No valuables. Small child. Age about fifty-five. Age five or six years. Age twelve. Age eight. Silver ring left hand. Small ball drop earrings. Breast-pin. White cotton underskirts. By order of Mr. Scott buried at Prospect, June 10th. Female. Male. Found on river bank at Coopersdale. Male. 2 Aug. 2006. New shoes. Blue and white apron. Age eleven. Red calico dress. Scapulary. Set band ring on third finger of left hand. In all, 67 deaths were reported in Pittsburgh and 22 in Johnstown. Conemaugh street, Johnstown. Stucke, of Sewickley. Large ring. Though the Flood of 1889 bears the name of Johnstown, the reason for the flood started 14 miles up river at "Lake Conemaugh." The 3-mile long body of water was originally called the Western Reservoir and was built by the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal system in 1852. Male. Found in water at Ten Acre. Gold filled teeth. Very large. Dark hair. Full face. B. Bickenton, June 28th, and taken to Philadelphia for internment. Height 3 feet. Dark striped velvet basque or overskirt, with ruffled fringe trimmings. The . Supposed to be Mrs. John Oswald. Morticians traveled by railroad. 4. Striped calico dress. Height 5 feet 10 inches. IMage: library of Congress. Height 4 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Little boy. Black pants and coat. Height 2 feet 6 inches. by Mr. Hayes' order. Hair black. Blue black dress. Male. Steel spring gaiters. Light brown hair. A young lady about twenty. Fair complexion. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Female. Valuables given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Black stockings. Female. Female. Male. Identified as Robert Buchanan. Bunch of keys. $1 29 silver. White. Collar-button. White cotton stockings. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 125. Pocket knife. Very few clothes on. Black jersey, large buttons. One wire sleeve supporter. Blue calico dress with small white vines. 11 cents in pocket-book. Age about 55. Pair cuff-buttons. Age about fifty. Weight 225. Black hair. Black hose. Blue calico dress with small crescent dots. South Fork, The great wave measured 35-40 feet high and hit Johnstown at 40 miles per hour. Could not be removed. Age forty to forty-five. Fountain pen. One large set ring. Jackson street, Johnstown, Pa. Age fifteen. Boy. Pair of scissors. Red flannel skirt. Light complexion. Female. Age forty. Female. The body entirely nude, excepting two small pieces of skirt or petticoat Found at Ten Acre in the river, July 3d. Wife of Martin Greenwald. Male. Female. Male. Age thirty-five. Height 5 feet 4 inches Black cork-screw pants. Female. 7, p.216. Checkered knee pants. High button shoes. Very short nose. Supposed to be Meredith, above Caldwell's store. Ear-drops, one broken. Brown eyes. Black hair. The owner's license was suspended . Light brown hair Gray eyes. Red skirt. Age twenty-five. Scapular around her neck. Fair complexion. Black stockings. Height 5 feet Small rolled plate ear-drops. Straw bonnet Black gloves One false tooth. Supposed to be Dr George Waggoner. Many people were crushed by pieces of debris, and others became caught in barbed wire from the wire factory upstream and/or drowned. Cash $2 16. A boy. Brown, white and blue plaid skirt. Age fifty-five. Red and black striped skirt. Francis was a founding member of the ASCE and served as its president from November 1880 to January 1882. Two pocket-knives. White cotton underwear with pearl buttons. Calico dress. $4.65 in money. 1911 was the year the final body was found. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Red moustache. Rather heavy build. Age fifteen. $46.25. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Found in Charles Mesher's store above stone bridge. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. Name found on arm. Age about fifty. Key and one cent. Button shoes. Light hair. Weight 160. Age sixty-nine. Twice, under orders from Unger, Parke rode on horseback to a telegraph office in the nearby town of South Fork to send warnings to Johnstown explaining the dangerous situation unfolding at the dam. Age twelve. Valuables given to Mrs. A. Female. Age about three years. Identified afterwards as Francis Fores (Feris). $11.99 . Paper No. Blue calico waist. Age one year. Two bodies. Buried at St. John's Cemetery. Black vest. Light hair. Marden A. Dahlstedt wrote the young adult novel, Michael Stephan Oates wrote the historical fiction novel. The new river walls withstood Hurricane Agnes in 1972, but on the night of July 19, 1977, a severe thunderstorm dropped eleven inches of rain in eight hours on the watershed above the city and the rivers began to rise. Weight 150. Weight about 75. Female. Red flannel underwear. Weight 175. Weight about 25 pounds. Age about twelve. Weight 75. Dark clothes. Adding to these factors, slag from the iron furnaces of the steel mills was dumped along the river to create more land for building.
Decomposing bodies, unidentified remains found at Johnstown - WAMC Age about thirty. Brown hair. 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; . His family survived the flood. Female. Weight 90. Weight 140. Age eighteen. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Two gold rings. Knee pants. Age eight or nine. White skirt, Woolen underwear. Black hose. Gold hunting-case watch and chain with charm attached. Female Age sixty. Large. Age six. The body of one victim was found more than 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio. Male. Fair complexion. Taken by James Murphy, "K.". Male. Contact; About us; . Taken by husband. Female. Black hair. Black hair. Moreover, a system of relief pipes and valves, a feature of the original dam which had previously been sold off for scrap, was not replaced, so the club had no way of lowering the water level in the lake in case of an emergency. Male. Gray woolen dress with red and white mixed stripes and brass buttons. Received the above described ring: Mrs. Allison. Height 5 feet 6 inches Weight 160 to 175. Home knit red flannel skirt. Female. White muslin or canton flannel underwear. At Johnstown, the Stone Bridge, which was a substantial arched structure, carried the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Conemaugh River.
Narrative - The Johnstown Flood - Bowdoin College Brown hair. Male. On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died. Age thirty. 38 cents in change. Sent to Prospect for burial. Weight about 75. The club was successfully defended in court by the firm of Knox and Reed (later Reed Smith LLP), whose partners Philander Knox and James Hay Reed were both club members. Black stockings with red stripe on top. Removed Ring given to her sister, Mrs. Wm. Catholic. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Supposed to be Miss Zimmerman. A Wood & Morrell store-book. Son of Mrs Thomas Howe. Babe. Light complexion. White. Tall Brown hair. Buttoned shoes. Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Ear-drops. Age fifteen. Button shoes, size about 4 1/2. Female. 10 cts. Black hair. Buttoned shoes, spring heels. Light brown hair. White canton flannel drawers. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Heavy wool shirt. Light brown hair with gray appearance. Sent to New Florence. Red dress. Male. Match case. Male. Age twenty-four. Dark hair. Diamond ring on third finger left hand with garnet. Valuables placed in hands of John J. Geis. About forty-five years. Small key. Age eleven. Hair dark and very long. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Black alpaca dress White underskirt. Weight 110. Age twenty-one years. [7] The Conemaugh River, immediately downstream of Johnstown, is hemmed in by steep mountainsides for about 10 miles (16km). Brown and white gingham apron Gray skirt with white stripes. Male. Pipe. The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located close of the town of Johnstown. One ring with red set. Male. Black and white striped flannel skirt. Height 5 feet 8 inches Black hair Gray eyes. Red flannel skirt. Breast-pin. Spring heel button shoe. High button shoes, spring heel. Gum rubbers, No. Large buckle with half moon on coat. One cuff-button and large key. Reiman. Female. Blue waist, plaid dress. Male Sandy beard and moustache, slightly gray. The John Schultz house at Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the flood. Female. Buried on lot of A.J. Died at hospital. Plaid underskirt. Female Age about forty-five. Small purse. Basque and overskirt. Black vest. One plain gold ear-ring One ring, double heart. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Female. Age seventy. Navy blue vest and pants. Ear-drops, enameled black, with blue setting. Weight 160. Assistant Treasurer of Cambria Iron Company. Female. Weight 145. Female. Height 4 feet 10 inches White and black striped waist. 6. Wife of H. K. Smith, of Osborne, Green co, Ohio. Son of Godfrey Hoffman. Two rings, one bearing initial "A." Female. Flannel shirt. Female. Cash in wallet, $312.51. Female Age about five years. Pair of cuff-buttons. Three white stripes black hose.
Terrible toll visible at hillside cemetery: 1,222 victims of flood Three double teeth and one small tooth out on right side lower jaw, on left side first and fourth double tooth out. (?) Plaid dress. Valuables. Female. Full form. One plain ring set out. Weight 120. Instrument used for cutting washers or gaskets. Colored. Light calico dress with dark diamond spots. St. John's. Debris was recovered as far away as Pittsburgh, about 75 miles to the west. Age six. Door key. Brown and black stripe gray flannel shirt with collar. Female. Weight 75. Height 5 ft. 7 in. Red and black ringed woolen stockings, home knit. Age twenty. Hazel eyes. Pair of spectacles and tin case. About ten years of age. Black stockings. Small pearl-handled knife, collar-button and breastpin Valuables given to her brother, James H. Hiss. Light brown hair. A few gray hairs on chin. bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, 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 . Brown bib. Three bunches of keys Three door keys. Brown or hazel eyes. Oak-leaf breast-pin with three glass sets. Brown eyes. Red and black barred necktie. Blue calico shirtwaist with light chain stripe. Female Age about ten Weight 75 Spring heel shoes Blue and brown barred woolen waist Black and red barred flannel skirt. Black dress. Brown and mixed cotton socks. Trevor Hughes. Gold ring with rhinestone set, rubbed with sand. Weight about 60. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Weight 115. Delivered to husband. McD." Black clothes. Buried at Prospect. Slippers. Thirty pennies. Male. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Gray woolen shirt. Along with about half of the club members, co-founder Henry Clay Frick donated thousands of dollars to the relief effort. Age twenty-two. Male. Auburn hair. Fair complexion. Black dress. Long hair. Black hair mixed with gray. No valuables. Weight 50 or 60. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Weight about 110 pounds. Philadelphia has made "the most livable city" rank for two years in a row. Age about forty. Age about twenty-five. Boy. Female. Height 5 feet. Female. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Plain ring on finger of right hand. Large pocket-knife and five cents. Blue waist, white stripes. Male. Female. Ear drop with small balls attached. Manhood age. Woolen shirt, has evidently been blue. Black overcoat. Supposed to be Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Holmes. Light eyes. Button shoes. Buckeye in pocket. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of this "100-year flood". Blue collar with white dots. Blue calico dress. Fifty cents. Aged. Light complexion.
Newly found diaries shed light on 1889 Johnstown flood, aftermath The Johnstown Flood Antique Book History 1889 by Herman Dieck Illustrated RARE. Age fifty. Button shoes. Height 4 feet. Fair complexion, light hair. Plaid dress, no sleeves. Buttoned shoes Knee pants. Bald on top of head. Weight about 45 pounds. Taken to German Catholic Cemetery. Male. Female. Five years old. Blue waist. Female. Full face. Brakeman Cambria Iron Co. Left eye gone. Identified by D. M. Given. Bunch of keys Sent to Prospect. Large. Blue or hazel eyes. All survived. Full round face From Merchants' Hotel Identified by A. Adair. Male. Pocket-book, $6 35 money. The flood of 1889 killed 2,209 people in Johnstown. Age thirty. White. Height near six feet. Two rings on finger of left hand. Pocket knife, black handle, one blade. Comb. Two pocket pieces. 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. [16] Some people who had been washed downstream became trapped in an inferno as the debris that had piled up against the bridge caught fire; at least eighty people died there. Female. . 8 comments. Clater, 534 9th Ave. Black dress. Identified by the father. Age fifty. One ear-ring with red star set. Brown hair, turning gray. Blue eyes. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Black hair. Male Age thirty-nine. Black dress. Age about 30. Blue and white barred skirt. Height 5 feet. The perceived injustice aided the acceptance, in later cases, of "strict, joint, and several liability," so that even a "non-negligent defendant could be held liable for damage caused by the unnatural use of land. Male. Supposed to be a child of John Thomas. Sex unknown. Age twenty five. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president. List of dead and missing people in the Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood of 1889. Brown calico wrapper with polka dots. Buried at Sandy Vale in lot of John Tittle. Light underwear. View of lower Johnstown three days after the flood, Copy of the preceding picture was resold 11 years later as part of the Galveston Texas storm of 1900, Floods have continued to be a concern for Johnstown, which had major flooding in 1894, 1907, 1924, 1936, and 1977. Female. Light stocking. Male. May 1JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Johnstown police are investigating deaths of a middle-aged man and woman whose bodies, as well as a dog's, were found with gunshot wounds in a second-floor bedroom of a house on the 500 block of Pine Street on Saturday afternoon. McCullough, David (1968). Male. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Red barred flannel underskirt. No articles. Removed to Catholic Cemetery. Green dress. They were accused of failing to maintain the dam properly, so that it was unable to contain the additional water of the unusually heavy rainfall. Two keys. Gold watch, engraved Christmas 18-. Sent to heaven before their time; Light complexion Hazel eyes Calico apron. Dark hair. Knee breeches black barred, coat of same. Low shoes. Weight 110. Fine laced shoes. Leaf pattern. Papers marked W.E Kegg found upon him Mother lives in Harrisburg. More 1889 flood resources. Black hair. Gray hair. Male. Black ribbed stockings. Red short basque with red buttons on it. Weight 125 pounds. Light complexion. Female. 29-10. Female. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Black alpaca dress. Separable collar-buttons. Full black suit of clothing. Weight 150. One small ear-drop. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age about sixteen years. White plaited waist. Open-faced watch with chain. Knife. Weight 165. The scale of the Johnstown flood of 1889 is difficult to visualize.
Democratic watchman., February 21, 1890, Image 6 Age sixty-five. Button shoes. Age ten. Gun screw-driver. Black woolen stockings. Blue calico waist. Two black hair pins. false. White cotton drawers. Medium size breast-pin above shaped Q with one brilliant set. p.475. Harry Bischoff, St. Louis, Mo. Age thirty-seven. Aged. Child. Rubber eraser. who'd learned of the Johnstown flood growing up in Pennsylvania. Chain with small bucket charm. Very long black hair, mixed with gray. Height 5 feet 7 inches Weight 145. Round face. Full suit of blue chevoit. Age sixty-five. Light brown hair. Blue gingham dress. Son of J. L. Smith, marble cutter. Weight 25. Blue stockings. Encyclopdia Britannica. His warning saved many people who reached high ground. Heavy set. Band ring on third finger of left hand. Height 5 feet 9 inches Dark hair. Blue eyes. Blue gingham with white buttons. Gold band on third finger of left hand. 8. Weight 140. One brass check No. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. Donations for the relief effort came from all over the U.S. and overseas. As it hit Johnstown, all hell broke loose. Weight 160 Sandy moustache. Laced shoes. Female. Female. Age fourteen years. Gold ring on second finger with pearl setting. "Johnstown Flood." Nps.gov National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. . Cambridge University Press. Short nose Round face. Gold head ring. Light hair. Hulbert house, Johnstown, Pa. Two plain gold rings, one marked "Sister" inside. Black hair. Continuing on its way downstream to Johnstown, 14 miles (23km) west, the water picked up debris such as trees, houses, and animals. On the morning of May 31, in a farmhouse on a hill just above the South Fork Dam, Elias Unger, president of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, awoke to the sight of Lake Conemaugh swollen after a night-long heavy rainfall.