W. J. Foster
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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
- Apr 8, 1909After the Fires, Newport's Young Businessmen Build a Fire DepartmentA city-hall meeting called by the Commercial Club elects Charles Luce chief and signs more than twenty volunteers, answering a season of business-district fires.City Hall, Newport, WA