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The Tragedy of Suzuki Kumakichi

A Japanese fisherman is discovered dead in his cabin at Holmes Harbor, the victim of accidental asphyxiation.

“Found dead in the sloop West Seattle... came to his death by accidental asphyxiation in coal gas.”

The Tragedy at Holmes Harbor: A Log Roller’s Fatal Mistake

In the early days of Snohomish County’s timber boom, a simple error in judgment turned a lunch break into a death sentence for James McLachlan.