Thomas Smith
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- May 9, 1885The Saloon at the Race TrackA legal battle over liquor licenses in the Duwamish precinct reveals the limits of civic power when faced with the relentless machinery of the law.Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 1889Coal Fall Paralyzes Wilkeson Mine Loader Thomas SmithA coal mine loader suffers a devastating, life-altering injury on the job, highlighting the brutal risks faced by labor in late 19th-century Washington.Wilkeson, WA
- Aug 28, 1892Live Steam in the Firebox: A Deckhand's Terrible ScaldingThomas Smith was thrown into the bow of the steamer Ellis when a boiler pipe burst; he begged that his ill wife not read the news.Seattle, WA
- Aug 31, 1892A Deckhand’s Wife Arrives in Seattle to Find Him DeadThomas Smith was scalded when a steamer boiler pipe burst. He died at Providence Hospital just as his wife reached Seattle from Sidney.Seattle, WA
- Apr 21, 1895Caught in the Shaft: A Tacoma Oiler's Death Nobody SawFred Smith went to work at three in the morning at the St. Paul Tacoma Lumber mill. Two and a half hours later his workmates noticed he was missing — and found him beside the shaft he had been oiling.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 14, 1903A Tragic End Near AddyA nineteen-year-old woman dies by suicide years after a forced annulment of her marriage, highlighting the societal pressures of the era.Addy, WA