Day 1: Wednesday
Day 2: Thursday
Day 3: Friday
Day 4: Saturday
Day 5: Sunday
Day 6: Monday
Day 7: Tuesday
The Aftermath
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DAY 5
Sunday, February 27, 1910
9:30 a.m.
O'Neill and men begin a treacherous adventure, braving the storm to walk to Scenic. When "Big Jerry" Wickham is swept away by an avalanche, O'Neill abandons the idea of evacuating on foot.
Workers among the wreckage. Rescue and recovery efforts were complicated by the vast amount of lumber and other debris brought down by the avalanche. At times, rescuers had to dive into the wreckage to pull victims out "as if taking them from a river." (16: Courtesy of the Robert Kelly Collection; 17: Courtesy of the Everett Public Library)
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