Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-22 | Page 9 | Went to Sea in a Store

Went to Sea in a Store TACOMA Wash Jan 25 During 25 During the mile forty wind last night a section of wharf in Old Tacoma was washed from its piling and floated out outto outto outto to sea On the wharf stands a small grocery store owned by a a aman man named Johnson The proprietor and two customers customers customers cus cus- were In the store at the time the dock floated away taking the building with it For hours the and his customers were at the mercy of the waves but the dock did not overturn and finally was captured captured captured cap cap- by a tug brought to shore and safely moored Oregonian