The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24
A TRAGIC EVENT.

Dcsth-His SONS Final Rescue, too Late
to Save His Parent.
The graphic occurrence that is described
below is one OF the most remarkable ep,-
sodes 10 the domestic history OF America.
1t is absolute truth which can readily tie
verified.
The Inhabitants of the pleasant town of
Cortland, New York, weYs checked one
morning by the announcement that Mr.
Clinton Rin6ge, one of their mos prominent
citizens, had committed suicide. The news
spread rapidly and aroused the entire
neie hberhood. where Mr.. Rindge was so well
and favorabiy known. At first it seemed
impossible that any one 30 quiet ana do
mestic could do 30 rash deed, and the IN
uuiry was heard on every side as 10 the
cause. Tie facts as developed on investi-
CATION proved to BIO as follows:
Mr.. Rindge was domestic in his tastes
and took the greatest enjoyment in the
society of his children and pride in their
development. Ard indeed be 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, vii.
liam, began to chow sign of an early decay.
He felt unusually tired esch day, and
would sometimes sleep the entire afternoon
if permitted to do So His head panied him,
not acutely, but with dull, heavy feeling.
There was sinking sensation Mt the pit OF
MS Stomach. ne iOsb ~ rtlisii luz ioou
and much of his interest for things about
hir1. He tried manfully to over
come these feelings, but they seemed
stronger than his will. He began
to lose flesh rapidly. The father
became alarmed and consulted physicians
ae to the cause OF his sons illness, but they
were unable to explain. Finally severe
sores broke out on his arms and he was
ia en- to Buffalo where painful operation
was performed resulting in the loss of much
blood but atfording little relief. The young
man returned home and council OF physi-
clans was called. After an exhaustive ex-
animation they declared there was no hopa
OF final recovery and that be must die with
in a very few days. To describe the agony
which this announcement caused the ther
would be impossible. His mind failed 10
grasp its full meaning at first; then finally
seemed to comprehend it. but the load was
too great. In an agony of frenzy he seizsd
a knife and took bis own life, preferring
death r sther than to survive his idolized SOD.
at that time William Rindge was too
weak to know what was transpiriug. His
face turned black, his breath ceased entire
ly ut times, and his friends waited tor his
death, believing that the fiehd Bright's dis.
ease of the kidneys, from which he was
suffering, could not be removed. In this
supreme moment VILLAINS sister came for.
ward and declared she would make final
attempt to save her brother. The doctors
assuring her it was useless and
that che would only hasten the end by the
means she proposed to employ. But she
her brothers. side and administered rem.
on 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-nay William B. Riudge is well, having
been virtually raised from the dead through
as Gao be readily verified by any citizen Of
Any one who reflects upon the facts
above described must have feeling OF
sadness. The father, dead by his own
hand, supposing his sons recovery to be
the son restored to health to
mourn the loss Of his father and the agon.
forever darken their lives. Had Clinton
Rindge 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 were such
as any one wonld accept as true.
However sad this case may be, the truth
remains that thousands Of people are at
William Rtndge and In as great danger OF
causing misery ifnot death to their friends.
Liver and kidney diseases are become the
most common and most dangerous Of any
or al modern complaints. They are the
most deceptive IN their beginnings and
horrible In their anal stages. They are far
moro deceptive than consnmption, and can
rarely Sc detected even BY skillful physi.
clans, unless ..microscopic analysis be re-
sorted to, and few doctors understand how
to do this. Their slightest approach, or
possibility Of approach should strike terror
q we'll - to al his or
her friends. These diseatcg have no dis.
tinct symptoms, but cor1o IN the form OF
lassltude,. loss Of appetite, aching muscles
and joints, dull headaches, pains 10 the
back, stomach and chest. sour stomach, re-
curing signs Of cold, irregular pulsations
Of the heart. and frequent dizziness. III
neglected. these symptoms ere certain to
run into chronic kidney. and liver or
Brighps disease, from which there 4 SURE
lobe great amount ef agony and only one
Means of, escaps. which d By The use Of
Wsruer'p eaf0 Ouro. The. importance Of