Show HEATON NEARLY JEARL Y SWIMS THE ENGLISH CHA CHANNEL INEL DOVER Ai Aug AIS g. g 28 Edward Edward Heaton of Liverpool came within a mile and a half halff of f swimming the English channel yesterday yester yester- da day He gave up the attempt when withIn with- with In n that distance of the tile French coast at 1127 1 27 o'clock last night He lie entered the water at at Dover at 8 S o'clock yesterday morning lIe He was favored favored fa- fa ored with ideal conditions The temperature tempera- tempera tune ture ure of the tile sea was 64 degrees which Is la higher than it has been all season and the tides which were remarkably dead enabled him to make splendid progress Jabez the English swimmer who started from Dover at 4 p. p m. m yesterday yes- yes erday to cross the channel to France was to give up after having covered thirteen miles in eight Hours |