H. C. Treadway
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Deputy Sheriff

H. C. Treadway

Owsley County Sheriff's Office — Booneville, KY
Accident
End of Watch April 24, 1907
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy H.C. Treadway died after being overtaken by leaking gas a hotel in Frankfort, Kentucky.

He had gone to the city to deliver a prisoner to the state penitentiary. After delivering the prisoner he got a hotel room for the night before his return trip home.

His body was found in the room in the morning. It was discovered that a gas jet had been leaking all night, causing him to asphyxiate.

Deputy Treadway was survived by his wife and four young children.

Survivors

Deputy Treadway was survived by his wife and four young children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Treadway served with the Owsley County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Booneville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Treadway.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Booneville, Owsley County, KY
Platform Identity ocso.owsley.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 24, 1907
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff H. C. Treadway 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Owsley County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Owsley County Sheriff's Office
1
of 5 officers
20% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% 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. H. C. Treadway's cause is highlighted.

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

How H. C. Treadway Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. H. C. Treadway is highlighted in Apr.

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