Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Marshal Buck Wright was struck and killed by an anvil during the election celebration in Luling.
The crowd shot anvils after hearing that Grover Cleveland had won the presidency. A piece of an anvil flew 20 yards and hit Deputy Marshal Wright in the face, killing him. The same piece struck another man who also died.
Deputy Marshal Wright was survived by his wife and children.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Wright was survived by his wife and children.
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Deputy Marshal Wright served with the Luling Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Luling community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Marshal Buck Wright 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Buck Wright's cause is highlighted.
How Buck Wright Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Buck Wright is highlighted in Nov.