John Alexander Berry
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Lieutenant

John Alexander Berry

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police — Pittsburgh, PA
Accident
End of Watch February 9, 1898
Age 34
Tour of Duty 11 yrs 10 mo
Badge LIEUTENANT
Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant John Berry was killed in a warehouse fire at the corner of 13th Street and Mulberry Alley. He was assisting at the scene of the fire when 600 barrels of whiskey exploded causing a wall to collapse, killing him. Eighteen other people were killed in the fire. Lieutenant Berry had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for nearly 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and other relatives.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Lieutenant Berry gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Platform Identity pittpd.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 9, 1898
Tour of Duty 11 yrs 10 mo
Age 34
Badge Number LIEUTENANT
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John 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 1898, 13 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 132nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 34. 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. John had served 11.8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

February holds 7.2% 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

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has 101 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Lieutenant John Alexander Berry

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police · End of Watch February 9, 1898

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-W

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