Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-04-04
4 SWIMMERS CLOSE CALL.


Ng eoaA AeSJ sSn ASS0 VI - asA~Ats
ing Experisass in Lake
Michigan.
He Goes Oat for Z Little Exercise, Gets
lnto ! Field u Ice, and Comes
Near Perishing.
Capt. Paul Boyton. the celebrated swim.
mer, Who lives In Chicago, went to sea on
Iueeday morning in his inflated rubber
saie and be came near not getfirf
back. Tho Captain has groT~ heavy dur
ING b winter, and 70 reduce bis flesh
twanty-fvs pcunas has been taking little
pals out into the lake. These are the
points n his story 90 he furnished it:
Tuesday morning ct Z o'clock he left
Fullerton avenue for q swim to Gsrtt Chi
cago and return. aAA met with the most
thrilling Advenfhf5 OF his life, in which hc
haealsd f0f hours with . great Ice doe, vas
carried many miles out into the lake. strip.
Ped Ct HE navigating insirumsate, snA lost
for nfteen houn In tho teld, Bleak waste
Ok drifting ices haHsing clouds. and strag.
Cling dsrks and gulis. From 7 o'clock in
ne morning until midnight the Captain
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sAYdNSchf' vher - ~ $1,000 :, ~ ..;h
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70 bed
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thtfn taken 10 NJ litaia fsm;I,M. .;ss "a
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sence. and snnnossd h. h.j ...sstsd ia
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