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Item
Title
862-2
Date(s)
- 1934-11-08 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Some time before 3:30 a.m. on November 8, 1934, a fire of unknown origins broke out in the Northern Pacific Repair Shop at South 40th and Washington Street. By morning little was left but a smoldering ruins. Completely destroyed by the flames were the huge, new repair building, which was almost two blocks long, and 35 refrigerator and freight cars. The damage was estimated to be $100,000. Tacoma's firefighters were hampered by a lack of water pressure in the Northern Pacific shops' hydrants. They had to lay hose lines to Washington and South 46th Street. (T. Times 11/8/1934, pg. 1)
Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fire fighters--Tacoma--1930-1940;