London, Oct, In her eighth attempt a Londos girl typist, Miss- Mercedes Gleitze, Siem the Channel to-day from Cap} Gris Nez to Folkestone, -her time being 15 hr. 15 min.
Miss Gleitzo's swim was very remarkable owing to the lateness of the season and was carried out in dense fog. The water was calm and its temperature 60 degrees.
Miss Gleitze staggered _ashore half-conscious. In the course of an Titerview she said that after swimming for two hours she felt bitterly feold, but did not tell those in the boat accompanying her for fear that] they would advise her to give up. She endured great pain in the last] three hours of her swim. The Cog] rendered land invisible,. Just before liber feet touched shore she asked her pilot if by swimming another three hours che could do it, after which she was extremely surprised] to feel the beach beneath her London, Oct. 11, Another Englishwoman has sur the Channel, Miss Mona Maclennan, who is a Harley-street doctor, landed Folkestona at °8.90 this morning, thaving started from Cap Gris Nez at 7A0 yesterday evening.
The announcement of het success was the first intimation to the Public that she was making the attempt. where there were only 50 people.
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