THE LATE DR. LIVINGSTONE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4119, 3 June 1874, Page 3

THE LATE DR. LIVINGSTONE.

The following particulars concerning the last hours of Dr Livingstone have been received by telegram :— 44 The Malwa arrived off Suez on March 28, having Mr Arthur Laing and Jacob Waimvright on board, with the body of Livingstone. Ho bad been ill with chronic dysentery for several months past, and, although -well supplied with stores and medicines, 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 Bemba, in Bisa country, when he said, 4 Build me a hut to die in.’ The hut was built by bis followers, who first made him a bed. Ho suffered greatly, groaning night and day. On the third day lie said, 4 1 am very cold, put more grass over the hut.’ His followers did not speak or go near him. Kit umbo, chief of Bisa, sent flower and beans, and behaved well to the party. On the fourth day Livingstone became insensible, and died about midnight. Majuahra, Ids servant, was present. His last entry in diary was on April 27- He spoke much and sadly of home and family. When first seized he told his followers lie intended to exchange everything for ivory to give to them, and to push on to TJjiji and Zanzibar and try to reach England. On the day of Ids death the followers consulted what to do. The Nassick boys determined to preserve the remains. They were afraid to inform the chief of Livingstone’s death. The secretary 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 largo tree. Jacob Wainwriglit cut an inscription on the tree as follows :— 4 Dr. Livingstone died on May *l, 1873/ and superscribed the name of the head man Susa. The body was preserved in salt and dried in the sun for twelve days. Kitumho was then informed of the death, and beat drums and fired, as a token of respect, and allowed tiro followers to remove the body, which was placed in a coffin formed of bark, then journeyed to Unyanyemhe about six mouths, sending an advanced party with information addressed to Livingstone’s son, which met Cameron. The latter sent back bales of cloth and powder. The body aarived at TJnyanyembe ten days after advance party, and rested there a fortnight. Cameron, Murphy, and Dillon together there ; latter very ill, blind, and mind affected ; suicided at Kasakera ; buried there. Kero Livingstone’s remains were put in another bark case, smaller, done 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, papers, and instruments accompany the body. When ill Livingstone prayed much. At Muilala, he said, 4 1 am going homo.’ Chumah remains at Zanzibar. Webb, American Consul at Zanzibar, is on his way home, and has letters handed to him by Murphy from Livingstone for Stanley, which he will deliver personally only. Geographical news follows. After Stanley’s departure the doctor left TJnyanyembe, rounded the south end of Lake Tanganyika, and travelled south of Lake Bemba, or Bangneoleo, crossed it south to north, then along east side, returning north through marshes to Muilala. All papers sealed ; address, Secretary of State, in charge of Arthur Laing, a British merchant from Zanzibar. Murphy and Cameron remain behind.”