Show tried to swim english channel london londom of the many attempts to swim the english channel none has hag come nearer resulting in success than that made by T NV burgess the blacksmith swimmer burgess was compelled to give up his attempt within ono one mile of cape grisner Gri on the coast of france because of the adverse tide lie ile entered the water at dover monday morning and in ia spite of the rough sea and the currents which carried him miles out of his course ho he remained in the water for twenty hours and eleven minutes |