Patrolman Henry Buschmann

Henry Buschmann

Patrolman Buschmann died of Typhoid Fever he contracted while assigned to a Red Cross Typhoid Hospital in Long Island City.

After assisting Typhoid patients for several days in the hospital, Patrolman Buschmann became ill himself. He died 28 days after reporting he was ill.

Patrolman Buschmann had served for 10 years with the Long Island City Police Department and for one year with the New York City Police Department after it absorbed the Long Island City Department. He was survived by his wife and three children.