The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
Saltair Beach Had Another Banner
Day.
DARING SWIMMING FEAT
BY THREE YOUNG MEN FROM
GARFIELD TO SALTAIR.
The Distance, 5s4 Miles, Covered In
So HoHurs, Without Stop or
Restraining at Both Resorts
Was Very Popular-This Is Red
Cross Day at Saltair-The Lagoon

Whether it is a result of the 25-cent
rate, or that the people are coming to
properly realize what a magnificent place
Saltair is, resort which any city of
five times the population OF Salt Lake
might be proud of. or more enterprise on
the part of the management. or the I'm
firing hustling of Excursion Agent John
P. Meakin. it may be any of these
causes or all of them combined. hut one
thinr is certain. that never since the
great resort was opened has IL received
such patronage as has been accorded TO
il this season. Scarcely has Iere been a
day since the season opened that the at
tendance has not been phenomenally
large. and on holidays and special days
the throng has been immense. Yesterday
was no exception to the rule, the crowd
riValing in magnitude that OF July ana
Mutual Improvement day. The attend
ance yesterday was not short 81 500, and
il was not Il crowd made uD OF the rag,
tag and bobtail. either. for many of the
best people in the city. from all walks OF
life. were there. 1t was a Jovial. orderly,
cultivated and sensible crowd and every
body enjoyed the holiday There was no
special programme OF exercises and no
speech making. There was, however.
plenty OF bathing and such bathing, 1t
was perfect, and II was more than the
management could do to supply the de-
mand for rooms and suits. The day was
hot in town. but il was cool and balmy
at Saltair, and to plunge about in the
health-giving waters of the lake was q
pastime fit for the gods. There was lots
OF dancing. there was excellent music
given by christensens First Regiment
band, and there was lunching and dining,
and there was everything which goes TO
make. up perfect day.
In the evening the great attraction was
the spectacle representing the battle of
Manila. probably the best aquatic pyro-
technic diplay ever seen in this city.
Dewe. and his men on the noble Ameri-
can ships poured their shot and shell into
the Spanish squadron and into the forts
at Manila while the enemy gave good
account of themselves. The whole en-
gagement including the burning and
blowing GD of the Spanish ships. was
very realistic and altogether an tmpos-
ing spectacle and a suitable finale TO
day reDlete with enjoyment.
Shortly before 8 o'clock. three strong
swimmers who had breasted the waves
from Garfield, five and three-quarters
miles distant arrived at Saltair. They
swan the stretch in six and "A half hours,
and arrived in good condition. Their
names are Joseph j. Cannon, George Nor
ris and Robert Cham boriain. They We're
accompanied by a boat on board of
which were several gentlemen. ready to
lend assistance To the swimmers in case
of need. but none was required as the
lake was smooth and the :f.immers nain-
tanned their strength to the end. 1t is a
feat winch has been tried before. but
never successfully. The parties in the
boat took SOundingS on the way, which
showed that about Black Rock the depth
was 10 feet. then for four and a half
miles the line went down from II to 1872
feet before touching bottom, growing
gradually shallower as Saltair was APP
preached. The swimmers did not rest by
floating or otherwise during the voyage.
but kept up a constant steady stroke.
They left Garfield at 2:10 and reached
Saltair at $40. Time-615 hours.
This is Red Cross day al Saitair. The
ladies of the association have made ar
with the beach mana cement
n
the day. which is to be expended in Red
Cross work among our soldiers and
sailors. A special programme for the day
has been prepared. the whole TO concluoe
with the representation of the battle of
Manila. a suitable incident for Red Cross
day. The object of the excursion is so
good that ii needs no recommendation and
it goes without saying that the attend
ance will be large.