June 12 – June 22, 1876
The First Hospital for the Working Man
Reports said Dr. G.A. Weed opened a Seattle hospital for injured loggers, mill workers.
9 reports in The Daily Intelligencer, June 12 – June 22, 1876.
The story
A series of Daily Intelligencer reports dated June 12–22, 1876, announced that Dr. G.A. Weed had opened a hospital in Seattle to serve sick and disabled workers, especially those injured in logging camps and sawmills. One report placed the facility on Commercial Street, and a later item also mentioned miners and coal mines; the reports describe it as a private hospital for industrial laborers but give few other details.
Told from the 9 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 9
- The Daily IntelligencerThe Industrial Hospital of the Frontier
In 1876, Dr. G.A. Weed opened a hospital in downtown Seattle to treat the rising tide of casualties from the region’s booming logging camps and mills.
- The Daily IntelligencerThe Pioneer Infirmary for the Puget Sound Frontier
Dr. G.A. Weed announces the opening of a new hospital to serve the 'pressing wants' of the rugged workers and pioneers in the Washington wilderness.
- The Daily IntelligencerThe Perils of the Frontier: Seattle’s First Industrial Hospital
In 1876, Dr. G.A. Weed opened a medical facility explicitly designed to care for the victims of Puget Sound’s dangerous timber and milling industries.
- The Daily IntelligencerThe Need for a Healing Haven in the Sawmills
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital on Commercial Street to serve the broken bones and industrial injuries common to Seattle’s booming logging and mill camps.
- The Daily IntelligencerThe First Private Hospital for Seattle's Industrial Laborers
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a facility to serve the many 'sick and disabled' workers in the hazardous timber and milling industries of the Puget Sound frontier.
- The Daily IntelligencerDr. Weed Opens Seattle Hospital for Injured Laborers
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a dedicated facility in 1876 to care for the laborers sustaining Seattle’s industrial boom.
- The Daily IntelligencerSeattle Hospital Offers Care for Loggers, Miners, Mill Workers
Before state-sponsored healthcare, Dr. G.A. Weed established a private hospital in Seattle specifically to treat the frequent injuries of loggers and mill workers.
- The Daily IntelligencerThe Frontier Infirmary Built for Broken Bodies
As Seattle's industry boomed in 1876, one local doctor established a hospital specifically to treat the frequent, brutal injuries sustained in the region's rugged lumber mills and logging camps.
- The Daily IntelligencerThe Industrial Infirmary of the Frontier
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital in Seattle to treat the frequent, brutal injuries sustained in the region's burgeoning sawmills, coal mines, and logging camps.
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The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 12, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 13, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 15, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 16, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 17, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 19, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 20, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 21, 1876
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