Barbour County index., 1884-01-18
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate Which Overlook the City of
Acknowledgements MarrAyss Ideas
and Experiences.


A few years ago, the CITY Of Boston
sailed from harpor, crowded with an ex-
pectant throng Of Passengers bound for q
foreign shore. .s-,.ss,,s.-zassssss
She never entered port.
The mystery of her untfmely end grows
deeper as the years increase. and the At
lartic voyager, 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 Captain George
Siddons Murray. on board the Alaska, OF
the Guion line. Captain Murray is man
of stalwart buildk.well-knit frame and
CHEEKY, genial disposition. He has been .
CONSTANT *6Nager for a quarter of cent
ury,>oSer half Of that time having been in
OF the conversation over the widespread
table, the mystery of the City Of Boston
was alluded 10. s,s.s-- -
."Yes, Remarked the Captain, sI shall
never forget the last night we saw that ILL
fated vessel. l was chief officer of the
City of Anticerp. On the day ws.sighted
the city ofeBoSton a furious southeast
hurricane set in. Both vessels labored
hard. The sea seemed determined to
sweep awny every vestige of life, When
day ended the gale. did not abate, and ev-
erything was dashed Tor a night of unusual
fury. Our good ship was turned to the
south TO avoid the possibility of ice-bergs.
The City Of Boston, however, undoubtedly
went to the north Her boats life. pre-
servers and RATS We're all securely dashed; |;
and when she went down everything went
with her, never TO re-appear until the sea
gives up its dead"
What. in your opinion, Captain, was
the cause Of the loss ofthe City of BoSton?"
1.-The City Of Limerick, in almost pre-
found the sea full of floating ice; and
have no doubt the City Of Boston collidsd
with the ice, and sunk immediately"
Captain Murray has been in command of
the Alaska ever since she was put In COM
mission and feels justly proud of his noble
ship. She carries thousands OF passengers
every year, and ha, greatly popularized
the Williams & Guion line. Remarking
upon the bronzed and healthy appearance
Of the Captain, the reporter said that sea
NE did not seem to be very great phys
ical trial.
mo? But PERSONS appearance is not
always a trustworthy Indication of his
physical condition. For seven years /
have been in many respects very much out
Of sorts with myself At certain times 1
was so lame that it was difficult for me to
move around. l could scarcely straighten
| up. did not know what the trouble was,
and though performed all my duties reg
ularly and satisfactorily, yet felt that 1
might some day be overtaken with some
serious prostrating disorder. These
troubles increased. I felt dull and then,
sgain, shooting pains through my arms
and limbs. Possibly the next day 1would
feel flushed and unaccountably uneasy
and the day following chilly and desPond-
snt. This continued until last December,
when was prestrated soon after leaving
| Queenstown, and for the remainder of the
| voyage was q helpless, pitiful sufferer. In
| january last, friend who made that voy-
age with me, wrote me letter urging me
to try a new course Of treatment. glad
! iy accepted his counsel, and for the las
seven months have given thorough and
business-like attention TO the recovery of
my natural health; and to-day, have the
| proud satisfac ion Of saying to you that
| the lame back, the strange feelings, the
pursued me, have entirely disappeared
| through the blood-purifying influence of
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure which en-
tirely eradicated oil rheumatic poison
from my system. Indeed, to me, 70 see ms
that it has worked wonders, and Z there
fore most cordially commend it." ~
"And you have no trouble now In expos-
ing yourself to ths&vinds of the AtlanticY'
-" Not to O least / am as sound as aybul-
let and ! feel specially thankful over the
fact because, 1 belieys Rheumatic and kid
ney disease Is in the blood Of my family. I
! was dreadfully shocked on my last arrival
4 in Liverpool TO Iearn that my brother, who
| iS ewealthY China tea msrchant, had sud.
denly died of Bright's disease of the kid
neys, and consider myself extremely fort.
unate=in thaving taken my trouble fns time
and before any more serious effects wers
possible.,isH-f
The conversation drifted to other topics,
and as the writer watched the face before
him, so strong in all its outlines and vet SO
genial, and thought OF the innumerable ex-
posures and hardships 70 which Its owner
had been exposed, be instinctiveIywis
all who arcesufferfug from tho terrible
rheumatic troubles nov % coumou zmight
know of Captain Murray's experience and
the means by which he had been restored.
Pafnfs common thing in this world, but
| far too many endure it when they might
| Just as well avoid it. 1t is a false philoso-
I physwhich teaches US to endure when we
can inst as resdilf <ayoid- So thouEht the
hesrtxC Captain e the Azoskd, 30 thinks
thsss fiter.and 50 should all othsrs think
who desire haPpfness and long LIE.
'sEovE,n says an amorous writer. "is