Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Frank Seip succumbed to a duty-related illness after being bitten by a diseased prisoner. On July 4, 1886, Patrolman Seip, a member of a patrol wagon squad, was assisting with the apprehension of a drunken man who was resisting arrest. During the struggle with the man, the man bit Patrolman Seip on his left thumb, causing a nasty laceration. He paid little attention to it other than to give it a simple dressing. He returned to work, and the wound healed, but he later fell critically ill with blood poisoning from the incident. He recovered and returned to work; however, the blood poisoning never entirely left his system, and he again fell ill two weeks before his death. Patrolman Seip was a United States Civil War veteran and had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 18 months. He was survived by his father. He is buried at what was German Protestant Cemetery, now known as Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his father.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Seip gave the Cincinnati Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Frank Seip served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Frank Seip is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 49 of 991 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 6 of 106 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Seip's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Seip Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Seip is highlighted in Dec.
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