Show FAILS FAlLS AGAIN TO I SWI 1 CHANNEL Burgess Gives Up Eighth Attempt Attempt Attempt At At- tempt to Cros Cross English Strait Strait WITHIN HALF MILE OF GOAL I Covers Over 50 Miles in T wen wen- Hours and and- ty-S ty Seven ty-Seven ven Eleven Minutes Republican Special Cable London Lonton Aug IS T. 1ST T. T W. W Burgess made his eighth attempt to swim acro across the channel toda today but was compelled to abandon the tho difficult I feat when within halt half a mile mie of ot the II French coast const after atter having been in the thc water 27 27 hours and 11 1 minutes j Burgess started from Dover DOyel at al 90 1 o'clock yesterday morning and gave gao up LIP at nt I o'clock this morning after c covering nearly 5 Co GO miles mies le He lie was wast waso t t wor o miles mies from Capt Capt at I 1 1230 2 30 a. a a m. m mo when he was Wa caught b by a strong Ud tide and carried along the tho Coast From that line until the he be I Imade made nathe a tremendous light and reduced his Is distance to lo the coast to a half halt a a. nile mile mie But Dut realizing that several erl hours would could be needed to to achieve victory and md that this was be beyond nd his strength ht lie IC mounted the ladder of or tho the tug tUI that was wa vas accompanying him and acknowledged I ed edged ed another failure He le climbed tho ho ladder without assistance but hut complained d later hater of or stiffness in his Je leg CR muscles mUscle Burgess made mache his heat attempt to swim wim the channel on September 6 G 1901 90 and ant gave Javo up after a struggle of or about bout 15 hours The next morning mornIng he started again and ant covered 22 miles mies in inight eight ight arid and ant three-quarters three hours Theno Then ho he o had hat to abandon the attempt because because be be- cause ause of oC a gale On July 28 25 1905 Burgess S tried gain again getting within three miles of ofte the te French coast On August 9 of o the tho same ime y yeas year al' al he lie came within four and a aalt half alt miles mies of oC France Francc August 2 1 and 25 5 saw sav sw similar failures August 30 iO O 1906 was BUge Burgesss Burgess's ss s's last effort rort until today On that lint occasion he ho ci remained In the water 18 IS hours but Lit was carried over to Goodwin Sands antI his tug could not go on that mt perilous course courso with wih him Tho rho channel between Dover and Ca ae e Is only 20 0 miles miCH wide ant but it the tide tte through tho tIme straits straUs Is very ver strong arid ard swimmers are aro obliged cd to croes at a wide an |