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1. The Tragic End of 'Wienerwurst Charlie'

   A young immigrant street vendor in Tacoma takes his own life, leaving behind little but a nickname and a grieving brother.

   Aug 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

2. A Magnate's Despair: The Suicide of Paul Schulze

   A Tacoma streetcar president and irrigation promoter, ruined by debt and the loss of Northern Pacific confidence, takes his own life with a chilling note about ambition.

   Apr 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

3. The Tragic Busking of Mr. Schengler

   Inspired by a legend of a famous opera star, a local man attempts to sing his way to fame on the streets of Seattle—with a painful result.

   Jan 9, 1877The Daily IntelligencerKing Street, Seattle

4. The Slaughterhouse Tragedy

   A young worker’s mental health decline is met with the blunt reality of institutionalization.

   Mar 28, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

5. The Railroad Land Agent Who Chose Death Over Ruin

   Paul Schulze, the Northern Pacific’s former land agent and a promoter of Tacoma streetcars and Yakima irrigation, shot himself as receivers took over his enterprises.

   Apr 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

6. Brutal Robbery on the Northern Pacific Train

   A young man narrowly escapes death after being beaten and pushed from a moving train during an attempted robbery near Kennewick.

   Nov 7, 1903The Evening StatesmanKennewick

7. Tragedy on the Danube

   A fireman plunges into the Sound as a steamer arrives in Seattle with a cargo of laborers.

   Jul 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPuget Sound, Seattle

8. A Mental Health Crisis in North Yakima

   A young Scandinavian immigrant struggles with radical political theory before a desperate suicide attempt at the McGlothlen House.

   Jun 25, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima