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4 stories matching asher

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  1. A Tragic Finality on Fourth and Columbia

    A young woman takes her own life in a fit of despair, marking a dark chapter for a Seattle boarding house.

    Aug 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerColumbia Street, Seattle, King CountyScandal

  2. Who Left Four Men Clinging to the Buckeye?

    When the steamer Buckeye swamped in Rosario Strait, survivors say Captain Hahn rowed ashore with the crew and never sent help back for the men freezing on the wreck.

    Apr 8, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAnacortes, Skagit CountyDisasters

  3. A Squall Off Chuckanut: The Mail Steamer Buckeye Goes Down

    The steamer Buckeye capsized in Bellingham Bay in 1893, leaving passengers and crew clinging to a lifeboat and raft. All but one survived.

    Apr 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChuckanut Bay, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyDisasters

  4. The Buckeye Went Down in a Gale—and One Passenger Almost Made It

    The steamer Buckeye broke up in the Salish Sea; a rescued stockman described how shifting cattle, a swamped lifeboat, and freezing water killed H. Kautzman within sight of help.

    Apr 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyDisasters

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