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4 stories matching overcast

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  1. The Great Rainout: Seattle’s Masonic Festival Drowned by the Sky

    As delegates from across the territory gathered for a grand celebration, an unrelenting downpour forced organizers to cancel races and hope for a dry evening tea.

    Jun 15, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson County

  2. Left Stranded on the Beach

    A holiday picnic party at Damon's Point turns into a moonlight vigil when their boat fails to appear.

    Jul 30, 1891Aberdeen HeraldOcean Shores, Grays Harbor CountyStrange But True

  3. A Free Vaudeville Show Was Meant to Fill the Madison Street Cars

    Stockholders in the Madison Street cable road hired a company of performers for nightly free shows at the lake pavilion, hoping the crowds would ride the line.

    Jul 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Nightlife

  4. Thirty-Six Hours Rudderless: The J.C. Ford's Last Voyage

    A lime cargo catches fire, a rudder snaps, and eight sailors are rescued off Grays Harbor moments before their ship goes down.

    Feb 22, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWestport, Grays Harbor CountyDisasters

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  1. The Lonely Vigil of the Weather Man

    Before satellite arrays and supercomputers, the Seattle Weather Bureau relied on the tireless, midnight labor of trained observers and a secret telegraphic cipher to predict the Pacific Northwest's volatile storms.

    Jan 4, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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