e journey, without any remarkable incident, at half-past
three the following afternoon.

In July, 1891, Captain Dalton swam from Blackwall to Gravesend in the
River Thames, London, covering the entire distance on his back.

In December, 1891, Captain Dalton swam for 16 hours continuously at the
Dover Baths, England.

On August 27, 1902, after several brilliant attempts, Montagu Holbein
swam the English Channel, but was compelled to desist when only two
miles from the finishing point, after staying in the water for 22-1/2
hours.

The following feats have been recorded as accomplished during the year
1911:

William T. Burgess, of Yorkshire, England, crossed the English Channel
from South Foreland, Dover, England, to La Chatelet, two miles east of
Cape Gris Nez, France. Burgess started at 11.15 A.M., September 5, and
finished at 9.50 A.M., September 6. Time, 22 hours 35 minutes. The
distance is 40 miles. Burgess is said to have covered nearly 60 miles,
owing to changes in the tide and currents.

On June 11th Martin M. Harris, in an attempt to swim from Chester, Pa.,
to Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa., a distance of 16-1/2 miles, was
forced to retire at Greenwich, after covering 13-1/2 miles in 4 hours 8
minutes.

On June 25th Charles Durburrow swam from the Million Dollar Pier,
Atlantic City, N.J., to Ocean City, about 8 miles, in the open sea in 5
hours 33 minutes.

On July 22d Jabez Wolffe, in an attempt to cross the English Channel
from Sangatte, France, had to retire when within a mile of St.
Margaret's Bay, England, owing to adverse tides, after 15 hours'
swimming.

On July 23d Charles Durburrow, in an attempt to swim from the Battery,
New York City, to Sandy Hook, was forced to give up, owing to adverse
tides, when 1-1/4 miles from Sandy Hook, after swimming about 20 miles
in 6 hours 43 minutes. About this time Joseph O'Connor swam from
Watertown, Mass., in the Charles River, to Cambridge Bridge, Boston, a
distance of about 8 miles, in 6 hours 46 minutes.

On August 6th Samuel Richards swam from Charlestown Bridge, Boston, to
Boston Light, a distance of about 10 miles, in 6 hours 15 minutes.

On August 13th Noah Marks swam from Chester, Pa., in the Delaware River,
to Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., a distance of 16-3/4 miles, in 5
hours 19 minutes. Miss Rose Pitonoff swam from East Twenty-sixth Street,
New York City, to Steeplechase Park Pier, Coney Island, a distance of
about 20 miles, in 8 hours 1