Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman George Meehan died as a result of complications from heat prostration while on duty during the 1896 Eastern North America Heat Wave.
He was overcome by the heat while on duty near the intersection of 18th Street and Avenue C. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital where he died less than two weeks later.
Patrolman Meehan served with the New York Police Department for less than three years and was attached to the East 22nd Street Police Station.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Meehan gave the New York Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman George Meehan 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Meehan's cause is highlighted.
How George Meehan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Meehan is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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