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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 30 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 35 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 26 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 65 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 35 |
| 1892 | 99 |
| 1893 | 76 |
| 1894 | 92 |
| 1895 | 79 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 41 |
| 1904 | 35 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 61 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 2 |
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| 1915 | 25 |
| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
981 stories matching serious
- A Close Call with Poison in Cosmopolis
Three children are in serious condition after ingesting belladonna pills left within reach.
- The Steamboat Inspector Scandal
A call for accountability in the regulation of Puget Sound shipping as serious allegations hit the local inspector.
- The Perils of the Hand-Crank
A Hover resident sustains a serious injury while starting his automobile, highlighting the physical dangers of early motor travel.
- Tragedy at the Dayton Crossing
A railroad crossing accident near Dayton claims the life of a Sprague man and leaves another seriously injured.
- Duck Hunter Shot in Rowboat Accident
A Japanese hunter near Steilacoom was seriously wounded after his own shotgun discharged in his boat.
- Farm Accident Leads to Serious Injury
A broken wire on an irrigation ditcher causes a violent workplace accident for a local farmer.
- A Dangerous Fall for a Telephone Manager
A local utility manager is injured after a utility pole collapses during maintenance work.
- Logging Train Disaster Near Stella
A runaway locomotive and loaded cars derail on a steep grade, leaving two men fatally injured and four others seriously hurt.
- Fatal Steam Boiler Explosion in Port Ludlow
A steam-powered mill tragedy results in a worker's death and significant property damage.
- Tragedy in a Colfax City Well
Two workers were buried when a city well caved in, leaving one man critically injured.
- The Search for Coal on Mill Creek
Sheriff Thomas Honey spearheads a serious effort to tap into South Bend's bituminous coal deposits.
- A Close Call at Taylor’s Store
A young woman escapes serious injury in Walla Walla when her hat catches fire from a store’s light fixture.
- Sudden Death of Kansas Arrival
A man who came to Kennewick seeking health improvement passes away after a short, serious illness.
- Train Wreck at Pilchuck Creek
A bridge collapses near Snohomish, sending a work train into the water.
- The Unceremonious Dismissal of Chief Woolery
A police chief accused of serious misconduct walks away without a hearing, leaving Seattle residents bewildered and angry.
- A Close Call on River Road
A local child suffers a serious eye injury during a frantic day on the farm.
- The Blast at the Water Pipe
A reckless explosion near a city water main in Tacoma threatened the reservoir supply, forcing a frantic overnight repair.
- The Iron Wreck: A Train’s Deadly Plunge Near Tacoma
Conductor Stroud and passengers suffer grave injuries when a tender axle fails at 25 mph, sending cars tumbling down an embankment in one of the region's most serious rail accidents to date.
- Passenger Train Derails South of Yakima
A broken axle causes a Northern Pacific passenger train to derail, tearing up hundreds of feet of track and injuring an express messenger.
- The Perils of Early Motoring
A local market owner survives a harrowing roadside accident near the N. P. bridge.
- Ranch Accident Leaves Local Man Paralyzed
A farming accident involving a falling bale of hay has left Charles E. Lum with severe spinal injuries.
- A Dangerous New Year's Prank
Drunken revelers lure firefighters to a ghost blaze, nearly wrecking the department's equipment in the chaos.
- The Hazards of the Harvest
Industrial machinery brings pain to the fields as two laborers are severely injured in separate harvest accidents.
- Violent Clash Erupts at Pike Place Market
A confrontation between nonunion longshoremen and strikers leaves three injured in the heart of Seattle's public market.
- A Deckhand’s Wife Arrives in Seattle to Find Him Dead
Thomas Smith was scalded when a steamer boiler pipe burst. He died at Providence Hospital just as his wife reached Seattle from Sidney.