Delta chief., 1884-05-07
A TRAGIC EVENT.
A Fathers Despair and Self-Infiicted
Death. His Sons Final Rescue,
Too Late to Save His
Parent.

The graphic occurrence that is de-
scribed below is one of the most re-
markable episodes in the domestic his
tory 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 Rindge, one of their most
prominent citizens had committed sui
eide. The news spread rapidly and
aroused the entire neighborhood where
Mr.. Rindoe was SO well and favorably
knewn. At first it seemed impossible
that any one SO quiet and domestic
could do so rash deed, and the in
quiry was heard on every side as to
the cause. The facts as developed on
investigation proved to be 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. And in
deed 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, Will
liam, began to show signs of an early
decay. He felt unusually tired each
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 at the pit Of the
stomach. He lost all relish for food
aud much of his interest for things
about him. He tried manfully to over
come these feelings. but they seemed
stronger than his will. lie began to
lose flesh rapidly. The father hecame
alarmed and consulted physicians as
to the 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 where a
painful operation was performed,
resulting in the loss of much
blood but aflording little relief.
The young man returned home,
and council of physicians was call
ed. After an exhaustive examination
they declared there was no hope of
final recovery and that he must die
within very few days. To describe
the agony which this announcement
caused the father would be
impossible. His mind failed % grasp
its full meaning nj first: thel inally
seemed to comprehend it. but ne load
was too great. In 40 agony OF frenzy
he seized knife anu .ook his own life.
preferring death rather than to survive
his idolized son. At thu, lime " illiam
Rindgc was too weak to know what
was iranspiring. His face had turned
black. his breath ceased entirely at
times. and his friends waited for his
death. believing that the tiend Bright's
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 final attempt to save
hor brother The doctors interposed,
assuring her il was useless and that she
would only hasten the end by the means
she proposed to employ. But she was
hrm, and putting all back. approached
her brothers side and administered a
remedy which The fortunately had on
hand. Within an-hour he seemed more
easy, and before the day was over he
showed signs of decided improvement.
These favorable signs continued. and
to-day William B. Rndge is well, hav
ing been virtually raised from the dead
through the marvellous power OF War
ner's Safe Cure. as can be readily veri-
fed by any citizen Of Cortland.
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 impossiblc; the son restored to
health to mourn the less of his father and
the agonized relatives with a memory
of sadness to 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 Us any one would ac-
cept rs true.
However sad this case may be, the
truth remains that thousands of people
are at this moment in as great actual
peril rs William Rindge and in as great
danger of causing misery If not death
TO their friends. Liver and kidney dis
eases 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 final stages. They
are far more deceptive than Consump-
ton. and can rarely be detected even
by skillful physicians unless micro
scopic analysis be rssorted to. and few
doctors understand how to do this.
Their slightest approach. or possibility
of approach should strike terror to the
one who is threatened rs well rs TO all
his or her friends. These diseases
have no distinct symptoms, but come
| in the form of lassitude, loss of appe-
tite, aching muscles and joints, dull
headaches, pains in the back. stomach
and chest, sour stomach, recurring
signs of cold. irregular rulsations OF
tho hnart and frr1npnt dizziness III