Male. Black lace tie. The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse.On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a mass. Gray skirt. Vest. Female. Four keys. Weight 65. 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. Male. HORROR STORIES Found in drift above Company's store. Low shoes. Dark hair. Medium height. Age unknown. Common gingham apron. Franklin street, Johnstown. Black stockings. Female. Sandy beard and moustache. 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Can't take it off. Weight about 170. A determination of peak discharge rate and water volume from the 1889 Johnstown Flood (Presentation 76-10). Age twelve. 99 entire families were wiped out, 396 of them, children. Dark brown eyes. Red and blue striped petticoat. Killed at Sheridan station, July 22d. Some people, realizing the danger, tried to escape by running towards high ground, but most were hit by the surging floodwater. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Female. Spring heel button shoes with half soles. 12 cts. Black hose. Male. Red stockings. Light stocking. [3] With a volumetric flow rate that temporarily equaled the average flow rate of the Mississippi River,[4] the flood killed 2,209 people[5] and accounted for US$17,000,000 (equivalent to $512,707,407 in 2021) in damage. Male. Height five feet three inches. Coat of brown cloth, same as dress waist, with large, white pearl buttons. Dress of woolen goods, with small diamond figures. Blue calico dress with white stripes pleated in front, and pearl buttons Black and white check underskirt. Black alpaca clothing. Prospect, June 14th. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Identified afterwards as Francis Fores (Feris). 15 Walnut street. 65 and collar-button worked in. Female. 4. Age eleven. One plain ring set out. Brown hair, turning gray. Text. Pin with square and compass. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Keys. Blue waist. Plated gold ear-ring with pendent amethyst set. Age forty or forty-five. Hundreds of people were never found; over 750 bodies were never identified and their remains were buried in The Plot of the Unknown in Grandview Cemetery. Coleman, Neil M., Davis Todd, C., Myers, Reed A., Kaktins, Uldis (2009). Male. Red skirt with ruffles. Cloak gray mixed wool goods. About four years. Black stockings. Light brown hair. Short white hair. Large. Plaited underskirt with edging two inches wide. Black hair. Blue calico waist. James, Somerset. Supposed to be Mr. Farrell, of Woodvale. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Blue calico basque figured with white squares. Age about forty. Freckled. Badge marked C. I. Co., employment. High button shoes. Gingham apron. No valuables. Age sixteen to eighteen. Long shaggy eyebrows. Forehead slightly narrow. Light calico dress with dark diamond spots. A Wood & Morrell store-book. Black hair, slightly gray. 119 Market street. Weight 110. Perhaps the primary reason why the Johnstown Flood made such a profound impact on . Striped skirt. p.475. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Female. Eleven years. Red flannel dress. Full face. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Gold ring with set collar-button. Age forty-five. Female. Breakfast shawl. Male. Seersucker dress. On May 31, 1889, the world took notice of a small town in Pennsylvania. On May 30, 1889 the South Fork Dam, which maintained a pleasure lake for wealthy Pittsburgh industrialists and their families, failed due to very heavy rains and poor maintenance by the dam's owners. Spring heel button shoes. Age thirty-one Weight 140. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Woolen knee pants, twilled blue cloth. Son of Howell Powell. Black waist. Red knit skirt. Female. Male. Female. Elastic garter. Barred flannel waist with round pearl buttons. Button-hook. Dark complexion Weight about 100. Silver pencil. Weight 115. Grand View, June 15th. Height 4 feet. Age about twenty. Door key and pocket handkerchief. Red woolen undershirt. Breast-pin. Handkerchief in coffin. Age about thirty. Age fifty-five. Received valuables of 267. Male. Eye unknown. No valuables. Said to have been Mary Hamilton or Miss Mollie Richards, but afterward found to be wrong. Collar attached. Breast-pin. Blue calico dress with small crescent dots. Gaiters. One brass check No. 0:00. $5 bill. Gold watch. The morgues kept very careful records, but nearly one in three of the victims were never identified. Breast-pin engraved. Had been fifty-five years in America. Bunch of keys. Key ring. No valuables. Collar with scapular and cross crape around it. Male. Rosette breast-pin, black, bound with gold and set with pearls. Leather belt Piece tar rope around waist. Female. Female. Red underskirt. Slate pencil and door key. Small tooth-pick. One tooth-brush. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Dark hair mixed with gray. Instrument used for cutting washers or gaskets. 16518. Two rings on left hand. Height 5 feet. 56 cts. Female. Age eight. Heavy jersey. Black hair. Blue calico dress with white spots. Short knee pants. Brown hair. Blue waist. Blue polka dress. Eighty cents in coin. Black hair. Red skirt. Light hair. Weight 75. Weight 25. Two pocket combs. Brown hair. Found in front of Cambria Iron Co.'s office. Male. Door key. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Weight 125. Crucifix. Brown hair. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. Grand View, June 14. Such was the price that was paid for fish! Height 5 feet 1 inch. About sixteen years. Comment. Heavy sandy moustache Black hair. Ring, marked I. Stencil plate marked with name Pocket-book containing $75 94. Age about twenty. Gingham apron. Male. Height 5 feet 2 inches. No shoes. Age about sixty. Home knit red flannel skirt. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 130. No valuables. Identified by his mother, to whom valuables and body were delivered. Black hair. Skirt black and white. Two pairs of gold glasses. Weight 150. Many people were crushed by pieces of debris, and others became caught in barbed wire from the wire factory upstream and/or drowned. 15 (11thed.). Short in stature Very heavy. Height about 3 feet 9 inches. A Pittsburgh man. Weight about 110 pounds. Gray hair. Scapular around her neck. Plain hoop ring, one set on left hand. Gold ring. Red underwear. Taken to Cambria City. Reddish brown hair. GC-PP: Grandview Cemetery Public Plot-Bodies found but not recovered by family/friends GCS: German Catholic Cemetery (Sandyvale) LYC: Lower Yoder Catholic Cemetery Coarse gray woolen underwear. Black and white flannel petticoat. Weight 50. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Bunch of keys with checks and name. St. John's, June 13th. Two strips of muslin tied around the body. 38 cents in change. Female. Male. Slippers. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Ear-drop in left ear round gold ball. Light hair. Buried in lot of A. Age thirty. About eighteen. 22 years after the flood. Red flannel skirt. Female. Silver ring left hand. Striped shirt. Female About eight. White cotton hose, foot mixed with blue. Right foot and leg deformed. Weight 70. Blue or hazel eyes. Weight 120. Freight filler or car coaler. Black hair. Female. Red hair, cut short. Fair complexion. Necktie. Height 5 feet. Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, and as late as 1911; 1,600 homes were destroyed; $17 million in property damage was done; Four square miles of downtown . A roadside plaque alongside Pennsylvania Route 56, which follows this river, proclaims that this stretch of valley is the deepest river gorge in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. Of Company C, 14th Regiment Penna. Weight 225. Silver watch. Height 5 feet 8 inches Black hair Gray eyes. One bunch of keys. Medium stature. Breast-pin. Male. Two small rings. Age fourteen. Gold watch and chain. Over 1600 homes were destroyed. Coleman, Neil M., Wojno, Stephanie, and Kaktins, Uldis. Age three months. Female. Little boy. Black and white flannel shirt. Age eight. Chased band ring. Age sixty. Age about sixteen. Aged. Heavy mill shoes. Age one year. Age twenty-two. 5 shoes Diamond ring carved, one crescent pin, set with brilliants, with star in centre. Red, blue, black and green plaid dress, woolen goods Red flannel skirt. Age about 55. Male. Age about thirteen. Watch-chain with keys attached. White underwear Gold ring, cameo setting with full figure of a woman. For more, visit the section about the 1889 flood in the Archives & Research section of this site. Officials say the search at the . Green dress. White flannel skirt. Small ball drop earrings. Height 5 feet 3 inches Badly burned. Low forehead. Age twenty-two. Buried at Prospect, June 11th. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Weight about 135. Calico dress. High top button shoes. H. Ocker, of Philadelphia, to whom she was engaged to be married, and removed by him to be buried at Shippensburg, Pa. Female. One bar pin. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Gingham apron. Female Age about ten Weight 75 Spring heel shoes Blue and brown barred woolen waist Black and red barred flannel skirt. Black dress skirt. Male. No valuables. Frank Shomo, the last known survivor of the 1889 flood, died March 20, 1997, at the age of 108. Sister of Capt. Height 5 feet. Dark hair. Blue calico waist. Black or gray wool skirt with two broad ruffles at bottom. Height 4 ft. Buttoned shoes. From club house. High-buttoned shoe. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Gray eyes. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Set and plain ring on right finger. Black alpaca dress White underskirt. Bunch of keys. Age ten. Buried as unknown 216, from Millville School Morgue, at Prospect Disinterred and buried in lot of Conrad Raab, Sandy Vale, June 12th. Watch. Calico dress. Female. Hair gray. Two gold rings chased. Blue eyes. Darlings lost but never found! Black hair. Male. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Weight 125. Long hair. Papers, etc. Small button shoes. Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati (600 miles), and as late as 1911. Blue woolen shirt. Weight 140. Female. Age about twelve. Dark hair. Light calico dress with black figures. Bunch of keys. Postal card and envelope addressed to M.J. Murphy, 1030 Callowhill street, Youngstown, Ohio Valuables taken by M J. McAndrew. Silver watch and chain. Old scar on left side of face. Knife, books, papers, etc. Age two months. Identified by her husband. Age eight. Large broad face. height. The flood of 1889 killed 2,209 people in Johnstown. Blue black ribbed stockings. Female. Buff dress with yellow, brown and black spots. One pair silver scissors. Weight 60. Female. It is estimated that one out of nine residents was killed by the flood. Bunch of keys with tag marked "E. M Thomas." Female Age about forty-five. Long white dress. Black overcoat with rubber buttons. Female. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Plaid skirt. Female. About three feet eight inches in height. Heavy head of hair. White. Open-faced silver watch Heavy plated chain with black stone set. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Red suspenders with drawers supporters. Separable collar-buttons. Sandy hair. Black eyes. Gray and white jacket trimmed with woolen lace. Keys with name on stencil. Ear-rings with brilliants. Plaid wool dress with metal buttons. Leather boots. Weight about 140. 2:05. Weight 125. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Weight 130. Johnstown Police detectives were . Young man. Cigar case Pocketbook containing ring, key and five cents. Female child. Light complexion and light hair. Blue skirt with short stripes of black braid in front. Aged. Two rings, one bearing initial "A." Dark blue eyes. Metal buttons, with square figures in centre. Button shoes. Seersucker skirt. One pair new gum boots. Male. Black dress with velvet collar. $1 10 in coin. Wine color lining to collar and black silk facing. Revisiting the timing and events leading to and causing the Johnstown Flood of 1889. A female supposed to be or resembles Miss Ella Layton. Plain ear-rings. Age sixty. Female. $1.94 in cash. Long gold breast-pin. Tall and large. Black stockings. Female. Relief committees were organized in all the larger American cities. Nothing else on him to identify him, unless a ticket from Nineveh to Johnstown and return. Red and black barred blue woolen stockings. (Mr. Thirteen years old. Age twenty-five. Calico dress. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Large waist, golden spotted.
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