The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-08
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Fate Which overlook the .'City of Bos-
ton,'-Captain Murray's Ideas and Exc

ton,'-Captain Murray's Ideas and Exc
A few years ayo, the City of Boston sailed
from harbor, crowded with an expectant
throng of passengers bound for 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 AMI mysterious fate of that
magnificent vessel are alluded to.
Our reporter, on recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Captain George sid
dons Murray, on board the Alaska, of the
Guion line. Captain Murray is a man of
stalwart build, wel-knit frame and CHEEKY,
genial disposition. He has been constant
voyager for quarter of century, over half
of that time having bs?n in the ns-Atlan-
tic service In the course of the conversation
over the Widespread table, the mystery of
the City of Boston was alluded to.
YES remarked the captain, 81 shall
never forget the last night we saw that i'll
fated vessel. va 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
not abate, and everything was dashed for
night of unusual fury. Our COOL 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!'
'tThe City of Limerick, in almost pr cisely
the same latitude, few days later, found the
sea full of floating ice; and | have no doubt
the City of Boston colided with the ice, and
sunk Immediately
Captain Murray has been in command OF
the Alaska ever since she was put in commits
sion and feels Justly proud of his noble ship.
She carries thousands of passengers every
year, and has greatly popularized the Will
liams & Guion line. Remarking upon the
bronzed and healthy appearance 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 / per-
formed all my duties regularly and satisfac-
torily, yet / felt that l might some
day be overtaken with some serious pros
trating disorder. These troubles increased
l felt dull and then, again, shooting pains
through my arGCS anu IInDS. IOSSlDly Une
next day would feel flushed and unaccount-
ably uneasy and the day following chilly and
Respondent. This continued until last De-
cember, when | was Frustrated soon after
leaving Queenstown, and for the remainder
Of the voyage was helpless, pitiful sufferer
In January last, friend who made that
voyage with me, wrote me letter, urging
me to try a new course of a treatment.
gladly accepted his counsel, and for the last
seven months have given thorough and BUSH
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 rheuma tism
which have so long pursued me, have entirely
disappeared through the blood purifying in
fuence of Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure
which entirely eradicated all rheumatic pois-
on 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 exposing
yourself to the winds of the Atlantic"
Not the least. ! am as sound as bullet
and l feel specially thankful over the fact
because believe rheumatic and kidney dis
ease is in the blood of my family. was
drea fully shocked on my last arrival in Liv-
erpool to learn that my brother, who is a
wealthy China tea merchant, had suddenly
died of Brights 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 drifted to other topics,
and as the writer watched the face before
him, SO strong in all its outlines and yet so
genial, and thought of the innumerable ex-
po;ures and hardships to which its owner had
been exposed, he instinctively wished all who
are suffering from the terrible rheumatic
troubles now so common might know of cap
Murray's experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Pain is a common
thing in this world, but far too many endure
it when they might Just as well avoid it. 1t
is false philosophy which teaches use to
endure when we can just as readily avoid.
So thought the hearty captain of the Alaska,
so thinks the writer and so should all others
think who desire happiness and a long life
THE ladder of success-The steps of the say
ings bank.