A Narrow Escape at the Coal Mine
A coal miner in Gilman is lucky to be alive after a car accident leaves him with a broken leg.
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George Crowe, an employee of the Seattle Coal and Iron Company at Gilman, had a narrow escape from death the other day, but escaped with a broken leg. He was riding up the slope in an empty car when it jumped the track, and before the engine could be stopped he was thrown out. He struck against a timber, breaking his leg and slightly cutting his head. He is recovering rapidly, however.
“George Crowe, an employee of the Seattle Coal and Iron Company at Gilman, had a narrow escape from death the other day.”
Gilman is the former name of Issaquah, a town that grew primarily due to the coal mining industry. The danger faced by miners in these early industrial settings was a daily reality for the region's working class.
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