Coroner Sparling
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- Mar 24, 1899The City Buried Its Own Mistake: Coroner’s Verdict Blames Seattle for Deadly Boiler ExplosionA coroner’s jury has issued a scathing indictment against the city of Seattle, its building inspectors, and a plumber for the negligence that led to a Tuesday night explosion. The verdict fixes blame on the municipality for allowing a dangerous steam heater beneath a public sidewalk without proper oversight.Queen Anne, Seattle
- May 6, 1899The Man Who Vanished: A Fisherman’s Tragic End on the Seattle WaterfrontAl L. Mason, a steady South Seattle fisherman, was found dead in the bay near the Washington Iron Works after slipping from the docks late at night.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA