Our fallen hero

On Thursday, October 30, 1924 an alarm was sounded on Box 1326, 2^nd and Bristol Streets, for a fire in Bird Archer’s Chemical Company located at American and Bristol Streets.

While operating at this fire, Hoseman George Schultz of Engine 55 was accidentally struck by a hosepipe. He died of those injuries on Friday, November 14^th, 1924, just two weeks later.