1916The first motorized pumping fire engine was purchased.Events & Anniversaries, Fires

The first motor-pumping engine assigned to the Defense Engine House, 1919. Courtesy of Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 14016

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By 1920, firehorses had been phased out of the department.

Colby, Larry. A pictorial history, Gloucester Fire Department, 1847-1947. Gloucester, Mass.: Printed at the Pressroom, inc., 1994.

Other Events

1916
The schooner Tattler set an all-time dory fishing record when she hailed 500,000 pounds of salt cod.
1916
Captain William H. Thomas retired after 32 years of commanding vessels to manage the Gloucester Cold Storage Company.
1916
Alderman Silva ordered that Wednesday, June 14, 1916, be declared Flag Day, after President Woodrow Wilson declared it a holiday.
1916
Summer residents made up a large portion of the city's population.

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