The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-11
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate Which Overlook the "City oil
Boston."-Captain Murray's Ideas
and Experiences. "


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A few years ago, the City of Bosto,
sailed from harbor, crowded with an ex
pectant throng Of passengers bound for
foreign shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery of her urslmely end grow,
deeper as the years increase, and the AT
lan.ic voyager, when the fierce wind
howl around and danger is imminent OF
every hand, shudders as the name anC
mysterious fate of that magnificent vesse
are alluded to.
Our reporter, on a recent visit to New
YOk, took lunch with Captain George
tire Guion line. Captain Murray is a mar
OF sta:wart build, well-knit frame anC
CHEEKY, genial disposition. He has been &
! constant voyager for a quarter. of a cent
ury, over half of that time having been il
the transatlantic service. In the course
OF the conversation over the WELL pre- ad
table, the mys;ery of tie CITY Of Boston
was alluied 10.
: "Yes." remarked the Cartain, 81 shall
never forget the last night we saw that i'll
IA ed vessel. l was chief officer of The
| CityoJ .Antrerp. On tine day We sighted
! the city Of Boston a furious southeast
/ hurricane set in. Both vessels llhore,l
I u liz Stu St~iiltfl tttfT 4tflTt IL
sweep away every vestige OF life. When
day ended the gale did not aba e, and ev-
ery;hing was laShei Tor ii night of unusual
fury. Our good shin was turned TO the
south 20 avoid the possibility of ice-te"gs.
h City ~ Boston, however. undoubtedly
went TO tre north. Her boats, liie,pre-
/. servers and RATS were all securely laSaed;
and when she went down everything wen,
wi b her, never to re-appear until the sea
I gives up its dead"
What. in your opiniOn. Cantain, was
the cause of the loss ofthe City Of D~oston?"
"The City OF Limerick, la almost pre-
ciseiy The same latitude. a lew DAYS later,
found the sea full of floating ice: and |
have no doubt the Citg Of Bost0a collided
with the ice, and suuh immediately"
CaDtain Murray has been in command of
the Alaska ever since she was Tu. in com
mission aud feels justly proud ofhis noble
ship. She carries thousands of passengers
every year, and has greatly popular. zed
the Williams & Guion line. KcIaarking
upon the bronzed and healthy appearance
of the Captain, the rel ort"r said that sea
life did not seem to be a very great phys
icai trial. 4 r..-- =.
mo: But a persons appearance is not
always a trustworthy indication of his
physical condi ion. For seven years |
nave been in many respects very much out
Of sorts with myself. At certain times L
was so lame that il was difficult fer M to
move around. Icoul1 scarcely straiyhten
up. did rot know what :he trouble was,
and though performed all NV duties reg
ula; iy aud satisfactorily, vet l felt that /
might some day be overrakeu with some
serious prostra;ing disorder. These
troubles Increased. I felt dull and tYen,
: gain. shooting pains through INV arms
and limbs. Possibly tie next day l would
feel flushed and un~accounJably uneasy
lHd the day following chilly and ~Gespohd-
o,E - - -,,l .-.s la-N
when l was Frustrated soon after leaving
Queenstown. and for the rema of the
voyage was a helpless, pitifu! sufferer. In.
January last, u friend who maize that 10Y
aCr with me. wrose mo a letter urging me
to try a new course OF treatment. Iysiad-
iy accepted his counsel, aud for the last
seven months have given thorough and
business.like attention to the recovery of
natural health; and to-day, l nave the
proud satisiac ion of saying to You that
the lame back, The strange feel ngs, the
Sciatlc rheumatism which lave so long
pursued me, have entire'v disappeared
through the blood-puriiyins influence of
Warmers Safe Rheumatic ,ure which en-
tireiy eradicated all rheumatic, poison
from NV system. Indeed, TO M. it seems
that it has worked wonders, AMI l there
fore most cordially commend IT," 4
"And You ave 10 trouble now in expos,
ing Yourself to the winds of the Atlantic"
&NOt z ieaSb- 4 am aS SfuNI as n nul-
let and / feel specially thankful over the
fact because l believe rheumatic and kid
ney dis ase is in the blood of my family. L
was ireadfuliy shocked on my last arrival
in Liverpool to learn that my brother. who
is a wealthy China tea merchan', had sud-
denly died of Bright's disease of tie kid
neys, and consider myself extremely fort.
innate in having taken my trouble in time
and before any more serious effects were
possible.n III |
TIE Conversation drifted 10 other topics,
and as the writer watched the face before,
him, so strong in ali it, outlines and vet so
genial, and thought of thei nnumerable ex.
pOsures and hardships TO which its Owner
had been exposed, he instinct vely wished
all who are suffering from the terrible
rheumatic troubles now SO common might
OF Captaiu Murray's experience and
the means by which he had been restored.
Pain is a common thing in this world, but
far too many endure it when they might
Just AZ well avoid it. Ii is a false philoso- \
phy which teaches US tn endure when we
can just as readily avoid. So thought the
hearty Captain Of the. 1idsk0, so thinks
the writer and so should all others think
who desire happiness and q long life.
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