Frank Seip

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH

Veteran → Illness

End of Watch December 2, 1887

Age 26

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Memorials 1 Also Remembered Department 105

Incident

Patrolman Frank Seip succumbed to a duty-related illness after being bitten by a diseased prisoner. On July 4, 1886, Patrolman Seip, a member of a patrol wagon squad, was assisting with the apprehension of a drunken man who was resisting arrest. During the struggle with the man, the man bit Patrolman Seip on his left thumb, causing a nasty laceration. He paid little attention to it other than to give it a simple dressing. He returned to work, and the wound healed, but he later fell critically ill with blood poisoning from the incident. He recovered and returned to work; however, the blood poisoning never entirely left his system, and he again fell ill two weeks before his death. Patrolman Seip was a United States Civil War veteran and had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 18 months. He was survived by his father. He is buried at what was German Protestant Cemetery, now known as Walnut Hills Cemetery.

Survivors

He was survived by his father.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Seip gave the Cincinnati Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 1887

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Frank Seip served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Illness

Frank is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1887, 1 officer in the United States was lost to illness, the 75th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Frank was 26. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Frank had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.