The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-06
CHANCES FAVORABLE
Swimmer Grim and Deter
mined-Walks Into Chan.
mel Instead Of Diving
Kingsdown, England, An.
gust 6.-(AP)-Gertrude Ed.
erie landed here tonight, sue.
cessfully swimming the Eng.
lish channel from Cape Girls
Nez, France.

ANGAS u 01uCSe
Cape Girls Nez, France, Aue. e.
lAP)-Gertrude Ederle, the Amer.
dcan swimmer. started at 1909 this
morning IN an attempt to swim the
English Channel.
The weather conditions when she
took her plunge were fine
At 1862 =. m. Miss Ederle was
swimming fast and making rood
progress q little to the north Of .
straight line across the channel from
Cape Girls Neg.
The sea was smooth and the water
fairly. warm with the temperature at
6l.7 degrees Fahrenheit.
At 10 o'clock the American girl was
four miles north by west Of Cane Girls
Nex and stiN making rood proeress.
although the wind at that hour had
freshened, creating q slight sea. way.
Her position avs regarded as fav-
orable.
Nine Miles Out 1t Noon
At noon. about five hours after the
start, Miss Ederle was nine miles out,
Her position was good and the wealth
er was unchanged. with 4 southwest
wind.
It was grim. determined swimmer
that entered the water this morning.
in shahp contrast 10 last ya-., wh4 ),
she dove off as if on a holiday. With
set face SHE walked into the channel
from the sandy beach instead Of div.
ing from the rocks of the eAtc, ~
before.
She barely Acknowledged the cheer
of few onlookers hut walked brisk
" sun4il the water reached her waist
and then launched Oft with = Ntes ~
crawl OF % strokes To the nlinute.
mailing for the escorting tug, AlsAee,
500 yards away.
She was going very strong. and her
trainer. 7. w. Burgess, was already
warming her: "Take YOU time, Miss
At Up. m. Miss Ederle had covered
more than II miles and was still
swimming strongly. Weather and 80
conditions were unchanged.
Miss Ederle did not come from
bou1ogne on board the conveying tug,
as in her last attempt, but submitted
TO the greasing operation in the hotel
Sirene at the cape.
The greasing was done by her sis
ter, Margaret. First 4 coat Of lano-
lime about an eighth Of an inch thick
was applied and then q layer of heavy
grease. Miss Ederle then donned =
navy blue swimming suit, cut deeply
under the arms. and over this third
layer OF grease was applied.
Swimmer impatient
The swimmer displayed some i'm
patience over the long rreasine oper.
alton. and said to s4Old Bill" Burrses.
let's Get started" "ssve"S axe
Gee, but it's cold" were her first
words as she struck Oft in the chan
mel water, which registered 81 de.
grees Fahrenheit.
For the first two miles after she
caught up with the fuR, Miss Ederle
continued mechanically ct 28 TO %
strokes minute, making good prog
ress. The sea was calm, and She
raised her goggles over her forehead
for several hundred yards. ssyinx:
1T will be time enough to look
Through these things when the breess
freshens."
"Strictly business" was the motto
aboard the conveying ting, with only
MISS Ederle's father, sister. Traiuer
Burgess. Ishak He!my and q swim.
ming federetion Official, Joe Costs,
aboard besides the crew.
Newspapermen and photographers
followed on the ocean.goinr tur La
Morinine. The pilots Of both tugs did
their best to Shield the swimmer from
the increasing breeze which arose
shout noon after Miss Ederle had
been in the water five hours. At that
time she was nine miles out.
There was NO jazz band aboard the
tug, but . photograph began to
grind: "Yes. Sir, She's Ny Baby"
T0DAY'S ATTEMPT NOT
MISS EDELE0 FIRST a
Today's attempt at swimming the
English channel was not Gertrude
Ederle's first introduction to this
rough waterway lying bstween the
coasts Of France and England.
The one-time amateur champion,
who is now professional. tried last
summer to neeotiate tie same 10
miles Of water which Neptune until
now has barred to women swimmers.
After long training Miss Ederle
started from Cape Girls Mes, the same