Frederick H. Bathey
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Immigration Inspector

Frederick H. Bathey

Accident
End of Watch January 29, 1897
Age 42
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Immigration Inspector was killed when he fell from an inbound Grand Trunk Railroad passenger train while conducting an inspection in the Port Huron Tunnel between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

He was attempting to enter the last car of the train in the darkness of the tunnel when he fell to the tracks approximately 120 yards east of the Canadian side of the international border. He suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by the wheels of the train car.

Inspector Bathey had served with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for four years and had previously been a representative in the Michigan Legislature.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 2-month-old child.

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Tributes

129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Immigration Inspector Bathey gave the United States Department of Justice 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjinsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 29, 1897
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Immigration Inspector Frederick H. Bathey is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service
5
of 10 officers
50% Accident
DC — Statewide
453
of 1,418 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick H. Bathey's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Frederick H. Bathey Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick H. Bathey is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location