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6 stories matching unharm

  1. Euclid Avenue Home Destroyed by Early Morning Blaze

    A family escapes unharmed after their home catches fire in the early hours of the morning.

    Sep 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. The Highwayman's Professional Courtesy

    A Seattle attorney was held up by armed men at 5:00 a.m. in North Seattle, only to be released unharmed when the robber recognized him as the defense lawyer for a former client.

    Apr 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. A Close Call on the Grant Street Bridge

    A real estate agent’s commute turned chaotic when local duck hunters accidentally peppered his horse with birdshot.

    Aug 29, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGrant Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  4. A Close Call in the Kitchen

    A man’s attempt to dry his dynamite in a kitchen oven ends in a deafening, structure-leveling blast.

    Aug 16, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  5. The Monte Cristo Dynamiter

    A saloon and gambling house near the Monte Cristo railroad is targeted by bombers for the second time in a week.

    Aug 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGetchell, Snohomish CountyTrue Crime

  6. Ballard’s Fire Chief Killed by a Falling 1,200-Pound Head-Block

    Frank Finnerin was guiding five men across a mill tramway when the stringer gave way. He died fifteen minutes later in the boarding house, leaving a wife and three small children.

    Aug 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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