Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15
Thousands View the Remains
Of the Dead Leader.
lNNUMERABLE LORAL TRIBUTES
Not a Single Disturbance
Mars the Occasion.
The Crowds SO Dense That the Funeral
is Delayed Untii Nightfail--The Body
Lying in state--Exprcssions of Love
From the HeartbrolSen Widow.

England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
to-day, who has any connection with or
interest In politics, is discussing the
three great political events of the day.
These are the death of Charles S. Par
nell, the demise of the Conservative
leade~ in the house of commons, the
Right William Henry Smith, and the
great test of strength now fairly com.
menced at Manchester between the Lib
eral and Conservative parties in the
election of a member of parliament from
northeast Manchester, a vacancy having
been made in that home of Liberalism
by the appointment of the present mem
Der, the Right Hon. Sir James Ferguson
as postmaster-general. In this battle,
which should be decided tomorrow or
the next day, Sir James Ferguson, Con-
servative, is contesting for election
against s. p. Scott, editor of the Man
chester Guardian, an extremely power
full candidate.
Most important, however, of these
three all absorbing political questions is
the sudden death of the great Irish
leader, Charles S. Parnell. The
newspapers of the British isle are full
of the story of his death and of per-
sonal "reminiscences of the "Irish
Rienzi" the Dublin Mail terms him, and
contains many interviews in regard to
the future possibilities of the Irish party.
Even the continental newspapers,
slow TO understand or take hold of any
subject of peculiar domestic interest in
Great Britain, pay considerable atten-
ton to the death Of the Irish leader.
Mrs. Parncll is still prostrated with
grief, and, though weak and exhausted
from long watching and the terrible
shock experienced, she positively re-
fuses to partake of any food or refresh
ment. She will only see her daughter.
The alterations being made at the Quarry
House, at Bleechingly, Surrey, where
MIR. and Mrs. Parnell intended to take
up their residence at about the end of
the present month, have been stopped. Z
John Dillon, member Of parliament
for East Mayo, and Mr.. Williamt
O'Brien, member Of parliament for Eastl
Cork, who are both in Ireland, wero
seen yesterday and asked fg. an express
sion of views for publication in regard
to the death of Mr.. Parnell. Both the
gentlemen referred to distinctly refused
to say anything upon the subject.
A dispatch from Brighton sent at 3 p.
m. says the doctors certificate, which has
just been filed, states that Mr.. Parnell's
death was caused by rheumatic fever
resulting in excessive temperature and
failure of the heart.
1t was eventually decided at the
family council held this afternoon that
Mr.. Parnelfs remains shall be accorded
public funeral and that the body shall
be inferred at Avondale, County Wick
low, Ireland, where the dead leader was
born.
DR.. Growers, Jr., son of the famous
specialist on nervous disease, Dr. Will
liam Richard Goffreys, Il. S., both of
whom were in attendance upon Mr..
Parnell during his last illness, in an
interview to-day, said that the death of
Mr.. Parnell was due to acute rheuma-
tism and congestion of the lungs. The
elder Covers signed the certificate of
death to-day, but he would not say any
thing for publication in regard to the
last moments of the distinguished
patient, giving as his reasons for reti-
cence he does not wish to disturb the,
grief of the sorrowing relatives by news
paper reports.
LONDON, Oct. 10.-An enormous con-,
couse of people surrounded Washington
Terrace this morning, when the casket
containing the remains of the late Charles
Stewart Parnell was taken from the house.
Slowly and sadly was the body placed in
an open hearse drawn by four horses, and
at L. 10 p. m. the cortege started for the
railroad station amid terrific downpour
of rain. Immediately following the
hearse in mourning coaches was the conn.,
mittee OF Mr.. Parnelps colleagues in par
Lament, who had been selected to escort
the body to Holyhead.
THOUSANDS VIEW THE coRTEGE.
The route to the railroad station was
lined with masses of people who silently
and respectfully watched the passing of
the funeral procession. At the station the
remains were placed OH board the funeral
car, and with members of the Parnell par
liamentary party as watchers started for
Willisden Junction, to which place the
car will be taken direct and where it will
be Joined ut p. M, to the. train bound for
Holyhead.
MRS. PARSELL UTTERLY FRUSTRATED.
The remains consequently will not pass
through London, as at first proposed.
Mrs. Parnell Is utterly unable TO accom-
pany the remainSto Dublin. She is too
ill to undertake the journey.
THE JOURNALS" SHARP COMMENT.
DUBLIN, Oct. 10.-'The Frce,aans Journal
to-day announced with the most acute pain
that Messrs Dillon, Sexton and others will
be forced to absent themselves from Mr..
Farnelrs funeral. The Journal adds under
the heading, "a reign of terror IF ]
there is any violence the Irish people will
hold united Ireland responsible for it,
MOST IMPOSING FUNERAL.
The funeral promises to be one of the
most imposing ever held in Ireland.
Special trains from all parts of the country
will bring tens of thousands of mourners
to Dublin. The city this morning is
placarded from end to end with posters
describing the order of the procession and
the route it will follow. james Stepltaa-
SON, the ex-leader of the Fenian Brothas-
hood, has been assigned special position
in the parade, which, without doubt, will
be most remarkable turning out of tho
masses of the Irish people.
OPPOSING THE PLACE OF BURIAL.
It is understood that the late Mr.. Par
nell's family are opposed to having his re-
mains inferred in Glasnever for the reason
that it is Catholic cemetery.
NOT ny HIS FATHERS SIDE.
The dead leaders, brother-in-law, Mr..
tclegraphed as follows:
"1o Mrs. Pdrnell, Charities father is
buried in the family vault at Mount
Kerome, where Charles should also be
buried. Wire il may insist upon this"
To the above message Mrs. Parnell an
'wered: MANY thanks; arrangcnen5
FURTHER URGING THE POINT.
Mr.. McDermott also telegraphed to Mr..
Pierce Mahoney, member of parliament
for North Meath ono of tha ,,o If a -,