Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17
A MYSTERY. OF THE SEA.
The Fate Which Overlook the ssCity
of Boston.'-CaPtainM urray,s
Ideas and Experiences.

for foreign shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery of her untim9ly end
grows deeper as the years increase, and
the Atlantic voyager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger is immi-
nent on every hand, shuiders as the
name and mysterious fate Of that mag
nifcent 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 a century, over half of that time hav-
ing been in the transatlantic service.
In the course of conversation over the
we'll s..read table, the mystery of the
city Of Boston was alluded TO.
YES" remarked the Captain, Il shall
never forget the last night we saw that
Inflated YES sell I was chief officer of
the City of Ant,yerp. On the day we
sighted the city Of Boston a furious
southeast hurricane set in. Both vessels
lab0red hard The sea seemed deter
mined TO sweep away every YeLtige of
life. When day ended the gale dld not
abate, and everything was dashed for a
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, lfe-preservera
and RATS were all securely lashed; and
when she went down, everything went
with her, never to re-appaer until the
sea gives up its dead.
what, in your opinion, Captain, was
the cause Of the loss of the City Of BOS,
TONI
"Tne city Of Ljnserick, in almost pre-.
Clsely 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 immedi-
ately."
Captain Murray has been in command
Of the ALASKA ever since she was put in
C )mmission and feels justly proud of his
n.ble ship. She carries thousands of
passengers every year, and has greatly
popularized the Williams and Guion
line. Remarking upon the bronzed and
h .althy appearance of the captain, the
reporter SAID that sea life did not seem
t. be very great physical trial.
mo. But a persons appearance is
not always trustworthy Indication of
his physical 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 diff
cult for me to move around. I could
sc freely straighten up. | did not know
VIII 1T the trouble was, and though I per-
t 'rmed my duties regularly and salts
factorily, yet felt THAT [ might some
n hn toll
p stratiAg disorder. These troubles in
creased. [ felt dull and then, again,
shooting Pains through my arms and
limbs. Possibly the next day [ would
feel flushed and unaccountabIy uneasy,
and the day following chilly and despon-
lent This continued until last Decem-
Der, when I was Frustrated soon after
leaving Queenstown, and for the re :
nainder of the voyage was a helpless,
pitiful sufferer. In January last, a
friend who made that voyage with me,
wr' t. me a letter urging me to try a
new course of treatment. / gladly ac-
cepted his counsel, and for the last
Sven months have given thorough
and busineSs-lilze attention to the recOv-
cry of my natural health; and to-day [
have the proud satisfaction of saying to
you that the lame back, the strange feel
ing:, the sciatic rheumatism which have
so long pursued me, have entirely dis
appeared through the purifying influ-
ence of Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure
wnlch entirely eradicated all rheuma-
TIC poison from my system. Indeed, to
me, 1T seems that it has worked won
ders, and / therefore most cordially
C ,inmend it.
And you have no trouble now in ex-
posing yourself to the winds of the At
l. n ic?"
''Not the least. [ am as sound as a
b Illet and feel specially thankful over
the fact because / believe rheumatic and
kidney 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 suddenly died of Bright's
di ease of the kidneys, and consider my
IF extremely fortunate in having taken
my trouble in time and before any more
Sc Gus fleets were possible"
Ths conversation drifted to other
t pics, and as the writer wa ched the
face before him, SO strong in all It's out.
lines and yet so genial, and thought Of
fnnumerable exposures and hard
ships to which it's owner had been ex-
posed, he instinctively wished all who
are suffering from the terrible rheumat-
ic troubles now so common might know
of Captain Murray's experience and the
means by which he had been restored.
Pin is a common thing in this world,
but far too many endure it, when they
just as well avoid it. 1t is a false
philosophy which teaches us to endure
when we can just as readily avoid. So
thought the hearty captain Of the Alas
kG, SO thinks tho writer and so should
all others think who desire happiness
and long life.