The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-10-21

Great Eritain and Ireland were startled
the other morning by the utterly unlocked
for announcement that Charles Stewart
Parnell, the noted Irish leader, had died sud-
denly at 11:3O o'clock the night before, at his
home, Walsngham Terrace, Brighton, Eng
land. 1t has been well known that Mr..
Parnell has not enjoyed the best
Of health in several years. aud it
has been noticed and widely commented
upon that since the OShea divorce develop
ments became a matter Of public notoriety,
and since political troubles came upon him,
he had grown thinner and had perceptibly
aged in appearance. But nobody expected
to hear Of his death and no inkling as to his
illness had reached the newspapers,
His death is said to have been indirectly
due to chill which he caught the week be.
fore, and which at first was not regarded as
serious. Mr.. ParDell, however, grew worse,
and physician was called in, with the re-
suit that the patient was ordered to
take to his bed. From that
time Mr.. Parnen lost strength, and
finally succumbed. From the day he took
to his bed the state Of Mr.. Parnell's health
had been such as to make necessary the con-
spite Of their incessant efforts, he gradually
sank, dying in the arms Of Mrs. Parnell who
has been utterly prostrated by the shock Of
her husbands death
Mrs Parneu, MIR Parnelrs stepdaughter
and the servants according to the latest ac-
counts, were the only occupants Of the house
in Walsingham Terrace when the Irish
leader died. The end, these reports say.
was one OF intense agony for the sick man
until the moment when he became uncon-
scious; but he died without pain.
Hic r,rop ounp npodt to he n attacE
of acute rheumatism, and every attention
was paid to the sufferer. He WAS carefully
nursed by his wife, who hardly left his bed
side from the moment her husbands illnesS
was pronounced to be Of serious nature.
The last time Mr.. Parnell appeared in pub
lie was at Gregg, in Ireland, on September
q, when he delivered long speech upon the
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien. Upon that oc-
casion he said that he was speaking in def:
ance Of the orders Of the doctors who were
attending him. and who had expressly or.
dered him to keep to his room.
In an interview Mr. Justin Mccarthy,
leader of the anti-Parnell faction Of the
Irish Parliamentary party, discussing the
political effect Of Mr. Parnelps death, said
that it was impossible to forecast the effect.
Prominent Parnellites, who have been in
terviewed upon the subject Of Mr.. ParnelPs
oemise. declare that it will not affect their
position, and that they intend TO continue in
independence opposition to the party which
has fought against their leader.
a news agency says that among his COM
plicated private affairs Mr.. Parnell left un-
settled the question Of the custody of his
wife's younger children. ut is no secret
says the same authority. that MIR. Parnell
claimed to be the father OF the two young
est children of Mrs. O'Shea."
When Mrs. Della T. s. Parnell, who re.
sides at Bordentown, N. j., was informed OF
the death of her son she fell from her chair
"Oh, my SON, my Charles! they have
killed your she moaned.
She became hysterical and it was some
time before she was sufficiently composed to
receive the particulars of her sons death &.
She is seventy-six years old and Is quite
feeble.