Female. Plain gold ring. Eagle on arm. That flood also reached Pittsburgh, where it was known as the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936. Wore blue calico dress. Weight 150. Woolen stockings. Two strips of muslin tied around the body. Red hair. Black hair. Male. Height 5 feet 6 inches. 41, No. Right foot and leg deformed. Blue eyes. The burst dam sent a wall of water and debris, 40 feet high and half a mile wide . One bunch of keys. Valuables turned over to Mrs. Lee. Blue dress. Light brown hair. Female. Scarlet underwear. Bunch of keys. Blue calico dress. Ladies' small open-face watch. Left leg off three inches below the knee. Plain ear-rings. Leather coin purse Ten cents. Child's gold breast-pin. Height 4 feet 9 inches. HORROR STORIES Delivered to husband. Broad and full face. [3] Lowering the dam by as much as 3 feet (0.91m) and failing to replace the discharge pipes at its base cut the dam's safe discharge capacity in half. Steel buttons. Thirty-six years. Female. One dollar gold ear-rings. Key ring with keys 4 foot pocket-rule and one Harmonie badge. Purse with $200 gold. Bar pin with red settings. $46.25. No collar or neckwear as near as could be told. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Pocket-knife. 80. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Barred calico dress. Spring heel button shoes with half soles. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Weight 160. Light eyes. 7, p.216. Dark high button shoes. Wife of J.H. Burnt up almost. 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. Aged. Grand Army Badge. Weight 160. Light hair. Age twenty-four. $4.00 in cash. Age twelve. 932,645. Age forty or forty-five. Buried on lot of A.J. Age about six. Pocket-knife Bone tooth-pick $6.31. . 7. In 1889 a dam break upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, released a 30-40 foot wall of water that killed 2200 people within . Male. Open (silver) thimble. Blue vest buttons. Set and plain ring on right finger. Cameo ring with man's head. Age fifty or fifty-five. For more, visit the section about the 1889 flood in the Archives & Research section of this site. Light calico dress. Light hair Dark brown eyes. Open faced silver watch. Valuables placed in hands of her son Patrick. Breast pin. Blue chevoit suit. Jackson street, Johnstown, Pa. Age fifteen. Light hair turning gray. Black stockings. Buttoned shoes. Two rings on right hand. Age about eight. Heavy woolen coat with rubber buttons. Female. Weight 150. Found at Conemaugh furnace. Age about thirty. Supposed to be Maggie Hipp. Make sure youre always up-to-date by subscribing to our online newsletter. Height 5 feet. Ring marked "K. T. Black skirt. Main street, Johnstown, Pa. Gold watch and chain with charm. Telegraph lines were downed and rail lines were washed away. White shirt. Age sixty. White and black striped stockings Plain gold ring with coral setting. Blue and white striped dress. Button shoes. Age fifteen. Weight 100. $170 in paper and $75 in gold. [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. Calico dress. Child. Weight 140. Burnt and unrecognizable. The committee was led by the esteemed James B. Francis, a hydraulic engineer best known for his work related to canals, flood control, turbine design, dam construction, and hydraulic calculations. No valuables. Navy blue vest and pants. Child not more than ten years of age. Silver ring left hand. So not only was there a wall of water hitting the town, it brought it's own weapons. Gaiter shoes. Dark hair. Weight 145. Brown eyes. Black hair. Dark clothes Paper collar. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. Female. Red and white striped skirt. Female. Weight 225. Aged. Age about fourteen. White and blue stripe dress. Male. Dark brown hair. of M.C. National Guard. Identified by receipts found on her person. Spring heeled shoes. Proper number lost. Rosette breast-pin, black, bound with gold and set with pearls. White handkerchief with red border. Gingham apron. Hosts of martyred little ones, 12, Grand View. Purse with $5.61. [7] The Conemaugh River, immediately downstream of Johnstown, is hemmed in by steep mountainsides for about 10 miles (16km). Lead-pencil. One pair earrings. Light brown hair. Pair of steel knuckles Key. Weight 160. Age eight. In their final report,[20] the ASCE committee concluded the dam would have failed even if it had been maintained within the original design specifications, i.e., with a higher embankment crest and with five large discharge pipes at the dam's base. Valuables recovered by brother, T. P. Keedy. Age ten or eleven. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. 1911 was the year the final body was found. A flood in 1936 killed another 25. Female. Age fifty-five. Dark red hair. Light dress. Gold chain. Purple suit. Boilers exploded when the flood hit the Gautier Wire Works, causing black smoke seen by Johnstown residents. Thin ring on third finger of left hand. Watch. Buttoned shoes Knee pants. One plain band gold ring. Received the above described ring: Mrs. Allison. Weight 30. Thirty-five years. Blue shirt. Plain cloth dress. Right earring torn out. Hair long and brown. The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival has announced its headliners, Los Lobos and Keller Williams Grateful Grass feat. Set band ring on third finger of left hand. Silk umbrella with two patches on it. Rusty door key in one pocket. . Long gold breast-pin. Received valuables of 267. Age about thirteen. High buttoned spring heel shoes. Body and valuables shipped to Beauregard, Tenn., on telegraphic order of Mrs. D.H. McGavock, Nashville, Tenn., on June 11th. Supposed to be Patrick Fagan. 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. Scapular. Male. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. One set of black stones. Black stockings. [20] William Shinn, a former partner of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, became the new president of ASCE in January 1890. Height 5 feet 4 inches Spotted cloth dress, gray and black. Can't take it off. Age about four years. Age four. Pearl buttons. Weight 115 Height 5 feet. Female. Age about four years. Two gold rings. Bunch of keys and paper. Red flannel underwear. Female. Age four. Light brown hair. 38 cents in change. Identified by Mrs. Julia A. Hatzinger. Black and white woolen dress. June 15th. Barred gingham apron. Red flannel skirt. Supposed to be Mrs. White. 1 on person. Pocket-book. Vest. Clerk Penna. White skirt. Blue calico dress. Age about forty. Purse delivered to brother. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Two dollar bill and one dollar in silver. Black coat and vest with small bar cloth covered buttons. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Popular feeling ran high, as is reflected in Isaac G. Reed's poem: Many thousand human lives- Inside of locket a star with S. H, words trademark alone a star. Piece of dress. Male. Keys with name on stencil. Burned beyond recognition. Female. Male. Height 5 feet 4 inches. No vest. Two purses containing $19.45, one $2 bill, rest in silver, all halves and quarters except $2 and four nickels. Baby. Red flannel skirt. Breast-pin shape of star. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Age five or six years. Female. Male. Female. Age three months. "Johnstown". Two diamond earrings. Two rings, one engraved E. Male. Green corded petticoat. Pass book. Plain gold ring on second finger of right hand. Female. Tall and slender. Buried at Grand View, June 9th. Two photographs. Male. Button-hook. One watch chain, one tooth brush, cash $1.20. Black cheviot coat, knee pants, coat pleated in front White waist figured with dog's head and red collar. High button shoe. Male. Pair blood stone cuff-buttons. Guttapercha comb holding heavy head of black hair. Auburn hair. Pennsylvania History, v. 80, no. Dark complexion Weight about 100. Ear-drops, one broken. Age twenty. Two rings on left hand. Franklin street, Johnstown. Black dress. Plaid dress, woolen goods, barred red, brown and green. Receipts at Greensburg, Pa. Red, white and blue striped shirt Cloth top button shoes. Height 4 feet 4 inches. The flood caused 17 million dollars in damages. Piece white tape around body. Coarse laced shoes. Red flannel skirt. Age three. The Johnstown flood of 1977 was a major flood which began on the night of July 19, 1977, when heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, including the city of Johnstown and the Conemaugh Valley.. On July 19, 1977, a deluge of rain hit the area around Johnstown during the night. Age three to four years. Age fifteen. Pocket comb and maroon leather case. Prospect, June 14th. Female. Woodvale. $75 in money. Male. Buttoned shoes. Brown dress. Their calculations found . Female. Female. White undershirt. Valuables placed on body. Medium size. Light hair. Home knit wool stockings Brown and white spotted necktie. Boy Weight 75. Buried in lot of Henry Hesselbrie, Sandy Vale, June 9th. Cork-screw vest. Jersey jacket. Summarizing the flood's impact in statistics and facts is a quick way to convey the enormity of the event. Calico dress. Male. Grand View. $2.00 in bills. One large set ring. White muslin skirt. Two pocket pieces. Daughter of E. A. James, Jr., 117 Market street, Johnstown. Valuables. Foot of female. 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. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Silver ring and gold ring on second finger of left hand. Two teeth out of upper jaw on right side, one or two out on each side of lower jaw. Three pair hose, two pair black, one pair black and white stripe. Neither was Harry and Lula Teeters' home in Mineral Point. Enciente. Brown, white and blue plaid skirt. Two gold rings on left hand, one with amethyst setting and one plain, marked "M. J. H.". Kid gloves in pocket. Two knives. Plaid dress. Age fifty five. Two sisters and three brothers lost. Male child. Age of woman 45. This is the list as published on July 31, . Blue eyes. Grand View, June 15th. Black dress with velvet collar. Cotton shirt, brown and white stripe with small pleats in front. Below stomach teeth and two side teeth. Weight 75. One pin K. of P. Finger rings. 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. Laced cloth gaiters. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Height 5 feet. (1911). Unger ran outside in the still-pouring rain to assess the situation and saw that the water was nearly cresting the dam. Dark brown hair. Colored. Striped pants. Age fifty. Brown and gray striped knee pants. Dark hair. Cash $6.21. Plaid coat and vest Black cork-screw pants. Age about ten. White. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Wife of H. K. Smith, of Osborne, Green co, Ohio. Male. Colored. Age forty to forty-five. Coat with belt. Gray woolen coat Blue calico waist. Age twenty-six. False upper teeth. Hair cut short, very dark color. Blue calico dress with small white vines. Two rings with clover leaf pearl set. Medium height. Also child found. Knife. The South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania collapses on May 31, 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood, killing more than 2,200 people. Long black hose Red bandana handkerchief. Long hair. Sex unknown. Seersucker dress. Female. Johnstown Police detectives were . Height five feet three inches. KEELER & CO., Philadelphia, PA, 1889. Gray hair. Very large. Age five years. 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. Woodvale. Spring heeled shoes. $5.15 coin. Plain gold ring, received by her mother, Ellen O'Connor. Age about twenty-two. Green shirt laced front. Brought from Sheridan station. Age sixty or sixty-five. Blank book bought of Irwin Rutlege, Jr. Small amount of money. Female. Striped flannel shirt. Black stockings. Valuables gotten by Laurence McGuire. Blue underskirt. McKean. Weight about 110 pounds. Blue and brown striped shirt pleated in front, pearl buttons. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Tin tobacco tabs. Taken to Cambria City. Weight 50. Buried at Prospect, June 11th. Very small shoes. Red dress trimmed with fringe around yoke. Engraved hoop finger ring. Auburn hair. Identified by Mrs. Bingle. Black ribbed stockings. Full face, large forehead. Heavy plaited chain and locket. [deleted] 6 yr. ago. Silver watch, open-face. Large buckle with half moon on coat. Incredibly, bodies continued to be found for months and even years after the flood, some as far away as Cincinnati. Weight 40. Age forty-seven to fifty. Male. Zoom in Zoom out Rotate right Fit screen Full expand. Height 5 feet. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. Breast-pin. Weight 65. Body lifted by Thos. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Breast-pin, square shape. Child about two years old. The idea was to let more water out of the lake to try to prevent overtopping of the crest, but without success. Weight 200 to 225. Black pants. Two pocket-knives. Age about fifty. John Parke, an engineer for the South Fork Club, briefly considered cutting through the dam's end, where the pressure would be less to create another spillway, but eventually decided against it as that would have quickly ensured the failure of the dam. The scale of the Johnstown flood of 1889 is difficult to visualize. Upon completion, the Corps proclaimed Johnstown "flood free.". Age about twenty. Bricker, Henry, Grandview Cemetery Public Plot-Bodies found but not recovered by family/friends Bridges, Chas., 2, Cambria, Lower Yoder Catholic Cemetery Age about ten years. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. Pocket-book with $30. Buttoned shoes and patent heels. Black hair. Age about four. Pair of cuff-buttons. Striped waist, brown and white. By the time this weather pattern reached western Pennsylvania two days later, it had developed into what would be termed the heaviest rainfall event that had ever been recorded in that part of the U.S. Dark blue dress, blue and gray striped. Button shoes. White skirt. Red and black striped skirt, wine colored skirt. Female. station. Died after flood. Three bunches of keys Three door keys. Thirty pennies. Vine street, Johnstown, Pa. Large. Dark pants. Age thirteen 10 cts. Silver ring. Dark hair. Human foot. Chemise with red border. Age about twenty-two. Black and white flannel petticoat. Black stockings. White and black striped skirt. White collar. Black dress. Suit of gray woolen underwear. Scapular around neck. Sent to Prospect. Age about twenty-two. Brown hair. No clothing. 178-5. Ear-drops. Blue waist. Unfortunately, Parke did not personally take a warning message to the telegraph tower he sent a man instead. Female. Ages cannot be estimated. Gold charm. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Valuables given to Alex. Cotton waist in pocket. Very long dark hair, plait in back. Button shoes. Light hair. Plain gold ring with raised square centre and diamond set, on second finger of left hand. Male. Female. Male. Button shoes. Red flannel drawers. Black clothes. The flood lasted only 10 minutes, but the destruction and fear continued . Plaited underskirt with edging two inches wide. Bunch of keys. About this Item . Large bar blue and white gingham waist. Light eyes. Gray eyes. Package of photographs. Ticket of admission to Johnstown Opera House Prospect, June 11th. Murphy.). In 1988 he said that the high water . Blue silk tie with dots. Slippers. Female Age twenty-five. Brown hair. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Green cloth dress Blue checkered apron and white apron underneath Gold ring with red set. Prospect, June 12th. One light plain gold ring. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Overcoat. 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. Female. Age twenty to twenty-three. Sponsored. Maroon colored dress. Age about fifty. Weight 115. Female. Canton flannel drawers. The death toll stood at 2,209. 15 (11thed.). Fancy ear-rings with sets. (Cambria Iron Co., Miller.). Ear-drops. Two gold rings. Now the lake is draining due to drought and climate change. . Spectacle case. The cleanup operation took years, with bodies still being found months (and years) after the flood. Woolen shirt, has evidently been blue. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Pocket on left side. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Black alpaca coat. Hazel eyes. With Len Cariou, Elam Bender, Randy Bender, Clarita Berger. Age twelve to fourteen. Valuables. White flannel skirt. Blue and white barred handkerchief. One very small key. Height 5 feet 6 1/2 inches. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Button shoes. A young lady about twenty. Plain gold ring, with J L B. engraved on inner side, Female Weight 115. Son of James Reese, Conemaugh street, Johnstown, Pa. Age two years. Large gold button, oval shape, engraved. The Pennsylvania Railroad restored service to Pittsburgh, 55 miles (89km) away, by June 2. Believed to be John Rausch. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. Witnesses Charles Diamond, E.B. Age twenty-six. Black hair. Prospect, June 15th. Large front teeth not close together. Height 5 feet 6 inches Heavy band ring lettered inside from H W. S. to A. M. L., January 1, 1881. Small child. Age about thirty-eight. Identified and removed by her mother. 424 Bedford street. Buttoned shoes. White Bunch of keys. Age about fifty-five. Male. Green purse. Black hair. Black lace tie. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Female. [19] At ASCE's annual convention in June 1890, committee member Max Becker was quoted as saying, We will hardly [publish our investigation] report this session, unless pressed to do so, as we do not want to become involved in any litigation.[19] Although many ASCE members clamored for the report, it was not published in the society's transactions until two years after the disaster, in June 1891. Black hair. Weight 134 pounds. Satteen Polonaise. Of Company C, 14th Regiment Penna. Weight 225. One old knife. Age about ten. Sixteen years. Age twenty. The Youghiogheny River cuts through Laurel Ridge in Ohiopyle. The fire burned for three days. Weight 135 Blue calico dress with figure on it. Weight about 75. Upper part of face shaven, also upper part of lower lip. Weight about 150. Female. Buttoned shoes Red, white and blue waist, square, black pattern. Height 4 feet 5 inches. Female. Scapular around neck. Check marked J? Valuables given to Sallie McKeen. Brown hair. Black stockings. Dark hair. Black jersey. Female. Weight 150. Collar and tie remained on neck. Short sack coat. Blue gingham dress. Scalloped vamp. Button shoes. Congress gaiters. Male. Height 5 feet 10 inches. $497million in 2016), and 4 square miles (10km2) of downtown Johnstown were completely destroyed. Fair complexion, light hair. Valuables given to John Marshall, his brother. Male. Ring on forefinger of left hand. Blue eyes. $1.13 loose. Reiman. "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. Burned beyond recognition. Ring with setting on right hand. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Green cloth basque. Light brown hair Gray eyes. Male Age thirty-nine. Slippers. has a watch, book, and over $12 in money which was taken from body of George Geddes. Head burned off Dark lace shoes. Of Woodvale's 1,100 residents, 314 died in the flood. Body shipped to Indiana, Pa., via. Reported as having committed suicide. On June 5, 1889, five days after the flood, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) appointed a committee of four prominent engineers to investigate the cause of the disaster. Female Age about ten Weight 75 Spring heel shoes Blue and brown barred woolen waist Black and red barred flannel skirt. Hazel eyes Two plain gold rings on right forefinger. Match case. Buried in Union Cemetery, East Conemaugh. 15956, Download the official NPS app before your next visit. Package of Japanese headache cure. Age seven. Weight 135. Fifty cents. Red flannel waist. Gold watch Elgin No.
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