The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-08

hardly left his bedside from the moment
PArnell did not seem to rally, but grew
weaker and weaker. Several hours before
death he became unconscious and so re-
manned until he died
Mrs. Parnell, Mr.. Parnelrs STEP daughter,
and the servants, according to latest ac-
counts. were the only occupants of the
house on Walsingham terrace when the
Irish leader expired. The end, these later
reports state, was one of intense agony for
the sick man until the moment
when he became unconscious and
eventually died without pain.
In this city particularly the news OF Par
nell's death came like thunderbolt upon
the clubs and people in political circles.
Nobody was even aware that he was indis-
posed. consequently when it became known
that the Irish leader was dead the first idea
was that he had committed suicide. As the
day wore on, however, it leaked out from
statements of his intimate friends that
Parnell had complained recently of not
feeling as we'll rs usual, but it was not
thought by anybody that there WIS any
thing serious in his symptoms, though he
was thinner than last year. The last time
Parnell appeared in public was at Creegs,
Ireland, sept. ~, when he delivered long
consistencies of Dillon and O'Bren. Upon
that occasion Parnell stated he WAS speak
ing in defiance of the orders of the doctors
attending him and who had ordered him to
keep to his room.
Coupled with the announcement that
Parnell died last night, comes the news that
John Pope Hsnnessy. member OF parlla-
ment for North Kilkenny, is also dead.
Hennessy. it will be remembered,
immediately after the exposure in the
O'Shea divorce case. contested the North
Kilkenny election, backed by ParnelPs op-
ponents, and defeated the Pnrnellite candi-
date, Vincent Scully, by 1,l47 votes. This
strength between the Pnrnellites and Nc
Ga, thyitss, and the defeat of Scully no
doubt counted for great deal in the future
series of disasters which bsfell the irish
leader.
r. s.. author of many important medical
works on diseases of the brain and spinal
cord, who had been attending Parnell. was
the physician watched the closing hou!s
Of his life. The great leaders
condition was SO bNd through
out Tuesday that DR.. Powers was
unable to leave his bedside from early this
morning until Pnrnel breathed his last.
This evening Mrs. Parnell ia receiving a
large number OF telegraphio messages from
apparently all parts of the world MI Of
them containing words Of coincidence. A
dispatch sent from Brighton at b:3O y. IN.
to-day SAYS Mrs. Parnell continues IN
condition too FRUSTRATED to be able to sec
any one. Both Mr.. Powers and his son re-
fuse To make any statement as to the cause
of death or na to the progress of sickness
until the family authorize il.
II appears Mr.. ana Mrs. Parnell fully in
tended having II religious marriage cere.
nony performed. but the vicar of Steyning
refused 10 ofiiciatc on tho ground that Mrs.
Pnrnell waa divorced woman. The vicnr.
however, offered to lond the use OF his
church for the ceremony IL Mr.. Parnell
found clergyman to otlioiate. TIE bishop
of She diocese then forbade the ceremony,
as the purties were already civilly married.
Finally through Parnells perseverance,, IT
was arranged that Rev. Mr.. Penfold, Of ~.