Fire Wagon Horses Balky and it May Prove Disastrous.
Refused To Leave Barn.
Change had to be made-Delay of Ten Minutes Might Have Proved Serious.
    It is with regret that city officials, especially the fire department, admit that the team bought a little over a year ago for the fire wagon and to which everybody pointed with pride because of their being such fine specimons, are no good. They won’t do for the work picked out for them.
    Last night, for the second or third time when called to a fire, the horses refused to leave the barn. They balked at the door and no kind of persuasion served to move them.
    All this time the fire was going on. Fortunately it was not a bad one, hence the delay did not prove disastrous.
    After about ten minutes, during which the team was pushed, pulled and whipped in an endeaver to get them started, the firemen had to unhitch them and put on the truck team to haul the hose wagon to the scene of trouble.
Future Danger
    In this case there were no disastrous results from the delay. However, it forcibly emphasizes the fact that a similar notion may get into the team’s head when called to a fire where immediate attention may be neccessary to prevent a serious conflagration.
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