Zachariah Reynolds
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Watchman

Zachariah Reynolds

Accident
End of Watch February 20, 1887
Age 66
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Watchman Zachariah Reynolds was killed after falling into an elevator shaft in the Treasury Building. He was performing his rounds down a narrow, darkened hallway and did not see the opened elevator door. He was killed instantly when he fell to the bottom.

His body was not discovered until he failed to report in to the watch lieutenant. Another watchman was sent to locate him and found him in the elevator shaft.

Watchman Reynolds had served as a watchman for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

139 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman Reynolds gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
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 usdtgffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1887
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 66
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Watchman Zachariah Reynolds 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%.

United States Department of the Treasury - Guard Force
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. Zachariah Reynolds's cause is highlighted.

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

How Zachariah Reynolds Compares

Age at Death
66
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Zachariah Reynolds is highlighted in Feb.

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

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