Deseret Evening News | 1909-09-11 | Page 12 | Swimmer Run down and Drowned in Hell Gate

SWIMMER RUN RUNDOWN DOWN AND DROWNED IN HELL GATE GATEN New N Nui Yok V 11 A As the steam boat bose Pe Ilk k the th narrow channel of Hell lIell late thus the th pilot sighted righted In and Anel struggling the eddies a II swimmer who u MIR its u afterward found to 11 be bl Hobert J Douglas of ur As Astoria s toria tonta An As th the channel waa too nar narrow narOw narrow row Ow for the steamboat to be hI turned And thus the current too swift fur for her herto herto to 10 stop atop the tho pilot was wan confronted by b the alternative of running the craft on ho Ii rocks or of running down tim tho th swimmer He lie pounded sounded the ilIA alarm but Douglas was aa to tn get Jt out of ot the tho thea I a and was w run down and drowned hail had served wred In the navy pavy mid amid had gained a R refutation AM aim R n R He hart had an ambition to cross Hell lIell Oat at nt that time of at f the Ih tide and M UR ww all at attempting attempting tempting the feat when he b lost o t his life