The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1875-02-06
VOLUME 8.
The Death of DR.. Livingstone.

The Death of DIR. Livingstone.
The following interesting account of
4 the laet moments Of DIR. Livingstone is
taken from. the account just published
With the last Journals of the great tray
elcr:
- "About II P. H. Susi, whose hut was
close BY, ras told to 60 to his master.
AT the time there we're loud shouts in
the distance, aud on entering Dr.. Li7
ingstone said, 'Aro our men making
that noise!' No., replied Susi, 1 can
hear from the cries that the people are
soaring away buffalo from their dura
fields A few minutes afterward he
said slowly and evidently wandering, !,
sIs this the Luapula, r.. Susi told him
they were in Clutambo's village, near
the Nililamo, when he was silent for a
while. Again speaking to Susi, in Sua
he'll this time, he said,. How many days
is it to the Luapula Z .I'think it is
three days, MASTER replied Susi. A
few seconds after, as if in great pain,
he half sighed, half said, 'oh dear,
DEAR, and then dozed off again. It was
AN hour later that Susi heard Majwara
again outside the door, 'Bwana wants
you, .Susi' On reaching the bed the
doctor told him he Wished him to boil
some water, and for this purpose he
went to the FIRE outside and soon re
turned with the "copper" kcttle full.
ling him close he asked him to bring
This Medicine chest and to hold the
& ,catale near him, for the man noticed he
could hardly see. With great difficulty
DIR. Livingstone selected the alonel,
which he told him to place by his side,
slhen directed him to pour little water
into cup and to put another empty
one by it. He said in a low feeble
voice, tAll right; you can go now.'
These were the last words he was ever
heard to spe j. It must have been
about 1 4. II. \ 3 q. ss<ssla
wara's step once more. Come to
Bwuna, l am afraid; don't know if
lie is alive Tie lads evident alarm
made Susi luu 10 arouse Chunah, Glow.
}e,e, Matthew and Muangasere, and
the six ncn went Immediately to the
hut lassipg inside, he looked toward
the led Dr.. Livingstone was not lying
On it, but appeared to be engaged in
prayer, and they instinctivcly drew
backward for the instant Pointing to
him, Majwara said, .M hen lay down
he was just rs he is now, and it is be
cause ! find that he does not move that
I fear he is dead They asked the lad
how lcng he had slept. Majwara said
he could not tell, but he was sure that
it was some considerable time he
men drew nearer. A candle, stuck by
its own wax to the top OF the box, shed
light sufficient for the m to see his
form. DIR. Livingstone was kneeling
by the. side Of his bed, his body stretch
ed forward, his head buried in his hands
upon the pillow. For aaminute they
watched him; ho did not stir; there was
10 sign Of breathing. Then one Of them,
Matthew, advanced softly to him and
placed his hands to his cheeks. 1t was
sufficient; life had besn extinct some
time, and the body was almost cold.
Livingstone was dead. His sad hearted
servants raised him tenderly up, and
laid him full length upon the bed; then
carefully covering him, they went into
the damp night air to consult together.
1t was long before the cocks crew, and
I it is from this circumstance, coupled
with the fact that Susi spoke to him
sometime shortly after midnight, that
Wel,arc able TO state with tolclable Ger
tujnty that he expired early on the 1st
of Nav"