The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-04
OF TIL SEA.
The Fat Which Overlook tho City
or Boston Captain Murray's
Ideas and Exp sross


pectant throng of passengers bound fora
foreign shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery other untimely end grows
deeper as ths years increase
and the Atlantic voyager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger is i'm j.
nent on eyerv hand shoulders as the name
and mysterious tate OF that magnificent
vessel are alluded to, m .. ~..a ....
Our reporter, on a recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Captain George
Siddons Murray, on board the Alaska, Of
the GuIon line. Captain Murray is a man
Of stalwart build, well knit frame and
CHEEKY, genial disposition. He has been
a constant voyager for a quarter of q CEN
fury, over 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,
res" remarked TIE captain, II small
never forget the last night we saw that
ill-fated VI ssel. l was chief officer Of the
City of Antw rp. On the day we sighted
tie City Of Boston a furious south east
hurricane set in, Both vessels la ,ored
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 q night Of un-
usual Jury. Our good ship was turned to
the south to avoid the possibility Of ice
bergs. The City of Boston, however, I'M
doubtedly went to the north, Her boats,
life-preservers and RATS were all secure
ly lashed; and when she went down, eV-
erything went with her, never to reap
pear until the sea gives up it's dead"
"What, in your opinion, Captain, was
the use of the loss of the City of Dos
toni"
"The City of Limerick, in almost pre-
cisely the same latitude, q few days lter,
found the sea !ull of floating ice; and |
have no doubt The City of Boston cclli"-
ed with the ice, and sunk Immediately.
Captain Murray has been III command
Of the Alaska ever since she was put in
commission and feels justly proud OF
his noble ship. She carries thousands
Of passengers every year, and has great
ly popularized the Williams d Guion
line. RemarkiDg nor the bronzed and
healthy appearance of the captain, the
reporter said that sea life did not seem
to be a very great physical trial.
No! But a 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 / was so lame that it was d .ficult
for me to move around. / could S arce.
Iy s~traighten up. | 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 prostratiDg dis
order. These troubles inc eased. | felt
dull and then, again, shooting pains
through my arms and limbs. Possibly
the next day l would ieel flushed and
unacconntably uneasy and the day fol-
lowing chilly and Respondent. This con
tinued until last December, when l was
FRUSTRATED soon altar leaving Queens.
town and for the remainder ofthe voyage
was O helpless, p~itifulsufferer. In January
last, q friend who made that voyage with
me, wrote me q letter urging me to try q
new course of treatment. / gladly &C.
copied his counsel, and for the last Seven
months have gwen thorough and bust.
ness like attention to the recovery Of my
natural health; and to-day, l have the
proud satisfaction of saving to you that
the lame back, the strange feeling the
sciatic rheumstism which have so long
pursued me, have entirely disappeared
through the blood purifying influence Of
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure which
entirely eradicated all rheumatic poison
from my system. Indeed, to me, il
seems that it has worked wonders, and
/ therefore most cordially commend it,
.A..d yes he pe- no trouble nov ine expo
sing yourself to the winds of the Allan.
tic2"
Not the least. ! am as sound as a bul'
let and | feel specially thankful e the
fact because ] believe rheumatic and kid.
ney disease is in the blood of my family
was dreadiully shocked on my last arri.
valin LiverpaoEio learnthat my brother
who isa wealthy China tea merchant, haC
suddenly died of BrighC's disease of the
kidneys, and consider myself extremely
fortunate in having taker my trouble in
time and before any more serious effects
we're possible"
The conversation drifted to other top.
les, and asthe writer watched the lace be-
fore him, SO strong in all its outlines anC
yet 50 GENIAL, and thought of the innu'
merable exposures and h%ardships t6
which it's owner had been exposed, he
instinctiveiy wished ali who are suffering
from.the terrible rheumatic troubles now
40 common might know OF Captain Muir
rav's experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Pain is a com
mon thing ia this world, but far too many
avoid it. 1t is a false philosophy which
teaches us to endure when we can just a
readily avoid. So thought the hearty
captain of the Alaska, SO thinks the wri.
ter and SO should all others think who de.
4 c,~1 honpsracc and a lnp,x life