The Osceola times., 1884-05-31
A TRAGIC EVENT.
A Fathers Despair and self-Innicted
Death. His sons final Rescue, Too
Lac IN Save His Parsnt

1
The graphic occurrence that is de
sciibed below is one OF the most remark
able episodes in the domestic history o.
America. 1t is absolute truth which car
readily be verified.
The inhabitants of the pleasant town
| of Cortland, n. Y, were shocked one
morning by the announcement chat Mr.
Clinton Rlndge, one OF their most prom
inent cItzens, had committed suicide
The news spread rapidly and aroused
the entire neighbUrhCod where Mr..
kindge was SO well and favorably known.
At tiIst II seemed impossible that any
one 80 quiet and domestic could do 30
rash need, and the inquiry was heard
on every side as TO the cause. The facts
as developed on investigation proved 10
be as follows:
Mr.. kindge was domestic in his tastes
and took The greatest enjoyment in the
society Of his children ana pride in their
development. And inaeed he had good
reason to he proud TO. they gave promise
OF Ions .,es Ut success ana usefulness.
But an evil day came. HIS youngest son,
William, began to show signs OF AN early
decay. lie ielt unusually aired each uay ,
and would sometimes sleep the entire
afternoon ii permitted to do 80. his
head panied nim, not acute.y, but with
dull, heavy feeling. There was sink-
ing sensation at the pit Of his stomach.
lie LOST ali relish for Iood and much OF
his interest for things about him. he
tried maniully to overcome these feel
ings, but they seemed stronger than nus
viii. lie began TO lose nesh rapidly.
The fatner became alarmed and consult
ed physlclans as TO the cause OF his son's
illness, but they were unable TO explain.
Finally severe sores broke out ON his
arms and he was taken TO Buffalo where
u painful operation was performed re-
sul.lng in the loss of mucn blood but
alto, little lelief. The young man
returned home and council OF ply.
sicians was called. Alter an exhaustive
examination they declared there was no
hope OF tinal recovery an that he must
die within very few days. To describe
the agony which this announcement
caused the father would be impossible
His mind failed to grasp its full meaning
at hrst; then finally seemed to compre-
hend il, but the load was too great. In
an agony Of frenzy he seized knife ana
took his own life, preierring death rather
than to survive his idclizeo son. At that
time William Rindge was too weak to
know what was transpiring. His face
had turned black, his breath ceased en-
tirely at times, and his friends waited
for his death believing that the tiend
Brights disease OF the kidneys, from
winch he was suffering could not be re-
moved. In this supreme moment
Williams sister came forward and de-
clared she would make final attempt
to save her brother. The doctors inter
posed, assuring her 1t was useless and
that she would only hasten the end by
the means she proposed TO employ. But
she was tirm, and putting all back, ap-
preached her brothers side and admin
lstered remedy which she fortunately
had on hand. Within an hour he SEEM
ed more easy, and before the day was
over he showed sighs of decided i'm.
provement These favorable signs con.
Iinued, and to-day William b. Rindge lie
well, having been virtually raised from
the dead through the marvellous power
OF Warmers Sale Cure, as can be readily
verified by any citizen of Cortland.
Any one who reflects upon the facts
above described must have feeling o.
sadness. The father dead by his own
hands, supposing his sons recovery to
be impossible; the son restored to health
TO mourn the loss of his father and the
agonized relatives with memory OF sad
ness to forever oarken their lives. Had
Clinton Rindge known that his son
could recover he would to-day be alive
and happy, but the facts which turned
mis- brain and caused him to commit
suicide were such as any one would ac-
cept as true.
However sad this case may be, the
truth remains that thousands of people
are at this moment in as great actual
peril as William Rindge and in as great
danger of causing misery if not death 10
their friends. Liver and kidney diseases
are become the most common and most
dangerous of any or all modern COM
plants. They are the most deceptive in
their beginnings and horrible in their
final stages. They are far more deceptive
than Consumption, and can rarely be
detected even by sKillful physicians un-
less microscopic analysis be resorted to,
and few doctors understand how to do
this Their slightest approach, or pos
sibiIity OF approach should strike terror
to the one who is threatened as well Us
to all his OF her friends. These diseases
have no distinct symptoms, bat come in
the form OF lassitudc, loss of appetite,
aching muscles and joints, dull head.
aches, pains in the back, stomach and
chest, sour stomach, recurring signs OF
cold. irregular pulsation OF the heart, ard
freduent dizziness. If neglected, these
symptoms are certain to run into chronic
kidney and liver or Br gilt disease, from
which there is sure to be great amount
of agony and only ore means of escape,
which is by the use of Warmers Safe
Cure. The Importance of taking this
great remedy upon the slightest appear
apce of any of the above symptoms can.
not be too strongly impressed upon the
minds of all readers who desire TO escape
death and pain and prolong life with all
its pleasures and blessings.