Maccabees
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- Aug 19, 1894Ballard’s Fire Chief Killed by a Falling 1,200-Pound Head-BlockFrank Finnerin was guiding five men across a mill tramway when the stringer gave way. He died fifteen minutes later in the boarding house, leaving a wife and three small children.Seattle, WA
- Jan 21, 1895A Tacoma Marriage Ends in Murder and SuicideIsaac H. Bratton shot his wife and then himself after weeks of suspicion, religious friction, and threats—a domestic tragedy that consumed a Tacoma household.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 23, 1895Three Orphans and a Grave for Two: The Bratton Tragedy in TacomaIsaac H. Bratton killed his wife and then himself; within days a court appointed an administrator and a family friend sought guardianship of the couple's three children.Tacoma, WA