Mar. 29, 2024 3:24 AM
Visitors: 1
|
Morales/2013
Tingwall/2009
McNamara/2002
Cronin/1974
Forsyth/1794
|
|
|
|
|
|
James M. Carter
- Apr. 27, 1870 -
|
(6262)
|
Pass your cursor over pic to see larger version! Click pic for full version!
|
Resided: |
VA, USA
|
Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Apr. 27, 1870 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male |
| Agency |
Dept: | Richmond Police Dept.
VA
USA |
Dept. Type: | Municipal/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Officer |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Death - Disaster |
Weapon Class: | Unknown |
|
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
|
Location: |
VA
USA
Wed. Apr. 27, 1870
|
Summary: |
Officer James Carter died of injuries sustained in the Virginia Capitol Disaster. On April 27th, 1870, a balcony collapsed inside of the Virginia State Capitol, killing 62 people, including 12 law enforcement officers.
Following the Civil War, the United States Army installed a mayor in Richmond. In January 1870 Virginia's governor appointed a new city council, which then appointed a new mayor. However, the previous mayor refused to cede the mayorship and the city operated with two mayors and governments, including two separate police departments.
The balcony collapse occurred during a Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals hearing to determine which of the city's two mayors and police departments was considered legitimate. Because of the interest in the case, hundreds of citizens crowded onto the balcony to view the case. The weight of the spectators caused the structure to give way, killing dozens of elected officials, law enforcement officers, and citizens, and injuring hundreds more.
Following what became known as the Capitol Disaster, the court reconvened and ultimately ruled that the newly appointed mayor was the legitimate
|
Source: |
Website Click
|
Related: |
James T. Cox
William R. Cray
Thomas P. Foley
John Kerr
Michael McCarthy
John R. Meagher
James A. Seay
Julius Schultz
D. G. Tourgee
James M. Walker
|
|
|
Last Updated: May. 29, 2019 |
|
|
|
Birtrong/1974
|
Temple/1979
|
Travis/1970
|
Reis/1975
|
Gaul/1979
|
Burchfield/1990
|
Hodges/1991
|
Ferguson Sr./1975
|
|
|
|
|
Morgan Jr./2011
Nichols/2016
Winter/2016
Carrasco, Jr./2023
Martin/2016
Taylor/2016
Stiles/2011
Devlin/2020
Ossman/2017
Buck/2015
|
|
|