The Osceola times., 1884-02-02
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate which Overlook the "Ciiy OF
Boston" Captain Murrny's Ideas en-
Experience.

A few years ago, the Gty Of Bosto,
sailed from hatbor, crow led with an ex.
pectant thronG OF passengers bound Tor
a foreigl shore.
She never entered port
The mystery Of her untimely end
grows deeper as the years increase, and
The Atlantic voyager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger is immi-
nenl on every hand snudders as the name
and mysterious fate OF that magnificent
vessel are alluded to.
Our reporter, on a recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Captain George
sid Ions Murray, or board the Alusk D.,
o. the Guion line. Captain Murray is Il
man of alwart build, well-knit frame
and cheery, genial disposition. He has
| been a constant voya5cr for a quarter of
a century, over hall of that time having
| been in The trans Atlantic ser, ice. III,
the course of tke conversation over t.
| well-spreal table, lhe mystcry of the
/ CITY Oh Boston was Ided to.
Yes remarked the Captain, II shall
/ never forget the last night we saw tnat
l-iated vessel. was cuief officer OF the
Cl,y Oh Antwerp. On the day We sighted
tie Clty OF Boston a furious southeast
hurricane ret in. Both vessels labOred
hard. The sea seemed etermined "
sweep away every veali e OF lie. When
day ended the gale did not abate, and
everything was lashed tor night ol un.
usual fury. Oar good shi p Was turned
t. the south 10 avoid the possibility Of
lcc-bergs. The Guy OF Boston, however,
undoubtedly went 10 the north. Her
boats, llfe.preservers and rats were all
securely la,hed and when they went
down, everything went with her, never
to fe-appear until the sea gives up itr
dead"
what, in your opinion. Captain, was
the cause Of the loss of the City oi B0s-
ton ?"
The City Of Limerick, in almost pre-.
cisely the same latitude few DAYS later,
lound the sea full of floating ice and
have no doubt the City of Boston col,id5d
with the ice, and sunk Immediately"
Captain MLr. ay has been in command
OF the Alaska ever since she was put IN
commission and feels justly proud of his
noble snip. She carries thousands OF pas-
sengers every year, and has greatly POP
ularized the Williams & Guion line. Re-.
marking upon he bronzed and healthy
appearance of the ,pt3in, the reporter
said that fc did not seem to be 4
very great physical trial.
MOP But persons appearance is
not always a trustworthy Indication Of
his physical condition. For seven years
l have been in many respects very much
out of sorts with myself. At certain
times ! was so lame that II was difficult
Tor me TO move around. | could scarce
ly strai"hten up. | did not know what
the trouble was, and though performed
a my duties regularly and sati-faclori.
~, yet | felt that | might some day be
ovcrtaken with some serious prostraling
disorder. These troubles Increased |
felt dull and then, again. shooting pains
through my arms aud limbs. Possibly
The next day would feel hrshel AMI
Unaccounlably uneasy and the day fol
lowing chilly and despondcnt. This
continued until last December, when !
was prustraled soon after leaving
Queenstown, and for the remainder OF
the voyage was n helpless, pitiful suf
lerCr. In January last, a friend who
made that voyage with me, wrote NE
letter urging me TO try new course OF
treatment. lgladly accepted his coun.
sci, ana for tie last seven months have
.iven thorough and business like atten-
tion TO the recovery of my natural
health; and to-day | have the proud
satisfaction of saving to y ou that the
lame back, the strange feeling, the
sCiatic rheumatism which have so long
pur>ued me, have entirely disappeared
through the blood purifying influence OF
Warmers safe Rheumatic Cure which
entirely eradicllod all rheumatic poison
from my ~ stem. Indeed, to me. il
seerns that it has worked wonders, and
| therefore most Cordially recommend
It,"
And you have no trouble low in ex.
posing yourself to the winds of the At
lunticP
Not the least. | am as sound as a
bullet and | feel specially thankful over
the TACT because believe rheumatic and
kidney disease il " the blood of my
family. | was dreadfully shocked Oh
my last arrival IN LlvcrpoO, to learn
that my brother, who j. a wealthy China
tea merchant, hal suddenly died OF
Brights di-ease Of the kidneys, and con-
slider myself extremely fortunate in hav-
ing taken my trouble in time and before
any more serious effects were possible
The conversation driftcd to other top
les. and as the writer watched the face
before him, so strong in all its outline,
and yet so genial, and thou. ht Of the in
Vulnerable exposures and harlships %
winch its owner had been exposed, he
instinctivcly wished all who are suffering
from the terrible rheumatic troubles now
80 common might know of Captain Mm-
rays experience and the means by which
he had been :cstored. Pain ISL a common
thing in this Y i'd, but far too many
endure it when tney might just as well
avoid it. 1t is false philosophy which
teaches us to endure when We can just
is readily avoid 1t. 50 thought the hear
! ty captain of the iinsk1, - thinks the
writer and 10 should all o hers think who
desire happiness and long lie.
He sold Himself Cheap
Ddnbury Meas.
A hat finisher IN one of the hat faCto-