Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-10
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 i'm the domestic his
tory of America. 1t is absolute truth
which can readily be verified.
The inhabitants of the pleasant town
of Cortland N. T., were shocked one
morning by the announcement that Mr..
Clinton Rindge, one of their most prom
inent citizens, had committed suicide.
The news spread rapidly and aroused
the entire neighborhood where Mr..
Rindge was so well and favorably
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 asIfollows:
Mr.. Rinde 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 q
dull, heavy feeling. There was sink
ing 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 feel
ings, but they seemed stronger than his
will. He began to lose flesh rapidly.
The father became alarmed and con-
suited physicians as to the cause of his
sons illness, but they We're unable to
explain. Finally severe sores broke out
on his arms and he was taken to Buff
falo where a painful operation was pre-
formed resulting in the loss of much
blood but affording little relief. The
young man returned home and coun-
Gil of physicians was called. 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 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, preferring 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 at times, and his friends waited
for his death believing the fiend, 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 her
brother. The doctors interposed, as.
suring 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, ap
preached her brothers. side and admin
istered remedy which she had fortu
nately hand on had Within an hour ht
seemed more easy, and before the day
was over he showed signs of decided I'M
provement. These favorable signs con
tinued, and to-day William B. Rindgt
is well, having been virtually raisec
from the dead through the marvellous
power of Warmers Safe Cure, as car
be readily verified by any citizen o
Cortland.
ANY one who reflects upon the fact
above described must have feeling o
sadness. The father, dead by his owl
hand, supposing his sons recovery t.
be impossible; the son restored to health
to mourn the loss of his father and TIN
agonized relatives with q memory o
sadness to forever darken their lives
Had Clinton Rindge known that his sol
could recover he would to-day be aliv
and happy, but the facts which turnet
his brain and caused him to commi
suicide were such as any one would &C
cept as true. ,.
However sad this case may be, the trutl
; remains that thousands of people ar
at this moment in as great actual peri
as William Rindge and in as great dan
ger of causing misery if not death t
their friends. Liver and kidney dis
eases are become the most common ant
most dangerous of any or all moderl
complaints. They are the most decep
tive in their beginnings and horrible il
their final stages. They are far NOR
deceptive than Consumption, and cal
, rarely be detected even by skillful ply
. sicians unless a microscopic analysis b
. resorted to, and few doctors understan'
, how to do this. Their slightest ap
proach, or possibility ofapproach shoul
+ strike terror to the one who is threat
. ened as we'll as to all his or her friends
: These diseases have no distinct symp
toms, but come in the form of lassitude
loss of appetite, aching muscles an
joints, dull headaches, pains in tn
s back, stomach and chest, sour stomach
s recurring signs of cold, irregular pulss
sations of the heart, and frequent dizz
| ness. Ifneglected, these symptoms al
certain to run into chronic kidney an
!. liver or Bright's disease, from whic
there is sure to be great amount {
s agony and only one means of escap'
/. which is by the use of Warmers Sal
l Cure. The importance of taking tn
1 great remedy upon the slightest al
: pearance of any of the above symptom
cannot be too strongly impressed upo
/, the minds of all readers who desire
s escape death and pain and prolong Iii
with all its pleasures and blessings.
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