Officer John Horan was killed instantly when he was thrown from his horse at the intersection of 30th and Walnut Streets and suffered a broken neck. He and another officer were en route to their post at 28th and Chestnut Streets when the accident occurred.

Officer Horan had served with the Louisville Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife and four sons.
- Officer Down Memorial Page
(Contributor: Becky Lambert #48842634)

KENTUCKY IRISH AMERICAN - SAT., NOVEMBER 24, 1900:
The funeral for Officer John Horan last Sunday morning was one of the largest that has taken place from St. Patrick's Church for a long time, and demonstrated the esteem in which the brave policeman was held. The services were attended by a special detail from the police department, six of his late associates acting as pall-bearers.

***THERE IS A MARKED PLOT BUT NO MARKED INDIVIDUAL GRAVES***

Officer John Horan was killed instantly when he was thrown from his horse at the intersection of 30th and Walnut Streets and suffered a broken neck. He and another officer were en route to their post at 28th and Chestnut Streets when the accident occurred.

Officer Horan had served with the Louisville Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife and four sons.
- Officer Down Memorial Page
(Contributor: Becky Lambert #48842634)

KENTUCKY IRISH AMERICAN - SAT., NOVEMBER 24, 1900:
The funeral for Officer John Horan last Sunday morning was one of the largest that has taken place from St. Patrick's Church for a long time, and demonstrated the esteem in which the brave policeman was held. The services were attended by a special detail from the police department, six of his late associates acting as pall-bearers.

***THERE IS A MARKED PLOT BUT NO MARKED INDIVIDUAL GRAVES***