Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-27

covered his first mile in 80 minutes s
seconds to 81 minutes seconds on the
part of his opponent. At the end of five
miles the younger man was FLAPS in 'front.'
and neither left the water until eleven
miles had been covered, when the distance
between them was 10 laps. Beckwith, now
feeling unwelI, left for twelve minutes,
during which Webb had pulled up and
gained laps. The former, however, set
to work in earnest, and rapidly decreased
his rivals advantage, but soon had to re-
tire again. When he returned Webb had
lead of II laps, but tie champion gradu-
ally drew On the captain, and was soon IN
front again. After completing IL miles
Webb left the water for the first
time, and, by the advice of
his attendant, retired for the
night Beckwith, however, remained in
the water until the call of time, when he
had covered IL miles 8 laps. Tuesday after
noon the contest came to an abrupt termi-
nation, as Webb, for the first time in his
swimming career, was compelled to retire,
being seized with severe attack of con-
gest1on of the lungs. He, however, stuck
we'll to his work, and it was not until he
had been forbidden by two medical men
linquished all hope of carrying on the
competition. After starting the men kept
we'll together for mile and half, when
Webb began to fall into the rear, and it
was soon apparent that something was
very wrong with him, he being compelled
to leave the water several times, and after
struggling pluckily until he had covered
% miles "a laps retired for good. Beck
off 1oTa
also stopped, and the match came to an
end.
DAMAGE BY LOG JAM.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DETROIT, Mich, July 26.-At o'clock
this morning the pressure of miles of logs
in the river at Grand Rapids carried away
the bridges of the Grand Rapids & Indiana
and Detroit, Grand Haven d Milwaukee
roads. The damage cannot yet be esti-
mated, but it will be hundreds of thousands
of dollars. Railway travel, of course, is
cut off. The Detroit, Grand Haven & Mil
waukee road will send its passengers by
way of Chicago.
DETROIT, July 26.-The calamity threat
ened at Grand Rapids the past two or
three days took place this morning. An
immense jam of logs, extending up Grand
river for miles, has been lodged against
the bridge of the Detroit and Grand Haven
railroad near the city. 1t has been hoped
the bridge might resist the tremendous
pressure, but it succumbed this afternoon
and went down with crash. The bridge
of the Grand Rapids. Indianapolis & Chi
cago and West Michigan followed suit.
Millions of feet of logs have gone down
the river with the food, and are almost
certain to continue down, sweeping every
thing before them, going into Lake Mich
igan. If this proves true, large addition
al number of logs will be carried out at
Grand Haven, and all the bridges will be
destroyed there. The ultimate loss, it is
feared, will reach many hundred thousands
of dollars. The calamity is unprecedented
in its extent.
HEAVY STORM AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, July ga severe thunder
storm passed over the city this morning
doing heavy damage, lightning striking in
several places and shattering buildings
but causing no loss of life. The rainfall
was the heaviest ever known here in a
single shower, being an inch and sixth
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
HARRISBURG, July 26.-W. H. Nuench,
aged eighteen, in attempting to go be-
tween saw and hot bed in the rail mill
was caught by rail and burned by the
hot metal. He died ten hours afterward.
POISONOUS ICE CREAM.
JOLIET, Ill, July 26.-Over hundred
persons in attendance at a lawn party here
last evening were made seriously i'll by
eating ice cream, the favoring of which is
believed to have been poisonous. None
have died, though several of them are in
critical condition.
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