Jesse Shisler
Incident
Railroad Detective Jesse Shisler was struck and killed by an express train the eastern railroad yards in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
It is believed that he was checking a freight train that was stopped in the yards and that he was struck by the second train as he stepped from between two cars. His body was found later in the morning.
Detective Shisler had served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department for approximately six weeks.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Railroad Detective Shisler served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphpia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department has lost 36 officers; 22 of them lost to accidents.
Jesse is one of 417 officers lost to accidents in PA, 33% of the 1,262 remembered there.
Jesse is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jesse is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1899, 1 officer at Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department was lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 18 years on record. The heaviest was 1920, with 3.
In 1899, 1 officer in PA was lost to accidents, the 95th heaviest of 133 years on record. The heaviest was 1932, with 14.
In 1899, 15 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 129th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1899, 25 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 122nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Jesse was 29. Of the 22 lost to accidents at Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 47.3; the middle age was 37.5. Jesse had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 0.3 years.
Jesse was 29. Of the 412 lost to accidents in PA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48.3; the middle age was 38. Jesse had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 8.6 years.
Jesse was 29. 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. Jesse had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jesse was 29. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Jesse had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
October holds 9.1% of these deaths at Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department; November holds the most, 22.7%. Mondays: 4.5%.
October holds 10.6% of these deaths in PA, more than any other month. Mondays: 12.9%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 61.1% of all 36 deaths at Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 33% of all 1,262 deaths in PA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department has 36 officers remembered here, Jesse among them.
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William R. Plummer
Nov 25, 1879
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Augustus Fuchshuber
Aug 4, 1894
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William Lewis Jun 28, 1895
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Jesse Shisler Oct 16, 1899
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David McConnell
Jun 30, 1901
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John Mahoney Apr 13, 1906
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Charles L. D. Sidle Aug 5, 1906
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Edward B. Stanton Sep 5, 1908
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Harry Hinkson Boon Jun 30, 1909
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Frank David Mayrose Nov 13, 1912
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John Louis Beisser Oct 20, 1916
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William D. Bradley Jul 13, 1917
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Ralph Malcolm Mullen Sep 10, 1917
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John J. Ellis Sep 26, 1918
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Walter Henry Goscenski
Aug 3, 1919
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Charles S. Thurston
Feb 2, 1920
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Berry John Butcher Jul 10, 1920
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Frank P. Flynn Jul 18, 1920
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Richard J. Connor Dec 1, 1920
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Lloyd Bernard Leaman
Nov 23, 1921
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Gerald W. Sibert
Oct 5, 1922
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Charles W. Reinke Feb 14, 1923
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Joseph Windolph Lintner Jun 23, 1923
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Martin J. Gaffeney Mar 21, 1924
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Charles Henry Roeder May 30, 1924
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Walter F. Piatt
Nov 8, 1931
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Homer Elder Jul 7, 1932
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Adolph Bayer
Aug 10, 1932
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James J. Harrold Nov 3, 1932
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John A. Connor Jan 25, 1935
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Eugene A. Gurganus Oct 17, 1935
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Joseph E. Bixler
Nov 3, 1939
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Charles J. Westdhal, Jr. Dec 11, 1939
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Thomas F. Prince Dec 17, 1941
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Peter Shemela
Apr 18, 1944
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William J. Costello Jul 11, 1945
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