A Fatal Accident on Jefferson Avenue
A tragic furniture transport accident claims the life of a young girl.
Tacoma, Oct 29. — Elizabeth Moore, aged 14 years, daughter of William Moore, who lived on South Thirtieth and East F streets, died this morning from internal injuries received by being thrown from a truck load of furniture on Jefferson avenue on Friday morning. She was seated on top of the furniture when the truck upset, throwing her under it.
“She was seated on top of the furniture when the truck upset, throwing her under it.”
This tragedy captures the physical dangers of navigating 19th-century urban streets with heavy freight. While we no longer transport families on top of furniture trucks, the risks of our local transit infrastructure remain a constant civic conversation.
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