Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-10-09
The Great Irish Leader Dies
Suddenly at Bt1ghton, Caus-
ing a Sensation in Eng
land and ireland.
His Illness Was Brief and Un-
known-His Taking off tre
Subject Of Universal
CommentIn London.

LONDON Oct. 7.-GTest Britain aud
Ireland were startled this morning by
the utterly unlocked for announces
ment that Charles Stuart Parnell, the
noted Irish leader, had died suddenly
yesterday evening at Brighton. IL
mad been known that Parnell had not
enjoyed the best Of health for years
and IL had been noticed and wildly
commented upon that since the O'Shea
divorce had came upon him the great
Irish member of Parliament had grown
thinner and that he he'd percepiibiy
aged in appearance, but nobody ex.
pected to hear Of his death and no ink
ling as to his illness had reached the
newspapers. Only at this hour q D.
m.) has il been possible to obtain de-
tails in regard to his death. He died
at his home, Welsingham Terrace,
Brighton, at ll:3O yesterday evening.
Death is said to have been indirectly
due to q chill caught last week, wnich
at first wss not regarded as serious.
Parnell. however, grew worse and
hysican was called, in with the result
that the patient was ordered taken to
bed. This was on Friday last and
from that time Paruell lost strength
and finally succumbed. The exact
nature OF the disease is not known at
present From the day be took to his
bed, however, the state Of ParnelP-
health was such a to necessit4te the
C clnstant attendance Oftwo physicians.
But IN spite Of their inces SAINT, untiring
efforts toprolong OF save his life, Parnell
gradually saLk lower and lower until
he expired IN the arms Of Mrs. Parnell,
who Is utterly prCstrated by the shock.
ln this city particularly the news Of
PaTnelPs death came like n thunder
bolt upon the clubs and people in polit-
ical circles. Nobody WIS even aware
that he was indispOsed, consequently
when 1t became known that the Irish
leader was dead, the first idea was thst
he had committed suicide. As the
day wore on, however, il leaked out
from statements Of his intimate friends
that Parnell bad complained recebtly
Of not feeling MS well as usual, hut it
was not thought by anybody hat there
vas anything serious in his symptoms
though he was thinner than last year.
The last time Psrnell appeared In pub
lie was at Creeg's leland, Sept. "a,
when be delivered al ong speech upon
the attitude and alleged Inconsistencies
Of Dillon and O'Brien. Upon that oc.
casiOn Parneil stated he was speaking
In defiance of the orders of the dociors
attending him and who oordered him to
keep to his room. Coupled with the
announcement that Parnell died last
night, comes the news that Sir John
Pope Hennessy, raember OF Parlimenl
OF North Kilkenny, is also dead
Henntssy, IL will be remembered, i'm.
mediately after the exposure in the
O'Shea divorce case, contested the
North Kilkenny election, backed By
Parnell's opponents, and defeated the
Parnellite candidate, Vincent Scully
by l ,l47 votes. THIS was a great, poe,
sibly the greatest test Of strength be
tween the Parnellites and Mccarthy
ties, and ths defeat OF ScuIly no dOub
counted for a great deal 10 the futurl
seTits IF disasters which befell the Irist
leader.