CORNELIUS JOSEPH LEYDEN
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 8-W: 26
Department: Lehigh Valley Railroad, P.D.
End of Watch: July 30, 1916
Cause: BOMB
Age: 45
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Chief Leyden was killed in an explosion while he was on the docks talking with a freight foreman on Black Tom island in New York. A barge loaded with explosives caught on fire and set off a series of explosions, the force of which was felt in five states. Chief Leyden's body was found under the debris the next day. Patrolman James Doherty was also killed in the blast.
View on Memorial
Share bio via email
Download Memorial map
Search for another officer
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
If you aren't logged into the website, you will be taken to a login page and then to the Update Officer Information form.
