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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 1 |
8 stories matching bar
- The tugboat blockade at Grays Harbor
A local editor exposes a corrupt tugboat manager for sabotaging a critical federal survey of the harbor bar.
- A Terrifying Night at Sea
After battling a violent southeaster off the Columbia River bar, the crew and passengers of the steamer Point Loma narrowly survived a waterlogged, freezing disaster by forming a bucket brigade.
- Sailor Jack Escapes City Jail Through Sawed Window
A prisoner known as 'Sailor Jack' saws through the bars of his cell and vanishes, leaving a gaping hole behind.
- The Banker and the Brass Brick
An unnamed Aberdeen financier fell for the classic 'antique gold' swindle, paying $5,000 for a metal bar that turned out to be mere brass.
- The Aigburth Runs Aground
A British vessel encounters trouble in the heavy swells off the harbor bar, sparking a tense rescue effort.
- Coastal Tempest Strands the Falcon on the Flats
A ferocious south-wester wreaks havoc on shipping, forcing rescues and leaving a merchant vessel stranded in the mud.
- The Dance-Hall Dandy: A Thief Undone by His Own Vanity
A railroad laborer steals a valise of clothes, then wears his finest stolen outfit to a dance hall—where a sharp-eyed policeman spots him.
- The First Washington Legislature: A Pioneer's Memory
A look back at the frontier days of 1854, when lawmakers traveled by rowboat to Olympia and held sessions in a modest frame building.