Patrolman Harvey Dennis Hand
End of Watch: Fri, Sep 11th, 1914
Date of Incident: Fri, Sep 11th, 1914
Cause of Death: Struck By Train
Service Time: 18 years
Age: 51
Survivors
His wife Agnes, four daughters, and a son
Incident
Patrolman Hand was killed when he was struck by a Louisville and Nashville passenger train at Hancock Street and Barnett Street.
Passers-by noticed Patrolman Hand's hat, bearing his badge number, fall from the locomotive's cow-catcher at 7th and Magnolia Streets.
Patrolman Hand's body was found the following morning in a railroad ditch near where he was struck.
Agency
The Louisville Division of Police has been disbanded and absorbed by the Louisville Metro Police Department.
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