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Daniel Carlisle Cameron

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Daniel Carlisle Cameron

Birth
Centerville District, Alameda County, California, USA
Death
19 Jul 1898 (aged 38)
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial
Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B; Row 06, Space 03
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DANIEL CARLISLE CAMERON
Deputy Cameron was one of five deputies killed as a result of a powder magazine explosion while in pursuit of a murder suspect.
He was survived by his father and four sisters.

Deputy Daniel Cameron, Constable Gustave Koch, Deputy John Lerri, Deputy Charles White, and Deputy George Woodsum were killed when a powder magazine containing a barricaded murder suspect exploded. The suspect was an employee of an explosives company and had murdered a coworker during a dispute over Chinese lottery tickets.

The suspect fled into the powder keg, which contained 5-tons of powder, and threatened to blow it up if anyone attempted to arrest him. The standoff continued overnight and into the morning until the suspect called to Deputy White and told him he was ready to come out.

As the other deputies approached the magazine it suddenly exploded, killing the five deputies, a female bystander, the suspect, and seriously injuring two other deputies.

Contributor: Milt Proctor (50060215)
DANIEL CARLISLE CAMERON
Deputy Cameron was one of five deputies killed as a result of a powder magazine explosion while in pursuit of a murder suspect.
He was survived by his father and four sisters.

Deputy Daniel Cameron, Constable Gustave Koch, Deputy John Lerri, Deputy Charles White, and Deputy George Woodsum were killed when a powder magazine containing a barricaded murder suspect exploded. The suspect was an employee of an explosives company and had murdered a coworker during a dispute over Chinese lottery tickets.

The suspect fled into the powder keg, which contained 5-tons of powder, and threatened to blow it up if anyone attempted to arrest him. The standoff continued overnight and into the morning until the suspect called to Deputy White and told him he was ready to come out.

As the other deputies approached the magazine it suddenly exploded, killing the five deputies, a female bystander, the suspect, and seriously injuring two other deputies.

Contributor: Milt Proctor (50060215)

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DEPUTY SHERIFF ALAMEDA COUNTY
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