Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
American to Try
to Swim Across the
English Channel
Charles B. Durborow Plans Making
Heroic Effort for Captain
Webb's Feat.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12-Cherles 3,
Durborow Of Riverton. ~ j., the young
Philadelphia bank clerk who has already
established long distance swimming rec
ord Is making plans 20 carry out his am
biton TO swim the English channel next
year.
In furtherance OF this intention, Mr.. Dur
borrow wrote for points to Ted" Heaton
OF Liverpool the famous English swimmer,
who recently attempted the channel swim,
but was compelled to give up when within
three miles Of the French coast after
being twelve hours IN the water.
Mr.. Durborow has received reply from
Heaton which win prove interesting TO
swimmers In general and would-be chan
mel swimmers in particular The letter Is
as follows
THE BATHS, CORVALLIS Street Liver
pool, England.-Dear Sir: ] am In receipt
Of your inquiry IN regard TO channel SWIM
ming. I have read with interest OF your
swim to ConshOcken and also from Bhila-
delphia TO Chester and return. Should you
have desire 20 try the channel you Will
find a very hard .nut to crack
Your tweve-hOur swim might be a. good
as five or six hours in the channel as II Is
all crOss-current.
This channel is never IN good mood 20
I allow anyone to cross IL by swimming, con-
seQuently you cannot swim II just when
you vP1nt to--you may have % wait
I
when it does come, you are then kind OF
tired Of waiting, q good deal Of the de-
termination has been taken out of youth
other words, you have gone stale
That is one portion Of the picture. Next
you must be filled up with a determine
ton 10 stop in the water twenty-fouI
dime, must have had some OF the ex-
perience Of what you like to eat IN the
/ turn your insldes You must be prepared
/ for any amount Of seasickness q had
/ eight hours Of Il this year,. You musl
/ have reliable bOatmen and plenty OF
money, as a steamer Is required 10 convey
/ the press and witnesses without which II
/ is useless making the attempt. And, or
TOP or THIS, no man can swim the ehanne
| Training-What suits one man will mo-
DO for another Time required-Not les'
| I think this answers the questions cand
Z Idly from one who knows. In any case, II
/ you have an ambition to swim the channe
\ Captain Webb not because Of nOtOriety
1 or because others have tried; 1 mean al
| ambition that possibly you may be foster
/ Ing In your business, say, to become 9
\ bank manager or some other important
post an ambition not Of mushroom
I growth, but one that has been working II
YOU for years then, satisfied on this pOin
and prepared to take the punishment try
4 Should you visit England shall b,
\ pleased to see you here at any time.
u Perhaps you will be good enough 20 sent
swim fromS Some enc Of ne n V S fes
You speak OF w. A. Curwen ovei
there. What Is he dolng7 Is he doing AM
goOd2 I heard q remark in conversation
IN q train the other day. It was said n
was called Daredevil Curwen."
smiled. Yours faithfully, Prof. Ted Heaton
Mr.. Durborow proposes training for hi
channel attempt in Boston harbor Angus
Il last, chilled by the coolest water he ha'
ever encountered. Mr.. Durborow faile'
in his effort to swim the famous cours
from Charlestown bridge to Boston light
in Boston Harbor He feels sure, however
Of succeeding In this after proper train
ing. He will exercise contantly durinl
the coming winter and in the spring viii
take practice. swims IN the Delaware river
He will SO to Boston about the middle o
next summer II he is successful IN tn
Boston light swim he will go to England