National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-29
A TRAGIC EVENT.

FnthcrB Despair ana SoIf-AhHicteu
Doath-His SONS Final Rescue Too
Late 10 Save His Parent.
Tho graphic occurrence that is descAibed
below is one Of the most remarkable episodes
in the domestic history of America. lt is
absolute truth which can readily he verified.
The inhabitants of the pleasant town of
Cortland, N. Y, were shocked one morning
by tho announcement Chat Mr.. Clinton
Rindge, one of thor most prominent citizens,
had committed suicide The news spread
rapidly and aroused the entire neghborhood
where Mr.. Rindge was so well and favorably
known. At first it seemed impossible that
any ono so quiet and domestic could do so
| rash deed and tho inquiry was heard on
every side MS TO the cause. The facts rs do
| veloped on investigation proved TO BIO as fol-
| lows:
Mr.. Rindge was domestic in his tastes and
took the greatest enjoyment in tho society of
his children and pride in their development.
And indeed ho had good reason to DO proud,
for they gave promise of long lives Of success
| and usefulness. But an evil day came. His
youngest son, William, began to show signs
o! an early decay. He felt unusually tired
each day, aud would sometimes sleep tho
entire afternoon If permitted TO do so. His
head panied him, not acutely, but with dull,
heavy feeling There was n sinking sensa.
tion at tho pit of his stomach. He lost all
relish for food and much of his interest for
things about him. Ho tried manfully to
overcome these feelings, but they seemed
stronger than his will. He began to lose flesh
rapidly. The father became alarmed and
consulted physicians as to tho cause of his
sons illness, but they were unable to explain.
Finally severe sores broke out on his arms
and he was taken to Buffalo, whore q pain
full operation was performed, resulting in tho
loss of much blood but afrording little relief.
The young man returned home and n council
of physicians was called. After an exhaust
i've examination they declared there was no
hope of final recovery and that he must die
within very few days. To describe tho
agony which this announcement caused
the father would be impossible. His mind
failed to grasp its full meaning at first; then
finally seemed to comprehend it, but the load
was too great. In an agony of frenzy he
seized knife and took his own life prefer
ring death rather than to survive his idolized
son. At that time William Rindge was too
weak TO know what was transpiring. His
face had turned black, his breath ceased en-
tirely OF times, and his friends waited for his
death, believing that the flend Brights dis
ease of the kidneys, from which he was suf-
fering, could not be removed. In this su-
preme moment Williams sister came forward
and declared she would make final attempt
to save her brother. The doctors interposed
assuring her it was useless and she would
only hasten the end by the means she pro-
posed to employ. But she was firm. and put
ting all back, approached her brothers side
and administered remedy which she for
tunately had on hand. Within an hour he
seemed more easy, and before the day was
over he showed signs of decided improve
ment. These favorable signs continued, and
to-day William b. Rindge is we'll, having
been virtually raised from the dead through
9 d..
as can BIO readily verified by any citizen Of
Cortland.
Any one who reflects upon the facts above
described must have a feeling of sadness
The father, dead by his own hand, supposing
his sons recovery to BIO impossibe; the son
restored to health to mourn the loss Of his
father, and the agonized relatives with q
memory of sadness to forever darken theil
lives. Had Clinton Rindge known that hii
son could recover he would to-day be alive
and happy, but the facts which turned his
brain and caused him to commit suicide were
such as any one would accept as true.
However sad this case may be, the truth
remains that thousands of people are at THU
moment in as great actual peril as William
Rindge and in as great danger of causing
misery If not death to their friends. Live
and kidney diseases are becoming the mos
common and most dangerous of any or al
modern complaints. They are the mos
deceptive in their beginnings and horrible il
their final stages. They are far more decep
tive than consumption, and can rarely b.
detected even by skillful physicians unless
microscopic analysis be resorted to, and few
4 doctors understand how to do this. Their
slightest approach, or possibility of approach
should strike terror to the one who is threat
ened as we'll as to all his or her friends
These diseases have no distinct symptoms
but come in the form of lassitude, loss Of ap
petite, aching muscles and joints, dull head
aches, pains in the back, stomach, and chest
sour stomach, recurring signs of cold, irregu
lar pulsations of the heart, and frequent dir
illness. If neglected these symptoms ar,
certain to run into chronic kidney and live
or Bright's disease, from which there is SURE
to be great amount of agony and only ONT
means Of escape which is by the use o
Warmers Safe Cure. The Importance O
taking this great remedy upon the slightes
appearance Of any Of tho above symptoms
cannot be too strongly impressed upon thu
minds of all readers who desire TO escape
death and pain and prolong life with all it
pleasures and blessings
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