Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-04-03
DIR. Livingstone.

| AT last all doubt appears To be remov-
ed of the death of DR.. Livingstone. his
remains having arrived AT Suez last Sat-
urday night, as per cable dispatch from
London ON Sunday. The following ac-
count of his illness and death is also
given:
He had been i'll of chronic dysentery
several months. Was we'll supplied with
stores and medicines, but had present
ment that the attack would prove fatal.
At first he was able to ride on donkey,
nut soon had to be carried. Arriving at
Muilala, beyond Lake Bemba, in the
Boss country, he said Build me hut
to die in" A hut VAS built by his fol-
lowers. The first of May he was con-
fined to his bed, and afterwards suffered
greatly, grooming night and day. The
third day he said he was very cold. and
requested more grass to be put over the
hut. His followers could not speak TO or
go near him. Kitumbo, the Chief of
Bosa, cent flour and beans, and behaved
we'll toward the party. The fourth day
DR.. Livingstone was miserable and died
about midnight. Makashooa, servant,
was present.
DIR. Livingstone made his last entry in
his diary April 9th. He spoke much
and sadly of home and family. When
first seized by the fatal attack, he told
his followers he intended to exchange
everything for ivory to give them, and
then to push on to Ujiji and Zanzibar,
and try to reach England. The same
day on which he died his followers con-
suited what to do. The Nassick BOYS
determined to preserve the remains
They were afraid to inform the chief of
the death of the Doctor. The secretary
had the body removed to another hut and
built a high fence around it to insure
privacy. He then removed the internal
organs, placed them in tin box and burr
ed them inside the fence, under large
tree. Jacob Wainwright cut an inscrip
ton on the tree, thus: "Dr. Livingstone,
died May 4, 1873" and superscribed it
with the name of the head man, "Susa."
The body was preserved in salt and dried
in the sun twelve days.
Kitunibo, on being informed of Liv-
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guns fred as token of respect, and al
lowed the followers to remove the body,
which they placed in coffin of bark,
and commenced the journey to Unyam-
iembe, which consumed about six months,
sending in advance party with infor-
nation of all that had occurred address
ed to Livingstone's son.
The advance party were met by Mr..
Cameron, who sent back bales Of cloth
and powder The body arrived at Uu-
yanyembe ten days after the advance
party had rested there two weeks. Messrs.
Cameron, Murphy and Dillon, also ar
rived together there, the latter very i'll,
his sight gone and mind affected He
afterward committed suicide at Kassak.
era and was buried there.
At Unyanyembe Livingstone remains
were placed in another bark case, q
smaller one done up to represent bale
of goods, 80 as to deceive the natives who
objected to the passage of the corpse,
and thus carried to Zanzibar. Living
stones clothing, papers and instruments
accompanied the body. When sick in
bed Livingstone prayed much at Muilala
and said am going home" Chumah
remains at Zanzibar. Webb, the Amer.
lean Consul at Zanzibar, received letters
through Murphy from Livingstone fol
Stanley, and will deliver them person.
ally.
The only geographical news is as fol
lows:
After Stanley's departure the Doctor
left Unyanjembe, rounded the south enc
of Tanganyika, travelled south of Lake
Bomba or Bongwoleo, crossed it from the
south to the north, then proceeded along
the east side, returning north through
the marshes to Muilala. All his paper,
were sealed and addressed to the Score
, tary of State. They are in charge Of
Arthur Laing, a British merchant a
IL
: Zanzibar. Messrs. Murphy and Came
ron remain behind.
= A SAD AFFAIR.-At Leominster
d Mass. ON the NIGHT of the 10Th inst