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Item
Title
BOLAND-B10714
Date(s)
- 1924-08-16 (Creation)
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(1873-1950)
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Northern Pacific dock damaged by the Admiral liner, Ruth Alexander. Part of the warehouse on the dock has collapsed and pilings beneath knocked askew. The dock was smashed by the big liner on the evening of August 15, 1924. About 30 feet of the south end of the pier, formerly known as the "Old Flyer Dock" was torn off. The Ruth Alexander was attempting to land at nearby Commercial Dock at the time of the crash. G27.1-065 (print has been damaged) (TNT 8-16-24, p. 2)
Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1920-1930; Steamboat accidents--Tacoma;