Streetcar Collision Narrowly Missed Tragedy
A dangerous accident on Pike Street sparks local concern as a crowded Queen Anne hill car crashes into a depot line carriage.
A Queen Anne hill car collided with a Cedar depot trail car on Pike street this morning, and disaster was narrowly avoided. There were about a dozen and a half people on the cars at the time, and they were badly shaken up. The only damage done was to the fender of the Cedar street car, which was smashed.
“There were about a dozen and a half people on the cars at the time, and they were badly shaken up.”
Today's Pike Street remains a high-traffic artery where the density of transit and pedestrians frequently creates tension. This 1904 incident highlights the historic, recurring anxiety surrounding public safety and infrastructure in a rapidly growing Seattle.
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