The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

A few years ago, the Cify Of BOsfon
sailed from harbor. crowded with an e.
pectant throng Of passengers bound for :
foreign shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery Of her untimeIy end grows
'eeper a. The years increase, and the A.
lantic voyager, when the fierce winds
howl around and danger ID imminent on
every hand. shudders as the name and
mysterious fate Of that magnificent vessel
are alluded 90.
Our reporter, on = recent visit 70 New
York, took lunch with Captain George
Siddons Murray, on board the Alaska, Of
the Guion line: Captain Murray Is . man
CHEEKY, genial disposition. He has been
constant voyager for . quarter Of cent
ury, over half o. that time having been in
the transatlantic service In the course
Of the conversation over the Widespread
table, the mystery 81 the CITY of Boston
was alluded 20.
yes remarked the Captain, II shah
never forget the last night we saw that III
fn.ed vessel. I was chief officer Of the
CITY ~ lnflrfrp. On the day we sighted
the Cify " Boston q furious southeast
hurricane set In. Both vessels labored
sweep away every vestice Of life When
day ended the gale did not nbaie, and ev-
crything was lashed for night Of unusual
fury Our good ship was turned 20 the
south 20 avoid the possibility Of ice-bergs.
The City Of Boston. however, undoubtedly
went % tne north. her uoafs, nfe,pre-
servers and RATS were All securely lashed;
and when she went down everything went
with her. never 70 rs-appear until the see
= What. in your opinion. Captain. was
the cause q the loss ofthe City of Bosfon2"
Inc C0y q Lnafrsck, "a almost pre-
cistiy tne same latitude. few days later,
touno me sea Iuii ~ noating ice; rnd I
have no doubt the CQy u Bosfon coIlided
Win the ice, and sunk immediately"
Snutain murray has been IN command OF
the Afdsfo ever since sne VA. put ~ COM
mission and feels Justly proud "A his noble
ship nne carries thousands q passenger:
the Williams q 0uion line. kemarking
upon the bronxed and healthy appearances
q me captain. the reporter said that sea
lie o1u mol seem - q very great phys
icai ir1al
"No2 But Q PERSONS appearances q not
always . trustworthy indication Of his
physical condition. For seven years I
have been In many respects very much out
Of sorts with myself AZ certain times I
was 20 lame that Il was difl1cult for me to
move around could scarcely sfraighten
up. ! did not know what the trouble was.
@t4% <@3''-<tt t+4H4 80 !8Al<<
uIafiy and satisfactorily. vet felt that
might some day be overlaken with some
serious .prostratinx disorder. These
troubles increased. felt dull and then,
again. shooting pains through my arms
and limbs Possibly the next day would
feei flushed and unaccountab!y uneasy
and the day following chilly and despond-
ent This continued until last December,
when was Frustrated soon after leaving
QueenStown. anu Tor the remainder Of the
voyage was helpless. pitifui sufferer. In
january last, friend who made that voy-
age with me, wrote me letter urging me
- try new course Of treatment. ! glad
~ accepted his counsel. and Tor the last
seven months have given thorough and
business'like attention y the recovery Of
my natural health; and to-day, have the
proud satisfaction Of saying 20 you that
the lame back. The strange feelings. the
pursued me, have entirely disappeared
through the blord-purifyinE influence Of