Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-23
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.

The Fate Which Overlook the " City o.
Boston captain Murray's Ideas an6
Experiences.
A few years ago, the City of Boston sailed
from harbor, crowded with an expectan
tbrong of passengers bound for a foreign
shore.
She never entered port.
\ The mySte,y 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 and mysterious fate of thai
magnificent vessel are alluded to.
Our reporter, on recent visit to New York
took lunch with Captain George Siddons Muir
ray, on board the Alaska, of the Guion line
Captain Murray is man of stalwart build
well-knit frame, and CHEEKY, genial disposition
He has been a constant voyager for quarter
of century, over half of that time having
been In the transatlantic service. In the
course Of the conversation over the well-sprea
table, the mystery of the City of Boston was
alluded to.
Yes" remarked the Captain, ST shall
never forget the last night we saw that i'll -fated
vessel. I was chief officer of the City Of Ant
tUe1p. On the day we sighted the City of BOs
ton a furious southeast hurricane set in. Both
vessels labored hard. The sea seemed deter
mined to sweep away every vestige of life.
When day ended the gale did not abate, and
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 life-pTeservers and RATS
were all securely dashed; 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,"
The City Of limerick, IN almost precisely
the same latitude, few days later, found the
sea full of floating ice; and have no doubt
the CITY of Boston collided 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 greatly popularized the Williams &
Gulon line. Remarkiug upon the bronzed and
healthy appearance of the captain, the reporter
said that sea life did not seem to be very
great physical trial.
mo? But 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 l was so lame that il
was difficult for me to move around. | could
scarcely stralghten up. [ did not know what
the trouble WAS, and though / performed all
my duties regularly and satisfactorily, yet /
felt that might some day be overtaken with
some serious prostrating disorder. These
troubles increased. l felt dull and then, again,
shooting pains through my arms and limbs.
Possibly the next day would feel flushed and
unaccountably uneasy and the day following
chilly and Respondent. This continued until
last December, when / was Frustrated soon
after leaving Queenstown, and for the remain
der of thu voyage was a helpless, pitiful suf-
ferer. In January last, friend who made
that voyage with me, wrote me q letter urging
me to try new course Of treatment. gladly
accepted his counsel, and for the last seven
months have given thorough and -business-lik
and to-day have the proud satisfaction Of
saying to you that the lame back, the strange
feelings, the sciatic rheumatism which have so
long pursued me, have entirely disappeared
through the blood purifying influence of
Warmers Safe Rheumatic cure which entirely
eradicated all rheumatic poison from my sys-
tenn. Indeed, to me, it seems that 1t has
worked wonders, and therefore most cordial
Iy-commend il. !"
sand you have no trouble now in exposing
yourself to the winds of the Atlantic %
"Not the least. am as sound as bullet
and feel specially thankful over the fact be-
cause believe rheumatic and kidney disease
is in the blood of my family. I 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
disease of the kidneys, and consider myself ex-
tremely fortunate in having 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
so strong in all It's outlines and yet so genial,
and thought of the innumerable exposures 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 Captain Murray's ex-
nh Iah In hod no
restored. Pain is a common thing in this world,
but far too many endure it when they might
just as we'll avoid it. 1t is a false philosophy
which teaches us to endure when we can just
as readily avoid. So thought the hearty cap
tain of the Alaska, so thinks the writer and SO
should all others think who desire happiness
and long life. ,-..
PROF. LANGLEY, of the Allegheny
Observatory, says that the cause Of the
brilliant sunsets is not certainly known
but he is inclined to assign it to the re,
cent unprecedented volcanic eruptions.
t. H.,