The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-03
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA

A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate Which Overlook tho "cit,
OF Boston ."-Captaiu AIurrat's
Ideas and Experiences:
A few years ago, the City of Boston
sailed from harbor, crowded with an ex.
pectsnt throng of passengers bound for q
foreign shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery of her untimely end grows
deeper as tks years increase
and the Atlantic voyager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger Is im j..
nent on everv hand shudders as the name
and mysterious tate Of that magnificent
vessel are alluded to.
Our reporter, on recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Captain George
Siddons Murray. on board the Alaska, Of
the Guion line. Captain Murray IL a man
Of stalwart build. we'll knit frame and
CHEEKY. genial disposition. He has been
constant vOyager tor quarter OF q CEN
fury. over half of that time having been
III the trans. Atlantic service. In the
course of the conversation over the we'll
spread table. the mystery of the City OF
Boston was alluded to.
eyes" remarked the captain, II shall
never forget the last night we 81 W that
ill.fated Vessel. was chief officer of the
City OF Antw rp. On the day we sighted
tie City Of Boston furious SOUTH east
hurricane set in. Both vessels IL .ored
hard. The sea seemed determined to
sweep away every vestige of lite. When
day ended the gale did not a(,ate, and
everything was lashed tor night of un.
usual Jury. Our COOL ship was turned to
the south to avoid the possibility of ice.
tergs. The City of Boston, however, un-
doubleday went to the north, Her boats
!''e-preservers and RATS were all secure.
~ Iashed; and when she went down, ev-
eryth'ne went with her. never to reap
pear until the sea gives up its dead"
."Wt,at, in your opinion, Captain, was
the cause OF the loss of the City of Bos
LOn?"
1.-THE City of Limerick, in almost pre-
cisely the same latitude, a few DAYS tier
found the sea !u.i Of floating ice; and
have no doubt the City of Boston coili'.
ed with the ice, and sunk Immediately
Captain Murray has been in command
OF the Alaska ever since she was put in
commission anu feels justly proud o
his noble ship. She carries thousands
OF passengers every year, and .as great
~ popuiarize,l the Williams & Guion
line. Remarking unon the bronzed AMI
healthy appearance of the captain, the
reporter said that sea life did not seem
to be u very great physical trial.
No! But q persons appearance is not
always q trustworthy indication of his
physical condition. For seven years
t'sve been in many respe cts very much
out Of sorts with myself. Al cert.i,.
times Was so lame that it was d.fficu',
for me to move arounJ. could arce-
Iy straighten up. did not know wha,
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 troubles inc eased. / felt
dull and then. again, shooting pains
through my arms and limbs. Possibly
the next day l would teel flushed ami
unaccountably uneasy and the day fol.
lowing chilly and respondent. This con-
tinued until last December, when l Was
Frustrated soon altar leaving Queens
town, and for the remainder ofthe voyage
wasa he pless, pitiful sufferer. In January
last, q friend who made chat voyage witt,
mo, wrote me letter urging me to try Il
new course OF treatment. Igladly &C.
copied his counsel, and for the last seven
months have given thorough and bust
ness like attention to the recovery of nv
natural health; and to-day, have tn !,
proud satisfaction of saving to you that
the lame back. the strange feeling the
sciatic rheumatism which have 50 Ion,
pursued me, have entirely disappeared
through the blood purifying influence OF
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure which
entirely eradicated 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 ex DO.
sing yourself to the winds of the Allan.
tic?"
Not the least. lam as sound as bull
let and feel specially thankful over the
fact because believe rheumatic and kid.
ney disease is in the blood of my family
was .lreadfuIly shocked on my last arri-
val III Liverpool to learn that my brother
who If wealthy China tea merchant, had
suddenly died of BrighIs disease OF the
kidneys, and consider myself extremely
fortunate in having taken my trouble in
were possible"
The conversation drifted to other ton.
les, and as the writer watched the face be.
fore him, so strong in all its outlines and
yet So genial, and thought of the innu.
merable exposures and hardships tc
which its owner had been exposed, he
instinctively wished ali who are kuffc rine
from, the terrible rheumatic troubles now
~ common might know OF Captain Muir
rays experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Pain is com
mon thing in this world, but lar too many
endure it when they might just as well
avoid it. 1t is false philosophy which
teaches US to endure when We can just q.
readily avoi1' So thought the hearty
ter and so should all others think who de.
sire happiness and long life.