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...report of John S. Damrell, Boston's inspector of buildings, upon the causes of the accident at the Harvard boat-house, is as follows : L. E. Sexton, President of the Harvard University Boat Club-Dear Sir : In response to your letter under date of Nov. 12,1883, I visited the site of the Harvard University Boat Club house in Cambridge, Mass., and examined building and platforms on the west or water side of same, with a view of ascertaining the cause of accident Oct. 20, 1883. The platform I found in a wrecked condition-that is, a certain or central...
Slosson beat Sexton in cushion carom billiards on Thursday by 17 points thus winning the championship...
...Hibbard, Darling, Trail, Cogan, L. R. Gifford, T. J. Coolidge, Bates, Nolen, Frost, Morss, Ellis, Noble, Berryman, Simonds, C. B. Davis, Phippen, Moore. Disquisitions-Lancaster. Williams, W. I. Keep, Noonan, Nichols, Riley, Chapman, G. H. Perkins, J. Lowman, Dana, Goepp, H. E. Barnes, Glover, O. F. Hibbard, Abbott, Pratt, Sexton, Peirson...
Monday morning an examination was made at the boat house by Messrs. Sexton and Perklns. It seems that the theory of the accident offered in Monday's HERALD-CRIMSON was a mistaken one, and more complete investigation shows that the structure was more insecure than the first account would indicate. The pile on which the structure rested had slipped from its original upright position and had gradually acquired a slant of some twenty degrees some time since. A knotch was cut in the side of the pile about three inches deep and in this an upright brace was fixed upon...
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