Show tried to swim english channel london ot of the many attempts to swim the english channel none has come nearer resulting in success than that made by T W burgess the blacksmith swimmer burgess was compelled to give ghe up his big attempt within one mile of cape grisner OB ork the coast ot of france because of the adverse tide he ile entered the water at dover monday morning and in irk spite of the rough sea an I 1 the currents which carried can led him miles out of his course he remained in the water for twenty hours and eleven minutes |