SAMUEL B ELDRIDGE
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 45-W: 30
Department: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: May 31, 1889
Cause: DROW
Age: 35
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Patrolman Eldridge drowned while attempting to assist the residents who were affected by a flood. While performing this duty, a dam broke 14 miles away and sent approximately 20 million gallons of water downstream which killed 2,209 people.
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