James McGough
Named in 3 stories. Back to all names
- Jun 13, 1889Seattle's 1889 Fire Destroys 64 Acres of DowntownA glue pot disaster in a paint shop levels sixty-four acres of Seattle’s business district, triggering a massive regional relief effort.Seattle, WA
- Jun 27, 1889A Glue Pot, a Pail of Water, and the Fire That Took SeattleA painter, a cabinetmaker and a frightened workman recount how a glue pot and a bucket of water ignited the blaze that consumed Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1894The Man Accused of Starting the Great Seattle Fire Gets a New Trial—and Denies He Did ItJ. W. Tollman, convicted of robbing a butcher, wins a new trial; he also confronts the old rumor that he knocked over the glue pot that burned Seattle in 1889.Seattle, WA