Patrolman

Thomas R. McIntyre

Accident
End of Watch September 23, 1896
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Thomas McIntyre died after being dragged by a horse. He was attempting to stop a runaway horse carriage at 75th street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. He was dragged from his saddle and suffered a fractured skull. Patrolman McIntyre was assigned to the Mounted Precinct.

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130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman McIntyre served with the New York Police Department.
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

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1896
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Thomas is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1896, 17 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 124th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Thomas R. McIntyre

New York City Police Department · End of Watch September 23, 1896

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-W

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