Western Mill Company
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- Apr 14, 1883New Life at Lake UnionThe Western Mill Company begins construction on a new sawmill on Lake Union, signaling an industrial expansion for the area.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- Apr 3, 1884Mill Worker Critically Injured in Lake Union AccidentA young worker is fighting for his life after a machine accident at the Western Mill Company.Seattle, WA
- Aug 8, 1885The Hop Pickers' Labor PipelineBusiness leaders in 1885 Seattle formalize the recruitment of Chinese labor to fuel Washington's booming hop harvest.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 26, 1887The Price of a Hand in the SawmillA bitter letter to the editor disputes a recent verdict, revealing the harsh realities and dangerous labor disputes of Washington's timber industry.Seattle, WA
- May 13, 1888The Queen City’s Timber Heart: Inside Seattle’s Lumber BoomA detailed look at the seven sawmills powering Seattle’s growth, the wages of the men who cut them, and a massive waterfront land deal that signals the city's future.West Seattle, Seattle
- Feb 24, 1891A Deadly Winter Afternoon on Seattle's Unfenced SidewalksWhile the city celebrated a rare snowfall with coasting, a teenager's death and multiple injuries on elevated, railing-less sidewalks turned the joy into a tragedy.Prospect Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Feb 23, 1892A Near-Fatal Plunge into Lake UnionThree young girls were rescued from the icy, thirty-foot-deep waters of Lake Union after a log boom accident near the Western Mill Company.Seattle, WA
- Apr 16, 1892The Great Timber Rush: Seattle's Lumber Boom of 1892A record-breaking export season for Puget Sound mills reveals the friction between burgeoning local production and the crippling cost of rail freight.Seattle, WA
- Aug 19, 1892The Secret Syndicate Attempting to Control the Pacific Timber TradeA covert effort by lumber barons to establish a monopoly by paying smaller mills to shut down.Seattle, WA
- May 14, 1893Streetcar Collision at Western MillA morning commute turns dangerous when an electric streetcar collides with a lumber wagon.Fremont, Seattle, WA
- May 23, 1899The Fire Fiend Stalks Seattle's WaterfrontA witness spots a mysterious arsonist fleeing the Western Mill in a rowboat, stoking fears of a serial firebug terrorizing the city's timber industry.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1899Serial Arson at the Western MillA night watchman thwarts an attempt to burn down a Lake Union mill, marking the third suspicious fire in a single week.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- May 25, 1904Mill Accident Injures South Tacoma YouthA teenage worker is recovering after being struck by machinery at the Western Mill Company.Tacoma, WA