Georgetown - Bush the Old Fire Dog
by Richard Reeve
Title
Georgetown - Bush the Old Fire Dog
Artist
Richard Reeve
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In Georgetown, DC at the Vigilant Firehouse there sits a stone memorial tablet at ground level between the two main doorways which reads "Bush, the Old Fire Dog, Died of Poison, July 5th 1869, R.I.P."
Bush was of mixed breed, of dark brown color, a volunteer of Fire Co. No. 1. He ran with the engine to all fires and parades and was a general favorite with all who chanced to form his acquaintance. He became careless about his diet, ate free lunch between meals and was taken suddenly ill July 4, 1869. The doctors pronounced it a hopeless case of arsenical poisoning, and after several severe spasms he passed peacefully in the sixth year of his age. [courtesy Wikipedia]
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January 3rd, 2014
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