The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
CHARLES S. PARNELL DEAD.
Friends and Foes Surprised and Shocked by
his Sudden End-The Famous Leader
Returns from IreIand-Tekes to His
Bed, and Dies in Four Days.

LONDON, Oct. Mr.. Parnell died at
Brighton. His death was the result of
a chill caught last week. He took to
his bed on Friday last, and died al
Walsingham terrace at ll:30 O'Clock
last night. Great Britain and Ireland
were startled this morning by the ut
terly unlooked-for announcement. 1t
has been we'll known that Mr.. Parnell
has not enjoyed the best of heath for
years past, and it has been noticed and
widely commented upon, that since
the O'Shea divorce developments be-
came a matter of public notoriety, and
since the political trouble came upon
him, the Irish member has grown
thinner, and perceptibly aged in APP
pearance. But nobody expected to
hear Of his death, and no inkling as to
his illness had reached the newspa-
pers.
The chill which lie caught last week
was not regarded as serious. Mr.. Par
oNAA3 AO"ShSi3 SAC" "S1SS, dlO u PiS
sician was called in, with the result
that the patient was ordered to take to
bis bed. This was on Friday last, and
from that time Mr.. Parnell lost
strength, and finally succumbed. From
the day he took to his bed the state of
Mr.. Parnells 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
be expired in the arms of Mrs. Parnell,
who is utterly prostrated by the shock.
Another account of Mr.. Parnell's i'll
ness is as follows : He arrived at his
home, at Brighton, from Ireland on
Thursday, and complained OF suffering
from chill. On the Friday following
he was unable to leave his bed, and his
regular physician was summoned. He
seems to have considered Mr.. Parnelrs
illness to have been of serious nature,
for be soon sent for another physician,
with whom he held a long consulta-
ton. This consultation of physicians
was resumed on Sunday, when Mr..
Parnell was found to be in great pain
and apparently growing weaker every
hour. His sickness was pronounced to
be an attack Of acute rheumatism, and
every attention was paid to the sufferer.
He was carefully nursed by his wife,
Gxho hardly left his beside from the |
Emoment her husbands illness was
pronounced to be Of a serious nature.
Mr. rParnell, however, grew steadily |
weaker. Several hours before his death |
be became UNCONSCIOUS and so remained |
until he died.
Owing to the sudddenness of the |
Irish leaders illness, and TO the belief
of bis wife and of the attending
physicians that he would recover, no
friends or relations Of his family or of
that of Mrs. Parnell were present when
he died. Mrs. Parnell and the physi-
clans were alone at the time.
In this city, particularly, the news of
Mr.. Parnelrs death fell like thunder
bolt upon the clubs and in the political
circles. Nobody, so far as at first known,
was even aware hat he was. .indisposed,
and, consequently, when it became
known that the Irish leader was dead,
the first idea was that be had COM
mitted suicide. AS the day wore on,
however, it came out, through the
statements of his intimate friends, that
Mr.. Parnell had complained to them
recently of not feeling as we'll as usual,
but it was not thought by anybody
that there was anything serious in his
symptoms, though he was thinner
than he was last year,
The last time Mr.. Parnell appeared
in public was at Gregg, in Ireland, on
Sept q, when he delivered long
speech upon the attitude and alleged !
of Messrs. Dillon and
OBrien. Upon that occasion be said
that he was speakingin defiance ofthe
orders of the doctors who were attend
ing him, and who had expressly Or
dered him to keep to his room.
While Mr.. Parnell was speaking at
Gregg it was noticed that be was very
oaIe. and that, in other respects, he
sgS-oot the man he had been in the
then carried his left arm in
y .s,s, bis bis friends, upon asking
'1nrre Informed that he
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