The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-30
THE LAST JOURNEY.
Interview Between Mr.. Stanley and DR.. Living
stones Body servant-How the Old Ex-
plorer Lay Down and Died.

suit, with held glass swung across his shoulder.
This was Jacob Wainwright. Livingstone's faithful
body servant, who had attended HIM In his last mo-
ments. He watched each arrival on board with
eager gaze. and his eyes sparKled with Joy as he
recognized his old tutor, the Rev. Mr.. Price, who
had taught HIM, alter his liberation from slavery,
to read and write English in Bombay, :,
MR.. STANLEY AND JACOB WAINWRIGHT.
A group consisting OF Mr.. Waller Mr. Webb, Mr..
Young and Mr.. H. M. Stanley was speedily formed
round the boy, and, after each OF the FIRST named
mad addressed MN, Mr.. Stanley suddenly turned
to Jacob and asked II ne remembered him. No
sooner had the boys bright eyes lit on Mr. stan
leys face than broad smile played over his stolid
features and he stretched ont his hand and said he
perfectly remembered him; and then commenced
conversation which was listened to with
intense interest by ali present, and
which must have the effect OF silcncng for
ever those persons, II any such remain, who affect
disbelief In Mr.. SANKEY'S story. Mr.. Stanley be-
gan to question Jacob as to the last hours OF the
Doctor and upon the events which characterized
the march OF the Relief Expedition which Mr..
Stanley sent to DR.. Livingstone after his return
from Unyanyembe TO Zanzibar.
JACOBS STORY TO Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LATTER DAYS.
Jacob SAID that the Doctor expressed great Joy
when, after waiting SO many weary months at
Unyanyembe, he saw the caravan OF freemen
which he had been anxousy waiting for before
the resumption OF his exploration. After giving
him few days. rest at Unyanyemhe, Iivngstone,s
party travelled southwest to Kasagera, Kigaudu
to kascra. district ruled by King Slmba. While
at this place the Doctor had relapse Of his old
enemy, chronic dysentery, which so weakened
him as to compel him to take to riding donkey.
Mr.. Stanley here said, when he heard this, "He
ought to have returned then.n But the Doctor
did not seem to think that this attack was very
dangerous, and accordingly resumed his march
in s0uthwesterly direction to Mpatnwa
thence into the Valley OF Rungwa, wGere
he found many boiling springs; then passed
through Ufpa, and then Uemba, thence 10
Margunga. Mr., Stanley here asked Jacob VAIN
wright (which way the rivers ran % Jacob said
that they all ran to the right, which means to the
west into the Teanganitna. Along M0ungo they
reached district called Kawendi. where lion
killed the only remaining donkey, the other having
died In some OF the oozy marshes or Uremba.
Thenceforward Livingstone, continually growing
weaker, was compelled to be carried in a ham,
mock. but still urged on his way until he came to
the headwaters which empty themselves into
Lake BangweOlo. Here as he came to the lake. he
made use OF Mr.. SANKEY'S boat which he had car
ried with him distance OF l. 100 miles. He crossed
over the Chambezi to The southern bank and at
tempted to push his way along the southern shore
OF Lake Bangu and towards the Fountains
OF Herodotus, reported to be at Katanga, where
he thought he would be able to recruit his
health, but perceiving himself TO be growing
weaker ne determined TO push back to Unyan-
yembe towards home, and full OF that Intention he
turned his face n0rthward. But on arriving at
place called Kitumbo he seemed to have become
suddenly conscious that his last hour had come,
nd ho nj I'd m cntf1o hu<x Aoc
not permit him, and he accordingly proceeded fur
ther north towards Kibende. On his arrival at a
small village In the district Of Muala ne placed
In his tent; but thinking the sun was too not Tor
hun he ordered his men to build hut for him to
die In. His last entry In his diary was made on the
9th OF April, 1873, thirteen months and thirteen
days after Mr. Stanley had left hun, wherein he
describes how Ill he feels and his inability to pro-
ceed further. After this entry Livingstone seems
to have been too weak to have written more
seems to have resolutely prepared himself for
death.
LIvINGsroNE's LONGING FOR HOME.
The boy Majwara, expressly commended to
Livingstone as q personal attendant whose fidelity
would be undoubted, declares that, during the in
tervas OF expressing his suffering Dy means and
sighs, prayers for his family were heard and
the word 'home" was also frequently mentioned.
Livingstone refused to have any other man come
into the hut 20 him. but eacn MORNING they all
came. according to custom, to greet him with the
words "Yamoo bana" or "Good morning, MASTER"
one after another.
The bow Majwara made some tea for him and
offered him stimulants, which, however, seem to
have had no eject on him. At midnight of the
fourth day Of his illness Livingstone passed away
quietly to the land Of spirits In the morning the
boy Majwara, hearing no signs or groans. felt his
masters face and found 1t cold Then the solemn
truth dawned upon his young mind that the "great
master" was dead The servants then seem to
have held consultation as to what should be done
with the body. II they revealed the fact OF the
death to the natives 1t was feared that their super
stitiOn would cause them to prevent the servants
from carrying their master away. So they Kept It
secret and Fargalla, another OF the men sent on
by Mr.. Stanley, proceeded to disembowel the body,
and, after leaving the village, hung the corpse in
the sun to dry for Ave days, when they packed it
in bark, and taking 1t with them proceeded on
their long, long journey towards Unyanyembe
They did not arrive until the end OF five months
many attempts to bar their passage having been
made by the natives. Among the men whom MIR.
Stanley sent to Livingstone, Jacob speaks In high
terms OF the good behavior OF the leaders Mabruki
Manwasera Chawpersh and Susi Livingstone was
heard frequently to remark how very good his
'.boys" were. He praised them very highly,
and was accustomed to promise them on the
march that when he should return home he
would reward them well. Jacob Wainwright was
sent from Zanzibar to England by order OF the Mis-
sionary Society, Of which he was pupil. Among
the things brought by Mr.. Thomas Livingstone,
the eldest son. was the Winchester rine which Mr..
stanley presented TO DR.. Livingstone. Mr.. Living
stone means to keep 1t a souvenir OF his father.
A TELL-TALE TOOL
The Broken Piece Of ssJimmy'' Be-
trays the Burglar-The Rrid0 euOrf