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2 stories matching cowork

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  1. The Narrow Escape of Peter Oleson

    A sewer trench collapse on Queen Anne leaves a laborer buried beneath two feet of earth while his coworkers frantically dig for his life.

    Mar 18, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympic Avenue & Queen Anne, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. The Tragedy Beneath Lake Union

    A routine sewer tunneling project turns into a deadly nightmare, leaving one laborer lost beneath six feet of quicksand as his comrades narrowly escape.

    Feb 14, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWest Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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