Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-20
The Last OF mr.. LivtngaOne-HOw
the ExDiOEer Died.

The foil owing interesting description
of the last moments OF DR.. Livingstone
is taken from the account just published
with the last journals of the great
traveller:
About ii pm. Susi, whose hut was
close by, was told to 90 to his master.
At the time there were loud shouts in the
distance. and on entering DR.. Living
st0n said. Are our men making that
noiseY' mo" replied Snsi, Il can hear
from the cries hat the people are scar
ing away a buffalo from their dura field.
A few minutes afterwards he said slowly,
and evidently waning, is this the
Luapula2' Susi told him they were in
Clutambo's village, neal the Mililamo,
when he was silent for a while. Again
speaking to Susi, in Suaheli this time, he
said, "How many days is it to the
Luapula?' II think il is three days,
master replied Susi. A few seconds
after, as if in great pain, he half sighed,
hhalf said, "Oh dear, dear" and then
dozed off again. Ii 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
be went to the FIRE outside and soon re-
turned with the copper kettle full. Call
ing him close, he asked him to bring his
medicine chest, and to hold the candle
near him, for the man noticed he could
hardly see. With great difficulty DR..
Livingstone selected the calomel, which
he told him to place by his side, then d.
rected him to pour a little water into a
cup and to put another empty one by it.
He said, in a low, feeble voice, IAN right.
you can 20 now" These we're the last
words he was ever heard to speak. 1t
must have been about 4 am. when Susi
heard Majwara's step once more. Come
to Bwsna, | am afraid; | don't know if
he is alive" The lads evident alarm
made Susi run to arouse Chumah, Chow
pere, Matthew and Muangasere, and the
six men went Immediately to the hut.
Passing inside, he looked towards the
bed. DR.. Livingstone was not lying on
it, but appeared TO be engaged in prayer,
and they instinetively drew backwards
for the instant. Pointing to him, Mai.
wara said, when ! lay down be was lust
as he is now, andi il is because | End that he
does not move that | fear he is dead"
They asked the lad how long be had slept.
Maj wara said he could not tell, but he
vas sure hat it was some considerable
time. The meh drew nearer. & can.
die, stuck by its own wax to the top OF
the box, shed a light sufficient for them
10 see his form. DR.. Livingstone was
kneeling by the side Of his bed, his body
stretched forward. his head buried in
his bands upon the pillow. For "a min.
nte they watched him he did not stir;
ib.re was no sign OF breathing. Then
one Of them, Matthew, advanced softly
t. him and placed bis hand to his
cheeks. II was sufficient, lite had been
extinct for some time, and the body was
almost cold. Livingstone was dead.
His sad hearted servants raised him
tenderly up, and laid him full length on
the bed then carefully covering him
they went into the damp night air to
consult together. 1t was long before
the cocks crew, and it is from this cir.
cumstance, coupled with the fact that
Susi spoke TO him some time shortly
after midnight, that we are able to state
with tolerable certainty that he expired
early on the first OF Nav.