Incident
Police Officer Francis Fullum died after contracting smallpox while struggling with an infected man in the area of Federal Hill.
The man he encountered was acting delirious as a result of the disease. Despite obvious signs that the man was infected, Officer Fullum struggled with the man and was able to subdue him and take him to a medical facility. Officer Fullum began showing signs of smallpox several weeks later and died on November 22nd, 1872.
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154 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Fullum served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Baltimore Police Department has lost 151 officers; 10 of them lost to illness.
Francis is one of 15 officers lost to illness in MD, 4% of the 378 remembered there.
Francis is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Francis is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1872, 2 officers at Baltimore Police Department were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 6 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 4.
In 1872, 2 officers in MD were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 11 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 4.
In 1872, 2 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 46th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 1872, 6 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 92nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Francis was 39. Of the 8 lost to illness at Baltimore Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 29.5 and 38.3; the middle age was 34.
Francis was 39. Of the 13 lost to illness in MD whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 50; the middle age was 39.
Francis was 39. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51.
Francis was 39. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49.
When
November holds 10% of these deaths at Baltimore Police Department; October holds the most, 50%. Fridays: 20%.
November holds 13.3% of these deaths in MD; October holds the most, 33.3%. Fridays: 20%.
November holds 7.8% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
November holds 8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 6.6% of all 151 deaths at Baltimore Police Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4% of all 378 deaths in MD, the 4th most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Francis among them.
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George Workner Mar 15, 1808
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Alexander McIntosh Jun 20, 1844
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John O'Mayer Nov 13, 1856
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William Jourdan Oct 14, 1857
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Benjamin Benton Sep 22, 1858
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Robert M. Rigdon Nov 8, 1858
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James Murphy Jul 5, 1870
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Charles J. Walsh Jan 12, 1871
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Joseph Clark May 22, 1871
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John H. Richards Sep 14, 1871
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John H. Dames Jan 12, 1872
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John Christopher Aug 18, 1872
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Francis J. Fullum Nov 22, 1872
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James T. Harvey Jan 12, 1873
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Thomas Marshall Baldwin
Oct 6, 1873
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William Henry Healy Nov 11, 1873
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Charles W. Fisher Jan 6, 1884
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John Thomas Lloyd
Jul 4, 1889
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Jacob Zapp Jul 15, 1891
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James T. Dunn Jun 20, 1894
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Michael Neary Jun 20, 1894
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Benjamin Graham Jun 16, 1895
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John J. Dailey
Oct 17, 1895
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Alonzo B. Bishop Aug 29, 1899
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Charles J. Donohue May 20, 1902
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Mathew Boone
Jan 26, 1905
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Thomas H. Worthington Mar 4, 1909
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George C. Sauer
Apr 18, 1915
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Herbert Bitzel Sep 20, 1915
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Michael J. Burns Jan 22, 1917
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Oliver James Young Oct 5, 1918
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Evan Morgan Oct 13, 1918
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Edward Arthur Shanahan Oct 13, 1918
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Joseph Paul Stromberg Oct 14, 1918
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John J. Lanahan
Jul 3, 1919
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Michael J. Egan Oct 2, 1920
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Edgar C. Shellito
May 1, 1921
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Frank L. Latham
Mar 2, 1924
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Charles L. Frank
Jun 20, 1924
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George D. Hart Jan 2, 1925
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Patrick J. Conniff May 18, 1925
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Roy L. Mitchell Nov 1, 1925
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Webster E. Schumann
Jun 29, 1926
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Thomas J. Dillon
Jul 12, 1926
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William Francis Doehler
Aug 5, 1927
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George M. J. May Feb 12, 1928
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Joseph F. Carroll
Nov 19, 1928
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John P. Burns
Jan 7, 1931
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William A. Bell
Jan 2, 1932
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Thomas F. Steinacker
Oct 4, 1932
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John R. J. Block
Apr 21, 1933
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John Blank
Feb 12, 1934
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John A. Stapf Nov 2, 1934
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Henry W. Sudmeier
Dec 20, 1934
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Max Hirsh
Feb 14, 1935
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Arthur H. Malinofski
Oct 31, 1935
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Arthur R. Cornthwaite
Feb 16, 1936
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Leo Bacon Oct 9, 1936
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Carroll Hanley
Oct 29, 1936
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John Thomas King, Jr.
Dec 28, 1936
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Thomas J. Barlow
Dec 31, 1937
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Joseph Edward Keene
Nov 1, 1938
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William L. Ryan
Jun 13, 1940
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William J. Woodcock
Jun 13, 1943
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William S. Knight
Nov 7, 1943
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Joseph C. Waldsachs Jan 29, 1944
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John B. Bealefeld
Sep 10, 1945
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Elmer Aloysius Noon
Nov 20, 1946
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Fred Ruhl Unger
Jan 13, 1947
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Joseph Daniel Benedict
Feb 13, 1948
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Thomas Joseph Burns Oct 1, 1948
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John W. Arnold
Dec 30, 1948
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James L. Joyce
Apr 4, 1949
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Thomas J. O'Neill
Oct 16, 1949
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Charles Martin Hilbert, Jr. Aug 4, 1950
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Roland W. Morgan
Jan 6, 1951
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Arthur Jacob Weiss, Sr. Jun 23, 1951
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James L. Scholl
Aug 1, 1953
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Alfred P. Bobelis
Feb 14, 1954
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Aubrey L. Lowman
Apr 19, 1954
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Walter D. Davis
Jul 1, 1954
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James J. Purcell
Oct 24, 1955
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John R. Phelan
Sep 29, 1956
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John F. Andrews
Oct 9, 1957
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Robert K. Nelson
Sep 19, 1958
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Richard H. Duvall, Jr.
Jan 11, 1959
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Warren V. Eckert
Nov 16, 1960
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Henry Smith, Jr.
Apr 7, 1962
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Richard D. Seebo
May 26, 1962
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Edward J. Kowalewski
Jul 2, 1962
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Francis R. Stransky
Jan 10, 1964
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Claude J. Profili, Sr.
Feb 6, 1964
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Walter Patrick Matthys
Sep 11, 1964
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Teddy L. Bafford
Oct 15, 1964
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Jack Lee Cooper
Dec 25, 1964
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Charles R. Ernest
Jan 20, 1965
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Robert Henry Kuhn
Jul 22, 1965
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William J. Baumer
Jan 25, 1967
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Frederick K. Kontner
Feb 10, 1967
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John C. Williams
Aug 21, 1967
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Richard F. Bosak
Apr 18, 1968
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George F. Heim
Jan 16, 1970
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Henry M. Mickey
Mar 24, 1970
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Donald W. Sager
Apr 24, 1970
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Carl Peterson, Jr.
Jun 12, 1971
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Martin E. Webb
Aug 3, 1971
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Lorenzo Arnest Gray
Jul 26, 1972
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Robert M. Hurley
Mar 28, 1973
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Norman Frederick Buchman
Apr 6, 1973
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Calvin M. Rodwell
Sep 22, 1973
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Frank Warren Whitby, Jr.
May 5, 1974
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Frank William Grunder, Jr.
Aug 1, 1974
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Milton I. Spell
Aug 15, 1974
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Martin Joseph Greiner
Dec 10, 1974
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Edward S. Sherman
Sep 13, 1975
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Timothy B. Ridenour
Oct 27, 1975
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Jimmy Dale Halcomb
Apr 16, 1976
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Edgar J. Rumpf
Feb 15, 1978
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Robert John Barlow
Apr 23, 1978
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Nelson F. Bell, Jr.
Oct 27, 1978
Where
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