Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Structure collapse
Incident Date: 10/9/1849
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
· Leave a Reflection
· Add to My Heroes
· Update this memorial
Share this memorial:
Patrolman Helms died of injuries he received in a building collapse. Patrolman Helms responded to a fire at a cabinet makers shop at 22 Rivington Street in Manhattan. We he arrived, he was assigned to crowd control. While standing on his post, Patrolman Helms's skull was fractured when a wall of the burning building collapsed onto him. Patrolmen Helms was removed to the hospital and died seven days later from his injuries.
