Auburn hair. Supposed to be Cooney or Conrad Schnable. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Travelling optician. Hair sprinkled with gray. Marden A. Dahlstedt wrote the young adult novel, Michael Stephan Oates wrote the historical fiction novel. Black stockings. Large. Weight 120. Female. Black alpaca clothing. Breast-pin. Small gold ring. Height 5 ft. 7 in. $1.94 in cash. Black lining with red polka dot. Black pants. Black cloth cap lined with red, and black wool cap with black ribbon bow on top. As it hit Johnstown, all hell broke loose. Height about 18 inches. Age four. Height 5 feet 7 1/2 inches. Sandy mustache and goatee. Age about sixty Weight about 140. height about 5 feet 6 inches. Flash floods are the most dangerous kind of floods, because they combine the destructive power of a flood with incredible speed. The death toll stood at 2,209. Brown calico wrapper with polka dots. Weight 40. A dam broke causing a huge flood, but before it could hit the town, the flood wiped out a barbed wire company. [15] From his idle locomotive in the town's railyard, the engineer John Hess heard and felt the rumbling of the approaching flood. They were buried in the "Plot of the Unknown" in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, where a memorial statue stands to this day. Auburn hair. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. 7, p.216. Red flannel waist. Red dress. Three white stripes black hose. Light hair. History of the Johnstown Flood, p.178 Can't get it off. . Two rings, one bearing initial "A." Black hair. Full face. Light gray hair. Barred flannel skirt. HE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Piece of dress. Colored. Brown calico sack. Purse $1.57 Pocket-knife. Red flannel dress. Order book. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Two feet rule. Dark woolen stockings. Gloria's father, John Hamilton, is a wealthy lumber man who controls a dam upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Supposed to be Mrs. Luckhart. Dressmaker. $2.10. One pocket-book containing two five dollar gold pieces, and one piece of gold bullion and one ten dollar gold piece, one key and one cent Also another pocket containing three pieces of old coin, two coppers and fifteen dollars in greenbacks. Blue calico dress with small white vines. Gray pants with black stripe. Cream color ribbon around neck. Plaid wool dress trimmed with wool crotchet lace. Red hair, cut short. Dark hair. Gold watch. Throwback Thursday: Great Johnstown Flood | NRA Family Red underskirt. Light muslin dress. Blue waist. Purse with $1.23. Stucke, of Sewickley. Gray jersey cloth vest and jacket, with large metal buttons, swan stamped upon them. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Weight 120. Sister of David Faloon. Weight 150. Dark hair mixed with gray. Two bunches of keys Penknife. F. Miller, 4422 Leipert St, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa., June 10th. Female. Button shoes. 15 Walnut street. Gold watch. Dark hair. About fifteen years old. Weight about fifty. Jazz is the use of a whole range of rhythm without improvisation. Corsets. Scapular around her neck. Female. Female. Girl. Female. Food, clothing, medicine, and other provisions began arriving by rail. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Sex unknown. Mustache black. Probably ten or twelve years of age. Heavy head of hair. Black stockings. White handkerchief around neck. The dam and lake were part of the purchase, and the railroad sold them to private interests.[9]. Ring on finger. Workers lowered the dam, which had been 72 feet high, by 3 feet. Button shoes. Comb in pocket. Height 5 feet 8 inches Black hair Gray eyes. Age about three years. Female. Jersey jacket. Female. Female. Spring heeled shoes. Female. Light complexion. John Burkhard, guardian of the above. Dark brown eyes. White. Boy. Gum boots. Very long dark hair, plait in back. Female. Blue and white apron. Package of photographs. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Dark striped velvet basque or overskirt, with ruffled fringe trimmings. Age eighteen. Red woolen undershirt. Pocket-book containing eighteen cents. Full suit of clothes of brown and red and black checkers. Body delivered to G.C. Back tooth out right side lower jaw. The flood caused 17 million dollars in damages. Plain gold ring, with J L B. engraved on inner side, Female Weight 115. Leather boots. Supposed to be Maggie Hipp. Conemaugh street, Johnstown. No valuables. Female. White and black or blue striped collar. Brownish red hair. Striped calico skirt. Badly burned. Silver watch. Bald on top of head. Of Woodvale. Age six months. Two rubbers. Key ring. Weight 70. Age four years. Plain gold ring. Male. Male. Black stockings. Dark coat Gold watch, open-faced, with a short chain. Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Gold watch and chain. Height 5 feet. $103. Gray hair Gold necklace. Checkered knee pants. Age fourteen years. in pockets. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Age about thirty. Long gold breast-pin with stone setting. Female. Age about fourteen years Weight 90 pounds. Dark complexion. Dark hair and eyes. Dark hair. Cash $8.19. Conemaugh Borough. The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival has announced its headliners, Los Lobos and Keller Williams Grateful Grass feat. $13.30 in change Open-faced silver watch. 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. B." Blue and brown striped shirt pleated in front, pearl buttons. Black stockings. Mouth-organ. Gold ring, octagon shape. Light hair. On Day Express. Age six months. Black jersey, large buttons. Baby. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Black and white plain skirts. Two gold rings, one plain and heavy, one light band ring with "L.S.H." Chain trinket with Washington head. White cotton vest. Watch-chain with keys attached. Dark hair. Female. Female. Green, black and brown barred pants Gold hunting-case watch and chain. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Weight about 75. Buried at Sandy Vale. Therefore, the official death toll should be 2,208. Age fifty. Prospect, June 12th. Age about thirteen. Trevor Hughes. Earring-drop. Gold breast pin with brilliant setting. Bodies turned up 600 miles away in Cincinnati, and as late as 1911. . Weight 150. Blue spotted calico dress. Figured waist and white underclothing. Cash $167.65. Two teeth out of upper jaw on right side, one or two out on each side of lower jaw. Front teeth wide apart and protruding. Large Brown gray hair. Small gold ring, garnet set. At Point Park in Johnstown, at the confluence of the Stonycreek and Little Conemaugh rivers, an eternal flame burns in memory of the flood victims. Rather heavy build. Received valuables of 267. Black stockings. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Gauze undershirt. Black stockings. Two small rings. [3] Adding the width of the emergency spillway to that of the main spillway yielded the total width of spillway capacity that had been specified in the 1847 design of William Morris, a state engineer. Female. Found just below Lincoln bridge. Of Germantown, Philadelphia. Age twenty to twenty-three. One dollar gold ear-rings. Black stockings. Brown hair. Male. Height 5 feet 2 inches. All other clothing gone. Female. Light hair. As everyone had dreaded, disease followed in the wake of the flood, and typhoid added 40 more lives to the 2,209 that had already died. Flannel skirt striped gray and black. Female Age sixty. Buttoned shoes. Age about fifty. Decomposing bodies, unidentified remains found at Johnstown - WAMC Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. Oroide watch. Plain gold ring on second finger of right hand. Dark hair, turning gray. Male. Male. Valuables. Red moustache. Bunch of keys Sent to Prospect. Auburn hair. Black stockings. Supposed to be Sarah Wengle. The biggest flood of the first half of the 20th century was the St. Patrick's Day flood of March 1936. Dark eye-brows. Gray eyes. Coat, vest. Small gray barred coat. Tin or nickel watch safe. White dress. Male. One small key. R.R. R. O., 1886. Sex unknown. Son of Dr. L. T. Beam, 142 Market street, Johnstown. The great wave measured 35-40 feet high and hit Johnstown at 40 miles per hour. Gaiter shoes. 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. Female. B. or J. Weight 150. Silver open faced watch. Buttoned shoes and patent heels. Dark hair. No articles. Age twenty-two. His family survived the flood. Weight 150. Age forty-five. Height 4 feet 10 inches White and black striped waist. Earrings. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck digital file from original About this Item. Laced shoes. Female Age about five years. Dark clothes. Skewered by a huge tree uprooted by the flood, the house floated down from its location on Union Street to the end of Main. Age ten years. Male. Dark hair. Lace collar. Dark hair. Heavy black cloth jacket. Blue calico dress with pearl buttons. Button shoes. Fair complexion. Red dress, trimmed with lace. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Large lips. No valuables. Handsome fine features. Assistant Treasurer of Cambria Iron Company. Red underwear. Very light mustache. Female. Light brown hair. Ear-rings with brilliants. Narrative - The Johnstown Flood - Bowdoin College Of Maple avenue, Woodvale. 5 cts. Blue silk tie with dots. Silver watch. No money or valuables. Gold band ring on third finger of left hand. Blue and white striped ticking skirt. High gum boots, similar to men's boots. Hair black. Son of James. White ribbed stockings Leather heel protectors on foot. Conemaugh street, Johnstown Oroide watch. Ring on left hand. Female. Collar-button. The Johnstown Flood Museum (fee), 304 Washington Street, has information and exhibits. 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Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. A presentation on the diaries will be given this coming week, marking the 118th anniversary of the flood, before the collection is made a part of the Johnstown Flood Museum's permanent exhibit by 2009. Black stockings. Black hose. Male. Female. David McCullough was born on July 7, 1993 ,and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nine years old. Female. A round Harrison and Morton badge. Short in stature Very heavy. Age seventeen to eighteen years. Female Age eighteen months. Weight 40 Height 3 feet White. No coat or vest. Male. Tents and . Eagle on arm. Lake Mead flooded a vast area of the desert when the Hoover Dam was built. Female. Height 5 feet 9 inches. 150 pounds. Black knee breeches with white thread running through the material. Age seventy. Body sent to Greensburgh. Johnstown Flood Victims | Access Genealogy Coarse gray woolen underwear. Darlings lost but never found! Male. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Female. Red striped stockings. Taken to Cambria City. Female. Coleman, Neil M., Kaktins, Uldis, and Wojno, Stephanie (2016). Age about fifty. Gray woolen coat Blue calico waist. Female. Blue and white striped waist Pearl button coat, gray, black and red mixed, wool. Valuables given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Large full face. Cash $79.09. Red and white striped skirt. Gold watch and chain. Gum boots. Badge marked C. I. Co., employment. Such was the price that was paid for fish! Blue eyes. KEELER & CO., 1889 Disastrous flood (1889) in the town of Johnstown, Pa., U.S. Johnstown lies at the confluence of the Conemaugh River and Stony Creek; at the time of the flood it was a leading U.S. steelmaking centre. Female. Red and black skirt. Fountain pen. Blue striped waist and dress. Black dress. Weight about 70. Pair of cuff buttons. Pearl buttons. Black hair. Bunch of keys with checks and name. Black wool hose. Initial on one ring, "W H.". Buttoned shoes, soles well worn. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Female. Slippers. Female. Metal buttons. Gold watch, No. Black vest. White. Male. Female. Age about thirty-five. Black hair. Black coat. Found at Conemaugh furnace. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Dark clothes. Brown hair. Age fifty five. Boy. Walter Frank first documented the presence of that emergency spillway in a 1988 ASCE publication. Female. Coarse laced shoes. Blue eyes. Blue eyes. Sixteen years. Baby. Red waist Wore a truss. Boy. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Age sixty-five. Bracelets and rings duplicates of Miss Well's. Buttoned shoes, spring heel. Black pants Toy pistol. Debris at the Stone Bridge covered thirty acres,[18] and clean-up operations were to continue for years. Papers found on body. Johnstown was the eastern terminus of the Western Division Canal, supplied with water by Lake Conemaugh, the reservoir behind the dam. Weight 100. Age about thirty. But ever since the . Female. Keys. Age about three years. Age fifty-five. Large. Flash floods occur when heavy rainfall exceeds the ability of the ground to absorb it. Low cut shoes. Pocket on left side. Scarred scarf pin No. A flood in 1936 killed another 25. Age twelve to fourteen. Gold filling upper jaw front teeth, gold filling in lower jar, back teeth filled with silver, two front teeth lap over. Rubber hair pins. Age nine or ten. Received valuables of 277. Dark complexion. Wrench screw. Colored. Also child found. Age thirty-five to forty. Light red hair. Blue undershirt Short stockings. Freckled. Dark pants. Black cashmere dress. Two plain rings on third finger of left hand. Age thirty. Weight 185. Plaid skirt. Female Age forty. Blank book. The Story of the Johnstown Flood 1889 - Owlcation Red knit skirt. Prospect, June 11th. Silver open-faced watch and chain Three keys. Wine color lining to collar and black silk facing. Why is everyone hating The Red Cross now? : r/OutOfTheLoop - reddit Age forty. Brown hair. Light brown hair. Revisiting the timing and events leading to and causing the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Flannel skirt and red woolen stockings. Johnstown, Pa. Age thirty. Weight 160. Male. Sent to heaven before their time; 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. Male. $32.36. Black dress. High-buttoned shoes. Buried in. Scarlet underwear. Slippers tied with black bow. Weight 150. Age unknown. Brown eyes. Age six months. Upper teeth false. Large bar blue and white gingham waist. Fair complexion. Age four years. Two dollar bill and one dollar in silver. Black cloth pantaloons. Postcard Real Photo Main Street Flood Body Found Johnstown Pennsylvania 1936. Black ribbed stockings. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Handkerchief marked "E. Light complexion. Male child. Age forty-three. Ring with the words, "Gott, Schutz, Dick." Upper and lower false teeth. Male. Blue waist, plaid dress. Heavy gray undershirt. One of the first outsiders to arrive was Clara Barton, the founder and president of the American Red Cross. Silver watch. 16518. Male child. Heavy sandy moustache Black hair. Pocket book with $1.25. Grand View, June 15th. Height 4 ft. Buttoned shoes. Female. Daughter of Godred Hoofman, Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Female. Silver watch and chain. Letter from her mother addressed Miss Della Davis, 142 Grant street, Johnstown. Light hair. Weight 75. Right foot and leg deformed. Four gold collar buttons Given to O J. Bishop. Weight 70. Bodies as far as Cincinnati- more than 350 miles away. Female. Brass check. Age five years. Auburn hair. Age about thirty-five. Plain ear-rings. Male. Striped calico dress. Age about twelve. Red flannel underwear. Deformed. Black or gray wool skirt with two broad ruffles at bottom. Female. Coat red lining, brass buttons with eagles thereon. Skirt black and white. Height 5 feet 6 inches. On May 31, 1889, the Johnstown Flood killed 2,209 people in southwest Pennsylvania when the South Fork Dam failed after days of heavy rain. Fourth Ward Morgue. Long gold breast-pin. Blue and white checkered bib. Gum garters. Two pocket pieces. Age about thirteen. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Black ribbed jersey Black dress. Weight almost 130. Scapulary. Age sixteen. Two keys. The Johnstown Flood Analysis - 1190 Words - Internet Public Library Dark gray mixed woolen suit Red flannel underwear. Match case. Age fifty or fifty-five. Age about eight. Height 5 feet. Blue calico basque figured with white squares. Boy. Weight 250 to 300. Small coin purse, 20 cents. Age about twelve. Blue calico dress. Two cuff-buttons. Bunch of keys. . Purple suit. Height 5 feet 8 inches Hazel eyes. Johnstown Flood Museum - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go - Tripadvisor Gray underskirt. Stencil plate marked with name Pocket-book containing $75 94. $2.50. Male. Plain ring on finger of right hand. (2016). Female. Child's gold breast-pin. Gold band on third finger of left hand. [3] The first town to be hit by the flood was South Fork; the town was on high ground, and most of the people escaped by running up the nearby hills when they saw the dam spill over. Oak-leaf breast-pin with three glass sets. Weight 65. Gingham apron. Age eight or nine. Quite aged. Age eleven. Weight 140. Female. Low forehead. Valuables given to James H. Green, brother-in-law. Male. Gold watch Breast-pin. Tom has no idea of Anna's love for him, and he becomes engaged to Gloria. Boy. A book, on front "M. H R" Steel rim glasses. Claimed by his son Henry, and buried in Sandy Vale. Gingham apron. Ring at Fourth Ward Morgue. An hour after the dam's failure, a 60-foot wall of water and debris smashed into the thriving 30,000-person community of Johnstown at 40 miles per hour. Dark blue suit. Red hair. Age forty-five. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Long black hose Red bandana handkerchief. With a population of 30,000, it was a growing industrial community known for the quality of its steel.[7].
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