The Osceola times., 1884-06-21
A TRAGIC EVENT.
Fathers Despair and self-Tnnicted
Death. His Sons Final Rescue. Too
Late tn aaye His Paranf.

The graphic occurrence that is de
scribed below is one of the mos. remark
able episodes in the domestic history O
America. 1t is absolute truth which car
readily be verified
The inhabitants of the pleasant town
of Cortland, n. Y, were shocked one
morning by the announcement chat Mr.
Clinton Rlndge, one OF their most prom.
inent cIuzens, had committed suicide
ihe news spread rapidly and aroused
the entire neighbUrhCod where Mr.
kindge was SO well and favorably known
At hist it seemed impossible that any
one 30 quiet and domestic could do So
rash Deed, and the inquiry was heaId
ON every side rs 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 ana PRIDE in then
development. And indeed he had good
reason 10 be proud 10. they gave promise
OF Iont ass of success ana usefulness.
But an evil day came. HIS youngest son,
William, began to show signs Of an early
decay. lie lelt unusually aired each day,
and would sometimes sleep the entire
afternoon ii permitted to do no. his
head panied nIm, not acute,y, but with
q dull, heavy feeling. There was sink-
Ing sensation at the pit of his stomach.
lie lost all relish for Iood and much OF
his interest for things about him. Tie
irled maniully to overcome tnese feel
ings, but they seemed stronger than hls
viii. lie began 10 lose nesh rapidly.
The father became alarmed and consult
cd physicians as 10 the cause OF his son'b
illness, but they were unable to explain.
Finally severe sores broke out on his
arms and he was taken to Buffalo where
u painful operation was performed re-
suillng in the loss of mucn blood but
attoi inlng little relief. The young man
returned home and council OF ply.
siclans was called. After an exhaustive 9
examination they declared there was no
hope OF final recovery an that he must
die within q very few days. To describe
tie agony which this announcement
caused the father would be impossible.
His mind failed to grasp its full meaning
at nrst; then finally seemed to compre-
hend it, but the load was too great. In
an agony Of frenzy he seized knife anu
took his own life, preierriny death rather
than to survive his idolixeo son. At that
time William Rindge was too weak 70
know what was transpiring. His face
had turned black, his breath ceased en-
tirely at times, and his friends waited
for his death believing that the tiend
Bright's disease of the kidneys, from
winch he was suffering could not be re-
moved. In this supreme moment
Williams sister came forward and de-
clared she would make final attempt
TO save her brother. The doctors inter
posed, 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, APP
preached her brothers side and adnin-
istered remedy which she fortunately
had ON hand. Within an hour he seem.
ed more easy, and before the day was
over he showed slghs of decided i'm
provement These favorable signs con-
linued, and to-day William b. Rindge lie
well, having been virtually raised from
the dead through the marvellous power
OF Warmers Sale Cure, as can be readily
verified by any citizen of Cortland.
Any one who reflects upon the facts
above described must have feeling o..
sadness. The father dead by his own
hands, supposing his sons recovery to
be impossible; the son restored to health
10 mourn the loss of his father and the
agonized relatives with a memory OF sad
ness to forever darken their lives. Had
Clinton Rindge known that bis son
could recover he would to-day be alive
and happy, but the facts which turned
mis- brain and caused him TO commit
suicide were such as any one would ac-
cept as true.
However sad 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
dangerous of any or all modern COM
plants. They are the most deceptive in
their beginnings and horrible in their
final stages. They are far more deceptive
than Consumption, and can rarely be
detected even by sgilliul physicians un-
less microscopic analysis be resorted to,
and few doctors understand how to do
this. Their slightest approach, or pos
sibility OF approach should strike terror
to the one who is threatened as well Is
to all his OF her friends. These diseases
have no distinct symptoms, but come in
the form OF lassitude, loss of appetite
aching muscles and joints, dull head.
aches, pains in the back, stomach and
chest, sour stomach, recurring signs oil
cold. irregular pulsation of the heart, ard
freduent dizziness. If neglected, these
symptoms are certain to run into chronic
kidney and liver or Br git disease, from
which there is sure to be great amount
of agony and only ole means of escape,
which is by the use of Warmers Safe
Cure. The Importance of taking this
great remedy upon the slightest appear
ance of any of the above symptoms can.
not be too strongly impressed upon the
minds of all readers who desire TO escape
death and pain and prolong life with al
its pleasures and blessings.