LAST HOURS OF DR. LIVING. STONE.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 1, 9 July 1874, Page 5

LAST HOURS OF DR. LIVING. STONE.

The following particulars concerning. the \ last hours of Dr. Livingstone have been received by telegram:— V-The Malwa arrived off Suez on 28th March, having Mr. Arthur I^aing and Jacob W-rinri-r'at op board, with the body ot Livine.--toue-. ; liehad been ill with chronic dys-ntry f.r several months past, and, a though well supplied -with stores and medicines; he seems to have ha I a presentiment that thp attack would prove fatal.. Herpae-adWkey--but was f übsequently r carried, and , thus arrived at Muilala, beyond Like Biiuba, in Bis* country, when he. said, -« Build£itie a hut to die in.'. Tbe hut was, built 1 by his followers, who first made-bihi ia^ betl^vHe suffered greatly, groahing night^and-day. 5 On the third day he said, "I am very c»W; put more grass oyer the. hut." H&ftin lowers did hot speak "or g6 : heajp >hW»V Kitumbo, chief of Bisa, sent flour and' beans, and behaved well. to, the party. On the fourth day Livingstone became insensip. .We, and died, abjut midnight. Majuahj-aj his servant was present. His last entry>'iq hia diary wa- ou 27th April: He snpke ' much and sadly of home and lamil^\V"hen first seized he told his loloWrshemfenifled to exchange everything i*>r ivory f^V give'fp tneiu, and to push on to Uj ji and % -.ozib-u-,^ and try to reach JSp^laou, Oi tte) day tit* his death the Ibllo .vers c wsuited 'w'tiit f o ; . do. TheNas^ack, boys deterhiin dltfepreserve the remajis. They were afraid to jnform the chief of Livingstone's death. , The secretary removed the body to another ■ hut, aropnd which he built a high fence to ensure privacy. They opened the, body V and rehioveu the interna;-*, wldchVwefeA, placed iv a tip box and buued iutnaV ths- A. ftnse, under a l«fg-j tree. Jacob Waihrig-hfc.) - cut an inscription on the; tree us fallow *:----■•' 'Dr. Livingstone died on 4rh A1ay,):1873.*-: and superscribed the name of the headman, Susa. The body was presieryed ih-Sa r,A:-~-and dried in the.sunrfbr.tweJyeday&^'v^itXv':; umbo wis then informed of ,'tne dt-atb. aitd J beat drums and fired, as a^ token of respect^ > ; and allowed .the fojlowjers to .'.remPye^ri.G^ body, which was placed in a coffioV*fbimpd ; y of bark, then journeyed tp-Ttlyanyeml^fe-about six months, sending an .adyapqe^y party with information addressed, to 'Li v.- i;i ingstone's son,, which met Cameron. '^The '•'■■/' latter sent back bales ot cloth and-povy^er.Cj, The body arrived at Unyapyembe v ter^3"*iys|^' after advance party,/and -rested •■'•■tti"erf"|)^*| fortnight. Camerem, Murphy, and via 5; y :together there ; latter-"v ery iH^ : - : hlind^ ppef A~: mind affected-, suicided at '-A buried there, 1 fare Livingstones f^ were put in ahorhef barkcase^ smaller, done; -£> up as a bail to*dcceive the . natiye>,rte;hT»''pb.?i^ jected to the passage ot jl^e curp^ was thus carried ro Zmz\l>ac>A ;Liyingi stone's clothing, papery audi' fnstrjithl<|ti ; accompany the body.' When ill iylaViiig^S stone grayed much.: At Muilai ;.a?-fie^U^'|, '. I am. going borne.* '•-.Ghumah'^rei^ Zanzibar! ) Webb, American Zanzibar, is en his way htfrneV^df^*?:'^ letters handed '* to * bim by j^'ii'r'jiny^ Livingstone for 'Stanley; ''Wuich he wijlifeJe?; :; livi r peisonaliy oniy. G..ographicar>npws ; :Xi follows. After: Stanleys.;.- departtire^tbe^Doctorlefc Unyan\eiube,'rbui)p^;t^^ end of Lake Tanganyika,: ahd^tr^li^ ? south of Lake Bemha, : or : --i JbJaniinep^ep,;^ crossed it south to north,-' ttien4ioi)g|iea-^i;| sidf, returning north through "<mar-f*[issiiEjJ^^ Muilala. All: papers ■ ' -''seaJe^V.^-S.d^r.esß^| Secretary - bf-Svate^iak c^ajrge ]i pf^ArthuF/;f A Laihg,' a British merchant;-^ Al urphy and Cahierbu ' ■ 'rem i *m' ; f Debm^'-^^ .Melt' 'Leader.*;-; :A- 'rA^AfAr'AAAfA y' $$$ ... ammmmtmmmmtammnimam9mmmmm':'y t ''-' ,J ''^