Roll of Honor
Isreal S. Ewan
Incident
Sergeant Isreal Ewan succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he was struck by a Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad train in Fort Worth, Texas.
He was overseeing a crew of inmates who were working on the railroad tracks. He was attempting to walk across the tracks at the Union Depot when he was struck by an engine and knocked under the train. He suffered severe injuries and died on December 8th, 1887.
Sgt. Ewan, On today, the 130th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Texas. There is no tougher job in Law Enforcement than that of a Corrections Officer.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol December 8th, 2017
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139 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Ewan gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Isreal S. Ewan 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%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 32 of 124 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isreal S. Ewan's cause is highlighted.
How Isreal S. Ewan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Isreal S. Ewan is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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