Connecticut western news., 1884-01-30
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fnte Which Oycrtook the .'City of Hos
 tou"-Cnptnin MurrUN's Ideas nnd Ex

ton'-Cnptain MurruN's Ideas and Ex-
 X few years a 70. the City of Boston sailed from harbor. crowded with an eNpecinnt throng o' passengers bound for torcigp shore.
 She never entered port
 The mys' cry of her untimcly end grows lCpper ms the yfnrs increase. and the Atlantic royager, when the fierce wind, howl around and danger is imminent on every hand, shud dcrs as the name an mysterious fate of that magnificent vess1l are alluded Co.
 Our reporter, ou recent visit Co New York, took lunch with Captain George Sid dons Murray, on b ard the Alaska, of the Guion line Captain Murray is man uf stawart build. well-lnit frnme and cheery genial disposiien He has been n constant voyager for a quarter of @ century. over hnlf of that time having bean m the truus- Atlun. tic service. In the course of the conversation over the widespread table, the mystery of the City of Boston was alluded to ., ,
 "Yes." remarked tho captain, T shall never forget the last night we saw that ill fatel vessel Iva chief officer of the City of Antwerp On the day we sighted tho City of Bus' on a furious southeast hurricane set in. Both vessels labored hard. The sen seemed determined to sweep away every ves. tige of life. When day enecd the gale did not ahnte. and everything was lashed for n night of unusual fury. Our eool ship was turned to the eCuth Co avoid the possibility of iceberg. The City of Boston, however, undoubtedly went to the north. Her boats, hfe-preseivers and rafts were all securely llshed and when she went down, everything went with har, never Co re- appear until the seq gives mp its dead.'
 "What, in your opinion, captain, was the cause of the loss of the City ol Boslon"
 "The City of Limerick, iu almost prt cisely tle same latitude, a few Jays Inter, found the sen full of floating ice; and ] have no doubt tLe City of Boston collidcd with the ice, and sunk immediately
 Captain Murray las bsen in command of the Alaska ever siGce shc was nut in commis- Hon, and feels justly proud Of his noble ship She carries thUusnnds of passengers every year, and has greatly Iopulari5ed tho Will liams & Guion line. Remarking upon the bronzcd and healthy appearance Of the cap- tain, the reporter said that sea lie did not seem to b. a very great physical trial
 "Nol But persons appearance is not always n 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 1 was SO lame that it was difficult for me to move around, could scarcely straighten up. did not know what the trouble wns, and though l per formed all my duties regularly and satisfnc- torily, yet I felt tlat l might some day be overtalSen with some serious pros trating disorder. These troubles increased. I AEAl hulA ulth AAN''f NEAAAllt "AANbNAAh lhAAAh through my aT:~s and limbs. Possibly the next day would feel flushed and unaccount. ably uneasy and the day following chilly and despondeut, This continued until last De. cember, when l was prostrated soon after leaving Queenstown, and for the remainder of the voyage wns helpless pitifnl sufferer In January last, a friend who made that voyage with ne, wrote mo a letter, urging me to try Q new course of a treatment, gladly accepted his counsel, and for the lasi seven months have given thorough and bust neSs-hke attention Co the recovery Of my nat ural Lcalth; md to-day, have the proud sat isfaciiun of saving Co you that the lame bn sk the strange feelings, the sciatic rheumatism which have so long pursued me, have entirely dh appeared through the blood purifying in fuence of Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure wh ch entirely eradiCatCd an rheumatic pois on from my system. Indeed, to me, it seem that it hos worked wonders, and l therefore most cordially commend it.
 "And you have no trouble now in exposing yourself to the winds cf the AtlantlcT
 Not tho least. am as sound as bulle and feel specially thankful over the fac because believe rheumatic and kidney dis case is in the blood of my family, l wal drea fully shocked on my Inst arrival in liv erpool to learn that my brother, who is [ wealthy China tea merchant, hud suddenly died of Bripht's disease of the kidneys, ant consider myself extremely fortunate In hay ing taken my trouble in time and before any more serious effects wore possible"
 The conversation drift 'd to other topics and as the writer watched the face befor' him, 50 strong in al its outlines and yet & genial, and thought ot the mnumcrable ex posures and hardfhips e which itS owner ha, been exposed, he instnctiyely wished nll whi are suffering from the terrible rheunati troubles now so common might know of cap Murray's experience md the means by whicl he had been restored. Pain ia common thing in this world, but fur too many endur it when they might just us well avoid it is false philosophy which teaches use [ endure when we can just as readily avoid So thought the hearty captain of the Alaska so thinks the writer and SO should nll other think who desire happiness and long life.