Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Is MYSTERY OF THE SEA.

a MYSTERY IN THE SEA. Il
The Fate ~ hicl1 overlook The, CITY
/. or s4 HO&ron. - Captain 1furray's
Ideas ard Exp erienoes. 81 q
A few gears ago, the City Of Boston
sailed from harb crowded with an ex-
spectsnt throng Of passengers bound for 4
! foreign shore.
She never entered port. 81.
The mystery Of her untimely end grows
deeper as thu years Increase
and the Atlantic voyager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger is i'm il
nent on every hand shoulders as the name
sand lystesious tate of that magnif cent
vessel alluded to-
Our reporte 7, ron a recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Captain George
Siddons Murray, On board the Alaska, Of
the Glion line. Captain Murray is mar
of stalwart build, we'll knit frame and
CHEEKY, genial disposition. He has been
constant voyager for a quarter of acen-
tury ;Sover half of that,time having been
IN the trans. Atlantic service. In the
course Of the conversation over the we'll
spread table, the mystery OF the City of
Boston was alluded to. =. E: y.
~ Yer,n remarked the captain, II shall
never forget the last night we SOW that
Inflated vessel. / was chief officer of the
aGity of Antwerp. ON the day we sighted
hurricane set in. Both vessels laJored
hard. The sea seemed determined to
sweep away every vestige of life. When
day ended the gale did not abate, and
everything was dashed for a. night Of I'm
usual i ury. Our good ship was turned TO
the south to avoid the possibility Of ice.
bergs. The City of Boston, however, I'M
Edoubtedly went TO the north, Her boats
-preservers and RATS were all secure
" slashed and Sw1iensshe went down, ey-
Eerything went with her, never to reap
pear until the sea gives up its dead" :
"What, in your. opinion, Captain, was
the cause Of the loss Of the sGity Of Bos-
TOT? III, III ~ 5ss
"fhe CitySef Limerick,in almost pre-
cisely the same latitude, q few days later,
found the sea full of floating ice; and I
hayesno doubt. the Cityspf Boston collid-
ed with the ice, and sunk immediately
Captain Murray has been IN command
Of the Alaska ever since she was put in
commission and feels justly proud" o.
his noble ship. She carries thousands
OF passengers every year, and has great
ly popularized the Williams & Guion
line. Remarking upon the bronzed and
healthy appearance of the captain, the
reporter said that sea life did not seem
to be very great physical trial.
No! But a PERSONS appearance is not
always trustworthy indication of his
physical condition. For seven years
have been in many respe cts very much
out Of sorts with myself. At certlin
times I was so lame that it was difficult
for me to move arounh. could 8 :arce-
| ly straighteu uo. I did not know what
! the trouble was, and though performed
all my duties regularly and satisfactorily,
yet felt that might some day be over
taken with some serious prostrating dis
order. These troubles inc, eased. felt
dull and then. again, shooting pains
! through my arms and limbs. Possibly
| the next day ] would feel flushed and
| unaccountab]y uneasy and the day fol-
lowing chilly and Respondent This con-
tinued until last December when ! was
! Frustrated soon altar leaving Queens
town, and or the remainder ofthe voyage
wasa helpless, pitiful sufferer. In January
last, friend who made that voyage with
mo, wrote me a letter urging me to try q
new course of treatment. I gladly &C.
| copied his counsel. and for the fast seven
months have given thorough, and bust
! like attention to the recovery of my
natural health; and to-day, have the
proud satisfaction Of saving to you tina
! the lame back, the strange feeling , the
/ no. lo,,,
I pursued me, have entirely disappeared
| Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure which
entirely eradicated all rheumatic poison
from my system. Indeed, to me, i
seems that it has worked wonders, ant
! therefore most cordially commend it.
".Audyouha have no trouble now in expo
! sing yourself to the winds of the ATTAIN
/ tic?' !
Not thefseast. I am as sound as a bull
! let and / feel specially thankful over ia
\ factbecause1 believe rheumatic and kid
| ney disease lis in the blood of my family
] WAS lreadl fully shocked on my last arri
ual in Lwerpooito learn that my brother
who lisa wealthy China tea merchant, i,aA
suddenly died of Bright's disease Of tn
4 kidneys, and consider myself extremes
j fortunate in having taken my trouble il
! time and before any more serious effect
We're .pesglbie.."
The con yersation drifted to other top
les, and as ihe'writer watched the face he
fore him, so>strong in all its outlines an,
yet So genial, and thought Of the .inRu
/ lerable exposures and hardships t
WHICH it's owner had been exposed, h
! instinatmely wished all who are suferiaa
i tfrsn,t heterrib'e rheumatic troubles nov
80 common might know Of Captain Mui
! ray's experience and the means by whieI
I he had been restored. Pain is 4 com
/ mon thing in this world, but far too man
/ endure it when they might just as vel
| avoid it. lit is false philosophy whic
|,teaches us to endure when we can iaasta
readily avoid. So thought the heart
captain Of the Alaska, so thinks the wri
! ter and soshould all others think who dc
! sire happiaess and long life.
i Il have taaEen Swift's Specific IS 8. 81 h
4 rheumatism, and fouad perfect relief 1t
i the best tonic and Blood Remedy Known
/ science. DJP. Hins Attorney at law, Aaaz
ia, Ga
il Was afflicted with Catarh and cold in th
head. i tried many remedies without IN
4 benef ciaI Effects, at last used Ell, q Creal