Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1874-04-04 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE DEATH OF DR LIVINGSTONE. The following telegram has been received at the London (Mice of the Nile York Herald:— " The Mali arrived off Suez at eleven on Saturday nigtt, baying Mr Arthur Laing and Jacob Wainwiight on board, with the :body of Dr Livingstone. He had been ill with chronic dysentery for several months past, and although well supplied with stores and medicine, he seems to have had a presentiment that the attack would prove fatal. He rode a donkey, but was subsequently carried. and thus arrived at Muilala, beyond Lake Bembainlista country, when he said—'• Build me a hut to die in.' The hut was built by his followers, who first made him a bed. He suffered greatly, groaning night and day. On the third day he said—" lam very cold; put more grass over the hut. His followers did not speak or go near him. Kilumbo, chief ot Bisa, sent flour and beans, and behaved well to the party. On the fourth day Livingstone became insensible, and died at midnight. Majuahva, his servant, was present. His last entry in the diary was on April 27th. He spoke much and sadly of home and family. When first seized, he told his followers he intended to exchange everything for ivory to give to them, and to push on to Ujiji and Zanzibar and try to reach England. On, the day of his death they consulted what to do,. The Nassick boys dLtermined to preserve the remains. They were afraid to inform the Chief of Liviugstone's death, and secretly removed the body to another hut, around which they built a high fence to insure privacy. They opened the body and removed the internals, which were placed in a tin box, and buried inside the fence under a large tree. Jacob Wainwright cut an inscription on the tree as follows; " Dr Livingstone, died on May 4th, 1873," and superscribed the name of the head man, Suss. The bpdy was preserved in salt and dried in the sun for twelve days. Kilumbo was then informed of the death, and beat drums and fired, as a token of respect, and allowed the followers to remove the body, which was placed in a coffin formed of bark. They then journeyed to Unyanyembe, which took about six months, sending an advance party with information, addressed to Liviugstone's son, which met Cameron. The latter sent back a bale of cloth and powder. The body arrived at Ernanyembe ten days after advance party. and rested there a fortnight. Cameron, Murphy, and Dilton there,ithe last-named very ill— blind, and mind affected; committed suicide at Kasakera, and was buried there. Here Livingstone's remains Nere put in another bark case, smaller, done up as a bale to deceive natives, who objected to the passing of the corpse, which was thus carried to Zanzibar. Livingstone's clothing, papers, anct instruments accompany the body. When ill, Livingatone prayed much. At MUilla he said, 'I am going home.' Chninah remains at Zanzibar. "Webb, American Consulate, Zanzibar, is on his way home; and had letters handed to him by Murphy from Livingstone for Stanley, which he will deliver personally only. " Geographical news follows. 'Mier Stanley's departure flat Doctor left Unyanyembe, rounded the south end of Lake Tanganyika, and travelled south of Lake Bamba or Bangneoleo, crossed it south to north, then along east side, returning north through marshes to Mmilala. All papers sealed, and addressed Secretary of State, in charge of Arthur Laing, a British merchant from - Zanzibar. Murphy and Cameron remain behind." WaS I  says