Old Colony Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch Thursday, September 11, 1890
Add to My HeroesTheodore Grote
Special Police Officer Theodore Grote was struck and killed by a train in the rail yards underneath the Berkeley Street Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts.
As he attempted to move out of the way of a train he stepped onto some adjacent tracks into the path of an engine that was backing up.
Officer Grote was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War. He was survived by his wife.
Bio
- Age 43
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Struck by train
- Location Massachusetts
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