United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, July 12, 1894
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Train accident
Date of Incident: July 12, 1894
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Deputy Marshal William Pross and Special Deputy Marshal Jessie Bristol were killed in a collision between two trains in the Northern Pacific yards in Chicago, Illinois.
Both were in a group of four deputy marshals who were assigned to patrol the Wisconsin Central Railroad to combat crime. All four were on a Wisconsin Central train standing near a crossing, at 16th and Brown streets at about 1:00 pm, when it was struck by an oncoming Baltimore and Ohio train on the same tracks.
Special Deputy Bristol was killed instantly. Special Deputy Pross was taken to Cook County Hospital where he died three hours later before undergoing surgery. A third special deputy was seriously wounded, but survived.
Special Deputy Pross was survived by his wife.