United States Department of the Treasury - Guard Force, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, February 20, 1887
Age: 66
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: February 20, 1887
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Watchman Zachariah Reynolds was killed after falling into an elevator shaft in the Treasury Building. He was performing his rounds down a narrow, darkened hallway and did not see the opened elevator door. He was killed instantly when he fell to the bottom.
His body was not discovered until he failed to report in to the watch lieutenant. Another watchman was sent to locate him and found him in the elevator shaft.
Watchman Reynolds had served as a watchman for one year. He was survived by his wife and three children.