Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Sunday, November 13, 1904
Age: 65
Tour of Duty: 20 years, 7 months
Badge Number: 436
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 13, 1904
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Wagonman George Cochran was killed in a vehicle accident at 11th and Carson Streets.
The wagon was traveling at a high rate of speed in response to a call at 8th and Bingham Streets when it was struck near the rear steps where Wagonman Cochran was standing by a streetcar.
Wagonman Cochran was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War and had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for 25 years. He was survived by his wife, two sons, two brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren. He was assigned to the South Side Police Station, present day Zone 3 Police Station South Side.