Police Officer

Adolph Howe

Galveston Police Department — Galveston, TX
Accident
End of Watch September 8, 1900
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Howe and three other officers were killed in the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900.

The storm, a category 4 hurricane, claimed the lives of over 6,000 citizens and destroyed over 1,500 acres of the city

Officer Howe and his parents were born in Denmark. His wife and her parents were born in Germany. He was born August 1854 and she was born February 1864. They had nine children; four boys and five girls. All of the children were born in Texas.

Survivors

Officer Howe was survived by his wife and all of his children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Howe served with the Galveston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Galveston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Howe.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Galveston, Galveston County, TX
Platform Identity gpd.galveston.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 8, 1900
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Adolph 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 1900, 17 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 124th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Adolph was 46. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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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

Galveston Police Department has 19 officers remembered here, Adolph among them.

Police Officer Adolph Howe

Galveston Police Department · End of Watch September 8, 1900

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 47-E

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