NELSON HARRIS DOE

NELSON HARRIS DOE Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Lieutenant
Memorial Panel: 30-E: 29
Department: Lynn, Massachusetts, P.D.
End of Watch: February 16, 1896
Cause: PHYS
Age: 51
Years of Service: 16
Description: Lieutenant Doe contracted rabies when he was attacked and bitten in the face by a dog while on patrol. Lieutenant Doe was treated by a physician who cleaned but did not cauterize the wound. Lieutenant Doe quickly developed symptoms of the infectious disease and was bedridden until his death six weeks later.
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