Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-03

| ARRIVAL OF LIVINGSTOSE'S REMAINS
AT SUEZ.-LONDoN, March 29.-The
steamer Maliva arrived at Suez at eleven
O'Clock on Saturday night. Arthur Laing
and Jacob Wainwright were on board in
charge of the body Of Or. Livingstone.
The following account is given of Liv-
ingstone's fatal illness and death: He had
been i'll OF chronic dysentery for several
months. He was well supplied with stores
and medicines, but be had 4 presentiment
that the attack would prove fatal At first
| he was able to ride on donkey. but soon
had TO be carried. Arriving at Mnlala,
beyond Lake Bembe, in the Bisa country,
he said 4: Build me a hut to die in" a
hut was built by his followers. The lst of
May he was confined TO his bed. aud after
ward suffered greatly, groaniug night and
day.
The third day ne said he was very cold
and requested that more grass be put over
the hut. His followers could not speak
to or 60 near him. Ketumbo, the chiei
of Bica, sent flour aud beans, and behaved
well toward the party. The fourth day he
was insensible, and died about midnight.
| Max Adehoova, a servant, was present.
DIR. Livingstone made his last entry in his
diary on April y.
lie spoke much and sadly Of his home
and family. When he was first taken 81 k
la ,,;J Ia, ip,.ndnd IN cy,.bo IA. a,-nrvtbi, .
! for money to give them, and push on to
Uiiji. Zanzibar, and try to reach England.
The day which he died his fol
lowers consulted what to do. The
Nassck boys determined to preserve tke
body. They were afraid TO tell the chief
of the doctors death, and had the body re
moved secretly to another hut, and built a
high fence around it to insure privacy.
They then removed the internal organs
placed them in tin oox, aud buried them
inside the fence under large tree. Jacob
Wainwright cut an inscription on tho tree
thus: "Dr. Livingstone, died May 1,
1873" and subscribed it with the name of
the head man, Susa. The body was pre-
served in salt and dried in the sun for
twelve days.
Chief Ketumbo, on being informed of
Livingstone's death, had the drums beat
and guns fired as token of respect and
allowed his followers 10 remove the body,
which they placed in n bark coffin and
commenced the journey TO Unyanyembc,
which took six months, sending in advance
a party with information of all that had
occurred, addressed to DR.. Livingstone's
son.
The advance party was met by Mr.
Cameron. who sent back bales of cloth and
powder. The body arrived at Unyanyem-
be ten days after the advance party, and
rested there two weeks. Mcssrs Cameron.
Murphy and Dillon also arrived together
the latter very i'll, his sight gone and mind
affected. lie atteEward committed suicide
at Karakara, and was buried there
At Unyauyembe Liyingstone's remains
were placed in another bark case, the
smaller one done up to represent bale of
goods so as TO deceive the natives Thu
objected to the massage OF the corpse, and
was thus carried 10 Zanzibar.
DIR. Livingstone's clothing, papers and
instruments accompanied the body. When
sick in bed he prayed much at Minlala, and
said Il am going home" Chumah remains
at Zanzibar. Mr.. Webb, American con
sui at Zanzibar, received letters through |
Murphy from Livingstone TO Stanley, and
will deliver them personally.