Show SPEED OF SWIM AMAZES FRENCH Conqueror of Channel Is Toast of All Seagoing Folk BOULOGNE E France Aug AuS 7 7 Gertrude By Dy The Associated Press Press Press-Ger- Ger trude Ederle American swimming I marvel was wag as toasted by veteran fisher folk all along alon the coast to tonight night as Neptune's favorite fa daugh ter daughter because of her victory over the treacherous English channel Judging from the sheaves sheans of congratulatory messages from all parts of ot the world which continue to pour In to quarters tera evident on Cape pape Gris Nez It Is evI- evI evi dent tha that admirers of ot sea exploits are of ot greater number than those Interested In the most brilliant aerial exploits From the time the New York girl returned to the French coaston coast coaston coaston on the tug which had cooed her across the channel on her gruelling swim until she ho retired late tonight she the was overwhelmed ovel wIth congratulations Congratulation conveyed or by message Her dar dar- darIng dec dar daring ing exploit especially the speed she he made In swimming from the French to the English coast was as the all absorbing topIc topic at the nearby watering places by wealthy sojourners sojourner as well as by fisher fisher- folk folic Miss III Eden Ederle when she stepped ashore Kings down on the beach at Kings down England last lut night after 14 1414 hours hour of ot battle batUe with tides and waves and even Iven rain ap appeared ap- ap appeared peered to be none the worse for forthe forthe the experience Today Toda she sho showed no reaction although she he spent the greater part of It resting When she the retired thu this evening she ahe was gratified that numerous friends and admirers who gathered In and around the hotel had carefully avoided the tho stereotyped phrase I hope you are feeling all right and retrained refrained from In- In In In foisting on autographs 00 I |