New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
HONOR DEAD POLICEMEN
Thirty-tWo Names To Be Placed
on Headquarters Tablets.
TEACH DIED WHILE ON DUTY
Some Persisted in Fires; Others
Drowned Attempting Rescues;
More Were Shot,or Stabbed.

More Were Shot,or Stabbed.
TIE names or thirty-,wo policemen who
died I'm the performance Of their duty VIII
be placed on a roll Of honor on two tablets.
one on either side Of the main entrance OF
Eolice HEADQUARTERS within the nat f."
days. The tablets arc built into tho wall,
the roll Of honor being suggested by Gen
eral Bingham when Police Commissioners.
\ committee was appointed TO decide
upon the policemen worthy Of mention. and
invitations were scattered broadcast. ask
ing for names Of the men who mad distn-
guiehed themselves. The committee con
sisted Of tho late John Jacob Aston, X. \.
e. Smith and Philip Rhineander They
Went through voluminous data and finished
their Investigations just previous 10 Colonel
Astors marriage 10 Miss Force.
In large bronze letters the tablets rlll be
headed Names of those who died in the
performance ~ their duty. Roll oil
Honor" Then will follow the thirty-two
names. Enough space Will be left on the
second tablet to permit adding other names.
The names and deeds OF the thirty two men
follow:
PATROLMAN JAMES CAHILL; died
September .? lsji shot through the hear'
while tying 10 arrcst'two burglars al 10Th
street and Avenue T.
PATROLMAN EUGENE ANDERSON
died July %, 1887. shot by Michael Cancini
who was preparing to shoot a man who
found him trying to rob shoe store AZ
PATROLNAN HORATIO SANGER; died
November p, 1857. from q beating received
while trying TO restore order IN reStau-
u Z
street
PATEOIMAN DAVID II. MARTIN; died
August :. 1861, stabbed in the neck by Will
, lam Curtis. burglar, AZ the corner of
Washington and Prospect streets, Brook
PATROLMAN GEORGE ". DURYEA;
died MAJ rs. 1864. shot through the temple
while attempting to arrest John OConneH
a piCkCOCket.
PATROLMAN JOHN O'BRrEN. died
August -. 1864. shot In the forehead with a
IS calihre revolver by John Reilly in q
saloon at list street and Ninth avenue.
PATROLMAN THOMAS WALKER, died
August -. 1866. shot BY one OF gang who
had assaulted a woman I'm house on lth
street. .
Iuly L.. 1868 drowned attempting 10 rescue
Jano Bell. fourteen years old. on an eXcur-
sion Of the \. p. 4. .....,,-
PATROT.MAN PHILIP LAMBRECIIT,
died March "A. 1872. trying to quell riot he,
tween laborers at seth street and Second
avenue. George Lavery, one of the labor
ers, struck him i'm the head with stonel
fracturiuG his skull.
PATR0INAN JOHN DONAIUE. died
December s. 1872 from fracture of tho skull
while making an arrest at North Is, street
and Union avenue. Brooklyn.
SERGEANT JAMES M'GGNEN. died July
o. 1876. stabbed IN the abdomen by one
Keunickar. who had stolen watch IN
cvading arrest. ,., ,
PNTROLMAN ASA II. FIRNESS. died
December %. 1878. shot by an insane man
I'm hotel. who was threatening TO shoot
phTR0IWA% FRANCIS NALLON. died
MAJ + 1853 shot by Michael sullivan, whom
he found lurking in doorways, and ordered
10 rA"T 'PS JAMES BRENNAN, died
octnIrr ~ 1855. killed by Handsome
Harry" carlton At &3d street and Third
avenue. while assisting man VINO ha'
been held up by Carlton and tW1 others.
pNTROLIGAN JOHN J. SHERMAN, died
ScntenIer I 1891 stabbed in the heart 10y
Francis Noah. a negro he sought 10 arrest
for disorderly c"nduc'. .r,,-,. H., NJ
DETECTIVE JOIIN CAREY, died 10
vr,nber . 1899 shot IN the abdomen while
attempting to arrest Daniel Wheeler, allas
"kush" AZ Seventh avenue ann .,tn str ~,
.PATROLMAN THOMAS r. NJ lNTl ~,
died Septembcr o. 1896, from fracture OF tIe
sI.uiI received while stopping "A runaway
horse In West I'D street c,urrr
PATROIMAN FREDER1CK SMITH.
died october %. 1897. shot through t nt
,1o,itb With = .22-calibrc revolver while az
tempting to arrest burglar III '''' D"'"
OF the Holy Redeemer ,,1,,,rrsTL,P
PATROLMAN WILLIAM BAL NJ LIS 70
died November 30 1909. Shot IN tlic d"'t no,
men nv Frank Brlanzi In front OF NO. 81
IL 'io.b street. who was resisting arrest.
pATROLMAN THOMAS J. M -
RICK. died January 81. tpl' oG Tiirii g. :.
death while on duty at NC III W w, IN >, :"
Co - cigar factory. First avenue ana ''S'
st preSsT1;RoLMAN EDWARD J. MULLEN,
,i.d = January Il. 1901 burned t. W'ath at q
rPpATROLMAN FRANK J. REDleC c.. AR'
d, r1T Warch %. 1901; shot by Micha n
prwech after he found Brusch mad broker
into bakery At N9: gQI 1 TRIO T r. "ITiEDF
~. died iuIv 20 1919. while endeaNorihk
~, rcscue Alfonso Manodino. thirteen E .r',,S
Ala of No 1913 West Houston street IRON
drowning in Crom ~ T.dp yTf'E M sECHLrR
o' TT%4TtRROIMAN ALFRED 4. sELLEc,K
dlcd April rs. 1901: shot by salvatore COY
orralc who had shot an Italian IN ash
,. n"', con,ara and was trying to escape ar
'Dn'iTROIMAN EUGENE :. SHEEHAN.
diad Octoher % 800 shot by a "nc-armeo
man ffo had ordered to move on from III
front IF 40. = 'HaLLl,n. L.,y,
PATROIMAN EDWARD }. NV ~
~hGI. died November 4. 1901; shot 10y
U-iIriam Morse. q negro hp sought to ar
res, f"r smatchiug a bag from Mrs. Charles
= Jobns 81 40. l0i Du'ie'd street Brook
Ign ,,,.,,,,,, r-f.r1cI.p
Al r. aid January II. 1903, attempting 10
prevent Tr,., Edward Nrlkcr from committing
suicide Nv jumping from the Hrooklyr
hI n,HtrRor.NAN John LOCGHMAN: died
I,,,larv y zoos: shot while assisting Pa
troiman John J. Allen to arrest Peter Com
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died March - 1909. assasSina'eh III INC Guy
If Palermo. Italy. >.,.,>,
Patrol MAN JAMES +, MAEGAN.
dtsj October g. 1910, at FIRE at No i7l>
Fichth avenue. BROOKLYN. While r"scuiha
Dorothy Schnitzcl aged nine WHO MAS
overcome b" smoke.