Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-30
Death Of DIR. Livingstone

New YORK, March 2e.-The Herald has
the folwing special:
LONDON, March 29.-The steamer Malwa
arrived off Suez at q clock last nlght. Ar
thur Laingood and Jacob d. wainwright We're
ON board in charge of the remains OF DR.. Liv-
lngstone.
The following account is given of Living
stones fatal illness and death:
He had been i'll Of chronic dyscntery for sew
eral months He was well supplied with stores
and medicines, but he had a presentimcnt that
the attack would prove fatal. At first he was
able to ride on donkey, but soon had to be car
RED Arriving at Muilala, beyond Lake Benz
ba, in the Bisa country, he said: Build me a
hut to die in'' A hut was built by his follow
ers The first day he was confined to bed, and
afterwards he suffered greatly, groaning night
and day. The third day he said he was very
cold, and requested that more grass be put on
the hut. His followers could not speak to or
90 near him. Kitumbo, the chief Of Bisa, sent
-four and beans, aud behaved well towards the
party The fourth day, DR.. Livingstone was
iusensible, and died about midnight. Makad-
hova, servant, was present. DR.. Livingstone
made his last entry in his diary April q. lie
spoke much and sadly of his home and family
When he was first seized by the fatal attack he
told his followers that be intended to exchange
everything for ivory to give to them, and then
pass on to Ujji and Zauzibar and try to reach
EDglaud. The same day on which he died his
followers Consulted what to do. The Nasslck
boys determined to preserve the remains They
we're afraid to inform the chief of the death
of the doctor The Secretary had the body re-
moved to another hut, and built high fence
around it to insure privacy. He then removed
he, r,Ia hnn
and buried it inside the fence under a large
tree.
Jacob Wainri ght cut an inscription on the
tree thus:
Doctor LIVINGSTONE,
Died May +, 1873.
aud suspended it with the name OF the head
man, Susa. The body was preserved in salt
and dried in the SUI twelve days.
Chief Kitumbo, on being Informed of LlV-
iugstone's death, had drums beat and guns
fired as a token of respect, and allowed the fol-
lowers to remove the body, which they placed
in coffin OF bark, and they then commenced
the journey to Unyanyembe, which consumed
about six months. They sent a party in advance
with information of all that bad occurred, ad-
dressed to Livingstone son. The advance
party we're met by MIR. Cameron, who sent back
bales Of cloth aud powder.
The body arrived at Unyanyembe ten days
after the advance party, and rested there two
weeks Messrs Cameron, Murphy and Dillon
also arrived together there, the latter very i'll,
his sight gone and his mind affected. He after
wards committed suicide at kasakara, and was
buried there.
At Uuyauyembe Livingstone's remains were
placed in another bark case, asmaler one, done
up to represent a bale of goods so as to deceive
the natives, who objected 10 the massage Of the
corpse, and was thus carried to Zanzibar.
DR.. Livingstone s clothing, papers and in
struments accompanied the body.
When sick in bed at Unilala, Dr. Livingstone
prayed much and said, II am going home.
CONGRESS- Senate was not 10 session
Oh Saturday.
In the House Of Representatives the day
was devoted to discussion on the bill to amend
the several acts providing national cur
reucy and for free banking. Mr.. Beck, of
kentucky, gave notice that be would at the
proper time offer an amendment increasing the
tax on the national bank circulation to one
fourth OF one per cent a month.