The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-09
PARNELL'S FUNERAL.
Public ObSequies to Be Held
in Ireland.
The Doctors Decide Not 10 Hold Post
MOrtem Examination.
Resolutions Of Regret Passed by Irish ASs0-
Citations Press Opinions on the
Less Of Their Leader.


BRIGHroN, Oct. S-Mrs. Parnell is still
prostrated with grief, and though weak aud
exhausted from long watching and the ter
rble shock experienced, she positively re-
fures to partake of any food or Tefreshment
and will only see her daughter. AT a family
council held this afternoon it was decided
that Parnelps remains will be accorded
public funeral, and that the body will be
Inferred at AyoDdal, County Wicklow, Ire
land, where the dead leader was born.
Ii has now been decided that the funeral
services OF P rnell will be held at Glasen-
ven, village a short distance from Dublin,
on Sunday next The body will arrive in
Dublin on Sunday morning, aud VIII be
taken in state to the City Hall. and the
funeral will proceed from there. No re-
ligious ceremony viii be he'd here.
1t has been decided to hold post-mortem
examination on the body of Parnell, with
the view Of settling definitely the cause of
death. a dispatch from Brighton says the
doctors certificate states that ParnelI's death
was caused by rheumatic fever, resulting
in excessive temperature and failure Of the
heart.
Dr. Covers Jr and Dr. William Richard
Covers, FRS, both of whom were in at
tendance upon Parneu during his last sick
ness, say death was due to acute rheumatism
and congestion Of the lungs.
Dr. Covers, when asked the reason for
the post nortem, said that it was to have
been made at the wish Of the physicians
and with the consent of ParnelPs friends.
1t was not ordered.
Late tonight the physicians decided not
to hold the post mortem. remains have
undergone a rapid change, so rapid indeed
that it has been found advisable to close the
leaden coffin.
PARNELL's LAST WORDS.
Dr. Covers stated that during the patients
delirium, some hours before he died, he
talked constantly of Ireland, and what he
would tdo for her if be lived. In BRIEF
during a lucid interval he said, and they
were almost his last words: LET my love
be conveyed to my colleagues and the Irish
people"
CAPTAIN o'SHEAs VIEWS,
During an interview to-day, Captain
O'Shea declined to allude to personal mat
tiers. Regarding political issues, he thought
the death Of Parnell was apparently dis
advantage to the Unionists, but ultimately
would result in the reunion Of the Irish
home-rulers. ." At tile last conversation but
one mat l ever had with Parnell, he as
sented, with OBVIOUS pleasure, 20 my sug-
gestion that among his politca fri ends the
.falsest was Dillon, the lowest Healy and l.
z. O'Connor, and the most contemplate
Justin Mccarthy Parnell was never a
III an of idea. He was not an original mind,
but he was the most skiIlful assimilator OF
others ideas that | ever met"
RESOLUTIONS OF REGRET.
DUBLIN, Oct. 6.-The ParneH Leadership
Committee at Cork has appointed a depu-
tation to request the CORPORATION to allow
ParnelPs remains TO lie in state in the City
Hall
a meeting of the Nationalist was held
here last night ard resolutions Of condO-
ence with PANELS family were unani-
mously adopted.
At meeting of tie Corporation Of the
City Of Dublin resolutions Of regret at the
death Of PANEL were sei, and the Lord
Mayor and members Of the Corporation we're
empowered to attend The funeral in robes Of
state.
At a meeting of the Parnellte party Of
West Clare a resolution calling on John
Redman to assume the leadership of the
party was passed. Resolutions Of deep re-
gret at the death Of Mr.. Parnell we're also
unanimously adopted.
Most Of the stores throughout the leading
towns Of Ireland are closed.