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4 stories matching bottom

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  1. The 'Top and Bottom' Sting

    A traveler is swindled out of his savings by a gang of con artists on a Seattle sidewalk, sparking a city-wide police sweep.

    May 18, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Ice That Crushed a Man: A Frightful Death on White Pass

    Louis Wrick was clearing ice near the summit of the White Pass when a massive block gave way, pinning him beneath tons of frozen weight. Another worker survived; Wrick did not.

    Jun 13, 1899The Seattle StarSkagway, Whatcom CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. The Boy Who Vanished Into the Dirt

    A contractor’s chilling account of a six-year-old who fell into an open trench and was buried alive—only to be dug out just in time.

    Apr 7, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  4. Telescoped at the Crossing: A Grant Street Horror

    When a Northern Pacific freight train plowed into an electric streetcar on May 20, 1909, one man died and dozens were mangled in the icy water below. The crash exposed dangerous speeds and negligent watchmen at a city intersection that remains vital today.

    May 29, 1899The Seattle StarSouth Park, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

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