THE serious accident on the Old Colony Railroad last Tuesday evening, which caused the death of fourteen men and women, is an event of more than ordinary interest to undergraduates, from the fact that three well-known men in college were on the train, and had a marvellous escape from death. They were all in the English coach, which was wrecked completely, but none of them were injured. One of the gentlemen was sitting side by side with a man who was killed instantly. The other two were sitting so near each other that there was just room enough for an iron beam, that broke through the side of the car, to pass between them without striking either of them. Such a miraculous preservation of life, accompanied with the sudden death of the unfortunate people who had gone out for a holiday, cannot fail to arouse in our minds the most serious thoughts, while the fate of the oarsman, whose familiar face will be missed at the boat-house, is a sad event to record. The preservation of the lives and limbs of our friends is a subject for thankfulness and congratulation.
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