Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-08
A TRAGIC EVENT. !

A father's Despair and Self-Inflcted
Death-His Sons Final Rescue, Too
Late to Save His Parent.
The graphic occurrence that is described be-
low is one of the most remarkable episodes in
truth which can readily be verified:
The inhabitants OF Tho Pleasant town Of Cort-
land, N. Y, were shocked one morning by the
announcement that Mr.. Clinton RindgG, one of
their most prominent citizens, had committed
suicide. The news spread rapidly and aroused
the entire neighborhood where Mr.. Rindge was
80 well and favorably known. At tirstit seemed
impossible that any one SO quiet and domestic
could do sorash deed, and the inquiry was
heard on every side as to the cause. The facts
as developed on investigation proved to be as
follows:
Mr.. Rindee 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 reaeon to be proud, for
they gave promise of long lives of success and
usefulness: But an evil day came. His young
est SOD, William, began to show signs Of an early
decay. He felt unusually tired each day, and
would sometimes sleep the entire afternoon il
permitted to do 80. His head panied him, not
acuteiy, but with dull, heavy feeling. There
was sinking sensation at the pit of the stom-
ach. He lost al relish for food and much Of
his interest for things about him. He tried
maDfully to overcome these feelings. but they
seemed stronger than his will. He began to lose
flesh rapidly. The father became alarmed and
Consulted physicians as to the cause of his sons
Illness, but they were unable to explain. Final
~ severe sores broke out on his arms and he
was taken to Buffalo where painful operation
was performed, resulting in the loss Of much
blood but affording little relief The Young man
returned home and council of physicians was
called. After an exhaustive examination they de-
e clared there WAS no hope of final recovery and
.nat . ne mast mi DIE within very few days. To de-
scribe 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, prcfcrring
death rather than to survive his idolized son.
At that time William Rindge was too weak to
know what was TRANSPORTING. His face had
turned black, bis breath ceased entirely at
times, and his friends waited for his death be-
lieving that the fiend Bright's disease of the
kidneys, from which he was suffering, could NOT
bo removed. In this supreme moment Williams
sister came forward and declared she would
make final attempt to save her brother. The
doctors lnterposed, 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
bIothtr's side and administered q remedy
which she fortunately had on hand. Within
an hour he seemed more easy, and before the
day was over he showed signs OF decided i'm
provement. These favorable signs continued.
and to-day William B. Rindge Is well, having
been virtually raised from the dead throupi,
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
father, deadly his own hand, supposing his
cons recovery to be impossible; the sou re-
stored to health to mourn the loss OF his
father and the agonized relatives with mem
ory OF sadness to forever darken their lives.
Had Clinton Rindge knownthat 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 would accept as true.
However sad this case may be, the truth re-
mains, that thousands of people are at this
moment in as great actual peril as William
hlndge and IN as greas danger of causing mis-
cry if not death to their friends. Liver and
kidney diseases are become tho most common
and most dangerous of any or all modern CON-
plants. 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 bo detected
even by skillful physicians unless
2 microscopic analysis be resorted to, and
few doctors understand how to do this. Their
slightest approach, or possibility of approach
should strike terror to the one who is throat
ened as we'll as to all his or her friends.
These diseases have no distinct symptoms, but
come III the form of lassitude, loss Of appetite,
aching muscles and joints, dull headaches,
pains in the back, stomach and chest, sour
stomach, recurring signs of cold, irregular
pulsations of the heart, and frequcntdizzneas.
If neglected, these symptoms are certain to
run into chronic kidney and liver or Bight's
disease, from which there is sure to be great
amount of agony and only one means of escape,
which is by the use of Warmers Safe Cure,
The importance Of taking this great remedy
upon the slightest appearance of any OF the
above symptoms cannot be too strongly i'm
pressed upon the minds of all readers, who
desire to escape death and pain and prolong