Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Henry Lange succumbed to injuries sustained two weeks earlier when he fell from his police horse at 333 South Franklin Street.
While patrolling on horseback, his horse was spooked by a passing automobile. The horse reared up and threw him to the cobblestone street where he landed on his head. He died in the hospital two weeks later from injuries he sustained in the incident.
Patrolman Lange was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Survivors
Patrolman Lange was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lange served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lange.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Henry J. Lange is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry J. Lange's cause is highlighted.
How Henry J. Lange Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry J. Lange is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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