Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-07
Sudden Passing Away of the Famous
Irishman.
NEWS OF HIS ILLNESS SUPPRESSED
None Of His Friends Present in
His Last Moments.
SHOCK TO POLITICAL CIRCLES
DEATH OF PARNELL.
Political Circles in England Shocked by tn
Unexpected Announcement.

Political Circles in England Shocked by the
Unexpected Announcement.
LONDON, Oct. Great Britain and Ireland
were startled this morning by the utterly un-
looked-for announcement that Chas. Stewart
Parnell, the noted Irish leader, died suddenly
last evening at his home in Brighton.
1t has been well known that Mr. Parnell has
no. enjoyed the best of health for years past,
and it has been noticed and widely commented
upon that since the OShea divorce
developments became matter of
public notoriety. and since political trouble
came upon him, the great Irish member
of parliament had grown thinner and that he
had perceptbly aged in appearance. But no
body expected to hear of his death and no
inkling as to his illness had reached the news
papers.
THE FATAL ILLNESS.
Only at this hour-1 p.m.-has il been possi-
bic to obtain details in regard to the death of
Mr.. Parnell. He died at his home, wals;ng-
ham Terrace, Brighton. at IL 80 last evening
His death is said to have been indirectly due 10
a chill which he caught last week and
which at first was not regarded as being of a
serious nature. Mr.. Parnell. however, grew
worse and physician was called in. with the
result that the patient was ordered to take to
his bed. This WAS on Friday last and from that
time Mr.. Parnell lost strength. and finally
succumbed. The exact nature of the disease
which caused the death Of the Irish leader is
not mado known at present. From the day he
took to his bed, however, 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
untrlng efforts to prolong or to save his life
Mr.. Parnell gradually sank lower and lower.
until he expired in the arms of Mrs Parnell.
who is utterly prostrated by the shock.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF HIS ILLNESS.
Another account of Mr.. Parnelrs fatal sick
ness is as follows: Mr.. Psrnell arrived at his
home at Brighton from Ireland on Thurs
day and complained of suffering from chill.
On the Friday following be was unable
to leave his bed and his regular physician was
summoned. He seemed to have considered
Mr.. Parnelrs illness to have been of a serious
nature, for he soon 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 apparently growing weaker
every hour. His sickness was pro-
nounced to be an attack of acute
rheumatism and every attention and
care was paid to the sufferer. He was carefully
and un:!Iirgiy nursed by his wife, who hardly
her husbands illness was pronounced
to be of serious nature. Mr..
Parnell in spite Of the care and atten-
ton which he received did not seem to rally
from the rheumatism and grew weaker and
weaker. Several hours before his death Mr..
Parneu became unconscious and so remained
until he died in intense agony.
Owing to the suddenness of the Irish leaders
illness and to the belief of his wife and of the
attending physicians that he would recover no
friends or relatives of his family or of that of
Mrs. Parnel were present at MIR. Parnells bed
side when he died. Mrs. Parneli and the phy-
sicians were alone Il attendance upon him
when he died.
SHOCK TO POLITICAL cIRcLEs
In this city particularly the news of Mr.
Parnells death came down like a thunderbolt
upon the clubs and in political circles No
body. SO far at first known, was even aware
that he was indisposed, and, consequently,
when it became known that the Irish leader was
dead, naturally. 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.. Parnell had
complained to them recently of not feeling as
well as usual, but 1t was not thought by any
body that there was anything dangerous in the
symptoms referred to by the late member for
Cork county, though he WAS thinner than he
was last year.
The news has created the most intense ex-
citement in this city and the bulletin boards in
front OF the newspaper Offices are surrounded
" SAo"ep Va RSopAC hwdANiuS Inc elOW-
coming details Of this most unex-
pected event. kilograms are pouring
in upon the late leaders friends in this city
from all parts Of Ireland, urging them TO
promptly forward to that country every scrap
Of news in connection with the death which can
possibly be obtained.
LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE.
The last time Mr.. Parnel appeared in public
was at Creegs in Ireland ON September "a,
when he delivered Q long speech upon the atti-
tude and alleged inconsistencies of Messrs.
Dillon and OBrien. Upon that occasion Mr..
Parnel stated that he was speaking In defiance
of the orders of the doctors who were attend
ing him and who had expressly ordered him to
keep to his room.
While Mr.. Parnel was speaking at Creogs il
was Loticed that he was very pale, and that in
other respects he was not the same man
he had been in the past. In addi-
tion to his pallor, which seemed to denote fall
ing health, Mr.. Parneli, upon the occasion re-
ferred to. carried his left arm in . sling. his
friends. upon asking him the cause Of this,
werc informed that he was suffering from
rheumatism.
kilograms received hero from Dublin and
other towns in Ireland and the principal towns
of Mr.. Parnell has caused the greatest sensation
among his supporters, principally on account
of the sudden manner in which he died.
In Dublin the late Irish leaders supporters
are in Q state of CONSERVATION. meeting Of
these friends Of Mr.. Parneh was hastily called
20 soon a. the news of his death became known
and, at this meeting. which was only prelim-
mary gathering, il was decided that meeting
of all Mr.. Parnell's followers should be
called for this evening. The object Of this last
meeting viii be 10 consider what steps 70 taks
In face Of which may be termed almost dis-
astrous event for their party.
sExsATIox cAUsKD IN IRELAND
DusIIx. Oct 7.-No event Of the last haH
century has 20 startled the people Of this city
- did the announcsnsnt at IN early hour this
morning Of The death q Nx. PaEnsu q Bzightea