Dr. E. L. Smith
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- Jan 1, 1885The Healthiest Spot in the UnionIn 1884, a physician made the case that Seattle’s mild, stable climate made it a medical anomaly—a city where typhoid was rare and death rates were the envy of the nation.Seattle, WA
- Jul 7, 1885A Fourth of July Disaster at the Iron WorksA celebratory cannon salute leaves a local foreman maimed during Seattle's Independence Day festivities.Seattle, WA
- Jun 6, 1892Smallpox Scare at Providence HospitalA laborer misdiagnosed with measles is found to have smallpox, triggering a full-scale sanitization effort at a local Seattle hospital.Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1892Tragedy at Pioneer PlaceA laborer loses his leg after a harrowing accident on the Yesler Avenue cable line.Seattle, WA