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4 stories matching willi

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  1. A Final Journey from the Mill

    A three-year-old boy dies at Port Blakely, prompting a somber, community-led transit of his body to Seattle for burial.

    Jan 16, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerLake View Cemetery, Seattle, King County

  2. The Captain, the Thief, and the Midnight Chase

    When a suspected cattle rustler boarded a steamer to flee across the border, a determined captain navigated a tense confrontation at the Olympia wharf.

    Nov 25, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Tragic Cost of Playing in the Seattle Clay

    A makeshift fort at the edge of the city became a tomb when a riverbank collapsed, claiming the life of a young boy.

    May 5, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  4. The Final Voyage of the Wildwood

    A steamship captain recounts the harrowing night his vessel burned to the water’s edge while docked at Olympia.

    Jul 22, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyDisasters

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