Male Age seven years. One plain ring set out. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Age about fifty. Wife of J.H. Full face. Age fifty-five. Extremely heavy golden hair. Woodvale. Age about twenty-five. Female. Blue black ribbed stockings. Weight 200. Brown hair. His warning saved many people who reached high ground. Auburn hair. Red and white barred calico dress. Height 5 feet 1 inch. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. Buried in Sandy Vale, June 11th. Wart on left shoulder. Weight 100. Male. Dark brown hair Leather shoes with cloth top. Medium height. Gingham apron. Female. Black wool hose. Full face, large forehead. Conemaugh street, Johnstown Oroide watch. Age about twelve. Female Age about six months. Ring with set and name inside. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Gray eyes. Prospect, June 14th. Dark hair. Blue plaid dress. Coat with large tin buttons Corsets. Male. Thirty-eight years. Female. (Mr. Blue eyes. Small gold ring. Black stockings. Gingham apron. Red flannel skirt. Brown coat. Button shoes. Stocking supporters. Identified by paper on her person. Two diamond earrings. Gum boots. Female. 48,196. Age about sixty. Female. Brown or hazel eyes. Bunch of keys. Found foot of Main Street in a cellar. Weight 65. Red flannel skirt. White cotton stockings. Age about thirty. Two rings with clover leaf pearl set. Cambria borough, Broad street One pocket-book $1.95 in silver. Cambria City. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Gray eyes. Also child found. Seersucker dress. Black hair. Female. Black coat. Front teeth good. The lake was about 2 miles (3.2km) long, about 1 mile (1.6km) wide, and 60 feet (18m) deep near the dam. But ever since the . White. Female. Age thirty. Age about one year. Membership grew to include more than fifty wealthy steel, coal, and railroad industrialists. Gum boots. Son of Dr. L. T. Beam, 142 Market street, Johnstown. Weight 170. Male. Prospect, June 11th. Buried in Union Cemetery, East Conemaugh. Removed. Large man. Light brown hair. Age eight. The last victim wasn't found until 1911. Iron gray hair. About twenty. Female. Ring in possession of J. W. Young, clerk of County Commissioners, of Westmoreland county, Pa. Calico dress cut in two at waist. Female. Buttoned shoes. 121 Park Place. Female. Dark brown hair. Supposed to be Miss Gordon of Hager Building. John Burkhard, guardian of the above. Go. Female. Supposed to be Mrs. Griffin. Age twelve. Door key. Age twenty. 7 congress gaiters. Grand View, June 14. 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 . Supposed to be the daughter of Patrick Fagan. Red flannel underskirt striped up and down Left lower jaw deformed. The small town of Mineral Point, one mile (1.6km) below the viaduct, was the first populated place to be hit with this renewed force. Wife of J. W. Tross. Age eight or nine. Supposed to be James Barrett or James Lewis. Light brown hair. Dark wool shirt pleated in front. Blue check shirt. Papers, etc. Weight 140. Son of Godfrey Hoffman. Weight 170. Plaid dress, belt with two buckles. Dark flowered calico waist. Age thirty-five to forty. 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. [3] This fatal lowering of the dam greatly reduced the capacity of the main spillway and virtually eliminated the action of an emergency spillway on the western abutment. Gold watch, No. Age ten. Height 5 feet. Gray and black barred coat with black buttons. White handkerchief with blue polka dot border. Female. Age seventy. Blue cloth knee pants. Weight 130. Drilling clothes. Aged about thirty Blind in right eye. Black hair. About this Item . Height 5 feet 10 inches. Neither was Harry and Lula Teeters' home in Mineral Point. Height 5 feet 6 inches. White lace collar. Brown hair. Boy. 15 cents. Valuables given to G.A. Age eighteen months. Age thirty-five to forty. Home knit lace collar. Breast-pin. Large pocket-book with papers. Brown canton skirt. Corsets. Two rings on right hand. About twenty years. Male. Aged. Short nose. The last victim of the flood was reportedly found in 1911, twenty-two years after the disaster. Identified and removed by her mother. Leather boots. Female. Colored shirt. Blue and white striped skirt. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck Female. 5 shoes. Garnet earrings. No vest. About fifteen years. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Very short nose. Taken by Jack Watkins, Walnut Grove. Male. Female. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Black woolen stocking. Blue shirt. Four collar-buttons Set ring. Black stockings. Female. Age forty-seven to fifty. Weight about 125 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. In all, 67 deaths were reported in Pittsburgh and 22 in Johnstown. Supposed to have money stolen from her person. Gray woolen drawers. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Two rings, one bearing initial "A." Record of Bodies. Black and bronze barred wool basque. Female Age six. Age six. Adding to these factors, slag from the iron furnaces of the steel mills was dumped along the river to create more land for building. National Guard. Male Age thirty-nine. Male. "Statistics about the great disaster", Johnstown Flood Museum, https://archive.org/stream/StillCastingShadowsASharedMosaicOfU.s.HistoryVol.I1620-1914/StillCastingShadows1_djvu.txt, "Frank Shomo, Infant Survivor Of Johnstown Flood, Dies at 108", "Arizona's 1890 dam disaster killed more than 100 people - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona", "THE ARIZONA DISASTER. This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 16:00. Weight 30. Age forty. Light brown hair. Black stockings. Large upper teeth, front second tooth on left side broken or removed. Buttoned shoes White handled knife. Age thirty-seven. Male. Maroon colored dress. Light brown hair, cut very short. Male. 8. Taken by his brother, in presence of D.J. White underwear Gold ring, cameo setting with full figure of a woman. Tall Brown hair. Johnstown Police detectives were . White underclothing. White. Crucifix. Gold watch and chain, with horn attached. Brown and mixed cotton socks. Female. Female. Gold ring with white setting on second finger of right hand. Daughter of Mr. John Gardner. Red flannel dress. Button shoes with rubbers on. Valuables given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Large. High and round forehead. Light calico dress. Upper part of face shaven, also upper part of lower lip. Female. Black and white barred flannel drawers. Age sixteen. Male. Pair cuff-buttons. Heavy cotton socks. Tobacco pipe. White and black barred flannel skirt. Dark hair. Cuff-buttons. Chain with small bucket charm. $37 00 in cash. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Son of Howell Powell. Silver watch, knife, etc., taken by A. Craver of Ebensburg. Female. One chased band ring. Check apron. Weight about 135. Home knit wool stockings Brown and white spotted necktie. Small foot. Lead pencil and pocket-knife. Green corded petticoat. Black pants. Claimed by James Blander, his brother-in-law. Deformed. Black stockings Cardinal jacket, with brass buttons. Height about 4 feet. Brown bib. Height 5 feet Fine buttoned gaiters, Male Age twelve. Height 5 feet. Little boy. Reiman. Height 4 feet. Age about sixty. Gold ring. Becker kept it under wraps until the time of ASCE's convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1891. B. or J. Weight 160. Letters found on body. Dark dress. Age fifty to fifty-five. Light gray hair. One watch and chain. Female. Purse with $1.23. Button shoes. The HillBenders, along with a varied underbill of touring artists and local and regional talent. Blue suit. Female. Brown ribbed stockings. Female Age eighteen months. With Len Cariou, Elam Bender, Randy Bender, Clarita Berger. Low forehead. Black corkscrew coat and vest. Black dress with velvet collar. One gold ring, cameo setting. Very large breasts. Blue underskirt. Calico dress. Weight 40. Imagen de la librera. Body shipped by B.&O. Barred gingham apron or dress. Blue calico dress. Blue eyes. Age ten years. The story of the Johnstown flood is a significant part of history, not only because of the tremendous loss of life and the dramatic way in which it was lost but also because it . Female. Order book. Age eighteen to twenty Height 5 feet 6 inches. No clothing whatever. One paper needles. Black cork-screw pants. Age five years. Johnstown, Pa About three-fourths of body. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Black hair. Full face. Black quilted skirt. Gray eyes. Blue cloth dress. Boy. Black dress. Supposed to be Katie Krieger. Green cloth basque. Female. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Scar on side of face. Age thirty-five. Crippled in both feet, and wore steel leg supporters. At the Conemaugh Viaduct, a 78-foot (24m) high railroad bridge, the flood was momentarily stemmed when debris jammed against the stone bridge's arch. Body delivered to G.C. Knox and Reed successfully argued that the dam's failure was a natural disaster which was an Act of God, and no legal compensation was paid to the survivors of the flood. Slippers. Female. Debris was recovered as far away as Pittsburgh, about 75 miles to the west. Pair of cuff buttons. The John Schultz house at Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the flood. Pocket-book with $30. Male. Weight about 50. Blue eyes. Greatly decomposed. Pearl buttons. Slippers tied with black bow. Son of Robert Phillips, Johnstown, Pa Age thirteen. Female. Age about four years. Black hair and mustache. Male. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Brown hair. Lace shoes Blue waist Black coat. Black hair. Brown cloth shirt, plaited in front, small plaits. Two pocket pieces. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Vol. Male. One rule. Natural dent above right eye half an inch deep, like as if broken. Male child. . Silver open faced watch, Elgin movement Silver chain. Male. Black ribbed hose. Heavy plaited chain and locket. Small gold ring. One heavy plain gold ring. Age eighteen to twenty. Brown socks. Female. Weight 160. Plain ear-rings. Age thirty-eight. Leather belt with nickel buckle. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Buried in his lot at Grand View. Home A Bustling, Industrial City . Collar-button. Female. Dark hair. Female. Height about 18 inches. Black hose. Blue and white flowered sateen basque. Bunch of keys. Female. Age about ten. Body removed by his brother, Harry W. McKee. Weight 70. Brown striped skirt. The Johnstown flood of 1889. Very heavy brown hair tied with blue ribbon. Light hair. 2:05. No clothing. Male. Height 5 feet 6 inches Black and white striped skirt. No shoes. [17], The total death toll from the flood was calculated originally as 2,209 people,[1] making the disaster the largest loss of civilian life in the U.S. at the time. Light brown hair. true. Age twenty-two. Letters, etc., etc. Bunch of keys. Heavy dark brown hair. Blue cloth panel. Ear-drops. Small piece of green ribbon. Three bunches of keys Three door keys. 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 Separable collar-buttons. Brown auburn hair. Eye-tooth taken off at gum. Cash $79.09. Age fifteen. White and black checkered body. Red skirt, with six inches of checkered cloth at top of band. Height about 3 feet 6 inches. Female. Too badly burned for recognition. Male. Female. Plain old-fashioned earring. HE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Female. 12 cts. Leather coin purse Ten cents. Valuables One ring with set. Age about forty. White and black striped stockings Plain gold ring with coral setting. Dark brown hair. Plaid underskirt. Rosary and scapula left on body. Male. One pair new gum boots. Female. . Weight 120. Blue calico wrapper, brown and white stripes. Striped shirt. Tom O'Day is loved by two women, Anna Burger and Gloria Hamilton. 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. Blue calico dress with white stripes pleated in front, and pearl buttons Black and white check underskirt. Thirty years. Popular feeling ran high, as is reflected in Isaac G. Reed's poem: Many thousand human lives- Flannel skirt and red woolen stockings. Pearl street. Blue and white barred skirt. Blue dress, red braid bottom. Sent to Prospect. Height 5 feet 6 inches Weight 160 to 175. $2.00 bill. Height 5 feet 4 inches Spotted cloth dress, gray and black. Pearl buttons. Three right teeth out. Heavy black cloth jacket. Gray eyes. Light hair slightly gray. Height 4 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Male. Two gold rings, one plain and heavy, one light band ring with "L.S.H." Aged. Pocket knife. Jackson street, Johnstown, Pa. Age fifteen. Weight 90 lbs. Two gold rings, one pair ear-drops. Ring, marked I. "Prospect," 6/10. Dark brown hair. Black pants and coat. Lady's hunting-case gold watch and chain. [15] From his idle locomotive in the town's railyard, the engineer John Hess heard and felt the rumbling of the approaching flood. Working seven days and nights, workmen built a wooden trestle bridge to temporarily replace the Conemaugh Viaduct, which had been destroyed by the flood. Blue woolen shirt. Male. One tooth-brush. Son of Phillip Rapp, of Hornerstown. Blue calico basque figured with white squares. Weight about 170. Age thirty-five. Dark hair. Male. Red bandana handkerchief Blue and white cotton hose. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. Age twelve. The Johnstown Flood Antique Book History 1889 by Herman Dieck Illustrated RARE. Height 3 feet 2 inches. Knee pants and brown and black striped, good. Male. 15 (11thed.). Age fifty-five. Female. Age twenty-five or thirty. Steel buttons. 5 ft. 4 in. Two small bags. Age thirty. High-buttoned shoes, spring heels. Gold leaf earring, diamond set in centre Old number lost. Blue striped calico dress. Valuables recovered by brother, T. P. Keedy. Button shoes. Age forty-three. Female. Two collar-buttons. Black jersey, large buttons. has a watch, book, and over $12 in money which was taken from body of George Geddes. No valuables. Straw bonnet Black gloves One false tooth. Light brown hair. Black stockings. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Weight 125. Light cloth waist with oval brass buttons. Schotz.". Button shoes, size about 4 1/2. A young lady about twenty. Skull cap in pocket. Dark hair. Son of J. L. Smith, marble cutter. Female. Open-faced watch with chain. Delivered to husband. Height 5 feet 7 inches Light complexion. Red and black striped skirt. Light brown hair. Nothing else on him to identify him, unless a ticket from Nineveh to Johnstown and return. Short hair. Colored. Father a letter carrier. Blue coat and vest. Bunch of keys with tag and name. Comb with glass beads. Visit the Johnstown Flood Museum, which is operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, to find out more about this shocking episode in American history. Blue dress. Large metal buttons. Red and black barred flannel skirt. Pair of spectacles and tin case. Black alpaca clothing. To find out more information about this flood, view pictures and video, visit the. Female. Weight 150. Like. Light hair. Light brown hair. Full face. Wore scapulars. McK No 1698 Pocket-book Pocket-knife No money No on grave is 332, Weight 140 Height 5 feet Heavy jacket with heavy cord Dress with large pearl buttons in front. Female. Plaid dress. Black dress. 1,600 homes were destroyed, $17million in property damage levied (approx. White vest. Lead dollar with hole in it. Female. Black dress buttoned in back. Red moustache. Sandy hair. Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. Two purses containing $19.45, one $2 bill, rest in silver, all halves and quarters except $2 and four nickels. Brown hair. Bones of a human body brought from vicinity of Cambria works. Conemaugh street, Johnstown. Tall and slender. Male. Black woolen stockings, home knit Buttoned shoes. Male. Heavy black jersey cloth coat. Age about sixty-five years Knife. The flood of 1889 killed 2,209 people in Johnstown. Round face. Female. Body removed by her son, Warren W. Cope. Red mustache. White. Age twenty-four. Male. Large pocket-knife and five cents. Dark coat Gold watch, open-faced, with a short chain. Before hitting the main part of Johnstown, the flood surge hit the Cambria Iron Works in the town of Woodvale, sweeping up railroad cars and barbed wire. Black cloth pantaloons. Female. Brown hair. No valuables or other articles. Age seven to eight. Identified by her husband. (1911). Blue flannel skirt. Small gold ear-rings. Daught of James J. Froenheiser. Pair blood stone cuff-buttons. Small child. Very much decomposed. Buried in Decker's cemetery, Morrellville, Pa. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Two small rings. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. 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". Height 5 feet 3 inches. Male Age sixteen to eighteen. Female. Female. Female. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Pocket-book containing $151.00. Height near six feet. Plain ring on finger of right hand. Bracelets, seven strands and locket with initials, "E. M. Age twenty-four years. Age about fourteen years Weight 90 pounds. Broad and full face. Short hair, smooth face. Weight 125 pounds. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Match case. Large plain band ring on third finger of right hand. Collar and cuff buttons. Blue shirt. Dark hair. Long shaggy eyebrows. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. White underwear Valuables, receipt of deposit in First National Bank of Racine, Wisconsin, of $60 00, $74 20 in cash, three gold rings Ladies' gold watch and chain, one trunk check marked C. 562 Breast-pin. Schubert's body was found beneath a pile of broken timbers. Buttoned shoes, with patent leather tips. (Worse than Herod's awful crime) Slippers. Female. Dark pants, striped. Scarred scarf pin No. Between 2:50 and 2:55p.m. the South Fork Dam breached. Dark brown hair. No valuables. Age six months. Two years old. the "Robber Barons" Hounded by the media, members of the club donated to the relief effort. Plaited underskirt with edging two inches wide. Blue and white barred cotton dress Brown hair, plaited with ribbon. During the middle of the flood, rumors circulated that a dam upstream of the city was going to fail, and this sent citizens in a rush to get to higher ground, fearing a repeat of 1889. Dark clothes. Mouth-organ. White undershirt. Daughter of E. A. James, Jr., 117 Market street, Johnstown. One band ring. Black hose. Rubber coat and boots. Ear-drops, one broken. Weight 125 pounds. Button shoes. Height 3 feet 6 inches. Male. Brown hair. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. Age about twenty. Worked with H. Martin, Wire Mills. Gray eyes. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Brown eyes. Open-faced silver watch. Purse with seventeen cents. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Small button shoe spring heel. Buttoned shoes. Male. Male. Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily damaged; they returned to full production within eighteen months.[1]. Bunch of keys. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Of Somerset county. Hair cut close. Handkerchief in coffin. Rubber hair pins. Black stockings. Weight about 150. Brown eyes. Female. Age about six years High buttoned shoes with heel. Child. Two gold finger rings with sets. $2,500 in bills, $600 in gold, $4.23 in silver and coppers. Height 5 feet 6 inches.
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