Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-03
A TRAGIC EVENT.
A Fathers Despair and Self-InAicted
Death. His Sons Final Rescue,
Too Late to Save His Parent.

scribed below is one of the most re>
markable episodes in the domestic hiss
tory of America. 1t is absolute truth
which can readily be verefed.
The inhabitants of the pleasant
town of Cortland, N. Y, were shock
ed one morning by the announcement
that Mr.. Clinton Rindge, one of their
most prominent citizens, had commit
ted suicide. The news spread rapidly
and aroused the entire neighborhood
where Mr.. Rindge was so well and IA
vorably known. AT first it seemed
impossible that any one so quiet and
domestic could do so rash deed, and
the inquiry was heard on every side as
to the cause. The facts as developed
on investigation proved to be as fol-
lows:
MIR. Rindge 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 entire after
noon if permitted to do SO. His head
panied him, not acutely, but with a
dull, heavy feeling. There was
sinking sensation at the pit of his
stomach. He lost all relish for food
and much Of his interest for things
about him. He tried manfully to
overcome these feelings, but they seem.
ed stronger than his will. He began
to lose flesh rapidly. The father be-
came alarmed and consulted physi-
clans as to the cause of his sons illness,
but they were unable to explain. Fl
nally severe sores broke out on his
arms and he was taken to Buffalo,
where a painful operation was per-
formed, resulting In the loss of much
blood, but afording little relief. The
young man returned home and a
council Of physicians was called. AT.
ter an exhaustive examination they
declared there was no hope of final re-
covery and that he must die within a
very few days. To describe the agony
which this announcement caused the
father would be impossible. His
mind tailed to grasp its full meaning
at first; then finally seemed to COM
prehend it, but the load was too great.
In an agony Of frenzy he seized a
knife and took his own life, preferring
death rather than to survive his idol
lied son. At that time William
Rindge was too weak to know what
was transporting. His face had turned
black, his breath ceased entirely at
times, and his friends waited for his
death, believing that the fiend Brights
disease of the kidneys, from which he
was suffering, could not be removed.
In this supreme moment Williams sis.
ter came forward and declared she
would make a 6nal attempt to save
her brother. The Doctors interposed,
assuring her it was useless and that she
would only hasten the end by the
means she proposed to employ. But
she was firm, and putting all back,
approached her brothers side and ad-
ninistered 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 improvement. These favora.
BILE signs continued, and today William
B. Rindge is well, having been VIRUS
ally raised from the dead through the
marvellous power of Warmers Safe
Cure, as can be readily verified by any
citizen of Cortland.
Any one who reflects upon the facts
above described must have feeling
of sadness. The father, dead by bis
own hand, suppOsing his sons recov>
cry to be impossible; the son restored
to health to mourn the loss of his faith
err and the agonized relatives with
memory of sadness to forever darken
their lives. Had Clinton Ridge known
! that his son could recover he would