Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1891-10-15

sician was summoned. He considered
Mr.. ParnelPs illness serious and he soor
sent for another physician. with whom
he held a long consultation over the
sickness of the Irish leader.
This consultation of physicians was
resumed on Sunday, when Mr. Parnell
was found to be in great pain and ap-
parently growing weaker every hour.
His sickness was pronounced to be an
attack of acute rheumatism and every
care and attention were paid to the
sufferer He was carefully and un-
tiringly nursed by his wife, who hardly
left his bedside.
Mr. Pa; nell did not rally from the
rheumatic attack and grew weaker and
weaker. Several hours before his
death he became unconscious and so
remained until he died, in intense
agony.
Owing to the suddenuess of the Irish
leaders illness and to the belief of his
wife and of the attending physicians
that he would recover no friends or
relations of his family or OF that of
Mrs, Parneu were present at Mr.. Par
neli's bedside. Mrs. Parnell and the
NCIC dlO1c IN attendance
upon him when he died.
The exact nature of the disease which
caused the death of the Irish leader is
not made known at present.
From The day he took to his bed. the
state of Mr. ParnelPs health had been
such as TO neceSsitate the constant at
tendance of two physicians, but in
spite of their incess11t and untiring eff
forts to prolong or to save his life, Mr..
Parnen gradually sank lower and
lower until he expired in the arm. :
Mrs. Farneil, who is utte-'- u
by the shock % - Frustrated
T. .Ier husbands death.
"a. .uls city, particularly, the news of
Mr.. Parnell's death came like a thun-
derbolt upon the clubs and in political
circles. Nobody, so far as at first
known, was even aware that he was in
disposed, and, consequently, when it
became known that the Irish leader
was dead, the first idea formed was
that he had committed suicide. As the
day wore on, however, it leaked out from
the statements of his intimate friends
that Mr.. ParnelI had complained to
them recently of not feeling as well as
usual, but it was not thought by any
body that there was anything serious
in the symptoms referred to by the late
member for Cork city, though he was
thinner than he was last year.
The last time Parnell appeared in
public was at Creegs, in Ireland, Sep
tember 81, when he delivered a long
speech upon the attitude and alleged
Inconsistencies of Dillon and O'Brien.
Upon that occasion Mr.. Parnell stated
that he was speaking in defiance of the
orders of the doctors who were attend
ing him, who had expressly ordered
him to keep TO his room.
While Mr.. Parnell was speaking at
Creegs it was noticed that he was very
pale and that in other respects he was
not the same man he was in the past
In addition to his pallor, which seemed
to denote failing health, Mr.. Parnell
carried his arm in sling. His friends
upon asking him the cause of this were
informed that he was suffering from
rheumatism.
Tele0rsms received here from Dub
lin and other towns in Ireland and
from the principal towns in England
unite in reporting that the death of
Mr.. Parnell has caused the greatest
sensation among his supporters, princi-
pally on account of the sudden manner
in which he died.
In Dublin the late Irish leaders sup
porters are in great CONSERVATION. A
meeting of these friends of Mr.. ParuelI
was hastily called as soon as the news
of his death became known, and at
this meeting. which was preliminary
gathering. it was decided that a meet
ing of all Mr.. Parnelfs follower, in
that city, should be called for. The
object of this last meeting will be to
consider what steps to take in the face
OF what may he termed a most disas.
trous event for their party.
BIoGRAPHIcAI.
Charles Stewart ParneIi was born at Avon
dale In the county Wicklow, Ireland. In fsf7.
His fatter was the son of a gent eman who
W 8 at one time high sheriff for tho county
Meath. and his m ther the daughter OF Adm.
: ewlrt, " ho commanded the Uaited States
frigatc Consti ution during chs war of 1912.
He Inherited the estate on which he was
bo' n aad was educated at Harrow
school, Eael nd. ard Magdelen coll
ie<c of the university OF C<mbridge
In ts75 he wis elected memeer OF
parlilurut for Meath IND repre5nuted thai