Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31
DIR. LIVINGSTONE.
Details of His Illness and Death
In the WIIds Of Central Africa.
Special dispatch 10 the New York Herald.

IN the hIius Ol NenIrdt AIrttu.
Special dispatch to the New York Herald.
LONDON, March 29.-The steamer Molwa
arrived of SueL at eleven o'clock Saturday
night. Arthur LOing and Jacob WOen-
wright were on board, in charge Of the re-
mains of DIR. Livingstone.
The following account is given of Living
stones fatal illness and death. He had
been i'll of chronic dysentery for some
months. He was well supplied with stores
and medicines; but he had a presentiment
that the attack would prove fatal. At first
he was able to ride on donkey, but soon
had to be carried. Arriving at Nailala,
beyond Lake Bemba, in the Bisa country,
he said: "Build me hut 10 die in." a
hut was built by his followers.
Tie first of May he was confined
to bed, and afterwards suffered
greatly, grOaning night and day. The third
day he said he was very cold, and request
ed that more grass be put over the hut.
KitambO. chief of Bisa, sent -four and
beans, and behaved well towards the party.
The fourth day DR.. Livingstone was in=
sensible, and died about midnight. Ma
kadhpooa, a servant, was present. DR..
Livingstone made his last entry in his
diary April p. He spoke much and sadly
of his home and family, when he was first
seized by the fatal attack. He told his fol-
lowers that he intended to exchange every
thing for ivory to give them, and then push
on to Ujiji and Zanzibar, and try to reach
England.
Preserving the Remains.
The same day on which he died, his fol-
lowers consulted what to do. The Nassick
boys determined to preserve the remains.
They were afraid to inform the Chief of
the death of the Doctor. They secretely
had his body moved to another hut, and
built high fence around il to insure pri-
vacy. Then they removed the internal or
gans, placed them In d box, and buried it
inside the fence under large tree. jacob
WOenwrigst cut an inscription on the tree
thus: 'DoetOr Livingstone, Died May 4,
1873"
And superscribed it with the name of the
head n,an. "SlSa.r The body was presery-
ed in salt. and dried in the sun twelve dzys.
The Chief Kitumbo; on being informed Of
Livingtone's death; had the drums beat
and the guns fired as a token OF respect and
allowed the followers to move the body,
which they placed in a coffin OF bark.
Return 10 CIVILIZATION
Then tlleF commenced the journey 10 the
county OF Uftanyembe, which consumed
about six months, sending IL advance a
party with information of all that had Oc-
CURED. addressed to IivingstOne'S sOn. The
advance party was met ty hir, Cameron,
who sent back bales of cloth and powder.
The body arrived at Unyanyembe ten days
after the advance Tarty, and rested there
two weeks. Messrs Cameron, Murphy aud
Dillon also arrived together there, the lat
ter very i'll, his sight gone and his mind af-
fected. lie afterwards committed suicide
at Kasakera, and was buried there.
At Unyanyembe LivingstOne's remains
were placed in another bark case, a smaller
one, done up TO represent bale of goods,
so as to deceive to natives who objected to
the passage OF CORPSE, and thus carried to
Zanzibar. Doctor LiyingstOne's clOtliin5
papers, and instruments accompanied the
body. When sick in bed, DR.. Livingstone
prayed much. and said, Il am going home"
Chamah remains at Zanzibar.
LETTERS FOR STANLEY.
Webb, the American consul at Zanzibar,
received letters, through Murphy, from
Livingstone for Stanley, and will deliver
them personally.
The only geographical news is as follows:
After Stanley's departure, DIR. Livingstone
left Unyanyembe, rounded the south end
of Lake Tanganyika, and travelled south of
Lake Bemba or Bangueolo. He crossed it
from south to north, and then proceeded
along the east side, returning north through
the marshes of Muillala. All his papers are
sealed and addressed to the Secretary of
State. They are In charge Of Arthur LONG,
a British merchant of Zanzibar. Murphy
and Camerson remain behind.