Hoof Of Fire Horse Number 12

Back in the day when firefighters used horses this horse lost a hoof on the way to a fire and continued pulling until they made it to the scene.
Hoof of fire horse number 12. American farriers journal content on fire horse number 12 life data labs inc. The vehicles a hose cart and a heavy steam engine continued on their way to the fire. The hoof of fire horse number 12 in the early morning hours of march 30 1890 in washington d c the collision of two horse drawn fire wagons racing to answer an alarm seemed a minor matter. When they got there the firemen could do little as the employees had been locked into their work stations on the upper floors of the building.
Cauterized and preserved with a coat of shiny black enamel the hoof of horse no. The smithsonian exhibited the hoof as a loan and later accepted it as a gift through the department s chief engineer r w. The hoof of fire horse number 12 a team of fire horses speeding to the famous triangle shirtwaist fire in new york city in 1911. The hoof of fire horse number 12.
12 lived on as a memorial in the district of columbia fire department. In the early morning hours of march 30 1890 in washington d c the collision of two horse drawn fire wagons racing to answer an alarm seemed a minor matter. The vehicles a hose cart and a heavy steam engine continued on their way to the fire.