National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-03
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate which ovsrtook the city OF
Boston-Capt. Murray's Ideas and EH-

The Fate which ovsrtook the city of
Boston-Capt. NIurray's Ideas and Er-
pcricnces.
A few years ago the City of Boston sailed
from harbor, crowded with an expoctant
throng Of passengers bound from q foreign
shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery of her untimely end grows
deeper as the years increase, and the Atlantic
voyagor, when the fierce winds howl around
and danger is imminent on every hand,
shudders as the name and mysterious fate of
that magnificent vessel are alluded to.
Our reporter, on q recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Capt. George Siddons
Murray, on board the Alaska, of the Guiou
line. Capt Murray is man of stalwart
build, well knit frame, and choery, genial
disposition. He has been n constant voyagor
for quarter of century, over half Of that
time having been in the Transatlantic SER
vice In the course of the conversation
over the we'll spread table, the mystery of the
City of Boston was alluded to. ..
Yes" remarked tho captain, ''I shall
never forget the last night we saw that ILL
fated vessel. j was chief officer Of the City
of Antworp. On the day we sighted the
City of Boston q furious southeast hurricane
set in. Both vessels labored hard. Tho sea
seemed determined to sweep away every vcs-
tige of ifo. When day ended the gale did
not abate, and everything was lashed for
night OF unusual fury. Our good ship was
turned TO the south to avoid the possibility
of ice borgs. Tho City of Boston, however
undoubtedly wont to the north Hor boats,
life-prescrvors, and RATS wore all securely
lashed and when sho went down, overy-
thing went with her, mover to rcappcar un-
til the sea gives IN its dead"
what, in your opinion, captain, was the
cause of the loss OF the City OF BostOn|'
" The City Of Limerick, in almost precisely
the same latitude, u few days latter, found
the sea full If floating ice and | have 10
doubt the City of Boston COllidcd with the
ice and sunk immediately"
Capt. Murray has been In command of the
Alaska ever since she was put in commission
and fuos Justly proud of his noble ship.
She carries thousands of passengers every
year, aud has greatly popularizcd the Will
Jams \ Guion line. Remarking upon the
bronHed and healthy appearance of the cap
tain, tho reporter said that sea life did not
seem to be very great physical "itl.
" No? But persons appeaii nco '7 not al
ways u trustworthy indication Il hi Uhysi-
cal condition. For seven year lavo been
in many respects very much out o. rts with
myself At certain times was so ,j ne tn Vt
IL was difficult for me to move GrUuld. |
could scarcely straightcn up. ] did not
know what the trouble was, and though |
performed all my duties regularly and salts
factorily, yet ielt that might some day be
overtaken with some serious prostratng dis
order. These trouble increased. | felt dull
and then. again, shooting pains through my
arms and limbs Possibly the next day
would feel flushed and unaCcountably uneasy,
aud tho day following chilly and despondent.
This continued until last December, when
was prostrated soon after leaving Queenstown,
and for the remainGer of the voyage was a
helpless, ptiful sufferer In January last, o
friend who made that voyage with me wrote
me letter urging me to try new course of
treatment. | gladly accepted his COUNSEL,
aud for the last seven months have given
thorough and business-like attention to the
! recovery of my natural health and to-day |
have tho proud satisfaction of saying to you
that the lame back, the strange feelings, the
scatic rheumatism which have so long pur-
sued me, have entirely disappeared through
the blood purifying influence of the Warner 8
Safe Rheumatic Cure which entirely eradi-
Gated all rheumatic poison from my system.
Indeed, to mo, il seems that it has worked
wonders, and therefore most cordially COM
mend it,"
And You have no trouble now in expos
| ing yourself to the winds of tho Atlanticp
| NOT the least. l am as sound as u bullet.
and l feel specially thankful over tho fact
because believe rheumatic and kidney dis
ease is in the blood OF my family. / was
dreadfully shocked on my last arrival in Liv-
erpool to learn that my brother, who Is a
wealthy China tea merchant, had suddenly
diUd Of Brights disease Of the kidneys, and
consider myself extrePely fortunate in hav-
ing taken my trouble in time, and before any
more serious effects were possible" u
The conversation drifted to other topics.
and as the writer watched the face before
him, SO strong in all its outlines and yet SO
| genial, and thought of tho innumerable OK.
posures and hardships to which its owner had
been exposed, he instinctivelytwished all who
are suffering from the terrible rheumatic
troubles now so common might know of Capt
Murray's experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Pain is common
thing in this world, but far too many endure
it when they might just as well avoid it. II
is false philosophy which teaches us to en-.
dure when we can just as readily avoid. So
thought the hearty captain of the Alaska, SC
thinks the writer, and SO should all Others
think who desire happiness and long life.