Thomas Eastbrook, 22, Dies After Freeport Mill Injury
A tragic industrial accident claims the life of a recent arrival to Seattle.
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The young man, Mr. Thomas Eastbrook, who was severely injured last Monday in the Freeport mill, died yesterday at the house of Rev. Mr. Atwell in this city. The funeral will take place today from the M. E. Church. Mr. Eastbrook came to this city about two months ago from Fort Gram, N.J., and had been working in Freeport mill about three weeks. He was a young man of excellent character, and during his short stay here made many warm friends, who sincerely mourn his death. He was about 22 years of age and unmarried. He leaves an aged father and mother in New Jersey, to whom this news of his sudden death will be sad indeed.
“He was a young man of excellent character, and during his short stay here made many warm friends, who sincerely mourn his death.”
The Freeport Mill was a center of early industrial life in the Puget Sound region, a time when workplace safety standards were virtually non-existent. Today, these same areas along the waterfront have transitioned from heavy industrial hubs to recreational and commercial districts, though the risks of labor remain a persistent civic concern.
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