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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 18 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 28 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 14 |
| 1892 | 59 |
| 1893 | 48 |
| 1894 | 45 |
| 1895 | 32 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 10 |
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| 1923 | 4 |
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59 stories matching leg
- Tragedy at Pioneer Place
A laborer loses his leg after a harrowing accident on the Yesler Avenue cable line.
- Freight Conductor Loses Leg in Railway Accident
A brutal industrial accident at the Prosser railyard leaves a local conductor with a life-altering injury.
- Tragedy at the Lumber Camp
A woodchopper is critically injured in the Snoqualmie woods after being struck by a falling tree branch.
- A Stranded Worker Waits for a Prosthetic
After an industrial accident in Fairhaven cost him his leg, a painter finds himself destitute in Seattle, relying on charity while he saves for a replacement limb.
- The Human Cost of Railroad Expansion
A laborer files a massive suit against his contractor after an injury on the Great Northern line costs him his leg.
- A Boy's Terrifying Plunge from the Tide Flats Trestle
A teenager suffers a severe break after his horse shies and throws him from the elevated roadway onto the mud below.
- The Custody Battle of 1892
A broken leg, a trip to Los Angeles, and a claim of infidelity lead to a bitter divorce trial in Seattle as parents clash over their son.
- Streetcar Collision on King Street
A motorman is hospitalized with a broken leg after two electric cars attempt to occupy the same track on Grant Street.
- A Vashon Rancher's Bizarre Gift
A post-office clerk finds herself in an awkward position after a regular patron deeds her five acres of his property.
- A Sawmill Owner's Terrible Day: The Buzz Saw That Took a Leg and Nearly Two
James P. Allison was cutting logs at Clear Lake when a cant hook threw him into the teeth of an immense saw. Doctors were summoned from Olympia, Centralia and Bucoda, but the injured man waited hours for relief.
- The Miracle of the Push Car
An 11-year-old boy survives a harrowing run-in with a runaway push car on an electric rail line south of Seattle.
- Engineer Crushed in Tragic Depot Accident
A Great Northern engineer is seriously injured while assisting with an unloading job at the local depot.
- Railroad Worker Maimed in Chehalis
A young laborer loses an arm after being forced from a moving freight train by a company employee.
- The Unwritten Law of Ballard
A Chinese laundryman is chased from the suburb by a mob enforcing a local, extra-legal ban on residents of Chinese descent.
- Drunken Brakeman Crushed on Northern Pacific Line
A railroad worker is killed near Meeker after falling between cars while intoxicated.
- A Rough Week in Chehalis
A local train wreck and a string of mishaps keep the town busy.
- Brutal Attack on Asian Train Passenger
Two railroad employees threw a Chinese passenger from a moving train, causing severe injuries.
- Young Boy Killed by Electric Streetcar
A tragic streetcar accident claims the life of an 11-year-old child in Fairhaven.
- Industrial Peril on the Waterfront
A railroad switchman is critically injured while coupling cars on the dangerous, unlit Seattle waterfront.
- A Deadly Shift in the Great Northern Yards
A newly hired switchman dies after slipping under the wheels of an engine in Spokane, leaving behind a grieving family.
- The Tragedy at the Stetson-Post Mill
A three-week-old boy was discovered floating in Seattle’s waters, a stark and somber reminder of the hidden precarity and desperation in the city’s frontier industrial era.
- A Desperate Plea for Mercy in a Madison Street Assault
Despite the emotional pleas of a wife attempting to protect her husband, the victim of a brutal assault refuses to drop charges.
- Trolley Car Disaster Narrowly Averted
A construction car derails near Lake Washington, trapping a man in the mud.
- A Child's Dangerous Encounter in the Brush
A young girl is fighting for her life after a rattlesnake attack near the Teanaway River.
- Fire Destroys Howell Street Home and Shop
A family escapes narrow death in a blaze caused by an overturned lamp.