The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-04
A TRAGIC EVENT.
A Fathers Despair and SeIf-Infieted
Death. His Sons Final Rescue,
~ Too Late to Save His Paren.

The graphic occurrence that is
described below is one OF the most
remarkable episodes in the domestic
history 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 an
nouncsment that Mr.. Clinton
Rindge, one Of their most promi-
nent citizens, had committed sui
eide. The news spread rapidly and
aroused the entire neighborhood
where Mr.. Rindge was so well and
fa0orably known. At first it seemed
impossible that any one so quiet and
domestic could do go rash deed land
the nqliiry was heard on every side
as to the cause. The facts as de-
veloped on investigation proved to
be as follows:
Mr.. Rindge was domestic in his
tastes and took the greatest enjoy
ment in the society OF his children
ard 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 younge st
son, William, began to show signs Of
an early decay. He felt unusually
tired each day, and would sometimes
sleep the entire afternoon if per-
mit5ed to 10 80. His head panied
him, not acutely, but with a dull,
heavy feeling. There was a sinking
sensation at the pit of his stomach.
he lost all relish for food and much
of his interest for things about him.
Ee tried manfully to overcome these
feelings, but they seemed stronger
than his will. He began to lose
flesh r&p;dly. The father became
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 painful operation was
performed, resulting in the loss Of
much blood but sffording little re-
lief. The young man returned
home and council of ply sicians
was called. After an exhaustive
examination they declared there was
no hope Of final recovery and that
he must die within a few days. To
describe the agony which this an
nouncementc caused the father would
be impossible. His mind failed to
grasp the full meaning at first; then
ti0aiiy seemed 20 comprehend it,but
the ad was too grest. In al agony
Of despair he seized knife and
took his own life, preferriGg death
rather thsn 10 survive bis id0liZed
son. At that time William Rindge
was too weak to know what vas
tFanspiring. His face had turned
black, his breath ceased entirely at
times, and his friends waited for his
death believing that the fepd
Bright's disease OF the kidneys,
from which he was suffering, could
not be- removed. In this supreme
moment Williams sister came for
ward and declared she would make
final attempt to save her brother.
rhe doctors interposed, assuring her
it was useless and that she would
only hasten the end ~ the means
she proposed to employ. But she
was firm, and putting all back, ap-
preached her brothers eide and adj
ministeTed a remedy which she for-
tunately had on hand. Within an
hour he seemed more easy, and be-
! fore the day was over he showed
sigrs OF decided Improvement.
THESE favorable signs continued,
and to-day William B. Rindge is
well, having been virtually raised
from the desd through the marvel
Gus power Of Warmers safe Cure,
as can be readily verified by any
citizen OF Cortland.
Any one who reflects uron the
facts above described must have a
feeling Of sadness. The father, dead
by his own hand,supp0sing his sons
recovery to be impossible; the con
restored to health to mourn the loss
of his father and the agoniZed reIa>
tives with memory Cf 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
conn suicide were such as ally
one would accept az true.
However cad this case may be,the
truth remains that thousands of
people are at this moment in as great
actual peril as William Rindge and
in as great danger of causing misery
| If not death to their friends. Liver
and kidney diseases are become the
most common and most dan0erous
of any or all modern complaints.
They are the most deceptive in their
beginnings and horrible lin their
final stages. They are far more de.
ceptive than consumption, and can
rarely be detected even by ssillful
physicians unless a microscopic
analysis be resorted to, and few doc
tors understand how to do this. /
Their slightest approach, or possi-
bility of approach should strike ter
Tor TO the One who is threatened as
well as to all his or her friends.
These diseases have no distinct
cum ntnnoc hUt o0noo in tho town, of