A serious rowing accident was narrowly prevented yesterday afternoon by the bravery of a student.
A. W. Ryder '97, was rowing down the river in a wherry, when the boat struck against the piles of the Boylston street bridge and stuck there. In trying to push off, the wherry was upset, and Ryder being unable to extricate his feet from the straps, was dragged under the boat. He at length managed to free himself and reach the surface, but not until he had almost lost consciousness, and was unable to swim ashore.
S. L. Fuller, of the freshman crew, saw the accident from the bridge, and instantly jumped into the river. He succeeded in dragging Ryder across the bottom of his upturned boat, where he held him until assistance came from the Weld Boat Club.
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