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5 stories matching divers

  1. Will the Eleventh Street Bridge Collapse?

    Public works officials send a diver into the channel to ensure the bridge foundation remains stable amid industrial dredging operations.

    Mar 24, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

  2. The Ghost Safe of the Waterfront

    A decade after a deadly landslide, amateur divers still hunt for a Northern Pacific warehouse safe lost to the tides.

    Mar 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  3. Another Attempt to Raise the Sunken Andelana

    The Neptune Salvage Company is employing a new invention—a 'diving cage'—in a high-stakes effort to recover a ship that sank near the Puyallup River in 1899.

    Apr 19, 1904The Tacoma TimesPuyallup River, Tacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

  4. Diving to the Sunken Andelana

    A reporter joins a salvage diver to inspect the wreckage of the British ship Andelana, resting deep beneath the silt of the Puyallup River.

    Apr 21, 1904The Tacoma TimesPuyallup River, Tacoma, Pierce CountyGone Forever

  5. Knockout Drops at the Standard Saloon

    A Tacoma man swears he was drugged, fleeced of $210, and knocked toothless—then asks the city to revoke the saloon's license.

    Sep 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

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