Coroner Hoska
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- May 5, 1893A Ghastly Discovery in TacomaA railroad laborer found dead in a lodging house was subjected to post-mortem indignities, raising questions about his final hours.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 30, 1893Tragic Accident on the Tracks at WilkersonA deaf woman, known as an inmate of a 'disreputable house,' is struck and killed by a runaway box car while walking on the railroad tracks.Wilkerson, WA
- Aug 7, 1894The City Scavenger Turned Black and Died. The Coroner Said Poison.Tacoma's city scavenger died suddenly after cramps and a blackened face. The coroner blamed poison connected with his work, then decided no inquest was necessary.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 11, 1894A Dispatcher's 'Lap Order' Sent Two Freight Trains Head-On Near OrtingA single mistake on a foggy single-track line killed engineer Louis U. Harmon and critically injured fireman Edward F. Martin—and left the dispatcher waiting helplessly for the crash.Seattle, WA
- Aug 12, 1894Two Trains Met at McMillan Station. A Jury Blamed One Man at a Telegraph Key.A coal train and a shingle train collided on the Northern Pacific near McMillan, killing trainman Louis Harmon. The coroner's jury ruled the death criminal negligence — charged not to the railroad's schedules, but to dispatcher F. S. Rawlins, who had been running a post-strike backlog.Seattle, WA