Industrial Accident on the Tide Flats
A laborer survives a collapse on a pile driver working on the Seattle tide flats.
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Pan McFee, a laborer employed on a pile driver working on the tide flats, had a narrow escape from death yesterday morning. He was at the top of the pile driver when the upright broke and toppled. With rare presence of mind, McFee jumped and escaped further injury than many bruises. He was taken to his home on Fourteenth Street, near Canal, in the patrol wagon.
“He was at the top of the pile driver when the upright broke and toppled. With rare presence of mind, McFee jumped and escaped further injury.”
The 'tide flats' were the industrial heart of early Seattle, often involving hazardous land reclamation work. The location mentioned refers to the industrial area that would eventually become the SoDo and Industrial District, long before the massive landfill projects that reshaped the waterfront.
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