, 1891-10-08
The Great Irish Leader Sud
denly Expires at Home.
Death Indirectly Due to a Chill
Caught Last Week.
His Aged Mother is Almost
Heartbroken.
Friends and Enemies Express
Sympathy.

LONDON, Oct. I-Great Britain and
Ireland were startled this morning by the
utterly unlocked for announcement
that Charles Stewart Parnell, the noted
Irish leader, died suddenly Yesterday
evening at his home In Brighton. 1t
has been well known that MI. Parnell has
not enjoyed the best of health for years
past, but nobody expected to hear of his
death and no inkling as to his illness had
reached the newspapers. He died at his
home, Walslngham terrace, Brighton, at
11:3O yesterday evening. His death is
said to have been indirectly due to a
chill which he caught last week and which
at first was not regarded as being of a seri-
GUS nature. Mr.. Parnell, however, grew
worse and a physician was called in with
the result hat the patient was ordered
to take to his bed. This was on Friday
last, and from that time Mr.. Parnell lost
strength aud finally expired In the arms
Of Mrs. Parnell, who is utterly Frustrated
by the loss experienced by the death of
her husband.
Mrs. Parnell, Mr.. Parnell's step
daughter and the servants, according to
the latest account Of the death of 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 m when he
became unconscious and eventually he
died without pain
Joseph Chamberlin, when interviewed
regarding Parnell's death. said it might
influence the government to go to the
country on the present legislation but
added it vas more likely that the govern
ment would endeavor to pass the Irish
government bill with a fair prospect that
it could be donc if the opposition would
adopt the same attitude towards the
measure. butt 1t would be, he thought. late
in 1892 before the measure could become
a law.
Justin Mccarthy said it was impossible
to forecast the political effect of the death
of Parnell. Mccarthy added, however,
that he hoped 1t would lead to a complete
reunion of all shades of opinion ameng
lrshmen in general and In the Irish
pot'J ~ POI tiSuihis NCl
tainly," he said, ''it will not hinder the
progress of the plan for the self-govern.
ment of Ireland" Mccarthy believed
all feeling of hostility to Parnell or of
hostility between individual members of
the Irish parliamentary party would be
swallowed up and completely disappear
in the feeling of genuine and universal
regret which was experienced among
Irishmen at the death of Parnell. Three
weeks ago." Mr.. Mccarthy said. I'VE
(Parnell and myself had a long and
friendly conference at my house at Chelsea,
and We mutually agreed to draw part of
tho Paris fund to defray the expenses of
registering, which were incurred before
the split in the party before the
divorce proceedings" Said Mccarthy in
conclusion: II was a close friend Of Par
nell, whom | admire intensely. Parnell
consulted me in regard to the lamentable
manifesto and 1 used all efforts in en-.
deavoriDg to prevent him from issuing it
to the public. My idea in trying to pre-
vent him from so doing was that the 49,
suance of the manifesto would make his
further leadership of the Irish party an
utter impossibility."
1t was evident that Mccarthy and the
members of his party were affected at
Parnelrs 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.
The son of DR.. William Richard Pow
ers, +. X. s.. author OF many important
medical works on diseases of the brain
and spinal cord, who had been attending
Parnell, was the physician who watched
the closing hours of his life. The great
leaders condition was so bad throughout
Tuesday that DR.. Powers was unable to
leave his bedside from early morning un.
til Parnell breathed his last.
This evening Mrs. Parnell is receiving
a large number of kilograms from ap-
parently all parts of the world. all of
them containing words of consolation.
a dispatch sent from Brighton at $50 n.
m. today states that Mrs. Paruell con.
tlnues In a condition too Frustrated to see
anyone, Both MIR. Powers and his son
refuse to make any statement as to the
real cause of his death, or as
to the progress of the sickness. until
the family authorizes it. 1t appears
that Mr.. and Mrs. Parnell fully intended
having a religious marriage per.
formed, but the vicar of Stoyning refused
to ofhciate on the ground that Mrs. Par
nell was a divorced woman The vicar,
however, offered to lend the use OF his
church for h ceremonev If Mr.. Parnell
l9uno a clergyman to officiate. The bishop
OF inc diocese then forbade the
as the parties were already ciyilly mar.
RED. Finally. through Parnel's persevcr-
ence, It was arranged that Rev. Mr.. PEN
field of st. James. Marylebone, should
%ofhclate: and MIR. Paruell intended to
seek a licence when the bishop of Chi.
chester, who was on the continent. re-
turned.
A news agency states that among his
complicated private affairs Parnell left
unsettled the question OF the custody of
his wlfe's youngest children. 1T is no Sc
cret." says the same authority, that Mr..
Parnell claimed to be the father of the
two youngest children Of Mrs. O'Shea "
Early today the report that Parnell