The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-08

SIT oohn rope Hennescy, Anti
Parnclite LeRsIcr,DeaI.
LoSDoN, Oct, -ISpectall-Greab
Britain and Ireland were startled this
morning by tho utterly unlocked for
announcement that Charles Stewart
Parnell, tho noted Irish leader, died
suddenly yesterday evening at his home
in Brighton.
Ii has been we'll known that Mr..
Parnell has not enjoyed good health for
years past and it has been noticed and
widely commented upon that since the
OShea divorce developments became a
matter of public notoriety, and since
political trouble came upon him, that
the great Irish member of parliament
| had grown thinner and that he had per-
ceptibly aged in appearance. But nobody
expected to hear Of his death and no
inkling Us to illness had reached tho
newspapers. Only at this hour Il D. m.l
has it been possible to obtain the de-
tails in regard to the death of Parnell.
lie died at his home, Walsingham
Terrace, Brighton, at 1890 yesterday
evening. His death is said to have
been indirectly due to chill which he
caught last week, and which at first
was not regarded as being of serious
nature. Parnell, however, grew worse.
ana q physician was called in, with the
result that the patient was ordered to
take to his bed. This was Friday last.
ana from that time on Parnell lost
strength and finally succumbed.
Inc exact nature of the disease which
caused the death of the Irish leader has
not been made known. From tho day
ne look TO his bed, however, the state
OF ParnelPs health has boon such as to-
necessltate constant attendance of
two physicians. but, in spite of their
lncessant and untiring efforts to prolone
or to save his life, Parnell gradually
sank lower and lower, until he expired
in the arms of Mrs. Parnell, who is
utterly Frustrated by tho shook expert
enoed through her husbands death.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another account of Parnell's fatal
sickness is as follows: Mr.. Parnell ar
rived at his homo at Brighton from Ire
land Thursday and complained of suf-
fering from chill. On the Friday fol-
lowing he was unable to leave his bed
and his regular physician was SUM
moned He seemed to have considered
Parnelfs illness to have been of a Sc
rious nature,s for he soon sent for
another physician, with whom he held
long consultation over the sickness
OF the Irish leader.
This consultation of the physicians
was resumed Sunday, when Parnell
was found to DO in great pain, and ap-
pnrently growing weaker every hour.
Ills sickness was pronounced acute
rheumatism, and every attention and
m 70 he
carefully and untiringly nursed by his
wife, who hardly left his bedside from
the moment her husbands illness was
pronounced to be of a serious nature.
Parnell, in spite of the care and at
tentlon which he received. did not seem
TO rally from the rheumatism and grew
weaker and weaker. Several hours
before his death Parnell became un-
conscious and SO remained until he died
in intense agony.
Owing to the suddenness of the Irish
leaders illness and to tho belief of his
wife and of the attending physicians
mat nc would recover, no friends or
relations of his family or of that of Mrs.
rarnell were present at Parnell's bed
side when he died. Mrs. Parnell and
the physicians were alone in ate ndance
upon him when he died.
AN ANTf-pARNELLIrE LEADER DEAD.
LONDON, Oct Special Coupled
with the announcement this morning
that PaInell died last night was the
news that Sir John Pope Hennesey,
member of parliament for North Kill
kenny, was also dead
Sir John Pope Hennesey, it will be re-
membered, Immediately after the ex-
posure OF the O'Shea divorce case in
December, 1890, contested the North
Kilkenny election, backed up by Par
neii.s opponent, and defeated the Par
nellite candidate, Vincent, by 1,147
votes. This was great, and possibly
the greatest test of strength between
he Parncllites and McCarthyites, and
the defeat of Scully no doubt counted for
great deal in the future series OF dis
aSte rs which befell tho irish 1eader