
checked. Livingston fired, and two Zulus
we're shot dead. His boys fred, bat their fire
was harmless He was in the act Ct reload
ing, when three Maftes ieaped upon him
through the smoke. There was no resist
snce there could be none one cruel ax-cut
from behind put him out Of life. He fell,
and his terror stricken escort fed. One of
the fngitives escaped, and be it is who tells
the tale Ali Moose, chief Of his escort Of
porters- The party had left the western shore
Of Ayassa about Eve days. They had started
from kampunda, on the lakes borders, and
left there the havildar of Sepoys dying of dys
entery. Livingston had dismissed the other
Sepoys at Matska, and had rested at Maren'
ga, where he was cautioned not 70 advance.
The next station was Maklisoara. They
were traversing a fiat country broken by
small hills, and abundantly wooded. In
deed. the scene of the tragedy would appear
to have been IN open forest glade. Living
ston, as usual, led the way, his nine or ten
Impractical musketeers at his heels Aft
Moosa had nearly come up with them, hsvs
ing left his own Johanna men resting with
their loads far in the rear. Suddenly be
heard Livingston warn the hcvs .hat a-6'--
we're coming The boys, in turn, beckoned
Moosa To press forward. Moosa had just
gained the party aud sank down behind tree
to deliver his own IRE when lis lead@- lea.
Noosa led &c. rs lie along the path he had
come. His johanna men threw down their
loads, and with him fed into the deeper for
est If the Matte really passed Moosa his
escape and that Of his people really verges
on the marvellous. However, at sunset they
in great fear left their forest refuge and got
back TO the place where they hoped to find
their baggage. Il was gone, and then with
increasing dread they creps TO where their
tlain leadHr lag Near him, in front, lay th2
grim Zulus who were killed under his sure
aim Here and there lay scattered some four
dead members of the expedition. One blow
had killed DR.. Livingston outright. tie had
no other wound but this terrible cash. From
their description it must have gone through
the neck and spine up to the throat in front
Il had nearly decapitated him. Death came
mercifully in its suddenness, for David Liv-
ingslon was ever ready. The Matte had
respected MIN when dead, for he was stripped
only oil his outer clothing grave was dug
with sticks and the body buried. Ten. whose
names are given, stood before the Matte with
Livingston: of these fons were seen deaq,
and the rest, save Ali Moosa, are missing.
The Johannes men made their way back To
Kampunda. The journey occupied fourteen
DAYS, for, not venturing near village or sta
ton, they lost their way in a jungle. The
date Of Livingston death is left to conlec-
ture He left Malaks about the middle of
July asst and the fatal encounter took place
during September. The Johanna men name
six weeks as about the probable time of their
journey. but their statements are vague and
rntrustN GRITTY.