U.S. Army · United States 
David Lewis
1900
David W. Lewis served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Bodily force
What Happened
Patrolman David Lewis succumbed to head injuries sustained on June 1st, 1899, while struggling with a suspect he was attempting to arrest for disorderly conduct in a saloon on Smithfield Street near Seventh Avenue.
On June 1st, Patrolman Lewis was called to a saloon to subdue a patron who was disturbing the peace. When Patrolman Lewis attempted to arrest the man, the man resisted. During the ensuing struggle, Patrolman Lewis' head struck the pavement, and he suffered a skull fracture.
Patrolman Lewis suffered four strokes as a result of the skull fracture between October 1899 and June 1900. He passed away on August 7, 1900.
Patrolman Lewis was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War and had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for 22 years.
Patrolman Lewis suffered four strokes as a result of the skull fracture between October 1899 and June 1900. He passed away on August 7, 1900.
On June 1st, Patrolman Lewis was called to a saloon to subdue a patron who was disturbing the peace. When Patrolman Lewis attempted to arrest the man, the man resisted. During the ensuing struggle, Patrolman Lewis' head struck the pavement, and he suffered a skull fracture.
Patrolman Lewis suffered four strokes as a result of the skull fracture between October 1899 and June 1900. He passed away on August 7, 1900.
Patrolman Lewis was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War and had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for 22 years.
Patrolman Lewis suffered four strokes as a result of the skull fracture between October 1899 and June 1900. He passed away on August 7, 1900.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and one child.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Patrolman
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