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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1891 | 12 |
| 1892 | 88 |
| 1893 | 76 |
| 1894 | 52 |
| 1895 | 41 |
307 stories matching fatal
- The Fatal Price of a Hidden Life
A Spokane man shoots his wife for running a lodging house, a tragic climax to their long-standing conflict over her livelihood.
- Blood Shed Over a Mining Claim
A dispute over a placer mining claim in the Chewelah district turned violent, leaving three men fatally shot.
- Fatal Runaway Mine Car Claims Life in Roslyn
A broken wire rope sends coal cars plunging down the slope, leaving one miner dead and another seriously injured.
- A Fatal Misstep on the Tracks
A tailor is struck and killed by an electric streetcar after stepping directly into its path near Lake Union.
- Tragedy in the Bay: A Fatal Scuffle at Port Townsend
A playful afternoon turned fatal when a young sailor fell from his boat and vanished into the waters of Port Townsend Bay.
- The Heroic Messenger Boy Who Met His End
A fourteen-year-old telegraph messenger faces a fatal operation with extraordinary courage, leaving behind a meticulous final accounting of his affairs.
- Tragic Death of a Popular Rail Conductor
James Tierney, a veteran switchback conductor on the Great Northern line, was fatally injured in an industrial accident near Leavenworth.
- The Tragedy of the Harbor Dredge
A routine day at the mills turned fatal when a foreman was crushed during bridge construction, highlighting the perilous reality of Seattle's industrial expansion.
- Fatal Landslide Near Richmond Beach
A foreman is buried alive after returning to a construction site to retrieve his coat as the earth gives way.
- Three Deaths Haunt One Ship in Port Townsend Harbor
Archibald Anderson is knocked into the hold and killed instantly, capping a grim three-month run of fatal misfortune aboard the British ship Linlithgowshire.
- Miracle at the Buzz Saw
A worker falls onto a moving saw, narrowly avoiding a fatal arterial wound.
- A Fatal Leap from a Moving Train
A young boy, riding the 'blind baggage' car to sneak a ride home, died after jumping from a moving Northern Pacific train near the Grant street bridge.
- Fatal Hole in the Floor
A wrongful death suit against the Front Street Cable Railway Company uncovers a fatal industrial hazard left uncovered by management.
- The Tragedy at the Olequa Barn
A drunken dispute between brothers ends in a fatal shooting, leaving the survivor to wake up beside the corpse of his victim.
- Fatal Family Dispute Over Squatter's Rights
A Lake Chelan property feud ends in a fatal shooting after a father and son attempt to intimidate a relative.
- A Heartbreaking Loss on the Diamond
In a tense and expertly played game, Seattle edges out Tacoma 4–3 as a 'subtle fatality' continues to plague the Tacoma club.
- Blood and Bullets in Colville
A railroad worker's lethal temper leads to a dramatic manhunt near Colville as a suspect flees on horseback after a double shooting.
- Fatal Industrial Accident at Lake Washington Mill
A chief engineer is killed instantly when a heavy wooden pulley disintegrates in the mill basement.
- A Shootout on Front Street
An attempted arrest of two suspected thieves ends in a violent exchange of gunfire near the waterfront.
- Three Deaths Down the Shaft: A Seattle Reader Demands Elevator Reform
After yet another fatal plunge in the Seattle National Bank building, a correspondent catalogs a decade of elevator disasters and calls on the city council to require inside doors before the cages can move.
- A Deadly Saloon Dispute
A disagreement over the price of a beer inside a Board of Trade saloon leads to a fatal shooting on the sidewalk.
- The Tragedy at the Falls
A fatal explosion at Snoqualmie Falls claims the lives of three laborers as the community grapples with the aftermath.
- Fatal Tumble at the Waco House
A foreman, respected for his long years of service and honesty, dies after an accidental fall down a lodging house light shaft.
- Tragedy on the Sound Shoreline
A fatal landslide on the Great Northern coast line buries a railway laborer alive, highlighting the recurring peril of unstable terrain along the Puget Sound.
- Fatal Blast on the Great Northern Line
A railroad construction explosion kills two Italian laborers and injures a third near Martin Creek, nearly sparking an ethnic confrontation between work crews.