St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-17
VERY NEAR TO SUICIDE.
The Terrible Agony of One Night.
AN INVESTIGATION RE-
VEALS STARTLING
FACTS.
Detroit News. :

(DetfOlb news.
When a newspaper hears rum0rs OF
any unusual occurrence, its plain duty
is to investigate thoroughly, and let the
public know the falsity or truth Of such
reports. e So when it was whispered
Gbout that well known railroad con-
ductor had recently met with an un-
usual experience. News representa-
tive was instructed to look into the
matter.
After many inquiries he found that
the conductor in question lived in ES-
canada. Our representative took the
first tram for that place, anxious to get
a scoop on our esteemed cOntemp0-
raries. In Escanaba he was directed to
the pleasant home of Mr.. Thomas Fow-
Ter, a conductor on the Chicago e
Northwestern railroad. Mr.. Fowler has
lived in Escanaba fer ten years, and is
widely and fav0rably known by the
travelling public OF the Northwest.
He tod our reporter that there had
been so many conflicting statements OF
his experience and so many had asked
about 1t, that lie was glad of the Oppor-
tnnity of a public hearing. He pre-
pared the following statement. which
we publish oyer his signature:
ESCANABA, Mich.
10 the Editor: On Monday | was
taken very sick with heavy, dull pain
over the region of the heart. Ii was in
the night, just one hour after retiring.
My wife got up, made fire, boiled
some water and put hot cloths SprInkled
with turpentime over the painful part.
and continued this for an hour and
thirty minutes before the pain subslded.
During the following day | felt all right
until l0:30 p. n, Wnen the pain came
again worse than before. | rolled in
bed, mOaned and wished that death
would relieve me if nothing else would.
The hot cloths were again reSOrted to
and continued until daylight, when
fell asleep for several hours.
The next morning | went 10
a doctor, described my symp-
toms. got some medicine. paid 70
cents, and went home with feeling Of
confidence in the doctors diagnosis and
pr0gnOSiS. But, alas, when night came.
though | had taken the powders and
pills regularly. the pain came again a
little worse than before. Though have
always been hopeful and courageous,
and called suicides crazy, fools, lunaticS.
etc. | now began to think that the man
who would endure such torture when
he could relieve it by mOmentary vol
untary action was by far the greatest
IOOl. L tnougnt 10 myself L could easily
see why men made away with them
selves. The next day went to the doc
tor, told him the effect of his doses,
and said that / was going to
undertake my own case. So l
left him, went to Il drug store
and purchased a remedy that has
effected many startling cures. After the
first dose | had no pain. That uight
slept as sound as | ever did in my life,
and have had no pain whatever since.
At this writing am feeling as we'll as
ever. only a little tenderness about the
regio II of the heart, consequent, Of
course.on the excessive weakening pain
i endured. My cure is due entirely to
PainP's Celery Compound, the most re-
markable remedy | have ever known;
and especially pleasing it must be to all
those who take it to know that it is
purely vegetable extract. 1t only needs
to be known to be used in every family.
The doctors may well praise it, for they
know they have not anything as good.
1t is my earnest wish that the sick
everywhere may know of and receive
that benefit which was received by me.
Yours very truly,
THOMAS FOWLER