The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
MR PARNELL.s eRANoMorHER.
An Eccentric Woman Who Was
Separated from Her Husband.
From the Ne,s York World.


From the Ner York World
WASHINGTON, Dsc. 6-Apropos Of the
recent episode which makes the ParneIl
family m re conspicuous than ever before,
an old mas sr of "reminiscences writes to
lOca! paper:
"The attention Of the whole civilized
world being attraclel T. the Parnell name,
It might interest your readers 70 Eno v that
In the past his gr4ndmo her resided here,
and, II another a., was as much al object
Of rem rk and comment a. her era Idson IS
now. cannot say when II was that Mrs
Comno lore Stewart resided here. but my
memory Of her is very god She was
very handsome woman, as ! recall her, but
eccentric in appearance end Ill her general
intercourse. used 10 see her aim st every
day o the avenue. and she walked with a
very queer gait, hardly lame, but like one
wearing tight shoes which were painfL
There were two daughters living here
with her who shared neir mothers pecu-
harlties. One Of them | remember dis
tinctly, who was lown as Pc gy Stewart,
ana the other one canno: recall. Whether
either of the ladies was subseq 1ently Mrs.
Parnell | do not klow, but il would not sur
prise me, as any Of the family would be
liable TO indulge in the eccentricities which
have occasioned 50 much remark of late.
Mrs. Commodore Stewart, as the
memory of her comes back to me, while not
a recluse, seems TO have mad but few asso-
ciates. They, Mrs. Stewart aid her
daughters, woulo' take their daily walks,
but always alone | do not remember ever
to have seen them toge her or with any one.
Mrs Stewart was supp jsed to be wealthy,
but made No display OF it.
The story OF her separation from the COM
modore is almost legendary, coming, as it
does, from the long past, but, as told me in
my boyhood, have never forgotten it.
1t was customary at one time IN the navy
for officers Of a certain grade to take their
families with them on the long cruises
which sailing vessels had to undertake, and
Mrs. Stewart accompanied the commodore
to the Mediterranean station. While at
Naples a revolutionary disturbance oc-
CURED, and one of the leaders Of the revolt
sought shelter among the vessels in the har-
Dor. and eventually reached the United
States ship commanded by Commodore
Stewart, where, appealing to The sympathy
of Mrs. Stewart, he was secreted in the
ship.
The ship sailed soon after, and when some
distance from Naples Mrs. Stewart Informed
the commodore Of the presence of this per-
son on the ship. Ths commodore at once re-
turned to Naples and delivered the fugitive
q the authorities, and, as | was told, put
| Mrs. Stewart on a vessel sailing for America
! and never saw her again.
There was good deal Of kindly sympathy
for her here, and 10 one ever Questioned the
| purity Of her motives, and her friends said
| il was the harsh treatment OF the commo-
| dore which produced III he the stra ge
after Ire she led. ! have understood that
| Ms Parnell was one Of the two daughters
| wh0 were with her here, but do not know
il. Only few months ago Mrs. Parnell
was appealing TO The country for help. and
an Irish come han, then playing an engage
!ncnt in New York, gave benefit for her
which realized as 1 remember, something
like $500. 1t vas sent to her, but her need
was not relieved. as it was said some cred
| it OTIS Sc zed II.