The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-07
BOYTON AFLOAT AGAIN.

HE COMMENCES HIS TRIP TO THE GULF--A
SWIM OF TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
MILES
For the past few days Rochester, Pa, has
warmly dicussed the proposed voyage Of
Capt. Paul Boyton from Pittsburg to the
Gulf of Mexico. Early Monday morning
thousands gathered on the banks of the AL
! legheuy river, in front of the Robinson
house. to see the intrepid voyager enter the
water, Opinions were expressed that even
the Captains iron nerve would SHRINK from
the sight presented in the river, as cake af-
ter cake OF the heavy shore ice went
whiring past in the swift current. As s
o'clock, the time for the start drew nigh, and
no signs of Capt. Boyton were seen, it be-
came evident to the waiting crowd that
there was something wrong, and they began
to shout vigorously, The cause of the de-
! lay was that when the Captain rose at s
o'clock he found that he was suffering from
want Of sleep, Boyton deprived himself of
rest last nightly lecturing inAllegheny City,
for the benefit of the poor, and the loss of
sleep coupled with the amount of brain
work he has been doing lately, brought on
a severe attack Of vomiting. Then the
usual breakfast of toast and eggs was eaten
and the hero Of the day once more donned
his rubber suit. A passage was cleared by
the police, from the hotel to the river,
through which Boyton quickly passed.
On rceching the waters edge he paused
a moment, and, stretching his graceful
form to its full hight, he said to the crowd:
II have 2,20O weary miles of water be-
fore me, the chain that binds the North
to the South, cannot promise to reach
the Gulf, but will do my best, and that is
as much as have ever DONE
Then he shook hands with his friends,
and the last one who grasped his hand was
Mr., Thomas McAFrey, whom Boyton re;u-
at the very spot twenty years ago, With
slow, labored movement he made his way
over huge cake of ice, and loud splash
announced that the Captain was once more
adoat. Grasping his paddle he struck out
from the shore for the channel current, in
which he soon foated with miniature ice
burgs and rubbish. In o few minutes he
passed under the st. Clair bridge which
was dangerously loaded down with yell
iHy ohu tucCIiuS uuitNuuU, WIZ waves y
godspeed to the swimmer as he glidcd into
the Ohio river, just below the Monongs
hela, and soon La belle river was bearing
him out OF sight. ".' wa
Those who followed him along the west
shore could see that the ice troubled him
considerably and time after time he became
wedged In between tho blocks Office, which
cl6sed inon him. When the channel narrowed
atSewicklly he was sighted at 1890 p. N,
and here the adventurous navigator found
the ice almost gorgsd across from shore to
shore. He became faint from bis struggles
to cut through the mass. At last he got
through, and struck ahead, though with In
tense suffering evident in every motion. He
wss observed Ut Rochester vt 8 30 D. m, and
soon came alongside the landing place,
whore hi was pulled ashore amid the Wild
est enthusiasm and driven 10 ths hotel In .
carriage He is resting tonight and will
start tomorrow nothing at Daylight for
Liverpool, Ohio. yes 'lN - ts