The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Has Thrilling Experience on
One of His Trips.
HIS DEVOTION
TO LOVING WIFE
Prevents Him from Committing
.s Suicide-An Almost Incredi-
bic Story, But tits True.

From tho farm to Il responsible position.
in Il short time on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, Is the distinction enjoyed
by Mr.. James q. Wileford, OF Il FOG North
Nineteenth Street. 1Ic was born In Isle
OF Wight county, Va, and filled a position
with a Richmond Ice company previous to
securing the ono with the railroad. He Is
now one or the roads most valuable
freight conductors Ills railroad career,
almost at It's beginning, nearly came to
an abrupt end, and great physical dlsabil-
ityl followed for years. But he IS again In
perfect condition.. Speaking Of this part
OF life, MIR. Nileford said: B
Ion May Is, 1885, II fcltfrom a train run.
ring thirty miles an hour and the bone
under my httcmple was broken. was
Unconscious eight days md nights When
II had partly recovered was attacked
by pains In the loft side OF my head and
forehead. Doctors called It neuralgia. ]
consulted dozens Of them and spent n
thousand dollars IN fees and medicines,
but got no relief
SHY, how suffered forlcglltccn years.
j nearly went crazy. Life was constant
torment At times l would leave home
to take out n train and have to return
and lie in bed three or four days: Tho
jolting Of the cars made me nearly Wild
and I felt as II my head would split.
brought me to such n condition that my
wife became alarmed and kept close
watch onE5lnc for fear that ! would Kill
myself. Il did feel sometimes that 1t would
be a relief to jump from train and let
the wheels run over my head, but when
j thought of my little wife | braccd
myself up to bear the agony.
After u while / began to notice that
my eyeslght was impaired. and that when
,v{p r1naclv tN, Mains my
temples and head became more severe.
My eyes becam: blurred and watery and
burned like balls of fire in Tho sockets. l
then suspected that my cyesght was the
cause Of the whole trouble. j suggested
this to several specialists. and they,
laughed al me, declaring that the frac-
8turcd temple bone caused hll{my suffering.
Year after year | endured this anguish.
Several doctors about two years ago held
Il consultation and decided that the only
hope for me was an operation. They
said a piece or bone in the injured temple
must be cut out and n silver plate Insert
cd. The thought was maddening. shud-
der now when my mind revcrts to 1t.
''About that time. two years ago, Charles
Lincoln Smith visited RichmonI ! heard
Of his marvellous skill and went before
him. He told me that tho defect In my
cycsight was the cause OF the agonlzing
pains which were constantly shooting
il
rhrugh my head. He said Inc could re-
licvc me. He examined my eyes and used
his method of prescription glasses. ex-
pcricnced relief at once, and In a short
time my eyeslght became perfect. and y
is yet The blurrlng and burning ceased
and have never returned. The neuralgia
pains in my temples and headaches are
things of the past and :low 1t Is over two
years.
.Charles Lincoln Smith saw in an M
slant what others failed TO sec hlic ,
working on me for eighteen years. 10
him owe my sanity, il not my life.
Yes, Jim, know you do, chined in
his pretty wife, whose face was beaninE
with smiles as her eyes filed with tears
Of joy. "I am sure You would have gone
crazy but for Charles Lincoln smith
even If you had not committed suicide,
as I so much feared you would. You
cannot conceive what happiness that man
and his grand work has brought to us.