"We are deeply saddened by the death of the twotroopers and the two AT&T employees," Weld said inthe press conference yesterday. "We are remindedagain of the danger state troopers face everyday."
AT&T spokesperson Robin Sayre said yesterdaythat the company spent much of the day with Howelland McCarthy's families.
"The supervisor spent some time this morningnotifying the families and dealing with theirgrief and ours," she said.
Both men would have completed 29 years with thefirm next month.
Weld praised the AT&T technicians, who hadrecently worked at the state house on acommunications contract.
"They were friendly, helpful professionals andour staff worked closely with them," the governorsaid.
Members of Harvard's sailing team reacted withshock upon hearing the news of the crash.
Assistant Sailing Coach Michael O'Connellarrived at the building yesterday morning tosurvey the damage, Wrinn said.
The crash may also impact the upcoming seasonfor the Harvard sailing team. The 4,629 squarefoot building serves as the group's headquarters,storage and training facility.
The team's fleet of 47 fiberglass sailboats,each of which are valued at roughly $5,000 and arehoused in the facility, were not harmed, saidMichael S. Horn '63, the sailing team's headcoach.
"There's a lot of money [here]," Horn said."There's a lot of my life in the building; it'spretty upsetting right now."
Although most of the boats were not damaged,Horn said the team may have to cancel its homemeets because of the building's structural damage.
The crash left a large gash in the western wallof the building. It also partially damaged thebuilding's indoor hoist system, a circularturnstile with which the boats are stored,according to Wrinn.
"The building might be condemned," said teammember Rachel K. Smith '96. "From the outside, itwas an absolute disaster. They wouldn't let us inthere."