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1. A Narrow Escape at the Shilshole Crossing

   A switch engine slams into a team on Shilshole Avenue, killing a horse and nearly killing the driver—who crawled out thanks to a broken wagon tongue.

   Jan 13, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

2. The War on Narrow Wagon Wheels

   Seattle's Chamber of Commerce wants the legislature to force wider wagon tires — to save the city's wooden sidewalks and brick streets from being chewed to pieces.

   Jan 12, 1899Ranche and RangeSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

3. A Near-Fatal Wagon Accident in Richland

   A local farmer narrowly survives being run over by his own wagon after falling beneath his team of horses.

   Apr 12, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland, Benton County

4. The Invisible Trailer: A Wagon Accident in Richland

   A local transfer driver accidentally struck a woman with a trailing wagon, highlighting the hazards of rural road traffic during the horse-drawn era.

   Jul 15, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland, Benton CountyStrange But True

5. The Pioneer Wagon Shop of Old Seattle

   A look at the essential craftsmanship that kept the streets of 1870s Seattle moving.

   Jan 25, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King County

6. A Miraculous Survival Amid the Ruins

   While clearing debris after the Great Seattle Fire, a worker narrowly avoids being crushed when a wagon overturns on the precarious streets of the charred city.

   Jun 21, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

7. The Boy Who Borrowed a Wagon for the Hospital

   A desperate dash to deliver injured men to the hospital leads to a street-side standoff with an angry expressman.

   Jun 3, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

8. The Day the Circus Band Wagon Tore Through Downtown Tacoma

   A runaway team of horses pulling a promotional circus wagon turned a mundane Monday into a scene of carnage at the corner of Washington and South Second Street.

   Apr 3, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

9. The Pioneer Wagon Shop's Promise of Work

   In an 1877 classified advertisement, a local craftsman highlights the necessity of reliable logging and repair work in a growing frontier Seattle.

   Mar 22, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

10. The Curious Case of the Stolen Vermillion Wagon

    A stolen express wagon is found abandoned, but the horse thieves remain at large.

    Apr 9, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

11. The Pioneer Wagon Shop of 1875

    A craftsman’s call to the growing city of Seattle to supply iron-wrought wheels and reliable repair work for a rugged frontier landscape.

    Feb 16, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

12. A Covered Wagon Arrival on Main Street

    A caravan of twenty-seven resilient immigrants completes an arduous journey from Texas, arriving at Seattle’s First National Bank in a fleet of wagons.

    Sep 7, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

13. Forging a Growing City: The Pioneer Wagon Shop

    While Seattle’s entrepreneurs advertised exotic goods, T. W. Hunt kept the city moving by building the heavy wagons essential to the region's logging industry.

    Feb 9, 1877The Daily IntelligencerCommercial Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

14. Fireman Killed in Collision Between Hose Wagon and Streetcar

    Dan Noonan, a veteran relief fireman, dies after a tragic collision on the steep Twenty-third street hill.

    Jan 30, 1909The Tacoma Times23rd Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

15. The Narrow Escape: A Four-Year-Old’s Head Survives a Wagon Wheel

    In the muddy streets of 1876 Seattle, a toddler’s life hung by a thread when a heavy wagon rolled directly over his skull—yet he walked away with only minor injuries.

    May 4, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

16. A Runaway Laundry Wagon

    Horses pull a laundry wagon down a steep Seattle hill, ending in a wreck that miraculously injures no one.

    Jun 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerColumbia Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

17. City Bids Farewell to Fireman Killed in Line of Duty

    Police and fire departments honor Dan Noonan, who died after a collision between a hose wagon and a streetcar in South Tacoma.

    Feb 3, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

18. Policy Change Leaves Fire Response Manned by a Skeleton Crew

    A fire on Eighth Street leaves a woman injured and sparks an investigation into why the police patrol wagon failed to respond, revealing the consequences of city austerity.

    May 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

19. West Street Chaos

    A runaway delivery horse turns into a multi-wagon wreck near the University Street trestle.

    Aug 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerUniversity Street, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

20. Horses Plunge Off Pacific Avenue Cliff

    A panicked team of livery horses creates a scene of destruction on the Tacoma waterfront, leaping twenty-five feet over a railing.

    Jan 25, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

21. A Runaway Team Smashes into Downtown Tacoma

    A delivery driver narrowly cheats death after his team bolts down Ninth Street, leaving a trail of destruction at the Tacoma Bazaar.

    Jan 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

22. Market Wagon Runaway Causes Dockside Chaos

    A startled team of horses pulling a Seattle market delivery wagon crashed through railings on a city dock, resulting in a dramatic, albeit property-damaging, incident.

    Apr 26, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

23. The Drive for a Snoqualmie Wagon Road

    A Yakima cattleman campaigns to bridge the Cascades, aiming to turn Seattle into the primary market for Eastern Washington farmers.

    Feb 15, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

24. A Chaotic Collision on Front Street

    A frightened team of horses triggered a multi-vehicle pileup that left a bakery delivery wagon in splinters.

    Dec 14, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

25. A Chaotic Brawl in Old Whitechapel

    A police pursuit of drunken sailors spills onto the streetcar tracks, resulting in a wagon collision and mass confusion.

    Dec 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Avenue, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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