Supposed to be Miss Gordon of Hager Building. One small ear-drop. Button shoes. Long black hair. $46.25. Sex unknown. White shirt. Male. Nine years old. High above the city, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania built the South Fork Dam between 1838 and 1853 as part of a cross-state canal system, the Main Line of Public Works. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Download. Weight 110. Female. Height 4 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Skewered by a huge tree uprooted by the flood, the house floated down from its location on Union Street to the end of Main. Received the above valuables: Charles Brixner. Money returned to committee on valuables. Child. Home knit red flannel skirt. Flannel shirt. Very large breasts. Gold band ring on third finger of left hand. Height 5 feet 6 inches. The flood had suddenly taken the life of one of every nine people in Johnstown. Weight about 60. Proper number lost. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Red flannel barred red and black. Gray hair. Mary Ellen, twenty-two years; daughter of Jerry Harrigan, 17 Ridge avenue, Minersville, servant in the Hulbert House. Blue dress with white pearl buttons. Height 5 feet 4 inches. About thirty-five years of age. Large. Blue and white striped shirt. Girl baby. Heavy woolen stockings. Brown hair. Black cloth jersey, covered buttons. Thirty-five years. Catholic. $108 65 in pocket-book. Buttoned shoes. Oroide watch. Right wrist badly scarred and crippled at one time Supposed to be enciente. Bunch of keys. One gold ring. Coat, pants and vest off. Black and bronze barred wool basque. Striped pants. Weight 185 Height 4 feet. Age about three years. One wire sleeve supporter. Dark complexion Weight about 100. Height 5 feet. Fair complexion, light hair. Black hair. Basque and overskirt. A. Dewald, father, care of Jos. Female. Age thirty-five. Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily damaged; they returned to full production within eighteen months.[1]. Dark hair. Black hair and moustache. However, owing to the delay at the stone arch, the flood waters gained renewed hydraulic head, resulting in a stronger, more abrupt wave of water hitting places downstream than otherwise would have been expected. Door key. Weight 110. Bar pin with red settings. Dark woolen stockings. Light hair Dark brown eyes. Male. Blue calico dress. Male. Large lips. Buried in his own lot at Sandy Vale. Light brown hair. Cash $2 16. Sandy beard and moustache. Red and black striped skirt, wine colored skirt. Age twenty-four. Weight 170. One necklace and locket chased with 5 rubies, the letters L. E. scratched on inside. Female. Female. Ten years. Black knee breeches with white thread running through the material. Hosts of martyred little ones, Telegraph lines were downed and rail lines were washed away. He quickly assembled a group of men to save the face of the dam by trying to unclog the spillway; it was blocked by the broken fish trap and debris caused by the swollen waterline. $1 10 in coin. Brown hair cut short. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Freight filler or car coaler. Cambria City. Age thirty. Age ten. Age twenty-three. Light brown hair. Spring heel shoes Red flannel undershirt. 12, Grand View. Large gold button, oval shape, engraved. Height 5 feet 3 inches. D. Rees, his nephew, June 4. Female. $37 00 in cash. Purse delivered to brother. Female. Survivors of the flood were unable to recover damages in court because of the South Fork Club's ample resources. Female. Red alpaca dress. Ear-rings, with five point star set with glass. Dark hair. Key ring with keys 4 foot pocket-rule and one Harmonie badge. Middle finger of left hand stiff from some former injury. Checkered knee pants. Sandy hair. Pocket-knife. Pocket-knife Bone tooth-pick $6.31. Hair light brown. Gray wool undershirt. St. John's, on lot of James Diamond. Sandy hair. Female. Dark blue suit. Small child. Crucifix. Height 4 feet. Wire bustle. Light hair. Necktie. Red and white striped skirt. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Height 5 feet Dark hair Plaid dress, black, red and blue barred, Her child prematurely born was along with her Weight about 140. Large buckle with half moon on coat. Pocket-book with $33.50. Gray woolen undershirt. Female Age seven or eight years. Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. Weight 125. Age sixty-five. Gray woolen coat Blue calico waist. All the horrors that hell could wish, In an updated, the newspaper reported that Pennsylvania railroad officials said "that over 200 dead bodies have been counted floating down the . Small earrings. Seventy-five cents in coin. Height 5 feet 8 inches Black hair Gray eyes. Barred underdress. Weight almost 130. White cotton undershirt. Identified by the husband, Mark Drew. Light brown hair. As it hit Johnstown, all hell broke loose. Age fifteen. 121 Park Place. Collar-button One handkerchief. Blue waist. White corsets. Light hair turning gray. False teeth lower jaw. Male child. Black and gray barred woolen goods. Male. Female. Female. The committee visited the site of the South Fork Dam, reviewed the original engineering design of the dam and modifications made during repairs, interviewed eyewitnesses, commissioned a topographic survey of the dam remnants, and performed hydrologic calculations. $2.00 in bills. Black stockings. Brown hair. Small piece of lead-pencil. Breast-pin. Black stockings. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Buried Prospect, June 9th. Weight forty. Female. Button shoes. Low round forehead. Brown auburn hair. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age eight. Height 5 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Dark hair. Gold ring. Female. Buttoned shoes, soles well worn. Light hair. Female. Vol. Stout. June 15th. Female Height 4 feet 9 inches. Weight 225. Large broad face. Male. Blue eyes. Silver watch, open-face. Claimed by James Blander, his brother-in-law. Plain gold ring with raised square centre and diamond set, on second finger of left hand. Age not known. Small gold ring. Small purse. Cash twenty-five cents. Iron gray hair. Valuables. Age thirty-five. Two teeth out of upper jaw on right side, one or two out on each side of lower jaw. Female. Gold ring marked M. S to G. S., September 25, 1887. Bracelet on left wrist. Female. Buttoned cloth shoes, with patent leather tips. 464. Blue calico dress, with white spots. Light calico dress with dark diamond spots. Black dress. Age fifty-five. Brown hair. Weight 40. Weight 140. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Upper teeth false. Blue calico overskirt. Black alpaca dress. Match safe. Height 4 feet 10 inches White and black striped waist. Identified by her husband, Mr. Henry Viering, formerly reported from Nineveh, was incorrect. Brown hair. Earring. Female. Claimed by Sol. Black hair. High-buttoned shoes. So not only was there a wall of water hitting the town, it brought it's own weapons. The flood of 1889 killed 2,209 people in Johnstown. The area surrounding the city is prone to flooding due to its location on the rivers, whose upstream watersheds include an extensive drainage basin of the Allegheny plateau. Height 3 feet. Female. Height about five feet 3 inches. Age about sixty years. Female. Female. Body taken by Mr. Thos. White plaited waist. Height five feet. One body was even recovered 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio (Coleman 2019). 7 congress gaiters. Pocket knife, black handle, one blade. Calico dress. Interred in Sandy Vale or Grand View. Age eight years. Black jersey, large buttons. Open-faced silver watch. Blue calico dress with white spots. Rosary. Red woolen undershirt. Small-pox marks on face Light hair. Age about sixteen years. Bald in front, with large wart on right side of head. Vol. Black hair. Female. One set diamond ear-drops. . Age four years. Two purses containing $19.45, one $2 bill, rest in silver, all halves and quarters except $2 and four nickels. Black hose. Blue dress. false. Age about sixty Weight about 140. height about 5 feet 6 inches. Coat with large tin buttons Corsets. Age fifty. Black dress. White. Weight 130. Unidentified containers of cremated remains and decomposing bodies were found in a Johnstown, New York funeral home after police executed a search warrant Friday. Age six. Light hair plaited in back. Order book. Light complexion. ticket. Dog Treats in Hollsopple on YP.com. Muslin drawers. Age thirty-five. Age seven years. A coupon book, Johnstown and Stony Creek R.R. Brown hair. A . In 1988 he said that the high water . Two knives. Small button shoes. Age about twenty-two. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Pearl buttons. Figured waist and white underclothing. Blue and white striped waist Pearl button coat, gray, black and red mixed, wool. Heavy red wool coat. Age forty or forty-five. Blue eyes. Conemaugh street, Johnstown. White stockings Pocketbook. Female. Silver watch. Female. Height 5 feet. Gray eyes. Ruby ear-rings. Butchered husbands, slaughtered wives Daughter of E. A. James, Jr., 117 Market street, Johnstown. Letters found on body. Supposed to be Walter Jones. Female. Height about 4 feet. . Child. Plain ring on finger of right hand. Auburn hair. Small ball drop earrings. Age about twelve. Age ten years. Female. No valuables or other articles. St. John's, June 13th. One bunch of keys. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Two pocket-knives. Blue striped flannel shirt. Six years. Age about twenty-two. Gold watch. Age five years. Male child, two years old. Boy baby. Male. Female. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Red barred flannel underskirt. Heavy build. Height 5 ft. 7 in. When it occurred, the Johnstown Flood had the highest death toll out of any previous U.S. disaster and is currently one of the top twelve deadliest floods of all time globally. Body delivered to her husband and taken to Morrellville, Pa. Nearly 12 inches (300 millimetres) of rain fell in 24 hours when . Female. Age twenty-five. B. Bickenton, June 28th, and taken to Philadelphia for internment. Blue shirt. KEELER & CO., Philadelphia, PA, 1889. Heavy build. Female. 99 entire families were wiped out, 396 of them, children. Full form. Keys. Button shoes. Pipe. Collar with scapular and cross crape around it. Flash floods occur when heavy rainfall exceeds the ability of the ground to absorb it. Two gold rings, one plain and heavy, one light band ring with "L.S.H." White linen collar with brilliant collar-button. Plaid dress, woolen goods, barred red, brown and green. Two gold band rings. Nickel five cent piece. Perhaps the primary reason why the Johnstown Flood made such a profound impact on . Cambria borough, Broad street One pocket-book $1.95 in silver. White muslin. Heavy sandy hair. Tape measure. Heavy set. Male. Cotton undershirt. Spring heel button, shoes, half soles, heels repaired. Dark hair. Female. Very fair and fine looking. Weight 50. Dark blue dress, blue and gray striped. Female. South Fork, Cow-lick on right forehead. Red suspenders with drawers supporters. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Identified by her friends. Button shoes. Male. Engraved hoop finger ring. Dark blue suit. Light hair. Afterwards thought to be Miss Masterson. Striped white and blue stockings. Weight 160. Black diagonal coat and pants. Male. Age about eight. Adair has charge of body. Weight about 75. Assistant Treasurer of Cambria Iron Company. Light complexion. Chain with small bucket charm. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Electric wire keys Plug of tobacco. White corsets Red striped body. Buried in lot of Henry Hesselbrie, Sandy Vale, June 9th. Female. Red waist anchor figures. Weight 180. Female. Sandy hair mixed with gray. Blue and white barred gingham bib Small chased gold ring. White shirt and linen lay-down collar. Taken by husband. Female. Female. Plaid skirt, red and black. Age five years. Black and white plain skirts. Brown and gray striped knee pants. Age sixty. Silver watch. Weight 134 pounds. Female. Age about twelve. Female. Given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Black and white striped pants. Age thirty to forty. Twelve years. Blue eyes. Breast-pin shape of star. Female. Two children, Alfred and Roy, drowned with them. But ever since the . Unrecognizable. Large mouth. Age one and one-half years. Boy two years. Black jersey coat. Height 3 feet. Age about eight. Weight about 225. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 150. Red and white striped calico dress. Canton flannel underclothes. [12] However the warnings were not passed to the authorities in Johnstown, as there had been many false alarms in the past of the dam not holding against flooding. Brown hair, blue eyes, old scar on neck. Button shoes. Son of Godfrey Hoffman. Of Maple avenue, Woodvale. Gaiter shoes. to "M S. Name on key-ring was Frank E. Stattler, on reserve side was No. Black hair. Comb. Weight 65 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Brown and white ring hose. Female. Front teeth good. Empty pocket-book. Brown and black stripe gray flannel shirt with collar. USA TODAY. Age twenty to twenty-five Brown hair. 18 April 2007 . Pencil Several letters. Age forty. Age unknown. However, Johnstown was rebuilt on its original site. Red flannel waist. Age forty. Female. Guardar para ms tarde. Scapulars. Found in Conemaugh Borough. Height 5 feet 7 inches. One rule. Black pants. 35 Maple avenue, Woodvale. Black stockings. White underwear Gold ring, cameo setting with full figure of a woman. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Dark wool shirt pleated in front. Dark brown hair. Large. HORROR STORIES Jean pants and coat. Black hair. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Short black pants. White cotton underwear with pearl buttons. Male. Woodvale. Knife, books, papers, etc. Blue stockings. Female. Blue and white ringed stockings. [2], According to records compiled by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, Ohio, and as late as 1911; 99 entire families died in the flood, including 396 children; 124 women and 198 men were widowed; 98 children were orphaned; and one third of the dead, 777 people, were never identified; their remains were buried in the "Plot of the Unknown" at Johnstown's Grandview Cemetery.[18][1]. Age twenty-four. Blue eyes. Height 5 feet 3 inches. 48, No. Button shoes. Hair turning gray. in coin. Knit shirt. Age fifty five. Black and gray mixed coat. Female. Chain trinket with Washington head. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Pennsylvania History, v. 80, no. Skirt black and white. White underclothing. Black coat. Although some were temporarily interred in makeshift memorial sites, 1,222 . Checkered apron. Dark blue eyes. Ear-drops. Age two months. Paper No. Adding to these factors, slag from the iron furnaces of the steel mills was dumped along the river to create more land for building. . Buried in lot of C Rabb, Sandy Vale. Male. Age forty to forty-five. Belt of same goods as coat. Weight 170. The book recorded victims able to be identified and descriptions of the unrecognized. Receipt from Charles S. Ruth to party named Schuner or Shuor. Light dress. Slippers. Age about thirty. To find out more information about this flood, view pictures and video, visit the. Dark hair mixed with gray. Had been fifty-five years in America. Age about three years. McD." Height about 3 feet 6 inches. Brown hair Dark blue stockings with white soles. Gaiters. Blue gingham dress. Age twenty-one years. $3.90 in coin. Age three. Purse $1.15 in money. Female. Slender. Age thirty-one Weight 140. Encyclopdia Britannica. Brown or hazel eyes. Dark brown hair. Door key. Fair complexion. Weight 140. Medium height. Medium size. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Red undershirt. [deleted] 6 yr. ago. Pennsylvania's South Fork Dam exploded and unleashed a 40-foot wall of water. Incredibly, bodies continued to be found for months and even years after the flood, some as far away as Cincinnati. Blue waist with white figures. Cigar case Pocketbook containing ring, key and five cents. White. Blue eyes Black Hair. Age twelve. Red bandana handkerchief Blue and white cotton hose. Full face. Badly burned. Weight about 120. Purse $1.57 Pocket-knife. Black pants with white thread. Weight 75 pounds. One pin K. of P. Finger rings. Supposed to be child of J.M. Male. Male. 150 pounds. One with two hearts, other with three sets. About fourteen. Suit of gray woolen underwear. Light complexion. Weight 150. 1. Afterwards identified as James Dillon, of Somerset. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Female. Sex unknown. Weight 130 Height 5 feet 6 inches Blue and white striped dress Red handkerchief Letter found on body signed S F Clarke. Laced shoes. Valuables in hands of Mrs. Ella Gurley. On tab was "J. Kestler, 603 B. F. (Blast Furnace), Johnstown, Cambria county, Pa." Weight 160 to 175 Bald on top of head. Rosette breast-pin, black, bound with gold and set with pearls. Male. 7, p.216. Eyes unknown. Here is the story of one of the worst disasters in American history, a tragedy in 1889 which claimed more than 2,200 lives, and wiped out 99 entire families. Fourteen years old. Button shoes, size about 4 1/2. Papers, etc. Brown hair. Female. Dark hair. Male. Red socks. Female. Blue chevoit suit. Black hair. Female. Dark dress with blue waist. Hair half gray. Weight 160. Wore a sacque Blue stripe stockings. 5 large keys. Weight 185. Home-knit stockings. Female. Between twenty and thirty houses were destroyed or washed away, and four people were killed. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report", Sid Perkins, "Johnstown Flood matched volume of Mississippi River", "Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)", "The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club and the South Fork Dam", Johnstown Flood Museum, "Johnstown Flood Museum: Pennsylvania Railroad Interview Transcripts". Female. Female. Black hair. Light barred knee pants. Knife. Light complexion. Red flannel shirt. Earrings. R.R. Height 5 feet 9 inches Sandy hair. Stencil plate marked with name Pocket-book containing $75 94. Age about ten. Dark hair. Black stockings. Female. Female. Blue and brown striped shirt pleated in front, pearl buttons. Make sure youre always up-to-date by subscribing to our online newsletter. Female. Initials R. A. W. Valuables. Blue black dress. Height 5 feet. Last summer, Beale's yellowing journals were found in an old Philadelphia carriage-house, shedding new light on a catastrophe that killed 2,209. 5 cts. Male. Two pocket combs. Brown striped wool shawl. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Walter Frank first documented the presence of that emergency spillway in a 1988 ASCE publication. Age about twenty Brown hair. No socks. Supposed to be William Henry. Fair complexion. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Barred gingham apron. Height 4 feet 7 inches. Upper and lower false teeth. Female. Male. Female Weight 140. Female. White skirt. Round face. Lovers burnt and sweethearts drowned, Two plain rings on third finger of left hand. Wooden pipe. Male. White undershirt. The last victim wasn't found until 1911. No valuables. Age four years. It was featured as a main attraction at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1909, where it was seen by 100,000 and presented as "our time's greatest electromechanical spectacle", Willis Fletcher Johnson wrote in 1889 a book called, Gertrude Quinn Slattery, who survived the flood as a six-year-old girl, published a memoir entitled. Brown hair. Age six years. Two rings on left hand. Age nineteen. Blue skirt with short stripes of black braid in front. Red, blue, black and green plaid dress, woolen goods Red flannel skirt. Light brown hair. Son of John W. Peydon, 179 Clinton street. Weight 175. Dark hair. Brown eyes. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Male. Leaf pattern. Black and swollen. Auburn hair. Eyes unknown. Black wool hose. Large metal buttons. Black and gray striped skirt. Fifty cents. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Age two years. Weight about 160. Female. Low shoes. Loesch. Rubber coat and boots. Little black waist Red undershirt. It is estimated that one out of nine residents was killed by the flood. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. "Johnstown flood of 1889 destruction and rebirth" (Presentation 76-9). St. John's Cemetery. Age seven. Blue gingham with white buttons. Black hair. Sandy hair. Wine color skirt with ticking waist Black hose. Female Age forty-five. Age eleven. Light hair. Working clothes. Wine color underskirt. Weight 225. Blue shirt. [10] These alterations are thought to have increased the vulnerability of the dam. Dark hair. With George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor, Anders Randolf. Large; about forty years old. Wore long stockings marked H. S. T. Female. Female Age about six months. Male. Of Germantown, Philadelphia. Earrings plain gold. The United States Army Signal Corps estimated that 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250mm) of rain fell in 24 hours over the region. Blue eyes. Gold watch and chain. Male. Identified by Mrs. Bingle. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. Pair of cuff-buttons. A female supposed to be or resembles Miss Ella Layton. Straw bonnet Black gloves One false tooth. Female. Age eighteen to twenty. Young lady. This month, authorities . Very few clothes on. Apron of check shirting. "Prospect," 6/10. Saloonkeeper on Washington street. No valuables. Laced cloth gaiters. $7.26 in change One English penny. It began to prosper with the building of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal in 1836 and the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Cambria Iron Works in the 1850s. Burnt beyond recognition. Button shoes. Male. Black hair. Cloth gaiters and blue calico waist. Weight 160. Catholic prayer-book. Bunch of keys Sent to Prospect. Ear-drops set with white glass sets. Age thirteen 10 cts. Female. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Female. Male. Inside of locket a star with S. H, words trademark alone a star. Age about fourteen. White. Short black hair. Slippers tied with black bow. Female. Height 4 feet. Pocket-knife. Black alpaca clothing. Sacque with beads. Ring at Fourth Ward Morgue. Brown hair. Burned beyond recognition. No upper teeth. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Black stockings Red belt around waist. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Age thirty-five to forty. Buried in Sandy Vale, June 11th. Female. Ring on left hand. Age twenty-six. Weight 30. [22] The club was never held legally responsible for the disaster. Button shoes. Aged about thirty Blind in right eye. Black stockings. Identified by paper on her person. Black cork-screw pants. Medium size breast-pin above shaped Q with one brilliant set. Was to have been married on the next Tuesday. Weight about 70. Female. No. Unmarried. Slim waist. Back tooth out right side lower jaw. The Carnegie Library in Johnstown is now operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association,[28] which has adapted it for use as the Johnstown Flood Museum. Weight 150. Short nose. Male. Female. Plain gold ring with S. T. How on. Locust street, Johnstown, Pa. Black jersey. Male child. Decomposing bodies and cremated human remains were found at an unlicensed funeral home in Johnstown, New York, police said. Blue calico dress with small yellow stripes. Bracelet and ring on left wrist and hand. Age thirty-five. Male. Red and black barred blue woolen stockings. Small pearl-handled knife, collar-button and breastpin Valuables given to her brother, James H. Hiss. Bunch of keys. Height 4 feet 2 inches. No clothing. Height 5 feet 4 inches Auburn hair. Age fourteen years. Button shoes. Piece white tape around body. Age fifteen. Door key and pocket handkerchief. One band ring on finger of right hand. Blue coat. At Johnstown, the Stone Bridge, which was a substantial arched structure, carried the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Conemaugh River.
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