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8 stories matching crash
- The Engineer’s Heartbreak
An engineer rushing home to his dying daughter crashes his train, only to find solace in the delirium of his final moments.
- The Moose in the Kitchen
When an unexpected visitor crashed a domestic scene in Huntsville, a group of women took matters into their own hands.
- The Seattle Iron Works Tragedy
A devastating structural collapse and fire at a downtown factory leaves dozens of workers dead or critically injured in a haunting industrial disaster.
- The Tragic Burial of a Mining Camp
A massive snow slide crashes through the Vallejo mining camp, claiming multiple lives and leaving a community to dig through the frozen rubble.
- The Tragedy of Mine No. 4
A longtime coal miner is crushed by a sudden roof collapse in Newcastle, leaving behind a family and a history of loss.
- Tragedy at Franklin Mine: A Fatal Night for Three Workers
A high stump falls through a miners' cabin, taking three lives and leaving families in mourning in South Seattle.
- The Snowfall That Nearly Wiped Out Spokane Falls
Heavy winter snows caused the near-collapse of two public buildings in Washington Territory, sparking a debate over the need for stricter building oversight in a growing Seattle.
- The Mother Who Was Left Behind
A tragic railway accident reveals a painful divide between a social-climbing daughter and her neglected mother.