The Mineral argus., 1884-05-08
A TRAGIC EVENT.
"A EatEer's Despair and s~elf-Inficted
Death His Sons Final Rescue, Too Late
to Save His Parent.

@A@lNNE y &ANE
to Save His Parent.
The graphic occurrence that is des-
crlbed below is one of the most remark
able episodes in the domestic history Of
America. 1t is absolute truth which
can readily be verified.
The inhabitants of the pleasant town
OF Cortland, n. Y. were shocked one
morning by the announcement that Mr..
Clinton Rlndge, one oftheir most prom
ment citizens, had committed suicide.
The news spread rapidly and aroused
the etnire neighborhood where Mr..
Rlndge was 50 well and favorablv known.
At first it seemed impossible that any
one so quiet and domestic could do SO
rash a deed, and the inquiry was heard
on every side rs to the cause. The facts
as developed On investigation proved to
be as follows:
Mr.. Rlndge was domestic in his tastes
and took the greatest enjoyment in the
society of his children and pride in their
development. And indeed he had good
reason to be 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 of an early
decay. He felt unusually tired each day.
and would sometimes sleep the whole af-
ternoon if permitted to do so. His head
panied him, not acutely, but with a dull,
heavy feeling. There was Il sinking SEN
sation at the pit of his stomach. He lost
all relish for food aud much of his inter
est for things about him. He tried man
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they seemed stronger than his will. He
began to lose flesh rapidly. The father be-
came alarmed and consulted physicians
as to the of his sons
illness, but they were unable to
explain. Finally severe sores broke out
IN his arms and he was taken to Buffalo
where a painful operation was performed
resulting in the loss of much blood but
affording little relief. The young man
returned home and a council of phvsi-
clans was called. After an exhaustive
examination they declared there was no
hope of final recovery and that he must
die within Il very few days. To describe
the agony which this announcement
caused the father would he impossible.
His mind failed to grasp it's full meaning
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bend it, but the load was too great. In
an agony OF frenzy he seized a knife and
took his w life, preferring death rath-
er than to survive his idolized son. At
that time William Rindge was too weak
to know what was Transporting. His face
had turned black, his breath ceased en-
tirely at times, and his friends
waited for his death believing that
the fiend Bright's disease of the kidneys,
from which he was suffering, could not
be removed. In this supreme moment
Williams sister came forward and de
she would make a final attempt
to save her brother. The doctors in
terpOsed, assuring her it was useless
and that she would only hasten the end
by the mean she proposed to employ.
But she was firm, and putting all back,
approached her brothers side and adj
ministered a remedy which she FORUM
had on hand. Within an hour he
seemed nor easy, and before the day
was oye he showed signs of decided
These favorable signs
continued, and to-day William b.
Rindge is well, having been virtually
raised from the dead through the mar
power Of Warmers Safe Cure, as
can be readily verified by any citizen of
Cortland.
Any II who reflects upon the facts
above described must have a feeling of
The father, dead by his own
hand, supposing his sons recovery to be
impossible the son restored to health to
the loss of his father and the ag-
OniZed relatives with a memory of sad
ness to forever darken their lives. Had
Clinton Ridge known that his son could
recover he would to-day be alive and
happy, but the facts which turned his
brain and caused him to commit suicide
such as any One would accept as
However sad this case may be. the
truth remains hat thousands of people
at this moment in as great actual
peril as William Rindge and in as great
danger of causing misery if not death to
their friends. Liver and Kidney di-
are become themost common and
most dangerous of any or all modern
complaints. They are the most decep-
tive in their beginnings and horrible in
their final stages. They are far more
deceptive than consumption, and can
be detected even by skillful ply
unless a microscopic analysis be
resorted to, and few doctors understand
how to do this. Their slightest APP
proach, or~possibility of approach should
strike terror to the one who is threat
ened as well as to all his or her friends
These diseases have no distinct symp-
toms, but come in the form of lassitude,
of appetite, aching muscles aud
dull headaches, pains in the back.
and chest sour stomach re- !