Stanley's Story; Or, Through the Wilds of Africa: A Thrilling Narrative of His Remarkable Adventures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in the Dark ContinentFeather, A. G., Col.
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Stanley's Story; Or, Through the Wilds of Africa: A Thrilling Narrative of His Remarkable Adventures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in the Dark Continent
Feather, A. G., Col.
Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Livingstone, David, 1813-1873; Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
Nor are these sentiments confined to the people of the British Empire;
all nations and peoples of the Christian world share in them. And in no
part of the world are these feelings warmer and stronger than in the
United States. As a partial evidence of this, we may allude to the
immense meeting in New York on the 23d of April. The spacious Academy of
Music proved far too small to admit the thousands who sought entrance.
The warmly eulogistic addresses of Chief Justice Daly, Rev. Dr. Adams,
Henry Ward Beecher, Dr. I. I. Hayes (the Arctic explorer), the Rev. Dr.
Schenck and others, met with the hearty endorsement of those who were
fortunate enough to gain admittance. And outside of New York and among
those who could not attend the meeting, the feeling is no less sincere.
This universal sentiment is attributable not so much to Dr.
Livingstone’s eminent services as an explorer, great as are their
certain results, as to his unwearied philanthropy and his Christian
spirit of self-consecration to the great work of rescuing the degraded
people of Central Africa and of putting an end to the fearful slave
trade. His heart lies buried in the land to whose interests he devoted
his best years, and his body in an honored grave in Westminster Abbey
amid England’s most distinguished sons--his soul has found its home
among the “blessed of the Father,” with the Lord whom he loved and
served, but he yet lives, a cherished hero, in the memories of the good
and true of all Christian climes.
The British Government and people received more than they conferred of
honor, in their earnest and unsparing tributes to his memory.
CHAPTER XVII.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DEATH OF LIVINGSTONE.
The Last Night -- Expires in the Act of Praying -- Council of the Men
-- Noble Conduct of Chitambo -- The Preparation of the Corpse -- Honor
Shown to Dr. Livingstone -- Interment of the Heart at Chitambo’s --
Homeward March from Ilala -- Illness of all the Men -- Deaths -- The
Luapulu -- Reach Tanganyika -- Leave the Lake -- Cross the
Lambalamfipa Range -- Immense Herds of Game -- News of East Coast
Search Expedition -- Confirmation of News -- Avant-Couriers sent
Forward to Unyanyembe -- Chuma Meets Lieut. Cameron -- Sad Death of
Dr. Dillon -- The Body Effectually Concealed -- Arrival on the Coast.
[We shall now refer to the last words written in Dr. Livingstone’s
diary. A copy of the two pages in his pocket-book which contains them
is, by the help of photography, set before the reader. It is evident
that he was unable to do more than make the shortest memoranda, and to
mark on the map which he was making the streams which enter the lake as
he crossed them. From the 22d to the 27th of April he had not strength
to write down anything but the several dates. Fortunately, Susi and
Chuma give a very clear and circumstantial account of every incident
which occurred on these days, and we shall therefore add what they say,
after each of the Doctor’s entries. He writes:]
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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