The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-24
THE OCEAN
Is STILL THERE
Part Of Proof Of This Mans
Wonderful Swim
WAS M0URNED AS LOST
Here's a Man Who Took a Dip at Rocka-
way and Landed in Charleston,
5, CT Now He's Telling
About 1t.
WAS M0URNED AS LOST

New York, Aug. 24.--If you can beat
this story 10 ahead; the field l. open.
Edward Hugo C0ieIl Of Rockaway
Park, who disappeared week ago after
taking amidnight dip iii the ocean id
front Of his cottage, returned In time to
celebrate his wife's birthday.
The cottage at Rockaway was flled
with friends ~ the Brooklyn man and
his wife, who had gathered in response
to invitations sent out when Mrs. C0leii
laid aside tie mourning she had pun
chased when she thought her husband
dead, and prepared to celebrate i home
coming.
Seated on the veranda Of bis home
the man who made the mysterious dis
appearance 4 week ago when his bath
robe was found on the beach told TIE
following story
Ii has been my custom all summer
TO 20 down 70 the beach about 1880
p. M, or later, ana take q plunge. |
generally returned tired after long
swim and slept like top. Last Tues
day night some time after 1880,
vent to tile beach and swan out
was swimming easily and not fatiguedi
E 4
ia see the distance ! had gone. tried
70 come back. but a strong ebb tide. al
ter some minutes uf effort. convinced me
! could not DO %. NV whole desire then
was to keep ahoat. ! had no plans. /
vas in the ocean, and each minute saw
the few lights on The shore grow small
err.
Il turned on my back and foated a.
long a. could. Then ! swan, Just
making a motion, doing everything I
efuld TO keep af0at aud hoping that
something would come IN sight. I can't
say that really lost hope at any time
IN fact, hope kept me going.
II think ii was about ] o'clock We'd
nesday morning when ! saw a red light
/ ] had not WASTED any breath previous
I 10 that tirne ealing orr help because
knew il was useless, bHt shouted. then
beloved ike calf, and saw in : minute
( that my cries were heard. IL was a YES
sell swan directly for the light and
was hauled aboard
/ The boat was tile Ariosn, q fishing
smack One man got some oilskins and
another got a bottle Of whiskey. ! had
held mp az long a. / could, and after
couple of pulIv at the bottle | lost
/ consciousness. I did not wake up until
$3.50 that evening.
Then we were alongside tie steam
! ship Huron. The three men on the
I Ariosa we're putting noe aboard Of her.
was hoisted by means al rope. Once
on board the second officer and engineer
I took charge fme ard ftted me ont
with some clothing I enquired how
I could send word home and was told BY
the wireless. Aly message to my wife
as ! sent II read, Am all right Picked
I up by Huron. Come and see me-,
This message / understood was
mailta to my wife because Of the tele.
grapheTs strike | was treated nicely
on board the Huron and az I O'Clock
Sunday morning we reached Charles
town. I went az once to a hotel and
/ was treated by doctor. / tried 70 get
my wife on the long distance telephone.
waited until ? O'Clock and then went
( 70 my room. They told me at o'clock
that they were unabel 20 get the call.
saw BIZ q Charlest0wH paper that my
son Carl bad started south 10 meet me.
Z He reached there at II O'Clock on Sun
Z dav. end came 20 me I have lett word
( at the pier where I was going
/ The Ocean is still where it WAS This
I is proof that part Of the story, at least
I j. correct.