New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-25
COLLEGE CREWS ATNEW-LOYDOX
GLOOM OVER BENJAMI

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| GLOON O( LIZ bENJAMIN D"Al" H.
| COLUMBIA MEN DISCUSSING TIE PkoPKlEN OF
| GONG ON WITH TIE EACE-FAIsE SENTIMENT
| To GIVE IT UP-PRiPAKAIIONo FOR TIE HAIR
| YAED-YALE RACE.
| IFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rkiB'NE'l
| NEW-LONDON, Conn, June 2i-lhe contrast
presented this morning to the usual scenes on
tbe morning before an expected race was
.incnIarlv striking. Some fifty e. lumbia students
| ann, II, b,, last rioht's boat and nv NIGHT trains
fuIl Of hone and enthusiasm over the prospects OF
tbcir crr,v and entirely ignorant of Yesterdays
tragedy. But the first words that met them here
siloucrd their laughter and turned their bright
authorizations into sorrow Their gay tones were
lowered their faces aideucd aud they gathered in
ouiet groups about the hotel lobby sadly discussing
fine trlgciyand mplticntly awaiting the New-Yorl
na,ers (, learn the details Of B,njanin's sudden
death. host ofafectionate remembrance of their
lost friend Ia the Classroom the river and IN soeia
life wa, called up often with hardly represed tears
Meantime strangers mad begun 10 come into the city
for the race only to return shocked into IT, pectul
silence while the blue and White ribbons in the
store windows seemed mockery, and in some caaes
were removed. This feeling of gloom was height
encd by the appearance Of the Columbia at the
Cracker IIouse about 10 o'clock Their downcast
f,ceSand attitudes of detection showed the sincerity
of their grief while band of Grape on their left
arm, was the outward badge OF mourning.
Alta little past il the students silently filed down
to tbe DEPOT for il was known that Mr. f. Z.
Heriamin wonId take the body Of his TO
New-Yorl1 on the 1888 a. IN. train. travellers and
the usual habItues of the depot paused impressed
by the scene on the long platform. crowd or
students with every trace OF their eXuberant spirits
gone. stood IN silence around long mario" OoN'
wi
tWeuty-tour hours before had been IN the full en-
;,.,,t ,f o b.nu,. unclcud.d life Neor hv with
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man his face lined with the traces of his over
mastering prief The train rolled in from the
-. iii ,.r,ros,,ir,IoJ arms
ferry. SlN students W'th crApe-ehcTc'ct arms
lifted the coffin and placed 1t IN the
o"'-''3'-r"' "i'i'T t,, Ill. tn,.
uncovered anu "'"'" i''
ing 10 restrain their fears. Dir. benjamin
,, r,,,,-,rd IN fla, ear looked ut the coffin for
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moment ana Ht9iH' ""iN'"7 i-i''7i V'0 '''
students who respectfully made way ne Ie'urheu
10 h., sent with the fcars yelling from ms eyes.
~, +;, ,ll.d NH while the eolealans watched its
! De- Inn ~ iiI
departure Win Dt'eu "e''''' .......,,..
II Is unnatural for }oHng men cOuIhualS
IN bo,r sp,h q strain and so when the LAST trace OF
49,, So; - Li now, and Rho .,ro,,,s ,,er,
theIr Ctlu Iil'Iu n"'' E"l'' ".' '''0 -'0''
again gathered IN the hoJel i"ooy, the question: %
tIa race M once came M for discussion. THIS was
i,i,lI ~ ,,,,, ,f fine siudcnt3 were anxious TO
lheNl'loie' aS u'd"y Vi 'Nc
leave tine city at once IN case lner' was 10 DO no
racp and no one was DESTROYS of remaining over
s,,a, ,rh.,o yep, naturally some differences of
sammy ~ " -, 49,. mint. oe
opinion among the Sludeh'S as 10 'H' PioIi'''J u
! going on with the race. Everyone WAS ANXIOUS TO
avoid any opnearance of di,rcspect to the memory
- tI.i, ri',,I Inf .,. ,,r,ed tbot if ,vould he
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raise sentiment 10 give up 'Ho i"oo "i'o'
| years preparation. and that young Benjamin
| himself would not have wished this to be done.
| Captain CoWic-. Mr.. Muller aud one or two others
| mat with Mr. Goodwin IN parlor ~ the CrOcker
lO,s, % hold consultation in regard to matters.
! About noon the members OF the crew with
! NJ. Goodwin and most of the Columbia
| students VINO were IN the city went
! M the river in the steam launcb
| W 4 bancroft and the members of the Harvard