A Dangerous Fall at 27th and Tacoma
A man survives a terrifying 40-foot tumble into a gulch near a dangerous embankment.
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After slipping on the edge of the deep gulch at Twenty-seventh and Tacoma Avenue late last night and rolling for 40 feet down the steep incline, Henry Milone, brother of City Detective James Milone, was picked up, unconscious, and hurried to the St. Joseph's Hospital. At first it was believed that he had received fatal injuries, but the physicians soon reported him out of danger.
“At first it was believed that he had received fatal injuries, but the physicians soon reported him out of danger.”
Tacoma’s geography, defined by its steep gulches and ravines, has always presented a physical hazard to urban development. This accident at a specific, still-traversed intersection highlights the risks inherent in the city's topography.
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