J. W. Wilson
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- Nov 25, 1876The Floor Gives Way: Panic and Death at Seattle’s Morris Opera HouseA grand opening night turns into a nightmare when the second-story floor of the newly converted theater collapses into the stables below, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the city's earliest major disasters.Opera House, Seattle
- Jul 21, 1883The St. Charles Swindle: A Hotel Proprietor Vanishes Owing $2,500A charming stranger leases a Second Street hotel, furnishes it on credit, then slips away to Tacoma—leaving creditors, rumors of a false wife, and a trail of attachment suits.Seattle, WA