St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-23
An Extraordinary Swimming Feat.

On the :il nt .IulN. Capt. Webb. mas
lea "i IN English ,h.,utInau. under
took he unprecedented feat "i swim
imimy from Hlackvrll Ia GraNc>rmd. a
distance "i tNrnlN miles. Nh. Webb
l. Il study. -pI"p"rti"nrd English
man. twenty ->rNcu NcaI> OF ace. stands
i've feet eight inches. and weighs tom
teen STONE. lie has from early liz.
accustomed himself Ia the water. umd
has succeeded m accomplishing" moi,.
than one notable exploit amInu ttrcnI.
jumping from t"marl steamer. ia Ih,
AtlamtI" Ocean. dunn" a gale. ." r,.>ciI,.
Il sailor who hId fallen oN crbudld. lii,
present feat Wa> undertaken on a WAGER
OF t2O. aud Il steamer. h.tA in" un hoard
i patty "t friends. accompanied him
Capt. W "hh plunged into tie. mid chan
mel of the THAMES ut - o'clock ON
the first "f Il low chh. Feeling conf
dent that he could sustain himself
against the GOODNESS of the water. MI .
Nchn took his work gently. ~llikiu"
we'll Out with his hands. and testing ON
his chest. he drove himself steadily
along with >mlit >lruk,.> II, the feet
W hen IN Il little more than an hour and
i halt neatly unc-kaii the. distance. had
been accomplished. and Can't. Webb
MAS still vigorous Is ever. the chances
h"ralnr d""IirdlN IN his favor. ON re
'rI\I n2 at tins stale three successive
sips at brandy and water. Ia, declared
hlui>'li (" hc still quite fresh. and To
an App"al'tnr" showed II" signs of fall
ny OIL. \ thunderstorm of heavy rain
ltt>>t" over without intcItct ing with
'h' steady progress of the Swimmer.
VINO. lying chiefly on the chest. tool,
an occasional change /" the side for Il
hlrrt period. At as. oil GlnvrSrnd
Town pier. Capt. Webb was taken on
hoard his attendant boat amid general
piaudlt>. The twenty miles was done
III i"'lr hours nifty three minutes. on Il
tide running about four nIilc> an hnur
Capt. N"hh WAS pale and seemed some
what chilled 10y his long immersion. hut
according /" his own our>pokru and
mani words. WAS all right. TIN,
I'"l Is nnd"nhtc'llN one "i the most cN-
tra"rlinarN of the Kind ever accom-
the Channel will he next attempted.
TAXING or rur HuN,,>,r TL.,..
i a family al Sand, hin \ Y nLi,I,
has Il very practical NJ, ,t ,',,n'i,,r
events in life, and d..,Iin,, viii, .,.I,i'',-
emergencies. TIN, fnu,t,,, ,.,,r, III
daughter of This f,mil, VIII, L.u "''
addicted tn .Iiu,, uny,Is and ,,'I,,, wv"
Iimcntal ~u>h. ,lnn.d win :, s,.hn,'Il,'.'
WIS married to him. and rh., ,.,t,',.'''''i
with him to he FORGIVEN ,t,,, ,L. ,,',' "
mcr of the lover, in dina. mn.,h' '' w.
parents. however, wrr. mnt Ii. ,T ne
parents in the dime u,, "TL 'i ,', . ,I'
mother soundly >nnnk.J rho r;' T' , 'nI
the boy on his waI home w.,s LI,.La, III ~
times il, the father. Isn.i,I,n,af ~ ,I..' -
had ever read ar,,thiun nf Ill. ,',' W
the novels. the dcnourmcnt w,. ,,,' -
uimc surprise To Them Tha ,r, q srn-
nf TN. Xxi ,,..,',,., ne Nrr"m"
lovers are cured of their fnII, '"'n
may Iaunh NJ -, I,,t.,'; i",.H' Love
comes tn >n,uI ;,,,,. ,'''i W" "hch II
love cam r.,i.n ~, T., "''' >"- h""IS.
smile. EutLonJ JJ,..',Ly " very Ni'kI\
TIE TWEED CASE ,on,l..,,
and .,lI,. Tartan. e.. Il 'd'I'