Police Officer

Henry Lucas

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch March 7, 1877
Age 45
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Henry Lucas and Police Officer Jacob Boyer were killed when the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Street Railroad Company streetcar they were riding in was struck by a Reading Railroad Company train at the intersection of Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue.

Both officers, along with three others, were riding the streetcar back to the police station for their end-of-shift roll call when the crash occurred at shortly before 7:00 am. All five officers attempted to jump from the streetcar as it began to cross the railroad tracks. The other three officers successfully jumped to safety, but Officer Boyer and Officer Lucas suffered fatal injuries as the train collided with the streetcar. Officer Boyer died at the scene. Officer Lucas was taken to his home where he died the following morning.

Officer Lucas served with the Philadelphia Police Department for five months. He was assigned to the 22nd District.

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149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Lucas served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

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Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 7, 1877
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Henry is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1877, 3 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 150th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Henry was 45. 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. Henry had served 0.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. 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

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Henry among them.

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Where

Police Officer Henry Lucas

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch March 7, 1877

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-W

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