“It seems a strange irony of fate that a minor accident should have killed Chief Rush. I had almost come to think he bore a charmed life. One gets such ideas of men who pass through seemingly impassable dangers unscathed.”–Doctor Archer, St. Vincent’s Hospital, April 26, 1912
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1912: Chief John Rush and Victor, the Fire Horse That Lost it on Varick Street
Posted: 10th June 2015 by The Hatching Cat in FDNY Horses/Mascots, Horse TalesTags: Battalion Chief John Rush, Chief Edward Croker, FDNY, fire horse, New York Fire Patrol
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