Word: river
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...steamer City of Worcester of the Norwich line, bound for New London, Conn., ran on the rocks known as the Governor's Table in East river last night. The passengers were safely transferred to New York...
...postponed race between Elliott and Riley will take place today on the Harlem river...
...arrangements to them, they decided to abide by their former decision. But, having found the tide to be high at 11.15 A. M. instead of at 11, they decided, in order to have the same conditions, to row at 12 or not at all. Col. Bancroft crossed the river to the Columbia quarters, and went with Messrs. Goodwin, Cowles and a third member of the Columbia party into a room apart from the other men, and, in accordance with his instructions from the Harvard crew, stated that Harvard would row at 12 or not at all. Mr. Goodwin said that...
...well understood to mean the tide at least two hours after flood, and it was so understood by the parties to the agreement. The condition as to the state of the tide was an explicit and essential part of the agreement, because, owing to the peculiarities of the Thames river, at no other time is the water equally fair to both contestants over the whole course down stream...
...Cowles then said that the conditions of the two courses at 12 M. would be very unlike, since the tide, as is well known, runs up on the Columbia course some time after it is making ebb on the other course, which is near the middle of the river. This he thought a very strong reason for objecting to rowing at 12, and he asked Mr. Hammond to give his objection to 2 o'clock. The Harvard captain said that some of his men wished to leave town on the afternoon train, which starts about 5 o'clock...