Henry Ruberg
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Mounted Patrolman

Henry Ruberg

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Accident
End of Watch July 28, 1916
Age 60
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Henry Ruberg succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when the horse he was riding stumbled and fell. He had been detailed to strike duty at the Southern Railroad Terminal when the injury occurred.

Patrolman Ruberg had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 29 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

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29 years. You could have gone home.
Mounted Patrolman Ruberg gave the Cincinnati Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Mounted Patrolman Ruberg.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 1916
Tour of Duty 29 yrs
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Animal related

The Sacrifice · Accident

Henry is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1916, 48 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 99th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Henry was 60. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Henry had served 29 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Henry among them.

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Where

Mounted Patrolman Henry Ruberg

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch July 28, 1916

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 18-E

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