The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-03

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A MYSTERY or THE SEA.
The Fate L whici. overlook tn. i, CITY
| or acknowledgement Nurray's
Ideasand Experiences. sli3id Il
r. ia + fewa years, ago,sthe City; Of Boston
sailed from harbor, crowded with an ex-
pectant throng of passengers bound for a
foreign shore. *'s'f .S*&> - s-.'i :. r, Z
r.: She never entered port. .s..': ~
The mystery of her untimely end grows
deeper as : ths years increase
and the Atlantic voyager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger is i'm i.
nento every handshuddersas the name
land mysterious fate Of that magnificent
vessel are alluded to,
tOur, reporter, On 2 recent visit to New
York, took lunch, with Captain George
lSiddons Murray, on board the Alaska, of
| the GniOn line. Captain Murray is man
of etalwart build, well. knit frame and
CHEEKY. genial disposition. He has been
a constant voyager for a quarter of CEN
fury, over half Of that time having been
in 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 sew that
Inflated vessel. was chief officer of the
City Of Antw erp. On the day we sighted
the City of Boston furious south east
hurricane set in. Both vessels IL ,oredx
hard. The sea seemed determined to
sweep away every Xestise of life. ssXhen
everything was lashed- for night Of I'M
usual Jury. Our good ship was turned to
the south to avoid the possibility of ice.
bergs. The City of Boston, he yever, un-
doubtedly went to the north, Her boats,
|life-preservers and RATS were alfsecure.
iy lashed; and when she went down, ev-,
erything went with her. never to reap
pear until the sea gives up its dead"
"Wtlat, 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, few daysI ater,
found the sea full Of floating ice; and l.
have no doubt the City ofsBoston collid-s
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 upon the bronzed and
reporter said that sea life did not seem
to be very great physical trial.
No! But q. PERSONS appearance is not
always trustworthy indication of his
physical condition. For seven years
tisve been In many respe cts very much
out Of sorts with myself. At certain
times l was so lame that it was difficult
for me to move around. could Arce-
ly straighten up. did not 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 prostratipg dis
order. These troubles inc. eased. felt
dull and then, again, shooting pains
through my arms and limbs. Possibly
the next day you'd feel flushed and
unaccountably uneasy and the day fol- |
lowing chilly and Respondent. This con-
tinue1 until last December, when 1 was
prostlSted soon altar leaving Queens
town. and tor the remainder ofthe voyage
was helpless, pitifuI sufferer. In January
me, wrote me letter urging me to try
new course of treatment. gladly &C.
copied his counsel, and. for the last seven
months have given thorough and bust |
ness-like attention to the recovery of my
natural health; and to-day, have the |
proud satisfaction of saying to you that |
the lame back, the strange feeling the |
sciatic rheumatism which have so long
pursued me, have entirely disappeared
through the blood purifying influence of |
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure which |
entirely era6cated all rheumatic poison |
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 expo. |
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. |
l was dreadfully shocked on'my last arri- |
val in Liverpool to learn thatmy brother,
who is wealthy China tea merchant, had |
suddenly died of Bright's disease Of the |
kidneys, and consider myself extremely |
fortunate in having taken my trouble in |
time and before any more serious effects |
were possible" ~, L.. -.
81 The conversation tlnifted tosother top
les, and asthe writer watched the face be- |
fore him. 80 strong in all its outlines and
yet So genial, and thought of the innu-
nerable exposures and hardships to
which its owner had been exposed, he |
instinctively wished all who are suffering
fremthe terrible rheumatic troubles now
40 common might know of Captain Muir !
rays experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Pain is a COM
mon thing in this world, but far too many
endure it when they might just as we'll
avoid it. 1t is 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 wri-
ter and so should all others think who de-
sire happiness and long life.
4 WITTY Aucxrar Turunfh Awav Rnrpe