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12 stories matching tremont
- Steamship Tremont Collides in Heavy Fog
Dense fog leads to a collision near Marrowstone Point, stalling a major freighter's Pacific voyage.
- Tragedy at the Tremont Hotel
A morning boiler explosion at a five-story hotel left multiple dead and injured, rattling the foundations of downtown Seattle.
- The Dog Who Defied Gravity (and the Mayor)
A canine visitor to Seattle’s Tremont Hotel proves that while political patronage is hard to shake, a dog’s instinct for self-preservation is stronger.
- Locomotives Bound for Japan Draw Crowds to Waterfront
A spectacular display of industrial engineering as Northern Pacific crews load massive steam locomotives onto the S.S. Tremont for export.
- The Catholic Fair Turns a Profit
A week-long bazaar in the Tremont Building successfully raises funds for a new church, bolstered by competitive voting and clever marketing.
- The Human Zoo at the St. Louis World’s Fair
Eighty Moros from Mindanao arrived in Tacoma via the steamship Tremont, bound for an exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair.
- The Miracle Man of the Tremont House
A Seattle sawmill worker recounts his miraculous recovery from a mysterious 'general nervous debility' thanks to a touring medical lecturer.
- Seattle's New Fire Engine Wrecked on a False Alarm
Answering a call from the Tremont block, the Watrous engine hit the streetcar tracks between South Second and South Third, snapped an axle and toppled—leaving driver Charles Murray and engineer F. M. Collins lucky to be alive.
- An Immigrant Stranded in Port
A Japanese nurse is left in limbo after Canadian immigration officials refuse her entry, leaving her with no resources in Tacoma.
- The Porcupine Rush: How an Indian Map Led Seattle Men to Gold
A group of home seekers departed Seattle for the Yukon, armed with a hand-drawn map provided by an Indigenous guide who claimed the region was rich in gold.
- The Saloon Men Who Saved a Logger from a Pauper's Grave
When Frank Johnson died at the county farm, his old friend Tommy Jones called on Seattle's saloon keepers to give him a proper burial in Lake View.
- One Street, Eight Names: The Tide-Land Map That Broke Seattle's Addresses
When the tide-land appraisers published their new plat, they named the filled waterfront after the states and the big cities — ignoring every street already on the ground. City Engineer Thomson's renaming scheme collapsed on the spot.