Bio & Incident Details
Age: 34
Tour: 11 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Duty related illness
Incident Date: Not available
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Captain Buschmann died of Typhoid Fever he contracted while assigned to a Red Cross Typhoid Hospital in Long Island City.
After assisting Typhoid patients for several days in the hospital, Captain Buschmann became ill himself. He died 28 days after reporting he was ill.
Captain Buschmann had served for 10 years with the Long Island City Police Department and for one year with the New York City Police Department after it absorbed the Long Island City Department. He was survived by his wife and three children.
