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Lynn Firefighters Day
To all Lynn Firefighters past and present, Happy Lynn Firefighters Day.
Lynn Firefighters Day was established by the Lynn City Council following a fire at City Box 41 on February 13, 1895 at Hutchinson Block Hardware on Monroe St. where four Lynn Firefighters made the ultimate sacrifice.
The following Lynn Firefighters died in the line of duty:
Captain Henry L. Skinner
Hoseman Thomas E. Murray
Hoseman John F. Donlan
Hoseman Abraham C. Moody
(All of Engine Co. 3)
Captain Skinner was the son of Fireman Daniel C. Skinner who also died in the line of duty in 1888. Hoseman Moody was the son of the late Chief Engineer A.C. Moody.
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