Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-09
PARNELL'S SUDDEN End
HIS Death Was Caused by an At
tack Of Acute rheumatism
THE LEADER DID not SUICIDE
Ms 10 10 be cissa = Public fanerai-
tonasnt Upon the knses Of Mis- De-
naiss Cpoa ths Irish Home
hale Party.

Dts ttcl >cut " y III say s"~- s1S
doctors cert ieate. which has lust
been filed, states that Mr. Parnells
death was caused by rheumatic fever.
resulting in excessive temperature and
failure Of the heart IL was eventually
decided AZ the family council that Mr..
Parnell's remains shall be accorded .
public funeral and that the body shall
be inferred a, Avondale county.
Wicklow, Ireland, where the dead
leader was bora. lie has been de-
eided 20 hold posiaertem eAamina-
ton OF the body OF Mr.. Parnell
with tho view OF settling definitely
the cause of death. Mrs Parnel Is
still Frustrated with grief and though
weak and exhausted from long watch
ing and the terrible shock experienced,
she positively refuses 20 partaae Of any
food or refreshment and will only see
her daughter.
DIR. Covers. son Of the famous spe-
cialist on nervous diseases, DIR. William
Richard Covers. Il. X. s., both of
whom were in attendance upon Mr..
Parnell during his last sickness, in
in interview said that the death
OF Mr. Parncli was due TO acute
lungs. The elder Covers signed the
certificate of death, but he would not
say anything for publication in regard
to the last moments of his Gistin-
guished patient, giving as his reason
for reticence that he does not wish to
disturb the grief of the Borrowing rela-
tives by newspaper reports.
DIR. Joseph L. Kenny, member OF par
Lament for South Cork and treasurer
OF the national league, in an interview
says that month ago he was sud-
denly summoned to attend Mr.. Parnell,
who appeared to be suffering from
debility. DR.. Kenny upon that &C.
casion advised Mr.. Parnell to place
some restraint upon his appearances in
public. particularly when such appear
ances necessitated taking part in polit-
ical debates or making campaign
speeches. Mr. Parnell, however, did
not take DIR. Kcnny's advice, but con-
tinued to push the fight with all posi-
bic vigor and untiring earnestness.
CORK, Oct s The Parnell leader
ship committee has appointed a depu-
tation to request the corporation to al
low Mr.. Parnell's remains to lie in
state in the city hall.
LONDON, Oct. s. prominent Parnell-
ties who have been interviewed upon
the subject OF Mr.. Parnell's demise de-
clare that it will not affect their po-
sition, and that they intend to continue
in independent opposition to the party
which has fought against their leader.
In an interview Mr.. James O'Kelly,
member of parliament for North Ros-
common, said that he had called upon
Mrs Parnell Wednesday night, and
that she had admitted him to see
the body of Mr.. Parnell. Mr.. O'Kelly
declared that from the peaceful express
sion on the face of his late friend it
was difficult to believe that he was
really dead The aspect of the corpse
suggested that death had resulted from
natural causes and had come without
any violent pain.
The report that Mr.. Parnell had died
by his own hand spread far, and among
the persons whom it reached was Mrs.
Parnell. She requests that an en-
phatic denial be given to rumors that
her husband committed suicide. She
states that he had long suffered from
rheumatism, which developed into the
fever that killed him.
1t has been given out by one
of the physicians that Mr.. Par
nell arrived at his home at
Brighton from ireland on Thursday
and complained of suffering from a
chill. On the following day he was I'M
able to leave his bed and his regular
physician was summoned. He seemed
to have considered Mr.. Parnell's
illness to have been of serious
nature, for he soon sent for
another physician. with whom he
held long consultation over the sick
ness of the Irish leader. This consulta-
ton 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. Mr..
Parnell. in spite of the care and atten-
ton which ne received, did not seem to
rally and grew weaker and weaker I'M
til he died.
The SON of Dr. William Richard Pow.
ers, +. l.. s., the author of many i'm
portant works on disease of the brain
and of the spinal cord, was the physi-
clan who watched the closing hours OF
Mr.. Parnelrs life. The great leaders
condition was so bad throughout Tues.
day that DIR. Powers was unable to
leave his bedside from early that
morning until Mr. Parnell breathed his
last. -
Among his complicated private af-
fairs Mr.. Parnell left unsettled the
question of the custody of his wife
younger children. 1t is no secret that
Mr.. Parnell claimed TO be the father OF
the two youngest children of Mrs
O'Shsa-
Ri Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, wher
interviewed regarding Mr.. Parnell's
death. said that it might influence the
government to go 10 the country on the
present legislation, but he added II was