DEADLY DALLAS: A History of Unfortunate Incidents & Grisly Fatalities

Spring of 1904. An inexperienced driver jumps the curb and drives into the lobby of the St. George Hotel. The mayor orders the roundup of unlicensed dogs due to a citywide outbreak of rabies. An elevator crushes the head of a young man as he retrieves a half dollar he had dropped down the shaft. All this in a few days. Williams describes the heartbreaking and bizarre deaths in Dallas. Photos.