Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-01
Death Of DR.. Livingstone.

Death OF DIR. Living stone.
LONDON, March 29.-The steamer
Maliva arrived off Suez at IL o'clock
Saturday night Arthur Laing and
Jacob Wainwright were on board in
charge Of the remains of DR.. Living
| stone.
The following account is given Of
Livingstone's fatal illness and death !:
He had been i'll of chronic dysentery
several months. He was we'll supplied
with stores and medicines, but be had
prescntiment flat the attack would
prove fatal. At first, he was able to
ride on dunkey, but soon had to be
carried Arriving at Muilila, beyond
Lake Bemba, in the Bisa country. he
said, "bu,ld me a hut to die in" A
hut was built by his followers. The
lst OF May he was confined to bed, and
afterwards suffered greatly, groaned
night and day. The third day he said
he was very cold, and requested that
more grass be put over the hut.
Ketumbo, Chief of Bisa, sent -four
and beans and behaved we'll toward
the party. The fourth day DR.. Living
stone was intensibe, and died about
midnight Makadhooa, a servant, was
present when DR.. Livingstone made
his last entry in his diary, April FL
He spoke much and sadly of his home
and family.
When he was first seized by the fatal
attack, he told his followers he intend
ed to exchange everything for ivory to
give them aid then push on to Ujijl
and Zanzibar, and to reach England
The same day on which he died his
followers consulted what to do.
The Nassick BOYS determined to pre-
serve 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
fence around it to insure privacy.
He then removed the internal or
gans, placed them in tin box and
buried it inside the fence under a
large tree. Jacob Wainwright cut
AN INSCRIPTION
on the tree there thus:
DOCTOR LIvlNGsToNE.
Died May 4th 1873.
and superscribed it with the name of
the headman Susa. The body was pre-
served in salt and dried in the sun
twelve days. The Chief Ketumbo, on
being informed of Livingstone's death
had drums beat and guns fired as a
token OF respect, and allowed his fol-
levers to remove the body, which they
placed in a coffin of bark, and com
menced the journey to Unyamjembe,
which consumed about six months
sending in advance party with in
| formation of all that had occurred, adj
dressed to Livlngstone's son. The ad-
vance party were mot by Mr.. Cameron
who sent back bales of clsth and pow.
| der. .... ... ..-...
| The body arrived at Unyamjembe
ten days after the advance party and
rested there two weeks
| Mr.. Cameron, Murphy, and Dillon
| also arrived together there. The lat
ter was very i'll; his sight gone and
mind affected. He afterwards com.
mitted suicide at kasakera, and was
| buried there. -
! At Uryamjemhe Livingstone's re-
mains were placed in another bark case
| a smaller one, done up TO represent q
| bale of goods, so as to deceive the ma
tives. who objected to the passage Of
the corpse. and thus carried to Zanzi.
bar. Dr. Livingstone's clothing papers
and instruments accompanied the body
| When sick in bed, DR.. Livingstone
prayed much, and said:
Il am going home" Chumah re-
mains at Zanzibar.
Webb, the American Consul at Fan
zibar, has received letters, through
Murphy, from Livingstone to Stanley
and will deliver them personally.
The only geographical news is as
follows: After SANKEY'S departure, the
!, Doctor left Unyamjembe, rounded the
south end of TapganYika travelled south
of the Lake Bemba, or Bsngueoleo
crossed it from north to south, then
proceeded along the east side returning
north through the marshes to Muilala
} All his papers, sealed and addressed t.
the Secretary of State, are in charge
of Arthur Laing, British merchant
of Zanzibar. Murphy and Cameron
: remain behind.
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