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143 stories matching inter
- The Sudden End of a Railroad Giant
W.S. Mellen, General Manager of the Northern Pacific, dies of heart failure in Seattle, mourning the loss of a leader known for his integrity and labor relations.
- Tragic Hunting Accident on Lopez Island
A newly arrived settler loses his life in a freak firearm accident while preparing his homestead.
- The Saloonkeeper Who Could Not Breathe
Albert Frederick Able, an old-time Seattle saloon man, suffocated when throat cancer closed the tube that kept him alive.
- The Elevator Man Who Fell Through the Transom
Joseph Albright had run the elevator in the Seattle National Bank building for barely a month when a half-second's slip crushed him between cage and door — and sent his body through the glass over the ground-floor entrance.
- Fatal Accidents Claim Two Railway Workers
A local brakeman and an out-of-town conductor lose their lives in separate railroad incidents during a single weekend.
- Grief and Contention at the Cemetery
A Walla Walla priest and a mourning brother clashed at the graveside over whether a man who died by suicide could receive a Catholic burial.
- A Seattle Hotel Death, a Body Exhumed, and a Family’s Slander Suit
Miss Witnail died suddenly after the Pollocks brought her west; when an Iowa coroner found childbirth, accusations and lawsuits followed.
- The Explorer Who Died Before His Guidebook Was Printed
Vasco Wilson survived Alaska's Grand Canyon and a Siberian voyage, but typhoid killed him in Seattle just as his Yukon mining guide went to press.
- The Governor Died Two Days After Taking to His Room — and Never Said Goodbye
Samuel G. Cosgrove, elected to lead Washington in November, died of Bright's disease at a California sanitarium. Olympia draped the capitol in crape, called out the National Guard, and swore in his lieutenant governor before the funeral was over.
- The Hop Pickers' Labor Pipeline
Business leaders in 1885 Seattle formalize the recruitment of Chinese labor to fuel Washington's booming hop harvest.
- Bailey Gatzert Dies Peacefully Among Loved Ones
Ex-Mayor and civic leader Bailey Gatzert dies at the Rainier Hotel; the city mourns a man who helped build Seattle's foundation.
- A Barber Died Behind the Saloon. The Coroner Blamed One Soldier — Then the Other One Walked Out of the Guardhouse.
A Ballard inquest names Joseph Veno in the clubbing death of barber James Sullivan, but when Veno's companion slips out of the Fort Lawton guardhouse, the soldiers begin to wonder which man actually swung the club.
- The Body in the Bay: Peter Samuelson's Mysterious Death
After nearly two weeks missing, a Port Townsend man was found dead on the shore, his boat capsized and his pockets still heavy with gold. A coroner's jury ruled accidental drowning.
- A Rancher, a Falling Fir, and a Daughter's Terrible Discovery
F. O. Hall was clearing land at Vaughn Bay when a lodged tree came down; his nine-year-old found him beneath it.
- A Sloop Killing on the Waterfront
After a violent altercation on a boat docked between Pike and Union streets, a coroner's jury investigates the stabbing death of Benedict Sare.
- The Tragedy at the Waterfront
A young Seattle woman's late-night walk leads to a fatal plunge into the bay, leaving behind a grieving husband and a city searching for answers.
- The Mysterious Fate of a Mutilated Man
A tragic case of labor, isolation, and identity emerges in late 19th-century Seattle.
- The Sudden Death of Judge Peter P. Good
A prominent New York-trained jurist who arrived in Seattle to participate in the ongoing anti-Chinese agitation has died of heart failure.
- The Iron Road and the Sea
As the federal government prepares to implement the Interstate Commerce Act, Seattle business leaders argue the city is immune to the looming rise in rail freight rates.
- The Indigent Shuttle: Seattle's 'Loathsome' Dumping Scandal
A 1892 report reveals a bitter inter-city blame game, as Tacoma officials accuse Seattle of shipping its impoverished and sick residents south to dodge medical costs.
- The Hero of the Harbor
A young man who gave his life to rescue a child from Seattle's harbor is laid to rest by a grieving community.
- A Deadly Splinter in Kalama
A routine workplace injury leads to a tragic and sudden death for a ship carpenter.
- Seattle Buries Bailey Gatzert Under a Grave of Flowers
The ex-mayor, banker and merchant drew hundreds to the Rainier Hotel, where Masons, city officials and civic societies honored a pioneer.
- The Tragic End of a Town Founder
A pioneer of Sedro-Woolley dies by heart failure in the wake of a family tragedy.
- From Vera Cruz to Seattle: The Improbable Life of Levi F. Compton
A Mexican War veteran, gold rusher, bridge builder and Odd Fellows patriarch died at his Spring Street home, leaving a civic record that stretched from Virginia slavery to a Chehalis reform school.