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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 28 |
| 1893 | 28 |
| 1894 | 35 |
| 1895 | 38 |
146 stories matching funer
- The Funeral Faux Pas
A daughter’s confusion during a somber Seattle funeral creates a moment of awkward levity in the midst of mourning.
- A Funeral Panic at the Salvation Army Barracks
A tragedy in Spokane leads to a funeral service so crowded that the church building began to buckle and crack, nearly causing a second disaster.
- A Funeral with Flowers, a Minister—and No Mourners
Vina Kelly's funeral became a public spectacle when her family failed to appear. Then the coroner's post-mortem answered a rumored pregnancy and found pneumonia.
- The Price of Coal in Black Diamond
A community mourns a miner killed on the job, sparking a massive turnout at his funeral.
- The Great Funeral of the Dead Man's Flats
Seattle prepares for a bizarre civic spectacle: a mass burial of thousands of dead men in a reclaimed swamp, complete with a parade and a $5 entry fee.
- The Faithful Mourner of Front Street
A beloved local dog known for attending every funeral in the city passes away.
- The Pioneer Pastor Who Counted Seattle's Weddings and Funerals
Rev. John F. Damon arrived in 1869 and spent a quarter-century marrying and burying Seattle—often without enough in return to cover his car fare.
- Aftermath of the Roslyn Mine Explosion
As families bury their dead in double-funerals, the Governor orders a strict investigation into the safety and ventilation failures that caused the catastrophe.
- The Hero of the Harbor
A young man who gave his life to rescue a child from Seattle's harbor is laid to rest by a grieving community.
- The Last Walk of Charles Klndlund
A local Tailors’ Union mourns their own, highlighting the strong ties of labor solidarity in 1890s Seattle.
- Two Conductors’ Last Ride Ends Near Latona
A Monday-night railroad accident leaves two families arranging funerals and a coroner calling it unavoidable.
- A Final Tribute for a Seattle Newsboy
Sixty members of the Newsboys' Union gathered to honor a fallen comrade in a moving funeral procession at the Seattle Undertaking Company.
- A Mining Town Mourns
Community lodges unite to lay a fallen miner to rest in Franklin after a fatal accident at the Cokedale mine.
- A State Mourns Its Most Prominent Lawyer
When Colonel John Charles Haines died in 1892, Seattle’s legal and civic community ground to a halt, organizing a massive public funeral that served as a rare, unified display of civic mourning.
- The Funeral of a Puyallup Reformer
Thousands gathered for the burial of Peter C. Stanup, a Presbyterian minister and activist who sought to lead his people toward the rights of citizenship.
- A Mountain of Coffins: Franklin Buries Its Miners
After a mine fire killed 37 men, the coal town of Franklin held a day of funerals—five graves at Black Diamond, three Italian miners on a hillside, and widows whose grief doctors feared would kill them.
- The Final Frontier of Rebecca Huntington
A pioneer who survived the brutal trek to the Pacific Northwest finds her final rest after a life of hardship and service.
- Forty-Three Newsboys and Their $96.80 War Chest
Seattle's newsboys pay themselves sick benefits and once covered a young member's funeral — and still find money for the canal.
- A Final Port of Call
When a lonely sailor died in a local hospital, the Coast Seamen's Union ensured his burial reflected his true brotherhood, not a stranger's fate.
- The Loss of a Young Street Merchant
Cecil Higginbotham, a twelve-year-old newsboy, passes away after a long illness, leaving his peers to mourn.
- Tragic Fall at the Iron Bunkers
A young worker’s life ended by a workplace accident at the Seattle Coal and Iron Company.
- Three Boys Drowned on a Raft of Logs, and a City Mourns
Louis Blanchard and the Birkel brothers died playing on a log boom in Seattle harbor. Their funeral drew crowds into the streets — and one small boy's wish for flowers was granted.
- The Missing Penknife and the Body in Lake Washington
Coroner Horton ruled Michael D. Warren drowned himself at Madrona Park, but the cuts on his body and his vanished penknife kept the case uneasy.
- A Daughter’s Farewell in the Wilderness
When no minister could be found in the remote reaches of the Hood Canal, a grieving daughter stepped into the pulpit to deliver the final rites for her father.
- A Tragic Loss in Ballard
A mother succumbed to illness just days after her infant died, leaving behind a family story of abandonment.