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1 story matching burnel

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  1. The Railroad Man Who Gave Seattle Its First Real Baseball Team — Then Lost Everything

    W. R. Thornell organized the Pacific Northwest League and the 'Seattle Reds,' then lost his bank job over a forged note. Bright's disease took him at Paddock Memorial Hospital in Tacoma; he was buried in the city that once cheered him.

    Apr 28, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Nightlife

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  1. The Fiery End of the Steamer Gazelle

    A small stern-wheel steamer, once a fixture of the Willamette River, burns to the waterline while awaiting a load of shingles.

    Mar 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSkagit River, Skagit County

  2. The Mother Who Ran Through Burning Oil

    A lamp explosion trapped two boys in a Whatcom kitchen; their mother rushed through flames to save them and was badly burned.

    Oct 18, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham

  3. Burning Oil, a Shattered Shanty, and a Logger Who Threw Two Men to Safety

    Chester LaChapelle rescued his cousin and a roommate after a gasoline stove exploded near Kapowsin, sacrificing his own face and hands to the flames.

    Feb 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesKapowsin

  4. A Debt Paid in Full

    A Kennewick church celebrates financial independence by burning their mortgage document in a ceremonial act.

    Sep 13, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  5. A Heroic Act at the Boarding House

    A Seattle man risks his life in a daring rescue after a coal oil lamp ignites a residence on Marion Street.

    Apr 15, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMarion Street, Seattle

  6. The Youngest Was Saved; Three Children Died in the Embers

    A two-story home in Wallula burned on the night of July 3, killing three of four grandchildren inside. The youngest child survived; the others were found in the charred ruins.

    Jul 10, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWallula

  7. A Desperate Escape on Commercial Street

    A Russian immigrant narrowly survives a lodging house fire that authorities suspect was sparked by coal oil.

    Apr 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCommercial Street, Seattle

  8. The Wheels Threw Him Aside: A Coal Heaver's Narrow Escape

    F. Brassell fell beneath freight cars at Tekoa's coal bunkers; he lost an ear and most of his scalp but survived the first night.

    Feb 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTekoa

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