Police Officer William Sheahan
End of Watch: Fri, Jun 28th, 1895
Date of Incident: Not Known
Cause of Death: Drowning (Accidental)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 34
Survivors
Officer Sheahan was survived by his wife and four children.
Incident
Police Officer William Sheahan drowned after he accidentally fell into the Mississippi River, at the foot of Madison Street, at approximately 8:30 pm.
He had been assigned to prevent accidents and keep the peace for passengers on excursion boats leaving the wharf. As the steamer City of Vicksburg was preparing to pull out Officer Sheahan stepped back and fell into the river's swift current. He was pulled underneath the boat and drowned despite several attempts to rescue him.
His body was recovered two days later near the foot of Tyler Street.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Agency
1200 Clark Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(314) 231-1212
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