Patrolman Patrick Fahey

Patrick Fahey

Patrolman Patrick Fahey died of injuries he received when he was thrown from a department horse.

Patrolman Fahey was on traffic patrol on West End Avenue and 60th Street, Manhattan when his horse was frightened by a passing New York Central Railroad train. Patrolman Fahey was thrown to the ground and injured. He was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where he died the next day from his injuries.

Patrolman Fahey was assigned to Traffic Precinct C. He was survived by his wife, son, and four daughters.

He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York.