New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Monday, July 5, 1915
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: July 5, 1915
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Francis Burke drowned when he fell into the Mississippi River, between Seventh Street and Eighth Street.
He was attempting to keep several boys from swimming in the river and climbed down from the wharf, but lost his footing on a lower stringer.
Patrolman Burke had served with the New Orleans Police Department for six years. He was survived by his mother, sister, and three brothers.