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Al Hayne

Historical / Outdoor Sculpture

The Al Hayne Memorial Fountain located in Downtown Fort Worth was dedicated on February 25, 1893, two years, two hundred and seventy-two days after the death of the man for whom it was named. Alfred S. Hayne, a native of England, was fatally injured on the evening of May 30, 1890 in a tragic fire which consumed Fort Worth's first significant public building, the Texas Spring Palace. On that evening, Hayne, a civil engineer, was credited with saving the lives of over a dozen other fire victims when he refused to leave the burning structure, opting instead to help others escape. His injuries were so extensive that he died within hours after being transported to St. Joseph Infirmary, becoming the fire's only fatality. Hayne's actions during the course of the fire were seen as a principal reason why no one else died despite the fact that the Spring Palace was occupied by more than five thousand people at the time the fire broke out.

Bronze. 24” x 18” x 11”

The Al Hayne Memorial by Eveline Sellors is part of the Fort Worth Public Art Collection owned by the City of Fort Worth with collection management provided by the Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County.