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  1. The Hatch Left Open: How a Passenger's Injury Put a Steamship Under Arrest

    Mary Phelps was permanently maimed when a crew removed a hatch aboard the City of Panama. When the vessel reached Port Townsend, U.S. Marshal Hopkins seized it—prompting citizens to raise a $100,000 bond.

    Jul 14, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend harbor, Port TownsendDisasters

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