Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Dr. Livingstone.

Walwa arrived at II O'Clock Saturda,
night. Arthur Laing and Jacob Vain
right were On board in charge of tn
remains Of DR.. Liylngstone., The fol
lowing account IS given Of Livingstone
fatal disease and death: - ,'r-.s
sHe had been i'll Of chrenic dysentery
for several months. He was supplied
with stores and medicines but he hai
presentiment that the attack wouli
prove fatal. At first he was able t.
ride donkey but soon had to be car.
ried. Arriving at Muilala, beyond
Lake Bembs, in the Biso country, b.
said: aBuild me hut to die In" A
hut was built by his followers.
The 1st ofMay he was confined to bee
and afterward suffered greatly, gfoan.
ing night and day. The third day hs
SAID he was very cold and requested
that more grass be put over the hut
The Ketumbo Chief of Bisa sent floul
and beans and behaved well toward
the party. The fourth day DR.. Living
stone was insensible and. died about
midnight. Mahoohooa, servant, was
present.
DR.. Livingstone made his last entry
In his diary April 9th. He spoke much
and sadly of his hsme and family
When he was first seized by the fatal at
tack, he told his followers that he in
tended to exchange everything for ivory
to give them and then push on to UjUi
and Zanzibar and try to reach Eng
land.
The same day on which he died, his
followers consulted what to do. The
Nassick boys determined to preserve
the remains. They were afraid to in
form the Chief of the Death of the Doc
tor. ~ .-.-. -f.
The Secretary had the body removed
to another hut and built a high fence
around it to insure privscy. He then
removed the internal organs, placed
them In q tin box and buried it inside
the fence, under a large tree. Jacob
Wainwrite cut an inscription on the
tree thus: "Doctor Livingstone, died
May 4th, 1873" and superscribed it
with the name of the head man, Ousa.
The body was preserved in salt and
dried inlthe sun for twelve days. Chief
Ktumbo, on being informed Of Living
stones death, had the drums beaten
and dguns fired as token Of respect and
allowed the followers to remove the
body, which they placed in a coffien of
barksand commenced the journey to
Unyamiembe, which consumed about
six months, sending in advance a party
with information Of all that had accur-
red, addressed to Livingstone's son.
The advance party were met by Mr..
Cameron who sent back bales of cloth
and powder. The body arrived at Un-
ten days after the advance
party and rested there two weeks.
Messrs. Cameron, Murphy and Dillon,
alss arrived together there, the latter
very Ill, his sight gone and mind affect
ID. He aftsrwards committed suicide at
Kasa Kera and was buried there.
At Unyamjembe Livingstene's re-
mains were placed in another bark case
\ smaller one done up to represent
bale of goods so as to deceive the ma
lives, whe objected to the passage Of the
corpse, and thus carried to Zanzibar
Doctor Livingstone's clothing, papers
and instruments accompanied the body.
When sick in bed Dsctor Livingstone
prayed much and said: 81 am going
aome." Chumsn remains at Zanzibar.
Webb, the American counsul at Zanzi-
bar, received letters through Murphy
from Livingstone for Stanley, and will
deliver them personally.
The only geographical news is as fol-
ows: After Stanley's departure, the
Doctor left Unyamjembe, rounded the
'outh end of Tanganyika,travel south
If Lake Bemba, or Banqueoleo, crossed
t from south to north, then proceeded
slong the east side, returning north
through the marshes to Muilala. All
ais papers, sealed and addressed to the
Secretary of State, are in charge of Ar.
;hur Laing, British merchant Of Zan-
sibar. Murphy and Cameron remain
behind. l ii