The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate Which Overlook the City Oi
BostOn."-Captain Murray's Ideas
and Experiences.

A few years age, the City of Boston
sailed from harbor, crowded with an ex.
pectant tArong of passengers bound for .
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 of that magnificent vessel
are alluded to.
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 cent.
ury, over half of that time having been in
| the transatlantic service. In the course
OF the conversation over the Widespread
table, the mystery of the CITY Of Boston
was alluded to.
eyes" Remarked the Captain, al shall
never forget the last night we saw that i'll
fated vessel. l was chief officer of the
CITY Of Anttcerp. On the day we sighted
the City Of Boston furious southeast
hurricane set in. Both vessels labored
hard. The sea seemed determined to
sweep away every vestige of life. When
day ended the gale did not abate, and ev-
erything was dashed for 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 were all securely lashed;
and when she went down everything went
with her, never to re-appear until the sea
gives up its dead"
the cause of the loss ofthe City of BostOn?"
"The City of Limerick, in almost pre-
ctsely the same latitude, a few DAYS later.
found the sea full of floating ice; and
have no doubt the CITY Of Boston collided
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
snip. She carries thousands of passengers
every year, and has greatly popularized
the Williams q Guion line. Remarking
upon the bronzed and healthy appearance
of the Captain, the reporter said that sea
life did not seem to be a very great phys
ical trial.
"No? But persons appearance is not
always trustworthy indication of his
physical condition. For seven years l
have been in many respects very much out
of sorts with myself. At certain times
was so lame that it was difficult for me to
move around. could scarcely straighten
UP. did not know what the trouble was,
and though performed all my duties reg.
ularly and satisfactorily, yet felt that I
might some day be overtaken with some
serious prostrating disorder. These
troubles increased. l felt dull and then,
again, shooting pains through my arms
and limbs. Possibly the next day would
feel flushed and unaccountably uneasy
and the day following chilly and despond.
ens This continued until last December,
when was Frustrated soon after leaving
Queenstown, and for the remainder of the |
voyage was a helpless, pitiful sufferer. In
january last, friend who made that voy-
age with me, wrote me letter urging me |
TO try new course of treatment. / glad |
ly accepted his counsel, and for the last |
seven months have given thorough and |
business-like attention to the recovery of |
my natural health; and to-day, have the |
proud satisfaction Of saying to you that |
the lame back, the strange feelings, the |
sciatic rheumatism which have so long |
pursued me, have entirely disappeared |
through the blood-purifying influence of |
arner's Safe Rheumatic Cure which en-.
tirely eradicated all rheumatic poison
Irom my system. Indeed, to me. it seems
that it has worked wonders, and there
fore most cordially commend it."
And you have no trouble now In expos
ing yourself TO the winds of the Atlanticy'
h" Not the least. l am as sound as a bull
let and feel specially thankful over the
ney disease is in the blood of my family.
was dreadfully shocked on my last arrival
In Liverpool to learn that my brother, who
Is wealthy China tea merchant, had sud
denly died Of Bright's disease of the kid
neys, and consider myself extremely fort.
mate in having taken my trouble in time
and before any more serious effects were
possible"
The conversation drifted to other topics.
md as the writer watched the face before
him, so strong in all its outlines and vet so
genial, and thought of the innumerable ex-
'osures and hardships to which its owner
lad been exposed, he instinctively wished.
IA who are suffering from the terrible
hsumatic troubles now so common might
..now of Captain Murray's experience and
he means by which he had been restored.
'ain is common thing in this world. but
ar too many endure it when they might
qst as well avoid it. 1t is a false philoso-
my which teaches us to endure when we
earty Captain Of the Alaska, SO thinks !
he writer and so should all others think
rho desire happiness and q long life.