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- The Wheels Threw Him Aside: A Coal Heaver's Narrow Escape
F. Brassell fell beneath freight cars at Tekoa's coal bunkers; he lost an ear and most of his scalp but survived the first night.
- Fatal Landslide Near Richmond Beach
A foreman is buried alive after returning to a construction site to retrieve his coat as the earth gives way.
- Spokane Digs a Street Beneath Its Streets
The Spokane Inland Railway breaks ground on a four-thousand-foot concrete tunnel under Front Avenue, with two underground stations and a three-year timeline.
- The Shell That Survived the Fire: A Seattle Man’s Close Call with a Civil War Artifact
An eccentric local resident discovers a live cannonball in his firewood, leading to a terrifying explosion that sends him tumbling down a hillside.
- The Narrow Escape of Mr. Browne
A prominent Seattleite faces a targeted arson attempt at his residence, marking the second such attack in a wave of local intimidation.
- Young Boy Killed by Electric Streetcar
A tragic streetcar accident claims the life of an 11-year-old child in Fairhaven.
- The Hazards of the Harvest
Industrial machinery brings pain to the fields as two laborers are severely injured in separate harvest accidents.
- Blasting Beneath 14th and A
Contractor C.D. Elmore is drilling into cement gravel to carve out a new foundation for a downtown landmark.
- Customs Raid Finds Illicit Opium in Walla Walla
Law enforcement seized $1,000 worth of smuggled opium from Chinese business houses in a coordinated sting operation.
- Left for Dead Under a Trestle
After a terrifying night spent injured beneath the tracks, a rail worker is finally rescued by a passing engine.
- Miracle at the Buzz Saw
A worker falls onto a moving saw, narrowly avoiding a fatal arterial wound.
- Steam Shovel Plunges Down Embankment
An engineer is hospitalized after a massive steam shovel collapses off a temporary track near the Northern Pacific depot.
- A Fire, a Locked Door, and a Daring Escape
A local reverend barely survived the blaze that destroyed his home in Black Diamond by shattering a window to escape the flames.
- The High Price of Opium Smuggling
A ship's cook is arrested in Port Townsend after attempting to bribe an inspector to ignore a hidden cache of opium.
- The Mysterious Death of J. J. Bersing
A Russian tailor is found dead with his throat cut in his cabin on the Nooksack River, leaving neighbors and authorities suspecting foul play.
- The Science of Shuddering Earth
A look at the nascent field of seismology and why the earth moves beneath our feet.
- Tragedy in the Elevator Shaft
A building superintendent is crushed to death while performing routine maintenance in a busy downtown Seattle office building.
- Boy Scout Rescues Drowning Child from Anacortes Waterfront
A 14-year-old uses his training to save a drowning boy from the logs at the foot of 31st Street.
- A Tragic End in the Wire
A well-known Seattle man is found dead in a field near the Orphan's Home, his body tangled in barbed wire.
- The Land is Moving Beneath the Mills
As Seattle's waterfront expansion struggles against unstable geology, a sash and door factory is forced to shutter as the hillside slips toward the bay.
- Gas Tank Explosion Wrecks Passenger Car
A train car was reduced to twisted wreckage near Puyallup by a high-pressure gas explosion; authorities believe it was fortunate the train was empty at the time.
- The City’s Great Reshaping
Massive earth-moving projects on the hills of Seattle are transforming the landscape, burying the old city to make room for the new.
- A Treacherous Winter Morning on Main Street
An elderly local man is hospitalized with a concussion after slipping on the icy downtown pavement.
- Tragedy Strikes the Newcastle Coal Mine
A collapse of rock at the Newcastle mine resulted in the death of one miner and left another injured, just months after the victim's marriage.
- Relics of a Coast Salish Landing Found Beneath Seattle’s Locks
Stone tools and bone implements from an old Native American gathering place have been classified and added to the University of Washington’s Coast Salish collection.