The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
STANLEY ON LIVINGSTONE.

To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON DAILY NEWS
siR-Upon arriving at st. Vincent heard, TO my
great grlet the news OF the death OF Livingstone
] read eagerly every word OF the story, as pub
lished in the Daily Neacs, hoping that l might be
able to proclaim 1t as belonging TO one OF those
canards which we have heard so often, emanating
from both the Eastern and Western coasts OF
Africa, and discovered with infinite satisfaction
that there was as much cause to doubt the reporr
as to believe in It, so far could CLEAN from the
Daily Aecs there was nothing positively known or
how and where the death OF the great traveller oc-
CURED. IL originated the report said from the
lips OF one named Chumah, who had appeared at
Unyanyembe alone with the statement that Liv-
ngstone had persisted from disease on the shores
OF Lake Bangweolo; that he himself had nastened
on TO Cnyanyembe to obtain relief for his
half starved companions, who were distant
some twenty days. march from Unyan-
yembe, slowly advancing along the road
thither. bearing the body OF the traveller |
knew Chuman well, he having served Livingstone
and myself for over four months but though I
knew him TO be faithful servant of his master
having followed his varying fortunes through
friendly and unriendy countries over many a
thousand miles OF swamp and plain and Jungle
Chumah was not an immaculate character He
would offend his old master sometimes and he
TO Livingstone; and, as offence Incidence or rebel
hon merits punishment, suspected that Chuman
had been committing some wrong and had been
punished for it, and had, IN consea uence deserted
him in the eighth year OF his service. | was satis-
fed that the report OF Liyingstone's death was
false, since no one but Chumah vouched Tor It. /
was prepared to give credit to him Tor being n
greater adept at deception than the traitor Musa
OF johanna, for in the story he had untcd
pausbiy enough for his masters death, by ascrb-
/ ing the cause OF II to the only blemsh in LIVING
stones iron constItuton-viZ LIABILITY to dysen-
terry. But since have arrived in England, aud
have read and re-read the various letters and re-
ports published, am compelled TO helieve much
against my Win, that the weary pilgrimage Of poor
Livingstone is ended, and that he VIII never see
the mourning iriends he has lett beEnd him
III viii all come right at last,n he was accus-
TONED to say TO me continually when any refer
ence was made TO his returning home. ny this
faith he breathed into me the strong hope that he
would live 10 return until became also 1rm in the
the Christian world was ready 10 shower upon MIN
in person. Though thin and pale and iearfully
feeble when the NEW YORK HERALD expedition ap.
peared at Ujli with ample means OF relief and
good news for him after his long tramp from The
borders OF tue Unknown Lake, he was so FAR re-
months journeyings with MIN, turned away from
HIM to execute his wishes at Zanzibar, that firmly
believed that few men who had completed their
hity-ninth year had better chance OF living
twenty years more than he mad then--on the l4tn
OF March. 1872. Yet IL seems that while / have
been concentrating myself that Livingstone would
appear IN England about May Of this year. that he
died eleven months ago, az he was striving 70
reach the north end OF Lake BangweolO. But he
has died with the full measure Of years and nonors
on his head died bearing his Great Masters YOKE
on him, faithful and willing seTvitor, retaining
MS early views OF the dnties OF noble life 10 has
last breath, chcfshlng love and friendship Tor all
OF human under the sun. Poor old mani Honor
be 10 hts ashes
N IS asked what he has done since he left
England IN 1896 and whether all he has done VIII
ever be made known, and how much OF the Snowl-
edge thought 10 he gained by his labor Is lost To
the FIRST question would answer, that . short
rgstSb6 Of his discoveries such as he gave ne, and
such rs obtained rom the study OF his map, has
been already published. 10 the second question |
would answer That a cCDious record Of ms dis-