THE DEATH OF LIVINGSTONE.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1818, 3 June 1874, Page 2

THE DEATH OF LIVINGSTONE.

| EUROPE AN MAIL, APRIL 7.] . The following is 'the latest J uppn this' sad subject. .The Mulwa arrived off Suez ; at eleven on March 28, haying Mr Arthur Laiiig and Jacob with the body of Livingstone. He* had been ill with chronic dysentery for Bejeral months past, and, although well supplied , with stores and medicines,, he; v seems, to have had a presen timent that the ' attack would prove fatal. 1 . He > rode a 1 donkey.) r but was subsequently carried, and thus arrived at Muilala, beyond Lake Bemba in Bisa country, when he said, " Build me a hut to.die in." . The hut was built by . his followers, who firat made him a bed. - He suffered greatly, groaning night and day. On the third day he said, "lain very cold, put more grass over the huV' His, followers did not speak or go near, him. Kitumbo, chief of Bisa,. Bent, flour { and beans, and behaved well to the party. j On the fourth day Livingstone became in-;., sensible, and died about midnight. Ma-v juiahra, his servant, was present. 'Hii last en try in his. diary was. on < April .27." He spoke much and sadly of home arid family. When first seized . he - tojd ,hia ; followers he intended to exchange everything for ivory to give to them,; and .to, : push ou to Ujiji and Zanzibar and try to. reach England. : On the day. of his death; the followers consulted what to do. » The.;. Nassick boys determined to preserve the remains. They were afraid to inform the ohief of .Livingstones deathkc *The aecre-

tary removed the ,body to another hut, around which he built a high fence to ensure 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 4, 1873," and superscribed the name of the head man Susa. Tbe body was preserved in salt and dried in the sun for twelve days. Kitumbo was then informed of the death, and beat drums, and fired, as a token of respect, and allowed the followers to remove tKe body, which was placed in a coffin formed of bark, then journeyed to Unyanyerabe about six months,. sending an advance party with information addressed to Livingstone's son, which met Cameron. The latter sent back bales of cloth and powder. ' The body arrived at Unyanyembe ten days after the advance party, and' rested there a fortnight. Cameron, Murphy, and Dillon were together there ; the latter was very ill, blind, and his mind was affecfed. He committed suicide at Kasakera, and was buried there. Here Livingstone's remains were put in another bark case, a smaller one, and dore up as a bale to deceive the natives, who objected to the passage of the corpse, which was thus carried to Zanzibar. Livingstone's clothing, paperß, and instruments accompany the body. When ill Livingstone prayed, much. At Muilala he said, '.'I am going home." Chumah remains at Zanzibar. \ Mr Webb) American Consul at Zanzibar, is on his way home, and has letters handed; to him by Miurphy from Livingstone for Stanley, which he will deliver personally only. Geographical news followß. After Stanley 'B departure the Doctor left ■ Unyanyembe, rounded the south end of Lake Tanganika, and travelled 'south of Lake Bemba or Bangneoleo, crossed it south to north, then along east' side, returned north through marshes to Muilala. All his paperfa are sealed and addressed Secretary of State, in charge of Arthur Laing. Murphy and Cameron remain behind.