The Dawson journal., 1884-01-24
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.

tOn"-Captain Murray's Ideas and Exc
few years ago, the City of Boston sailed
from harbor, crowded with an expectant
throng 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 a recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Captain George Sid
dons Murray, on beard the Alaska, of the
Guion line. Captain Murray is man of
stalwart build well-knit frame and CHEEKY,
genial disposition. He has been constant
voyager for quarter of century, over half
of that time having benn i'll the trans-Atlan-
tic service In the course of the conversation
over the Widespread table, the mystery or
the City of Boston was alluded to.
"Yes,n remarked the captain, 81 shall
never forget the last night we saw that ILL
fated vessel wa; chief officer of the City
of Antwerp. 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 yes
tige of life. When day ended the gale did
rot abate, and everything was lashed for a
night of unusual 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 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
"What, in your opinion, captain, was the
cause of the loss of the City of Boston?"
1.-THE City of Limerick, in almost precisely
the same latitude, few days later, found the
full of | IO11bf
the City of Boston collided with the ice, and
sunk Immediately"
Captain Murray Eas been in command OF
the Alaska ever stree she was ] ut in commits
sion, and feels justly proud of his noble ship
She carries thousands of passengers every
lams & Guion line. Remarkihg upon the
bronzed and healthy apI earance of the cap
tain, the reporter said that sea life did not
seem to be a very great physical trial.
"No? But persons appearance is not
always trustworthy indication of his physi-
cal condition. For seven years 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 l per-
formed all my duties regularly and sauisfac-
torily, yet / felt that l might some
day be overtaken with some serious pros.
trating disorder These troubles Increased.
l felt dull ard then, again, shooting pains
through my arCs and limbs. Possibly the
next day would feel flushed and unacCount-
ably uneasy and the day following chilly and
Respondent This continued until last De-
cember, when | was proStrated soon after
leaving Queenstown, and for the remainder
of the voyage was helpless pitiful sufferer
In January last, a friend who made that
voyage with HE, wrote me letter. urging
me to try new course of a treatment |
gladly accepted his counsel, and for the last
seven months have given thorough and busi-
neSs-like attention to the recovery of my nat
ural health; and to-day, have the proud sat
isfaction of saying to you that the lame back,
the strange feelings, the sciatic rheumatism
which have so long pursued me, have entirely
disapT cared through the blood purifying in
huence of Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure
VIII ch entirely eradicated all rheumatic pois-
on from my system. Indeed, to me, it seems
that it has worked wonders, and l therefore
most cordially commend it,"
"And you have no trouble now in exposing
yourself to the winds of the Atlantcn'
mot the least. ! am as sound as a bullet
and | feel specially thankful over the fact
because believe rheumatic and kidney dis
ease is in the blood of my family. l was
drea fully shocked on my last arrival in Iiv-
erpool to learn that my brother, who is
wealthy China tea merchant had suddenly
died of Brght'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 possible"
The conversation dritt3d to other topics,
and as the writer watched the face before
him, so strong in al its out ines and vet so
genial, and thought of the innumerable ex-
posur6s and bardshirs t. which its owner had
been exposed, he inst nctively wished all who
are suffering from the terrible rheumatic
troubles now so common might know of cap
Murrays experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Fam is a common
thing in his world but far too many enIuce
it when they might .ust as well avoid it. 1t
is a false 'osophy VIII ch teaches use to
endure wlon We can ,ust as readily avoid
So thous ht the | earty captain of the Alaska,
SO thinks h" witt I and so should all others
think who desire happiness and a long life.