The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-03-19
The Death of DR.. Livingstone.
HIS SICKNESS, EMBALMNENT ETC,


Letter from tie British Consul at Zarzibar.
1t appears from the information given TO
Lieutenant Cameron by the Doctors ser
want, Chumah. that Livingstone proceeded
from Ujiji to the middle northern shore of
Lake Bonita (Bangweolo), and that, be-
ing unable to cross it, he retraced his steps
and rounded it at the south ward, eros sing
beside the Chambeze, three other rivers
which flowed into the lake. lie then went
! $50 far as Lieutenant Cameron is able tC
make OUT in search Of the ancient foun-
tains of lIerodotus. and eventually turned
TO the eastward and crossed the Luapula.
After marching for some days through
an extremely mirsby country, in which
sometimes for three hours at time the
water stood above the waists Of the travel
ers, the Doctor succumbed to an attack OF
dysentery, which carried him off after an
illness Of ten or fifteen days. During this
trying journey two OF his men died and
several deserted. The remainder. seventy
nine in number, disembowelel the corpse
and embalmed it as well as they were able
with salt and brandy. On nearing Unyan.
yenlbe, Chumah, with few others start
ed ahead to secure supplies, as the party
was nearly starving and the remainder,
with the body, were reported to be distant
from ten to twenty days march from
| Unyansembe at the date Of Lieutenant
Camerons letter. Il will be seen on re-
ference to DR.. Li,ingstone's last com
munication, dated lst July, 1872, that the
account given by the Doctors servants of
his latest movements agrees in the main
with the rout sketched out by the traveller
himself before leaving Unyansembe.
His intention was to 90 southwards to
UGpa, then round the south end of Tan
ganyika, and crossing the Chamkcze, to
proceed west along the shore of Lake
Bangweolo. Being then III latitude l.
south, bis wish vas to 90 straight west to
the ancient fountains reported at that END
OF the water she'd, then to turn north to the
copper miues of Katangs. and after visit
ing the underground excavations, to proceed
to the head Of Lake Lincoln, whence he
would retire along Lake kamulindo toward
UjJi, and hcme.
He distinctly stated it was not his inten.
ton to return north var through the Nan
yuemo country; aud as he esteemed the
duration Of bis journey from Ujiji and back
again at eight NOR this, it is not unreasona.
BILE to infer that the design had been com.
pletelT carried out and that.
LIVINGSTONE WAS on HIS HoNEwARD JOUR
when attacked by The disease to Which he
fell victim. This suppostion is rendered
more probable by the fact that when the
Doctor left Enyanvembe he was well sup
piled wiki provisions, and that I've is repor-
ted ty his servants to have been nearly DIES
titute at the time Of his death
4 letter which | received tie same dav
(January 81 from ia III blu Jain, the
Arab Governor OF Unyanyembe. further
Informed me that death occurred at Lob a.
1t this is correct, and if that district is ace
ately laid down upon the maps, DR. Living
store must have proceeded further 10 the
eastward than was supposed by Lirutenant
Gamer on, who fixed the spo. where / e
died approximately at 10 degrees south
latitude and Is east longitude
The messenger who brought Lieutenant
Cameron's letters reports that the road
from [ jill to the coast Is now perfcc;lv
clear and that, as Mlrambo is entirely dcs
titute Of ammun zion, nothing is 10 b, fear
ed from him or his adherent.: ia fact, he
asserts that there is not a charge of powder
i'll the whole country.
As mark of respect to the memory Of
DR.. Livingstone, the flagstaff Of tI.is a.en
cy was kept at half mast from sunrise to
sunset January 5. This example was fol-
lowed by His IIighne.s the Sultan, by Her
Majesty ship, Of war then in harbor, the
Briton snd the Daphne, and by the consul
lar representatives of the otter foreign
powers in Zanzibar, from all of whom |
received letters Of coincidence on the death
of this eminent explorer and distinguished
servant of the Queen. have, etc.
(Signed) w. +. PRIDEAU1