Born in Queens to Patrick Grace and Margaret Shinners Grace, Luke grew up in Newburgh, New York, where he was a speed skater, rower, and swimmer.
Luke was a retired New York City police officer. In 1905 he served as a bicycle officer out of the Clymer Street precinct in Brooklyn and once chased down a chauffeur driven "big, red car" as it was entering the Williamsburg Bridge. The car was travelling at a rate of 21 mph, the driver was cited for speeding.
In 1921 he played Santa Claus for the children of Barren Island. It took him two hours to make he trip through fog and ice from the Battery to the island. Gifts were donated by the New York Produce Exchange, Childrens Aid Society, and business men of Broad Channel, and distributed to 150 children, all students of school principal Miss Shaw. It was announced that Barren Island was to be renamed Hulbert Point.
He also served as a harbor boat officer for many years. On January 12, 1917 Luke dove off Pier 1 into the river at 1:20 a.m. during a sleet storm, fully uniformed, and saved the life of George Kennedy, who was drowning. For this act of bravery he was awarded a police department medal of honor.
In February 1924, while serving on Police Boat #2 he and a fellow officer rescued two men and a woman from drowning. The three had fallen through the ice and were screaming which attracted the attention of Luke and his partner. In March 1924 Luke , piloting a police boat, overtook the luxuriously eqipped rum-runner Manon and found a cargo of Sandy McDonald scotch whiskey manufactured by appointment of King George V.
There are many stories in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about his expolits as a New York City police officer.
He married Elizabeth "Dolly" Farnan in 1912. They had three children, Margaret, Rose, and Luke, Jr. Rose died a few hours after birth. Margaret was married to Robert Sheppard, known as "the voice of the Yankees". After Dolly died in 1924 Luke remarried.
Hospitalized 2 months, 8 1/2 days at St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn, his death is listed as due to natural causes.
Luke was a retired New York City police officer. In 1905 he served as a bicycle officer out of the Clymer Street precinct in Brooklyn and once chased down a chauffeur driven "big, red car" as it was entering the Williamsburg Bridge. The car was travelling at a rate of 21 mph, the driver was cited for speeding.
In 1921 he played Santa Claus for the children of Barren Island. It took him two hours to make he trip through fog and ice from the Battery to the island. Gifts were donated by the New York Produce Exchange, Childrens Aid Society, and business men of Broad Channel, and distributed to 150 children, all students of school principal Miss Shaw. It was announced that Barren Island was to be renamed Hulbert Point.
He also served as a harbor boat officer for many years. On January 12, 1917 Luke dove off Pier 1 into the river at 1:20 a.m. during a sleet storm, fully uniformed, and saved the life of George Kennedy, who was drowning. For this act of bravery he was awarded a police department medal of honor.
In February 1924, while serving on Police Boat #2 he and a fellow officer rescued two men and a woman from drowning. The three had fallen through the ice and were screaming which attracted the attention of Luke and his partner. In March 1924 Luke , piloting a police boat, overtook the luxuriously eqipped rum-runner Manon and found a cargo of Sandy McDonald scotch whiskey manufactured by appointment of King George V.
There are many stories in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about his expolits as a New York City police officer.
He married Elizabeth "Dolly" Farnan in 1912. They had three children, Margaret, Rose, and Luke, Jr. Rose died a few hours after birth. Margaret was married to Robert Sheppard, known as "the voice of the Yankees". After Dolly died in 1924 Luke remarried.
Hospitalized 2 months, 8 1/2 days at St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn, his death is listed as due to natural causes.
Born in Queens to Patrick Grace and Margaret Shinners Grace, Luke grew up in Newburgh, New York, where he was a speed skater, rower, and swimmer.
Luke was a retired New York City police officer. In 1905 he served as a bicycle officer out of the Clymer Street precinct in Brooklyn and once chased down a chauffeur driven "big, red car" as it was entering the Williamsburg Bridge. The car was travelling at a rate of 21 mph, the driver was cited for speeding.
In 1921 he played Santa Claus for the children of Barren Island. It took him two hours to make he trip through fog and ice from the Battery to the island. Gifts were donated by the New York Produce Exchange, Childrens Aid Society, and business men of Broad Channel, and distributed to 150 children, all students of school principal Miss Shaw. It was announced that Barren Island was to be renamed Hulbert Point.
He also served as a harbor boat officer for many years. On January 12, 1917 Luke dove off Pier 1 into the river at 1:20 a.m. during a sleet storm, fully uniformed, and saved the life of George Kennedy, who was drowning. For this act of bravery he was awarded a police department medal of honor.
In February 1924, while serving on Police Boat #2 he and a fellow officer rescued two men and a woman from drowning. The three had fallen through the ice and were screaming which attracted the attention of Luke and his partner. In March 1924 Luke , piloting a police boat, overtook the luxuriously eqipped rum-runner Manon and found a cargo of Sandy McDonald scotch whiskey manufactured by appointment of King George V.
There are many stories in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about his expolits as a New York City police officer.
He married Elizabeth "Dolly" Farnan in 1912. They had three children, Margaret, Rose, and Luke, Jr. Rose died a few hours after birth. Margaret was married to Robert Sheppard, known as "the voice of the Yankees". After Dolly died in 1924 Luke remarried.
Hospitalized 2 months, 8 1/2 days at St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn, his death is listed as due to natural causes.
Luke was a retired New York City police officer. In 1905 he served as a bicycle officer out of the Clymer Street precinct in Brooklyn and once chased down a chauffeur driven "big, red car" as it was entering the Williamsburg Bridge. The car was travelling at a rate of 21 mph, the driver was cited for speeding.
In 1921 he played Santa Claus for the children of Barren Island. It took him two hours to make he trip through fog and ice from the Battery to the island. Gifts were donated by the New York Produce Exchange, Childrens Aid Society, and business men of Broad Channel, and distributed to 150 children, all students of school principal Miss Shaw. It was announced that Barren Island was to be renamed Hulbert Point.
He also served as a harbor boat officer for many years. On January 12, 1917 Luke dove off Pier 1 into the river at 1:20 a.m. during a sleet storm, fully uniformed, and saved the life of George Kennedy, who was drowning. For this act of bravery he was awarded a police department medal of honor.
In February 1924, while serving on Police Boat #2 he and a fellow officer rescued two men and a woman from drowning. The three had fallen through the ice and were screaming which attracted the attention of Luke and his partner. In March 1924 Luke , piloting a police boat, overtook the luxuriously eqipped rum-runner Manon and found a cargo of Sandy McDonald scotch whiskey manufactured by appointment of King George V.
There are many stories in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about his expolits as a New York City police officer.
He married Elizabeth "Dolly" Farnan in 1912. They had three children, Margaret, Rose, and Luke, Jr. Rose died a few hours after birth. Margaret was married to Robert Sheppard, known as "the voice of the Yankees". After Dolly died in 1924 Luke remarried.
Hospitalized 2 months, 8 1/2 days at St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn, his death is listed as due to natural causes.
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