The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-01-31
DIR. HiyIngstOne Dead.

London, Jan. 26.-Intelllgence has
Just been received here of the death of
DR.. Livingstone in the interior of
Africa. He died of dyseutery while
travelling from Lake Bembe to Uny-
anyemte His body has been embamcd
and is to be taken to England. 1t will
come by the way of Zanzibar.
DR.. David Livingstone was born at
Blantyre Works, near Gla' gov, Scot.
land, in 1915. The poverty of his pa
rents prevented them from giving him
such educational advantages rs the boy
craved, but he managed while at work
in the cotton millSto store his mind with
much valuable information, to be turned
10 account in later years. lie enjoyed
an occasional month in an evening
school in Glasgow, and here in addition
to the rudinents of his own language
lie acquired very respectable knOwl.
edge of Latin ard Greek, and of various
branches OF science, including botany
and geology. at the age of 10, after
he had been promoted from the position
of piecer TO that Of spinner, lie conceiv-
ed the idea of going to China as a
medical missionary; and with this object
IN view attended lectures on medicine
nnd devinty in the University of Glas,
gov in the winter time, always resum-
ing his place in the factory when tie
summer vacation began. In 1888, hav-
ing been licensed by the Faculty of
Physicians and Surgeons, he prepared
TO sail for China under the auspices of
the London Missionary Society. The
va: between Great Britain and China
broke out at this time, however, and
his long-chershtd Il plan was abandoned.
The young enthusiast next turned his
attention TO southern Africa, where the
Rev. Robert Moffat had been laboring
among the natives with signal success.
In 1910, after Il voyage ofthree months,
he landed at Cap Town, and for six
teen years applied himself to the self
imposed work Of Outstanding the AT
Tlcans. His first exploring expedition
was made in iS49, when he reached
Lake Ngami, he and his companions,
ONwell and MuIIay, being the first
white men TO visit It, In 1851 lie dis.
covered The great Zambezi river.
Shortly alter his arrival at Cape Town
he married daughter of DR.. Moffat,
the missionary. In 1852 she took her
children 10 England, but rejuined her
husband subsequently and died on the
banks of the Zanbezi. Just before he
started ON what proved to he his most
important northern expedition cruel
attack was made by four hundred Dutch
BorrS upon the kUlobeiug settlement.
sixty Of the inOnensiye natives were
kllled, several hundred women aud
children we've cRried into bondage, and
Llylngstone's property was destroyed
In May, 1858, lie reached the capital
OF the MakolOlo tribe, and was pleas
antly received and Hospitality entertain
eu [ y King Sekelttu. Crossing to An
gola he became the honored guest OF
tie Portuguese authorities stationed
at Loanda. lie next went on foot tu
QullimaI on the Indian Ocean reach
ing that point jnst four years IRON the
time Of his departure from Cape Town,
having traversed the continent irOm
ocean 10 ocean, aud travelled altogether
more than q. 900 miles through cOun.
try unknown 10 civilized man. Al
Quilinlane lie took passage ia British
gun brig which conveyed hin To Mau'
rillus, whence he returned ~ England
BY the Red Sea aud the overland route.
IN 1906 he published his first book oI
travels, missionary Travels and Re
SEARCHES In South Africa" lie had M
hOOn,r seen the volume fairly launched
irom the press than he TetuIned to gull