Word: fisher
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Such a set-up proved too tempting for Hollister. On the fateful day of the wreck, he recalls, "Charlie Fisher and I were just trying to see what we could do with the elevator...
...Contacted at his home in Weston, Mass., last night, Charles P. Fisher '42 had a somewhat more detailed explanation of just why he and his friend happened to be in the elevator...
Starting from the top of the Museum, Hollister and Fisher began their descent. They never touched the brake rope. "By the time we passed the first floor, we had gained pretty good momentum," Hollister recalls...
...According to Fisher, this sort of a ride was routine for Hollister. "Paul always used to let the elevator hit the basement floor. Only, the winch never gave way before. Depending on his morale, Paul would go faster or slower. He out-did himself on this occasion...
Fortunately for both Hollister and Fisher, they were standing directly underneath the elevator's one cross-beam, which saved them from being crushed by the debris. "We were really pretty lucky," Hollister admits...