The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-08
4 DEAD HERO
Charles Stewart Par
nell.
IRELAND'S LEADER
He Dies Suddenly Tuesday Even
ing at Brighton.
COMMENTS ON HIS CHARACTER
Archbishop Walsh Speaks Harshly of Him
Breaking the News to His Mother-Effect
of His Death on Irish Politics

LONDON, Oct. TREAT Britain and Ire
land were startled this morning by the
utterly unlooked-for announcement that
Charles Stewart Parnell, the noted Irish
leader, died suddenly yesterday evening
in Brighton. 1t has been known Parnell
has not enjoyed the best of health for years
and it has been noticed and widely COM
mented upon that since the O'Shea divorce
developments and the political trouble
came upon him, the great Irish member of
parliament has grown thinner, that he
perceptbiy aged IN appearance. But no.
body expected to hear of his death, and no
linking as to his illness had reached the
newspapers. Only at this hour q p. M
has it been possible to obtain details in
regard to his death. He died at his home,
Nalslngham Terrace, Brighton, at II 30
yesterday evening. His death is said to
have been Indirectly due to chill caught
last week, which at first was not regarded
as serious. Parnell however, grew worse,
ana a physician was called in with the
result thaS the patient was ordered to be
taken TO bed This was Friday last and
from that time Parnell lost strength and
finally succumbed.
The exact nature of his disease is not
known at present. From the day he took
TO bed, however, the state of ParnelPs
health was such as to necessitate
the constant attendance of two physicians
But, In spite of their incessant, untirine
efforts to prolong or save life, Parnell
gradually sank lower and lower, until he
expired IN the arms Of Mrs. Parneu, who
is utterly Frustrated by the shock.
In this city particularly the news of
Parnell's death came like thunderbolt on
clubs and political circles. Nobody was
even aware he was indisposed, conse-
quently when it became known the irish
leader was dead, the first idea was he had
committed suicide. As the day wore on,
however, it leaked out from statements of
his intimate friends that Parneu COM
planned recently of not feeling as well
as usual, but it was not Thought by
anybody there was anything serious in his
symptoms. Though he was thinner than
last year, the last time Parnell appeared in
public was at Creeg's Island, September
%, when he delivered a long speech upon
the attitude and alleged inconsistencies of
Dillon and O'Brien. Upon that occasion
Parnell stated he was speaking in defiance
of the orders of the doctors attending him
and who ordered him to keep his room
Coupled with the announcement that
Parnell died last night, is the news that Sir
John Pope Hennesy, member of parliament
for North Kilkenny, is also dead. Rennesy
It will be remembered, Immediately after
the exposure of the O'Shea divorce case
contested the North Kilkenny election
backed by ParnelPs opponents, and de-
feated the Parnellites' candidate, Vincent
Scully, by ], l47 votes. This was the great.
possibly the greatest test of tie strength
between the Parnellites and the Mccarthy
it's and the defeat OF Scully no doubt
counted for great deal in the future SER
les of disasters which befell the Irish
leader.
While ParaeI was speaking at Creeg's
Island it was noticed he was very pale and
in other respects not the same man he had
been IN the past In addition he carried
his arm in sling. He was suffering from
rheumatism.
kilograms from the principal towns in
England and Ireland unite in reporting the
death of Parnell has caused the greatest
sensation among his supporters, prime pally
on account of its SUI denness In Dublin
his supporters are in state of consterna-
ton. a meeting was hastily called as soon
as the news of his death was known 1t
was decided meeting of all of Parnelrs
followers in that city be called for this
evening. The object is to consider what
steps to take in the face of this most dis
astrous event for their party.
Mrs. Parnell, MIR. Parnelrs step
daughter and servants, according to the
latest accounts of the death of Mr.. Par
nell, were the only occupants of the house
on Walsingham Terrace when the Irish
leader expired. The end, these later re-
ports state, was one of intense agony for
the sick man until the moment when he
become unconscious and eventually died
without pain.
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,
when interviewed regarding Parnelrs
death, said it might influence the govern
ment to go to the country on the present
legislation, but added it was more likely
the government would endeaYor to pass
the Irish government bill, with a fair
prospect that it could be done If the oppo-
sition would adopt the same attitude to-
ward the measure, but it would be- he
thought, late In 1892 before the measure
could become law.
JUSTIN MCCARTHY
said il was impossible to forecast the DO
litical effect OF the death of Parnell Nc
Carthy added, however, he hoped it would
lead to a complete reunion of all shades of
opinion among Irishmen in general and the
Irish parliamentar in particular. Ger
tainly." he said, sit will not hinder the
progress of the movement for the self gov
eminent Of Ireland" Mccarthy believed
all feeling of hostility to Parnell or OF hos
tility between individual members of the
Irish parliamentary party would be swal-
lowed up and completely disappear in the
feeling of genuine and universal regret
which was experienced among lrlshmen at
the death Of Parnell. "rhree weeks ago."
Mccarthy said, 1--WE (Parnell and myselO
had long and friendly conference at my
house at Chelsea and we mutually agreed
to draw part of the Paris fund TO defray
the expenses of registering which We're in
Cured before the split in the party.
"BEFoRE TIE DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS"
said Mccarthy, in conclusion, 81 was a
close friend of Parnell, whom admired in
tensely. Parnell consulted me in regard to
the lamentable manifesto and used all eff
forts in endeavoring TO prevent him from
issuing it TO the public. My idea in irving
TO prevent him from so doing was that the
issuance of the manifesto would make his
further leadership of the Irish party an ut
ter impossibility."
1t was evident Mccarthy and the mem
bers OF his party were affected at ParnelPs
death and that all feeling of animosity to
the great Irish leader had sunk beneath
the food OF sorrow caused by his sudden
and untimely death.
news agency states among his private