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2 stories matching mcfall
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- The Cross-Threaded Nozzle That Cost Ellensburg the Race
In an 1889 hose-cart contest, North Yakima’s fire team beat Ellensburg—but the day’s real drama was a stuck coupling and a heartbroken nozzleman.
- The Pickpocket of South Third Avenue
A notorious local grifter lands back in jail after a dance invitation turns into an attempted robbery in a downtown Seattle saloon.
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- A Perilous Ascent on Front Street
A construction worker suffers a violent fall while building a new home, sparking a community health scare in 1870s Seattle.
- A Dangerous Fall for a Telephone Manager
A local utility manager is injured after a utility pole collapses during maintenance work.
- McNaught’s Wharf Collapses Into the Harbor
A collapse of a waterfront warehouse leaves a local fish merchant with a total loss as scavengers claim the debris.
- A Perilous Fall From the Utility Pole
A local lineman narrowly avoids tragedy when a rotted pole snaps under his weight, leaving him strapped to the falling timber.