St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08

shocked with surprise would not con-
vey even a mild impression of the
feeling which greeted the news that
Parnell had died. And how did he dieP
So the public questioned, but long with
out satisfaction. The forenoon wore on,
and the absence Of definite information
as to the cause of Mr.. Parnell's death
caused the breeding of
RunOrs and Speculation,
During the morning Capt. O'Shea,
Mrs. Parnell'S divorced husband, who
lives also at Brighton, came up to the
city, as is his daily habit. Upon arriv-
Ing in London, Capt, O'Shea called
upon his solicitors. AT their office
he was shown a telegram that
had been sent by Mrs. Parpell,
clerk Of the law firm be dispatched at
once to her home at Brighton While
preparations for compliance with Mrs.
Parnell's message were being made, and
soon after its receipt, another dispatch
this one without slgnature-waS re-
ceived by the law firm, stating that Mr..
Parnell had committed suicide. Soon
this crept forth upon the streets, and
among men, and people who heard
would calculate, 'What.another" Thus
added interest was lent to the fact of Mir.
Parnell'S demise, and public interest ran
high until after midday. At l o'clock
this afternoon, thirteen hours after the
event of Parnell's death only fifty-tWo
miles away, detailed news came to Lon
don.
Tonight Mrs. Parnell requests that
an emphatic denial be given to rumors
that her husband committed suicide.
She states that ne had long suffered from
rheumatism, which developed into the
fever that killed him.
1t has been well known that Mr.. Par
nell has not enjoyed the best of health
for years past, but nobody expected to
hear of his death, and no linking as to
his illness had reached the newspapers.
Cause OF Death
His death is said to have been indi-
rectly due to. a chill which he caught
last week, and which at first was not re-
garded as being of a serious nature.
Mr.. Parnell, however, grew worse, and
a physician was called in, with the re-
suit that the patient was ordered to take
to his bed.
This was on Friday last, and from
that time MIR. Parnell lost strength, and
the state of his health has been such as
TO necessitate the constant attendance
of two physicians, but IN spite of their
incessant and untiring efforts to pro-
long or to save his life, Mr.. Parnell
gradually sank lower and lower, until
he expired in the arms of Mrs. Parnell.
who has been completely devoted to her
husband, refusing to leave his bedside
far even an hours rest. She is utterly
Frustrated dy the shock, and her physi-
clans are somewhat apprehensive of her
condition.
Mrs. Parnell, her daughter and the
servants, according to the latest ac-
counts, weae the only occupants of the
house on Walsingham Terrace when the
Irish leader expired. The end, these
later reports state, was one of intense
agOny for the sick man until the mo-
ment when he became unconscious and
eventually died without pain.
No Statement Made.
This evening Mrs. Parnell is receiv-
Ing large number of telegraphic mes
sageS from apparently all parts of the
world, all of them containing words of
coincidence with her in her bereave-
ment. A dispatch sent from Brighton
at $50 p. m. to-day says that Mrs. Par
nell continues in a condition TOO pros
trated to be able to see any one. Her
eldest daughter is with her.
The death of Mr.. Parnell has not been
registered. None of the local authori-
ties of Brighton have been commune
Gated with by the attending physician.
Both the celebrated DR.. William Pow
ers, +. r. S., and his son refuse to make
any statement as to the cause of his
death. or as to the progress of his sick
ness. The physicians refuse to make a
statement on these subjects on the
ground that no member of the Parnell
family has as yet accorded them per-
mission to say anything on the subject.
and that until they receive such per-
mission the physicians will under no
circumstances say anything in reference
to Mr.. ParnelPs death.
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral. The district coroner says
that he has not received any informa-
tion in regard TO the death of Mr.. Par