The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

The Fate which Owe rtook the "City of
Boston"-Capt. Murray's Ideas
and lex perinces

and Ex pork,nces
A few years ago, the Guy Of Boston sailed
from harbor, crowded with an expectant
throns OF passengers bound for a foreign
shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery OF her untimely end grows
deeper as the years increase, and the Atlantic
voyager, when the fierce winds howl around
and danger is imminent on every hand, shud-
ders as the name and mysterious fate Of that
magnificent vessel are alluded to.
Our reporter, on recent visit TO New York;
took lunch with Capt George Siddons Muir
ray, on board the Alaska, of the Guion line.
Capt. Murray Is aman of stalwart build, we'll
knit frame, and CHEEKY, genial disposition.
He has boon constant voyager for q
quarter or century, over half of that time
having been in the trans Atlantic service.
In the course OF the conversation over the
Widespread table, the mystery of the CITY Of
Boston was alluded to-
"Yes," remarked the Captain. ~ shall
never forget the last night we saw that III
fated vessel. was chief officer of the CITY of
AntWerp. On the day we sighted the CITY of
Boston a furious southeast hurricane set in
Both vessels labored hard. The sea seemed
determined TO sweep away every vestige OF
lie. When day ended the gale did not abate,
and everything was dashed for night of I'M
usual fury. Our good ship was turned TO the
south TO avoid the possibility OF icebergs.
The CITY Of Boston, however, undoubtedly
went to the north. Her boats, life-preservers
and rafts were all securely dashed; and when
see went down, everything went with
her, never 70 reappear until the sea gives up
its dead
''what, in your opinion, Captain, was the
cause Of the loss of the city 81 BOstOnY'
1.-The City ~ Limerick, in almost precisely
A lar
the sea full OF floating ice; and / have no
doubt the City Of Boston collided with the ice,
and sunk Immediately"
Capt. Murray has been in command of the
Aldst1 ever since she was put in commission
and feels justly proud OF his noble ship. Sne
carries thousands OF passengers every year,
and has greatly popularized the Williams az
Guion line. Remarking upon the bronzed
and healthy appearance of the Captain, the
reporter said that sea life did not seem to be
very great physical trial.
mo? But a persons appearance is not
always a trustworthy indication of his phys
ical condition. For seven years j have been
in many respects very much out OF sorts with
myself At certain times i was 20 lame that
it was difficult for me 10 move around. l
could scarcely straighten up. | did not know
what the trouble was, and though i per-
formed all my duties regularly and satsfac-
torily, yet felt that i might some day be
overtaken with some serious prostrating dis
order. These troubles increased. felt dull,
and then, again, shooting pains through my
arms and limbs. Possibly the next day
would feel flushed and unaccountably I'M
easy, and the day following chilly and de-
spondent This continued until last Decem-
Der, when was Frustrated soon after leaving
Queenstown, and for the remainder of the
voyage was n helpless, pItiful sufferer. In
January last, friend who made that voyage
with me, wrote me "a letter urging me TO try
new course OF treatment gladly accept
ed his counsel, ana for the last seven months
have given thorough and business-like
attention 10 the recovery of my natural
health; and to-day, have the proud satsfac-
ton of saying 10 you that the lame back, the
strange feelings, the sciatic rheumatism,
which have so long pursued me, have entirely
disappeared through the blood-purifying in
fluence of Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure
which entirely eradCated all rheumatic
poison from my system. Indeed, to me, it
seems that it has worked wonders, and
therefore most cordially commend it,"
"And you have no trouble now in exposing
yourself TO the winds Of the Atlantlcf"
mot the least. | am as sound as a bull
let and feel specially thankful over the fact
because / believe rheumatic and kidney dis
ease is in the blood of my family. | was
dreadfully shocked on my last arrival in Liv-
erpool to learn that my brother, who is a
wealthy China tea merchant, had suddenly
died Of Bright's disease of the kidneys, and
consider myself extremely fortunate in hav-
ing taken my trouble in time and before any
more serious effects were poss ble."
The conversation drifted TO other topics,
and, as the writer watched the face before
him, so strong in all its outlines and yet so
genial and thought OF the innumerabe ex-
posures and hardships to which it's owner
had teen exposed, he instinctively wished all
who are suffering from the terrible rheu-
matte troubles now so common might know
of Capt. Murrays experience and the means
! by which he had been restored. Pain is a
common thing in this world; but far too
many endure 10 when they might just as well
| avoid il. II is a false philosophy which
teaches us TO endure when we can just as
readily avoid. So thought the hearty Captain
of the Alaska, so thinks the writer, and so
should all others think who desire happiness
and n long life.