The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-30


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- ~ aad the injured Into the village on
~ S1pie u Nat cars.
hi dashed of to the station. Sure
bneask, there they were. the injured be-
= kf made ss comfortable as possible at
~ n1olo mar by. the dead entrusted TO the
- aeniakes's care, while the remaining
q nesn were slowly being acconsmo
~ Nth shelter and food by the village
~ ~ Bart was very much Interested.
ri - ioDod listening eagerly To the stories
y ~ M ~ the passengers. A stranger was
&hhs to the telegraph operator.
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uAaW.
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~ Nne to send message To the city. bat
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~ ma half an hour before tho accident
r frsA"
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~ - CITY. ADD the tine runs through a lot
NJ u tsts IN which the snow is deep. Wen
~ mcv II the wires are working by
ID & ~
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anger and disgust. And there's no
eaaart of getting a message through In
~ other wayr'
b - INC operator smiled. "Yon see the con-
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u e tssk DO you think would try driving or
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- ne stranger turned away. HI a cigar
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g. ~ ~ the boy came up.
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