Receiver Backus
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- Jun 20, 1895The Night a Streetcar Powerhouse Fire Left Half of Seattle DarkA pre-dawn blaze at Fifth and Pine gutted the Consolidated Street Railway plant, destroyed nearly all its cars and dynamos, crippled three lines, and blacked out everything north of Pike Street.Seattle, WA
- Jun 21, 1895A Powerhouse Fire Couldn't Keep Seattle's Streetcars Down for LongFlames destroyed the Consolidated Street Railway's power house and dozens of cars before dawn, but borrowed dynamos and quick repairs had the lines running again by morning.Seattle, WA