The Iola register., 1884-01-11
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate which Overlook the CITY 81
Beston."-Captain Murray's Ideas
and Experienced.

and Experiences
A few years ago, the City Of Boston
sailed from hsrbor, crowded with an ex-
pectsns throng of passengers bound for Q
foreign shore.
She never entered port
The mystery of her untimely end grows
deeper as the years increase, and the At
lantic voyager, when the fierce winds
howl around and danger is imminent on
every hand, shudders as the name and
mysterious fate CT that magnificent vessel
are alluded TO.
Our reporter, on O recent visit to New
Yo;k, took lunch with Captain George
Siidous Murray, on board the Alaska. OF
the Guion line. Captain Murray is & man
of sta wart build, well-hnit frame and
CHEEKY, genial disposition. He has been a
constant vOyager for q quarter Of a cent
ury, over half Of that time havirg been in
the transatlantic service. In the course
OF the conversation over the well-~prrad
table, the mystery of the City Of Boston
was alluded 10.
YES" remarked the Captain, 81 shall
never forget th. last night we saw that ILL
ia ell vessel. l WAS chief officer OF the
City Of ARtlcerp. On tine day We sighf ell
the city Cf Boston q furious southeast
hurricane Set i'll. Both vessels labored
hard. The sea seemed determined 10
sweep away every vs~'Ae of life. When
day ended the gale did not aba e, and ev-
erything was ls~hed for a light Of unusual
Jury. Our good ship was turned to the
south 10 avoid the possibility of ice tergS.
The City Of Boston. however, undoub-e eIiy
went 10 tue north. Her boa's, life pre-
servers and rats were all securely las led;
and when she went down everything went
WI her, never TO re-sppear until the sea
gives upits dead"
"Wha-, in your opinion. Cartsin. wa.
the cause Of the loss ofthe City Of BoStOn?"
The City Of Limerick, in almost pre-
ciSely the same latitude, few days Later,
found the sea full Of floating ice; and I
have no doubt the City Of Boston collided
witr the ice, and sunk immediately"
CAPTAIN Murray has been in command Of
the AEGStG ever since she was III, in COM
nilsson aud feels justly proud ~ his noble
ship. She carries thousands of passengers
every year, ami hs> greatly popular zed
the Williams & Guion line. kemarking
upon The bronzed and healthy appearance
OF the Captain, the reporter said that sea
life did not seem to be very great phys
ical trial.
NO? But n persons appearance Is not
slways a trustworthy indication of his
physical cuudi ion. For seven years l
Gave been in many res poets very much out
Of sorts with myself. A. cs-tain ines |
was so lame Ln2J IL was ClIlCulC LOT NE 70
move around. cOuli scarcely straiShten
up. | lid not know what the trouble was,
AMI though l pArformed all nv duties reg
u!a l. and satisfactorily. Vet l felt that |
might some day be ove.rFssn with some
,erIcus prostra'inS disorder. These
troubles increased. felt dull and then,
gain, shooting pains through nv arms
snd limbs. PO~sib Y the next day would
feel flushed and Unaccrultably uneasy
and tn. day follow ing chilly and despoud-
en-. This continued until last December,
hen l wa, prO>trated soon after leaving
Queenstown, and for the remainder Of the
voyage wa a helpless, piJIfuI sufferer. In
January last, friend Hhn maize that vow
az" with me, wrO-e me letter urging me
to try new course OF 1restme {. | glad
v accepted his counsel. and for the last
sven III 'nths have given thorough and
businesS-l!ke attention 70 the recovery OF
my natural heal h; and to-day, have the
= oud satisiac ion OF saying 70 YOU that
he lame hack, he strange feel ngS, the
~ciat.c rheumatism VIII ch have 50 long
pursued me, have .n-irely d appeared
through the bio dru-ltying influence of |
Warmers Safe Rheumatic tUTe which IN
irely eradirated all rheumatic poison |
from nv system. IIdsel. 10 M. it se-ms |
that IL has worked unlers. AMI there !
fore most cordially comment l."
And you have 10 trouble now in expos |
i'll. Yourself to the winds of the Alta tiC:" |
- Not { e least. | am a. sound as UUl- |
let and | feel srecially thank u. over the |
fact because | believe rheumatic and kid |
nev dis as Is in the blood of my family. l |
was dreadfully shocked on my las arrival !
in Liverpool o learn that my brother. who |
is wealthy China tea merChan had sud |
denly died OF bright's disease of the kid |
news, and consider myself extremely tort !
unate in having taken nv trouble in time |
ami b-f ire any more serious effects were
possible"
The conversation drifted to other topics, /
and IS the writer watched the face before .
him, 50 strong Il all it, outl Hes and Vet so |
genial, and thought of the innumerable ex-
poSures and hardships to which It's owner |
/ al been exposed, he instinct vely W. shed |
all who are suffering from the terrible .
rheumatic trOUbl-S now so common might !
know OF CaPtaIt Murray'S experience and .
the means by which h. had been restored. |
! ain IS a common thing in luis world. but |
far TOO many endure it when they N ght |
ju-t as we'll avoid il. Ii IS false phiIoso- ,
yny which teaches Us to endure when we |
can just as readily avoid. 50 thought the !
hearty Captain Of the -iiISkG, SO thinks !
the writer ami 50 should all others think .
" no desire happiness and long life.