LEWIS WILLIAM JAMES

Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 45-W: 25
Department: Scranton, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: September 23, 1923
Cause: PHYS
Age: 46
Years of Service: 15
Description: Patrolman James responded to a complaint of a reported gas leak at the home of a local doctor. Patrolman James ran to the doctor?s office and retrieved the keys to the house. He then ran back to the doctor's house and entered the premises. Patrolman James searched the entire house but did not find any evidence of a leaky gas pipe. When went outside, he lost consciousness, and was rushed to the hospital where he died of a massive heart attack while receiving treatment.
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