The Dickinson press., 1884-01-05
MYSTERY OF TIE SEA.
1he Fate Which Overlook the "ci,,
OF acknowledgement Murray.

i OSCHloOA Iue CIV
OF EusIon."-Captain Murray's
Ideas ana Experiences.
A few gears ago, the CITY of Boston
sailed from harbor, crowded with an *.
pectsnt throng of passengers bound for a
foreign shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery other untimely end grows
deeper as tn, years i~ncreee.
and the Atlantic voyager, when the fierce
winds howl around and danger is i'm Il
nent on every hand shoulders as the name
and mysterious fate Of that magnificent
vessel are alluded to.
Our reporter, on a recent visit to New
York, took lunch with Captain George
Siddons Murray, on board the Alaska, of
the Gulon line. Captain Murray is a mar
of stalwart build, we'll. knit frame and
CHEEKY. genial disposition. He has been
a constant voyager for a quarter of a en-
fury. over half OF that time having been
in the trans. Atlantic service. In the
course of the conversation overthe we'll
spread table, the mystery Of the City of
Boston was alluded to.
eyes," remarked the captain, "I shall
never forget the last night we saw that
Inflated vessel. ] was chief officer of the
City Of Antw .rp. On the day we sighted
tie City Of Boston a furious southeast
hurricane set in. Both vessels la yored
hard. The sea seemed determined to
sweep away every vestige of life. When
day ended the gale did not abate, and
everything was dashed for q night of TN.
usual Jury. Our good ship was turned to
the south to avoid the possibility of ice.
hnrOC 'Eho (itu Of DNofon
doubtedly went to the north, Her boats.
life-%preservers and RATS were all secure.
ly lashed; and when she went down, ev-
erything vent with her. never to reap
pear until the sea- gives up it's dead"
What, IN your opinion, Captain, was
the cause OF the loss of the City of Bos.
toni"
The City of Limerick, in almost pre-
clsely the same latitude, a few daysl tier,
found the sea full of floating ice; and |
have no doubt the City of Boston collia-
ed with the ice, and sunk Immediately.
Captain Murray has been in command
OF the Alaska aver since she was put in
commission and feels Justly proud OF
his noble ship. She carries thousands
OF passengers every year. and has great
ly popnlarized the Williams Il Guion
line: RemarkiDg upon the bronzad and
healthy appearance of the captain, the
reporter said that sea life did not seem
to DC a very great physical trial.
No! But a persons appearance is not
always a trustworthy Indication of his
physical condition. For seven years /
ileve been In many respects very much
out Of sorts with myself. Al certain
times L was so lame that it vas d .fticult
for me 10 move around. l could 8 arce-
IV Str,iyhta, n r Al ,.t ,.,, ,I.I
the trouble was, and though performed
all my duties regularly and satisfaclomlv,
yet l felt that | might some day be over
taken with some serious prostrnting dis
order. These troubles inc, eased. l felt
dull and then, again, shooting pains
through my arms and limbs. Possibly
the next day l would feel flushed and
unaccountab)y uneasy and the day fol-
lowing chilly and Respondent. This con-
tinued until last December, when [ was
Frustrated soon altar leaving Queens.
town and or the remainde1 ofthe voyage
wasah0'pless, pitiful sufferer. %InJanuary
last, a friend WHO made that voyage with
ME, wrote me a letter urging me to try Il
new conrse of treatment. l gladly &C.
cepted 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, l have tbs
proud satisfaction of saving 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 erad!cated all rheumatic poison
from my system. Indeed, to me, it
seems that it has worked wonders, and
l lDrnfrrn r,,ct n,r1i,1lv no "a ~
"Andyou have no trouble n oWineXpo.
sing yourself to the winds of the Atlan-
tic?"
Not the least. lam as sound as a bull
let and feel specially thankful overthe
fact because ! believe rheumatic and kid
ney disease is in the blood of my tumilv.
asdreadfu!ly shocked on my last arri-
val in Liverpool to learnthatmy brother,
Whoisa wealthy Climate 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"
The cony VI rsation drifted to other top
les, and asthe writer watched the lace be-
fore him, so strong in all its outlinesand
yet SO genial, and thought of the innu-
merable exposures and hardships to
witch its owner had been exposed, he
instinctively wished ali whoare suffering
from.theterrible rheumatic troubles now
50 common might know of Captain Muir
rays experience and the means by which
he had been restored. Pain is IL COM
mon thing in this world, but far too many
endure it when they might just as well
avoid it. 1t is a false philosophy which
teaches us to endure when we can just as
readily avoid. So thought the hearty
captain Of the Alaska, 20 thinks the wri-
ter and so should all others think who de-
sire happiness and a long life.