Bio & Incident Details
Age: 59
Tour: 31 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Struck by train
Incident Date: 11/10/1904
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Patrolman Kavanaugh was struck and killed by a train while keeping watch on a train yard after a recent rash of freight car robberies. He was on his beat near West 99th Street when he was struck by a New York Central Railroad train. His body was found in bushes approximately 10 feet from the tracks.
Patrolman Kavanaugh was assigned to the West 100th Street Station. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
