WEIRD SENSATION.
SWIMMING IN DARK. IX)NI)GN. September 2. Mrs Hamilton, telling the story of her unsuccessful attempt to swim tho Channel, said that the sea was beau, tifully calm at the outset, but later she encountered a strong tide, accompanied by .enormous .swells, duo to passing steamers. She nad the weird sensation of swimining in the darkness, guided only by the flares from a boat. She swain Wrongly through the night, being given occasional hot drinks. At daybreak the water suddenly heaved up ahead, terrifying the swimmer. This was caused by a huge porpoise, i t When within six miles of France the tide commenced dragging her back. The ioy water and seas brought on tiredness, and she decided to give up the attempt. It was the most terrible ordeal in the world, she said, demanding the utmost endurance, both" oJiN-sical and mental. Mfs Hamilton reached a point south <J I the Goodwins when, on account of the cold water and rough seas, she became exhausted.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 20055, 18 September 1920, Page 8
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