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Sergeant Isreal S. Ewan | Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Sergeant

Isreal S. Ewan

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

End of Watch: Thursday, December 8, 1887

Biographical Info

Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: December 5, 1887
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Isreal Ewan succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he was struck by a Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad train in Fort Worth, Texas.

He was overseeing a crew of inmates who were working on the railroad tracks. He was attempting to walk across the tracks at the Union Depot when he was struck by an engine and knocked under the train. He suffered severe injuries and died on December 8th, 1887.