Word: river
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Saturday an excursion in N. H. 4 will leave Cambridge at 8.15 A. M. to visit the coal mines at Newport. The members will then walk to Fall River and return to Boston by train...
...lacrosse team will leave the Old Colony Depot today at 6 o'clock, for New York, via. the Fall River Line...
...determined to retain its laurels as premier in athletics during the season of 1883-84. football, lawntennis, lacrosse, baseball, boating, bicycling and cricket and track athletics have begun with a boom, and the prospect is excellent for even a more successful season than last year. Victorious on the river, in athletics, bicycling and lacrosse, with a record to be proud of and with a standard in base-ball, cricket and foot-ball in every way creditable, it stands ahead of any other college in the country...
...than usual, as the crowd left the floats on account of the rain. At about 11-55, just as the four crews were drawing into line for the start at the lower bridge, the lower balcony suddenly gave away, at a point near the centre, the part nearest the river going first. Those on the edge jumped into the water, while some near the doors ran back into the building and others ran down the platforms leading to the floats. almost at the same moment the upper balcony came down. As this gave way neat the centre, all those crowded...
...careless construction of the platform. The upper platform was supported by pillars running from the platform below which in turn rested on a transverse beam. This beam rested on the top of a strong pile, which was driven into the soft, muddy bottom of the river. In the first place the pile upon which the whole structure rested was never driven in until it struck a solid foundation, but was merely inserted in holes dug in the mud for the purpose. Upon this pile rested a transverse beam, from which the pillars reached to the upper platform. A short distance...