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1 story matching deckhand
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:deck, deckhous, decker, deland, demand, dec
- Tragedy at the Waterfront: A Drowning and a Desperate Rescue
A deckhand and a sailor attempted a harrowing, cold-water rescue of a drowning man near the construction site of the new Colman Building in Seattle, only to meet with heartbreak.