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  2. Nearly Giving Up.

    There is no other swimmer who knows so much of the tidal conditions in the Channel as Burgess, arid, as alwals, be took great interest in his ...

    Article : 393 words
  3. The Channel Conquered at Last.

    For seven years Thomas William Burgess, the Yorkshire blacksmith, who is now a naturalised Frenchman, has been trying to swim the Channel. In that ...

    Article : 373 words
  4. GREAT POSSESSIONS.

    Two lovers, rustic, simple, a little torn and mended like the country, stood hand in hand beside a gate. Their eyes, all dewy like the field at dawn, made ...

    Article : 1,627 words
  5. Weidman has Swimming Lesson.

    Captain Pearson shouted, “If you can stick to it a little longer, Bill, you won’t be troubled with this job again” to which Burgess answered, amid ...

    Article : 410 words
  6. LOVERS COMMIT SUICIDE TOGETHER.

    The melancholy circumstances surrounding the death of the two young lovers who threw themselves into the Thames opposite the Ttate Gallery, ...

    Article : 637 words
  7. Trvels Faster than Boat.

    At 6.30 the sun dipped below the horizon, and, in accordance with Capt. Pearson’s expectations, the wind fell altogether, and by nightfall an oily ...

    Article : 648 words
  8. We’ll Settle it Now!”

    Burgess’s Cheery Remark When Told Success was Probable if he Could Hold Out. Burgess started on his great swim at ...

    Article : 175 words
  9. Last Plucky Dash.

    Burgess said he was in a bad way, but if necessary he would make a dash for the shore. He great pluck was the only thing that kept him going. ...

    Article : 278 words
  10. Steamer gives way to Swimmer.

    In addition to the grease he also wore as protection against the sea and sun a pair of motor goggles and a rubber bathing cap. The loppy water, ...

    Article : 471 words
  11. Burgess Greets his Mother.

    In a few minutes Burgess was quite himself again, and he went back on to the motor boat and had a sleep, while the rest of the party went round to ...

    Article : 252 words
  12. Queer method of Cheering.

    About this time, after 18 hours’ swimming, Burgess got a little weak. He stated that he was all right physically, but felt “light-headed.” He ...

    Article : 295 words
  13. The Channel’s Conqueror.

    Thomas William Burgess was born at Rotherham forty years ago. He began life as a blacksmith, and when only fifteen left England and settled in ...

    Article : 71 words
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