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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 321, 2 December 1875, Page 2

a'i " : Vienna 'is remfoded by 'Ca^tSiii #ebb;a |jr6raorti-. r nary exploit, of a reafarkisbie faafe gerformad in 1846 b/,a Jyiennese joiner, named Bohnmejgfs, w|hd aWam Irom Vienna, to Prafourg jo seven boors ; taking thejfaia dings' of the BaQUba into accotfoi, , thju- di§tatice amounti to eight Germaßf^thafi i«, aboul fo.rty Bngfwh miles. " fhe joinar thare/orQ awam at, tha rate of nearly Bis miles an hour. The utjdertaking created la geod deal of Qscjfieaient at the time. T^r^a^ant swibmer W as cheered oa hia wayNiy fooaghtful friends, who adnaioisterecla^ tel/cutlet and a glasss of beer to hio while in the water; He was ao little fatigued on arriving at Preßburg, that ;he at ooce entered a swimming bWjhithere; and awam with aeyeral geatiemeti fora wager. ; Bobnmeista was otferwise known as a vsryjattong man, aa : d vanquished a French athlete who appeared About that .time.. Hla long /swim : no doubt, a wonderful performance, but *he peaceful conditions la which it took place deprive if qf the impresßfTe charact/r of Captain Wqbb'a heroic through blindiug aurf and baffling winds. c " (.For continuation of JNews see fourth page) ."_ - ■ I V -*