During its service at the Territorial University , the bell was rang to announce the start of classes and also used to sound citywide alert at other critical moments : it solemnly tolled to mark the announcement of Abraham Lincoln 's assassination ; during the riot of 1886 it was used to call-out the militia ; three years later it was rung to sound the alarm at the start of the Great Seattle Fire
Great Seattle Fire
Great Seattle Fire
Varsity Bell