Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
a MYSTERY OF THE SEA.


or Boston. Captain Murray's
Ideas and Experiences.
A few years ago, the City Of Boston
sailed from harbor, crowded withan ex-
pectant throng of passengers bound for a
foreign shore. us. 4
She never entered port. %s..5
The mystery Of her untimely end grows
deeper i as the years increase
and the Atlantic voy ager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger ID i'm Ii.
nent on everv hand shoulders as the name
and mysterious late 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 build, Well.knit frame and
CHEEKY, genial disposition. He has been
a constant voyager for a9Quarter of a GEN.
fury. over half OF that time having been
in the trans Atlantic SERVICE In the
course OF the conversation over hewell-
spread table, the mystery Of the City Of
Boston was alluded to. 49,. v, ,..e.
eyes" remarked the captain, :''I shall
never forget the last night we So W that
Inflated vessel. was chief officer of the
City Of Antw RIP. On the day we sighted
the City of Boston a furious southeast
hurricane set in. Both vessels laJored
hard. The sea seemed determined to
sweep away every vestige OF life. When
day ended the gale did not abste, and
everything was iashed for night of un-
usual Jury. Our good ship was TUNED to
the south tosavoid the possibility of ice
bergs. The City of Boston, however, UNI
doubtedly went to the north, Herboats,
life reseryers and RATS we're all secure
ly lashed; and when she went down, ev-
erything went with her. never to reap
pear until the sea gives up its dead"
What, In your opinion, Captain, was
the cause of the loss of the City Of Bos-
toni" =
"The City OF Limerick, in almost pre-
cisely The same latitude, a few days later,
found the sea full Of floating ice; and 1
have no doubt the City of Boston collia-
ed with the ice, and sunk Immediately.
Captain Murray has been in 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
~ popularized the Williams & Guion
line. Remarking un0n the bronzed and
healthy appearance Of the captain, the
reporter said that sea life did not seem
to be 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 I was SO lame that it was d .ficult
- q - nj I'll
ly straighten Hp. | did rot 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 prostrating dis
order. These troublesome. eased. I felt
dull and then, again, shooting pains
through my arms and limbs. Possibly
the next day 4 would teel flushed and
unaccountabIy uneasy and the day fol-
lowing chilly and Respondent. This con-
tlnued until last December, when I was
Frustrated soon altar leaving Queens.
town and Tor the remainder ofthe voyage
was a he, pIess, pitifu! sufferer. In January
last, friend who made that voyage with
me, wrote me letter urging me t. try a
new course of treatment. gladly &C.
copied his counsel, and for tfl~ last seven
months have given thorough and bust
ness-like attention to the recovery of nv
natural healths and to-uay, l have the
proud satisfaction of saying to you this,
the lame back. the strange feelicg the
sciatic rheumatism which have SO long
pursued me, have entirely disappeared
through the blood purify ing influence Of
Warmers Safe Rheumatlc Cure which
entirely eradicated all rheumatic poison
from my system, Indeed, to me, il
seems that 1t has worked wonders, and
I therefore most cordially commend it,
"And yoNhave no trouble now in expo
sing y0urssli to the winds of the Allan,
tic2"
Not tsseeleast. lam as sound as bul
let and feel specially thankful over the
fact because believe rheumatic and kid
ney disease is in the blood of my family
| was Creadfully shocked on my last arri
val in Liuegsooi to learn that my brother
who is& wealthy China tea merchant, hat
suddenly died of Bright's disease ofthe
kidneys, end consider myself extremely
fortunate in having taken nay trouble in
time and before any more serious effects
were possible"
The conversation dri!ted to other ~z,p
les, aud as The writer watched the lace be.
fore ham,, 80 strong in all it's outlinesan
yet So genial, and thought of the ;nnu
noeraSle exposures and hardships te
which dts owner had been exposed, he
instinasiyely wished ali who are suffering
frsmthe terrible rheumatic troubles nov
80 common might know Of Captain Muir
rays experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Pain is 4 com
mon thing in this world, but far too aaDs
enduze.it whef, they might just &s wei!
avoid it. 1t is false philosophy which
teachestas to endure whe,. we caa jastas
the A s eaeof tnts g the ses1s
sire happiness and long life.
BaEk ABOUT People.