Incident
Police Officer John Loughery was killed when his horse fell on top of him after he fell off it at 29th Street near Passyunk Avenue.
Shortly before 2:00 am, he had just finished speaking to a fellow mounted officer when they split up to patrol by themselves. While riding his horse it became frightened by an object lying in the middle of the road and threw him. He struck his head on a lamp post and his horse to fall on top of him.
His partner had decided to join him at the last minute and found Officer Loughrey several minutes after the accident. He managed to pull Officer Loughrey from underneath his horse and summoned help at their police district. He was taken to St. Agnes Hospital where it was discovered he was suffering from a fractured skull, broken nose, and several broken ribs. Surgery was performed on his brain to relieve pressure but he succumbed to his injuries 10 hours later.
Officer Loughery had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 14 months and was assigned to the 17th Police District.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, and three children.
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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Loughery gave the Philadelphia Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Philadelphia Police Department has lost 379 officers; 110 of them lost to accidents.
John is one of 417 officers lost to accidents in PA, 33% of the 1,262 remembered there.
John is one of 8,274 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,543 remembered there.
John is one of 10,099 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1891, 2 officers at Philadelphia Police Department were lost to accidents, the 11th heaviest of 69 years on record. The heaviest was 1931, with 5.
In 1891, 2 officers in PA were lost to accidents, the 57th heaviest of 133 years on record. The heaviest was 1932, with 14.
In 1891, 11 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 136th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1891, 19 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 135th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
John was 37. Of the 109 lost to accidents at Philadelphia Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 49; the middle age was 38. John had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 9 years.
John was 37. Of the 412 lost to accidents in PA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48.3; the middle age was 38. John had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 8.6 years.
John was 37. Of the 7,715 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. John had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
John was 37. Of the 9,448 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. John had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 8.2% of these deaths at Philadelphia Police Department; December holds the most, 14.5%. Sundays: 11.8%.
August holds 8.4% of these deaths in PA; October holds the most, 10.6%. Sundays: 16.3%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 29% of all 379 deaths at Philadelphia Police Department, the 2nd 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 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.
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William Baker Dec 27, 1851
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James Miller Aug 5, 1852
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Hiram Hammer Dec 21, 1853
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Jacob Albright Dec 25, 1853
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Thomas H. Snyder Sep 9, 1858
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Peter McKeever
Mar 25, 1861
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James Young Oct 14, 1868
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Dennis Sullivan Jun 14, 1870
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Lewis H. Lare Aug 21, 1872
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Daniel McGonigle Oct 9, 1872
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Henry O'Donnell Jul 4, 1876
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George McGonigle Feb 17, 1877
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Jacob Pennington Boyer
Mar 6, 1877
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Henry Lucas Mar 7, 1877
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William Henry Neinburg Jul 30, 1881
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George A. Jackson
Jun 23, 1887
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James L. Metz Sep 10, 1887
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William D. Johnston
Oct 3, 1887
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James Richard Taylor Jun 13, 1890
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Thomas W. Lawler Jun 21, 1891
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John Loughery Aug 2, 1891
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Elmer E. Findley
Dec 29, 1891
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James H. Kelly May 15, 1892
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James Proctor Sep 9, 1893
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John Chambers
Sep 12, 1894
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William Linder Feb 9, 1896
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Joseph Z. Nutter
Mar 4, 1896
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James M. Maher
Nov 14, 1896
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Francis Quinlan
Jun 19, 1898
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William H. Knecht
Jun 20, 1898
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Nathaniel Thomas Holt, Jr. Apr 9, 1900
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John J. Hallowell Sep 9, 1900
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Charles O. Conaway Nov 10, 1900
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John J. Ryan
Mar 22, 1902
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Edward George
Dec 27, 1902
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John J. Donovan
Sep 25, 1903
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James Moreland
Jun 29, 1904
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Elijah A. Brewer Nov 1, 1904
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Matthew J. Curran
May 26, 1905
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Frank L. Slaymaker
Jun 6, 1906
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Thomas A. Sheldon Jan 6, 1907
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August F. Brusius Feb 23, 1907
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John N. Blanford Jul 5, 1907
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Scott H. Shelley Jan 5, 1908
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Samuel B. Hamilton
Feb 28, 1908
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Thomas Arthur Gordon
Apr 9, 1908
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Edward V. Mooney Dec 19, 1908
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Robert Simons
Feb 17, 1909
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Daniel B. Clinton Apr 22, 1909
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James O'Brien Feb 4, 1910
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James William Stewart Mar 13, 1910
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William H. Weiss May 8, 1910
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John W. Lyons
May 13, 1910
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George Niel Barnett
Nov 28, 1910
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Morris Gelles
Dec 22, 1910
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Joseph Dolphin Feb 17, 1912
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Thomas Dowling
Jun 26, 1912
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David M. Simpson
Sep 21, 1912
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George W. Freeman Sep 24, 1912
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John Mann Aug 4, 1913
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Frank A. Sankey
Sep 18, 1914
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William D. Saunders
Dec 18, 1914
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James Maneely
Mar 25, 1915
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Harry E. Tucker
Apr 24, 1915
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Frank Clayton Hutton
Jan 9, 1916
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Vincent J. Moore Aug 11, 1916
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John F. Smith Oct 28, 1916
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Frederick John Weingard
Jul 23, 1917
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Frank J. McCartney
Aug 30, 1917
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George A. Eppley
Sep 19, 1917
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George L. Williams
Jan 9, 1918
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Charles Francis Dewees Jan 12, 1918
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Thompson Black
Jan 18, 1918
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James Wilson Jan 21, 1918
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Thomas J. McVay
Jul 28, 1918
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Thomas Millard Horlacher Sep 27, 1918
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Charles Rudolph Weber Sep 27, 1918
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Herman Joseph Spreng
Oct 3, 1918
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William F. McMenamin Oct 3, 1918
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John B. Feeley
Oct 4, 1918
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Charles Stewart Conner Oct 4, 1918
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William Sebastian Hendrickson Oct 7, 1918
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Joseph Robert Burns Oct 7, 1918
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George Mason Storey Oct 7, 1918
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William F. Wood Oct 8, 1918
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Edward J. Donnelly Oct 8, 1918
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Vasco Snow Oct 9, 1918
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Benjamin Kauffman
Oct 9, 1918
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Martin Joseph O'Brien Oct 9, 1918
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Thomas Durant Trott Oct 10, 1918
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Walter Scott Danley
Oct 11, 1918
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Howard H. Jolly
Oct 11, 1918
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Thomas James Ferguson Oct 11, 1918
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John Joseph Burns Oct 12, 1918
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Michael Edward Shortall
Oct 12, 1918
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Charles Huffman Kelley Oct 12, 1918
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Benjamin Kine Oct 12, 1918
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Martin R. Clark Oct 13, 1918
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Frederick Hofmann, Jr. Oct 13, 1918
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Joseph Michael Downs Oct 14, 1918
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William Edward Lacy Oct 14, 1918
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Patrick J. Whalen Oct 14, 1918
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John Diamond Oct 15, 1918
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John Paul Freiermuth
Oct 15, 1918
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John Aloysius Gaghan
Oct 15, 1918
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John D. Almenrader Oct 15, 1918
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John Edward Brewster Robinson Oct 16, 1918
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Robert Holmes Elliott Oct 18, 1918
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Charles Aloysius Prendergast Oct 20, 1918
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Walter Scott Bates, Sr.
Oct 21, 1918
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Frederick William Issel Oct 21, 1918
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Francis Joseph Robinson Oct 22, 1918
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Conklin Snow Oct 23, 1918
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John McManus Oct 25, 1918
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William James Ferguson Oct 27, 1918
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Robert John Bell
Nov 3, 1918
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James Orr
Nov 26, 1918
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Harry Harrison Morton, Sr. Nov 28, 1918
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Thomas McAnally Jan 21, 1919
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George Edward Garnett Jan 22, 1919
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