Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-31
EVENING STAR.
Death of Dr Is,Ipxrt,u.

The following Interest ing account o n, last
moments OF bT. Livingstone IL taken fr N the
account just published with the last 10 IruS.s OF
the grtar traveller
"AbOut II p. n. SaSi. whose hu. was close ~,
was told 90 60 90 hi. master. At that tins there
were loud shouts In the distance, ard on enter
ing DIR. Livingstone said, re GU mca making
that nOise"' No. replied Susi, 4 cd lear
rom the cries that the people are seer ~ sway
buhs'o from their duTa reids.' A fsW ,. mates
siteiNard he SAID slowly, and evidsutls wan
Cerirg, lie this the LuRF elsS' SuSl told hem
they were in Clut&mbo's vilsge, near the Xii
aIne, when he was siient for = while. Again
sTCsk'ngto Susi, N Susheli this time, he sgtd
How msny days Il It 60 the Luapuis"' Il think
~ II three Csys, master replied Susi.
"A lev seconds after, ss if in grest pain be
hsf sighed, half said, on dear, dear, aud then
q, zed of again. IL was al hour later thst Scsi
NJ sTd Me- WarR agsIn outside the door. = ans
wants you, Sasi' On reaching the b. the doc
tor told him be wished him 70 boil some water,
aud for thus purpose he went 10 the Are on : De
and soon returned with the COPPER Kettle fuII
Calling him close, he askei him 70 bring his
medicine chest and 70 hole the candle near MIN,
fer the man noticed he could hardly see. Win
great difficulty DIR. Livin gstone selected the cxl.
Cmel, which ne todd him 20 place 0y hts side,
then directed bin % pour 4 little water into =
cup and TO put smother empty Oue by it he
nGw.'
These were the last words he was ever heard
20 sIeSk. IL must have been abOut4 A. m. when
SUsi heard sjWars's step once more. Gone
O" BwaIa, am afraid, 1 don't know Il bs Is
r
20 arouse ChUmsb, CnOwpere, MstJhex. Aud
MuansSseTe, ana the slN men went iInms ilatey
- Tire hut. Pas ne inside. be looked tOga-d
he bed. bT. Livingstone vas not Iyiug on a..
n apPeared 10 be engaged in prayer, and thy
'rstuCtiveiy drew backward for the instant
PulU'iHg 20 HIM, Majwzra said, 'whsn Law
down BE- Vas ius. Ss he IL now. and ~ Is because
! md that be does not move that I tear Ha l.
dEsd' They asked the Lad how long he had
sept MzJwars said he could nCJ tell, bat aa
vas sure that 10 was some considerable ume.
J he men drew nearer A candle, stuck log tts
own WAY 20 the top OF the box, shed a light sat
Nc'eut tor them 10 see his form.
DT. Livingstone u a. knceling by Che Srle OF
bis bed, bis body stretched forward, has neal
buried IN his hands upon the pillow. For a min
ute they watched him, &c did not str, there ~ a.
TO sign OF breathing. Then Ons OF t4sm, MAJ
thew, advanced softly hm AMI placed ms
hands 10 his cheeks. It was sufficient, lite hal
been extinct some time, and the body was
almost cold. Livingstone was dead. HIS sad
hearted servants raised him tCuderly 10, AMI
laid Tim fun length on the bed, then careful
~ covering him, they went into the damp
night air 20 consult together. 10 was
tCug before the cocks crew, aud it IL from tins
circumstance, coupled with the ia 20 taat Susi
spoke TO him sometime shortly after midnis gut,
thai We are able TO state with tOler able certainty
that lac expired early on the lst OF May"