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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 16 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 61 |
| 1893 | 52 |
| 1894 | 52 |
| 1895 | 57 |
248 stories matching wagon
- A Narrow Escape at the Shilshole Crossing
A switch engine slams into a team on Shilshole Avenue, killing a horse and nearly killing the driver—who crawled out thanks to a broken wagon tongue.
- A Miraculous Survival Amid the Ruins
While clearing debris after the Great Seattle Fire, a worker narrowly avoids being crushed when a wagon overturns on the precarious streets of the charred city.
- The Boy Who Borrowed a Wagon for the Hospital
A desperate dash to deliver injured men to the hospital leads to a street-side standoff with an angry expressman.
- The Day the Circus Band Wagon Tore Through Downtown Tacoma
A runaway team of horses pulling a promotional circus wagon turned a mundane Monday into a scene of carnage at the corner of Washington and South Second Street.
- A Runaway Laundry Wagon
Horses pull a laundry wagon down a steep Seattle hill, ending in a wreck that miraculously injures no one.
- Policy Change Leaves Fire Response Manned by a Skeleton Crew
A fire on Eighth Street leaves a woman injured and sparks an investigation into why the police patrol wagon failed to respond, revealing the consequences of city austerity.
- West Street Chaos
A runaway delivery horse turns into a multi-wagon wreck near the University Street trestle.
- Market Wagon Runaway Causes Dockside Chaos
A startled team of horses pulling a Seattle market delivery wagon crashed through railings on a city dock, resulting in a dramatic, albeit property-damaging, incident.
- A Chaotic Brawl in Old Whitechapel
A police pursuit of drunken sailors spills onto the streetcar tracks, resulting in a wagon collision and mass confusion.
- Streetcar Collision at Western Mill
A morning commute turns dangerous when an electric streetcar collides with a lumber wagon.
- The Sad End of Sport the Fire Dog
The local firehouse dog, a beloved fixture of the Seattle south end, met a tragic end under the wheels of a patrol wagon.
- Harbor Master Knocked Into the Filth
A workplace accident on the waterfront sends a city official plunging into the sewer outlet after being struck by a runaway wagon.
- The Last of the Pioneer Wagon Train
Nancy Biles, who led a 150-person wagon train across the Cascades in 1853, dies in Seattle.
- The Eight-Year-Old Hero of West Street
While bystanders watched in horror as a heavy wagon rattled down the hill, a young boy showed remarkable poise to rein in a runaway team of horses.
- The Case of the Vanishing Drunkard
An officer leaves his post to call a patrol wagon for an unconscious man on the sidewalk, only to find the man gone when he returns.
- The Perilous Seventh and Pine Coasting Crash
A dozen youths riding a 'double-header' sled collided with a laundry wagon, resulting in injuries during a winter snowstorm.
- The Street-Side Brawl Over Union Labor
A bakery driver was fined after physically attacking a union member who was picketing his wagon in 1891 Seattle.
- A Lonely Death on the Way to the Hospital
An unidentified man, likely a former builder suffering from dropsy, dies in the arms of a jailer while being transported to Providence Hospital.
- Thrown Seventy Feet While Loading Coal
A Seattle teamster sued the Seattle, Shore & Eastern railway after a switch train smashed his wagon at Battery and Vine—and sent him flying.
- The 'Corpse' Who Sat Up and Ran for the Bay
A wharf loafer mistaken for a corpse startled undertakers when he sat up in the receiving box, bolted for the water and fled uptown.
- Tragedy in a Tacoma Sewer Ditch
A team of horses and a wagon are discovered floundering in a construction trench, with fears for the driver's life.
- The Tragedy at the Snoqualmie Ford
A day of innocent fun turned to horror at North Bend when a wagon crossing the river was swallowed by the current, claiming a young boy's life.
- A Runaway Grocery Team Crashes on Second Avenue
A panicked grocery wagon, fleeing down the steep slopes of Pine Street, ends in a tragic collision with a cable car, killing the horses and scattering goods.
- A Child's Fatal Accident Near Palouse
A twelve-year-old boy is killed instantly after falling from a wagon.
- A Plunge Toward the Waterfront
A teamster survives a terrifying fifty-foot tumble after his wagon loses footing on the steep grades of 1889 Seattle.
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- The Case for a Wagon Road Over Stevens Pass
A Skykomish correspondent pitches a $40,000 public road from Seattle to Tolt and over the old Great Northern tote road, so farmers needn't pay the railroad to cross one hill.