Tragedy at Woodland Park
The seven-year-old son of Seattle park developer Guy C. Phinney faces a life-changing injury following a shooting accident at the family estate.
Arthur Phinney, the bright little 7-year-old son of Guy C. Phinney, suffered a serious accident which may cause him the loss of sight at his father's country place, Woodland Park, on Thursday. He was playing with a toy gun when it was accidentally discharged in his face and the charge entered his right eye. Drs. Kibbe and Coe, who are attending him, have only faint hope of saving the right eye, and the other may be affected.
“He was playing with a toy gun when it was accidentally discharged in his face and the charge entered his right eye.”
Guy C. Phinney was instrumental in shaping Seattle’s park system, donating the land that became the heart of the modern Woodland Park Zoo. This story anchors the city's beloved public landmark to the private, visceral tragedies of the families who built it.
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