Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-25
THE IMPENDING FATE.
An Interesting Chapter from the Life of
Prominent Bostonian.
Boston Globe,

Boston Globe.
The readers of this paper were more or
less amazed at most remarkable statement
from one of our leading citizens which ap-
appeared in yesterdays issue. So unusual
were the circumstances connected with it,
and SO much comment did it occasion on
the street and in social circles, that a rep
resentative of this paper was commissioned
to investigate its details and verify its facts.
The article referred to was a statement
made by MIR. B. F. Larrabee, of the New
York and Boston Dispatch Express Com
pany, whose Office is on Arch street. Mr..
Larrabee was found by the newspaper man
in his private Office, and on being questioned
said:
'sWell, sir, logically have been dead,
but really am as you can see me. A little
over year aga I was taken sick. Ny
trouble was not severe at first and thought
it was the result of slight cold. Some
how I felt unaccountably tired at times
although / took an abundance of sleep.
Then, again, 1 had dull and strange pains
in various parts of my body. My appe-
tite was good one day and I
had none whatever the next and
my head panied me more or less
much of the time. A while afterwards I
noticed much that was peculiar about the
fluids was passing, and that sediment,
scum and strange accumulation appeared
in it. Still I did not realize that these
things meant anything serious and allowed
the illness to run along until on the 28th
day of October 1 fell PROSTATE while walk
ing along fremont street. I was carried
home and did not 60 out of the house until
the middle of December. then went down
town and attempted to attend tC my bust
ness until the 18th of last January, when
was taken with very severe relapse. My
symptoms were terrible. I was fearfully
bloated. suffered severe pains in all parts
of my body and it was almost impossible to
get my breath. For six days / never laid
down and never slept. was con. family at
tended by my regular physician, Doctor
johnson, and Doctor Bowditch also came to
see me nearly every day. There was no
doubt that was suffering from BrigEts dis
ease of the kidneys in its worst form and
last stages, accompanied by other troubles
in my liver and heart. In spite, however,
of the skill of the physicians, l kept grow
ing worse, and finally they tapped my side
in the vicinity of the heart, taking away
forty-six ounces of water. This relieved me
for the time, but I soon became as bad as
before. Then the doctor gave me up en-
tirely, declared l could not live longer than
twenty four hours, and my daughter, who
was residing in Paris was telegraphed for
Still fingered along for several weeks, far
more dead than alive, but never giving up
hope. One night-it was on the Goth of
r
who was reading the paper to me, began an
article which described my disease
and suffering exactly. 1t told how
been cured, and so clearly and sensibly did
it state the case that determined to try the
means of cure which it described. So 1
sent my man to the drug store, procured a
bottle of the medicine, unknown to
my physicians and friends, and took the
first dose at ten o'clock. At that time 1
was suffering intensely. I could not sleep.
I had the short breaths and could hardly
get any air into my lungs. 1 was terribly
bloated from head to foot, and the motion of
my heart was irregular and painful. The
next morning was able to breath freely
the pain began to leave me and the bloating
decreased l continued to take the medi-
cine, and to day, sir, am as well as l ever
was in my life, and wholly owing to the
wonderful almost miraculous power of
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
do not know what the medicine is made OF
or anything else about it, but l know it real
ly saved my life when 1 was given up by the
doctors and had really been dead for weeks ;
that it has kept me in perfect health ever
since and has cured many of my friends to
whom have recommended it, There are
number of very remarkable cases in Lynn
and Salem, as well as in this city, that il
has cured. My recovery is SO remarkable
that it has excited much attention; and ply
sicians, as well as others have investigated
| it thoroughly. I am glad they have, for
feel that the results of such wonderful
cure should be known to the thousands il
all parts of the land who are suffering from
| troubles of the kidneys, liver or heart, il
| some of their many dangerous forms"
The representative of the press thanked
Mr. Larrabee for his very frank and clear
statement, and was about to leave the Office
when gentleman stepped up to him ant
| inquired if he were seeking information
about Mr. Larrabee's sickness and recovery
The scribe replied that be was, whereupoi
| the gentleman said:
s!And SO have I, and have come all tn
way from Chicago for that very purpose
| Kidney troubles seem to be alarmingly in
creasing all over the country, and 1 have
very near relative who is afflicted much a
Mr.. Larrabee was. l have been to see tn,
physicians of whom MIR. Larrabee speaks
and tell you, sir, it is simply wonderful.
"What did they say?" asked the man o
news.
sSay why, sir, they fully confirm ev.
erything Mr.. Larrabee has stated. l wen
to see Dr. D. A. johnson, at 20 Worceste
street. He was absent when I called, an,
SO I stepped into the Commonwealth hotel
where Mr. LARA bee was living at the tim
of his sickness. Messrs Brugh Il Carte
are the proprietors, and asked them abou
Mr.. Larrabee's case. MIR. Brugh pointe
to the electric annunciator and said, 'wh
for weeks and weeks every time that be
rang I said: That means the death of MI
Larrabee. No one around the hotel eve
dreamed that he would recover, and whe
the doctors would come down from hi
room they would shake their heads an
say there was no hope. The arrangement
for the funeral were made, and his recover
was simply miracle.
then called on Dr. johnson who sal
that Mr.. Larrabee's case was very remarks
Bile one. He was his family physician an
|
of weeks and never called to see him durin
that time, but he was prepared for it. Th
doctor said the recovery was due to Warner
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and if he ha
friends, male or female, troubled with Albr
men or any kidney troubles he should ce
tainly advise them to use this remedy. D
johnson said kidney difficulties are MOI
common than most people think and thi
many Symphonic which are supposed to
other diseases arise from the kidneys. e
said that ladies after CESSATION are special
subject to albuminous troubles which requil
prompt attention.
Well, I then came down and called O
DIR. 81. Ingerson Bowditch on Boylsto
street. The old doctor was inclined to
reticent but fully confirmed all / had prev
ously learned. He had attended Mr.. LAIR,
bee, and supposed him beyond all hop
and he was afterwards restored, as he salt
by Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
l next went to see DIR. Melville E. Web
at the Hotel Cluny, for you see was dete