Small plain gold ring on left hand. Light complexion. Weight 160. Breast-pin. 22 years after the flood. Laced shoes. Black hair. Height 5 feet. Female. Cash $79.09. Watch. The death toll stood at 2,209. Hazel eyes. Small earrings. Blue and white flowered sateen basque. Button shoes. Dark brown eyes Pocket-book containing $43.35. Red and black barred necktie. In the years following the disaster, some survivors blamed the members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club for their modifications to the dam. Unidentified containers of cremated remains and decomposing bodies were found in a Johnstown, New York funeral home after police executed a search warrant Friday. The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located close of the town of Johnstown. Cow-lick on right forehead. White dress with spots. Body in advanced stage of decomposition. It is the story of heartbreak, heroism and courage. 2 1/2. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Female. Teeth short and dark. Age fourteen years. Breast-pin shape of star. Dark dress. Light complexion. Nearly bald. Reddish brown hair. Aged. Female. Striped pants. Age ten or eleven. Blue calico dress. Revisiting the timing and events leading to and causing the Johnstown Flood of 1889. No valuables. Paper No. Blue undershirt Short stockings. Black jersey. Age twenty five. Supposed to belong to the Salvation Army. Oroide watch. Gold ear-rings with five blue sets. Dark blue suit. Male. Black diagonal coat and pants. Dark eye-brows. Identified by his wife. Heavy build. Pocket-book, $6 35 money. Male. $29 54. Ring on right forefinger. Black hair. Blue calico dress. Died from injury in the flood. Brown hair. Age thirty Breast-pin. Middle finger of left hand stiff from some former injury. Taken by James Murphy, "K.". Large. In all, 67 deaths were reported in Pittsburgh and 22 in Johnstown. Black knee pants supported by suspenders. Weight 110. Age about four years. Blue black dress. Female. Button shoes. $1.10 in silver. Valuables. Sister of David Faloon. Supposed to be Mrs. Griffin. Pair of overalls. Age about forty-five. Thirty-six years. Male. Male. Long breast-pin with brilliants. Female. Two sisters and three brothers lost. Back tooth out right side lower jaw. "F. P. R." on arm and clasped hands under same. Common gingham apron. The flood was as wide as the Mississippi River and three times more powerful than Niagara Falls. Black clothes. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Age fifteen. Body delivered to G.C. Supposed to be Katie Fitzharris. McKean. Bible. The South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania collapses on May 31, 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood, killing more than 2,200 people. Red hair and moustache. Coat red lining, brass buttons with eagles thereon. Female. Gold ring on second finger with pearl setting. The Johnstown Flood. Female Dark hair. Blue and white ringed stockings. Male. Wool dress mixed goods, pleated front on waist, belt of same goods as dress. Black and white plain skirts. Ears were pierced. Male. Tents and . Saloonkeeper on Washington street. Ex-policeman. Light brown hair, slightly gray. Ages cannot be estimated. 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. White shirt. Height 5 feet. Locating the bodies was a challenge. Red and black skirt. Afterwards identified as James Dillon, of Somerset. Age about fifty. Beale, D.D. Tobacco pipe. Age sixteen. Cash 54 cts. Was lost in the Hulbert House. Age twenty. Low shoes. Blue striped flannel shirt. Blue black ribbed stockings. Height 5 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Wore a scapular. Slender. Dark blue waist. Blue dress. Age twelve. Female. Knee pants No means of identification, Male Weight 190 Height 5 feet 11 inches Clothes partly removed, and in stocking feet No valuables, Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Leather boots. Light complexion. One knife. Height 5 feet 6 inches Auburn hair. Collar-button. Supposed to be Patrick Fagan. Purse with seventeen cents. Two pair stockings. Black pants with white thread. Plug of twisted tobacco. Gray eyes. Cash $2 16. Earrings. Letter found on body addressed to Minnie Linton, Lincoln avenue, Johnstown, Pa Signed, S. Clark Dougherty, Female. Weight 140. No shoes nor stockings. Contact; About us; . Buried at Sandy Vale. Red socks. Age two years. Buried in lot of A. Age about three years. Debris at the Stone Bridge covered thirty acres,[18] and clean-up operations were to continue for years. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Received the above valuables: Charles Brixner. Male. This month, authorities . Tom O'Day is loved by two women, Anna Burger and Gloria Hamilton. Blue eyes. White flannel skirt. Age six months. Red flannel dress. Weight 140. White skirt. Height 5 feet 8 inches Hazel eyes. 15 cents. 10 cts. Female. Black hair. Dark hair mixed with gray. Red and blue stripe handkerchief. Female. Black pants. One brass check No. Dress, white and brown stripes, blue jersey. Dark knee pants. Valuables turned over to Mrs. Lee. Too badly burned for recognition. Height 4 feet 3 inches. Age thirty-five. Male. Eyes burned out. Seersucker skirt. Red and black barred flannel skirt. Black hair. Blue calico shirtwaist with light chain stripe. Wore No. Male. Burned beyond recognition. Cloth gaiters and blue calico waist. Weight about 170. . Female. Dark clothes. Boy of sixteen or seventeen years (Johnstown). Fair complexion Long black hair. Heavy leather boots. Boy. (2016). false. Weight 65 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Debris was recovered as far away as Pittsburgh, about 75 miles to the west. Body delivered to her husband and taken to Morrellville, Pa. Female. Sandy hair. Light brown hair. Silver watch. Wrench screw. No teeth. Brown hair. Imagen de la librera. No shoes. Black stockings. Light barred knee pants. Female Age ten years. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Pennsylvania History, v. 80, no. Ring in possession of J. W. Young, clerk of County Commissioners, of Westmoreland county, Pa. Age about twelve. Dark hair. Striped flannel shirt. Pocket-book and buckeye. Locomotives weighing 170,000 pounds were wrenched from . Blue and black barred flannel skirt. 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. Age about six months. Sex unknown. [3] Modern dam-breach computer modeling reveals that it took approximately 65 minutes for most of the lake to empty after the dam began to fail. Female. Gingham apron. Black hair. 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. Female. Weight 180 to 200. Gauze undershirt. Blue and white striped dress. $2.00 bill. Weight 160. Small gold ring. Height 4 feet. Age twenty-two. Flannel drawers Jacket with flannel skirt. Gold ring marked James Potts, died March, 1874. Silver open-faced watch and chain Three keys. Light hair. White plaited waist. Weight 60. Blue eyes. On May 28, 1889, a low-pressure area formed over Nebraska and Kansas. Age four years. White muslin skirt. Height 5 feet 1 inch. Black vest. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Samples of dress and skirt on coffin. false. Heavy head of hair. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Pennsylvania's South Fork Dam exploded and unleashed a 40-foot wall of water. Age about thirty-five. Striped flannel shirt. Age six months. Male. Gold watch Breast-pin. R. O., 1886. Body removed by her son, Warren W. Cope. The lake was about 2 miles (3.2km) long, about 1 mile (1.6km) wide, and 60 feet (18m) deep near the dam. Blue cloth panel. Blue waist. Quite aged. Blue calico dress with pearl buttons. Summarizing the flood's impact in statistics and facts is a quick way to convey the enormity of the event. Short pants with small bottle in pocket. Female. Female. Fourth Ward Morgue. White cotton drawers. Bunch keys Match safe. Female. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Large seal ring on little finger of right hand, set gone. Weight 145. Empty pocketbook. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Sixteen years. Height 4 feet 6 inches Buttoned shoes, spring heels. This is the last of the six Indiana Co., Pa., bodies Nos 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158. Low cut shoes, laced. Small gray barred coat. Blue calico dress with star figures. Black and white barred flannel drawers. Male. June 15th. Ear-drops, square one-half of the face of the ear-drop checkered, the other half engraved with a vine. Red undershirt. Age nine or ten. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Body shipped to Indiana, Pa., via. 932,645. Brought from Sheridan station. Male. Weight about 15 pounds. At 3:10 P. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD by WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON. temporary shelters. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Scarlet underwear. Delicate nose. Johnstown Flood. Low forehead. Age eighteen. Female. Large. About thirty families lived on the village's single street. Male. R.R. Cash $2.19 Two collar-buttons. Lady's brown cloth basque with plaid front. Blue eyes. Gray eyes. Brown calico dress, with large circular figure. Very heavy build. As it hit Johnstown, all hell broke loose. Brown mustache. Left foot of child. Button shoes. Female. Male. Male. Black alpaca dress. Child about two years old. Long gold breast-pin with stone setting. Calico dress. Female. Woolen shirt, has evidently been blue. Blue shirt White undershirt. Weight 190. Watchman at Wire Mill. 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. Male Age seven years. Weight 125. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Package of photographs. Buried in. Gingham apron. Ear-drops. At its peak, the army of relief workers totaled about 7,000. Height about 18 inches. Brown hair, turning gray. Tape measure. Small plain gold ring. Upper false teeth. Female. Age eighteen. 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. Comb in pocket. Large lips. Ring with set and name inside. Male. From pockets were taken a three-bladed knife, ring, shoe button, lead-pencil with pocket fastener, street car check and child's china ornament. Calico waist. Full beard three-fourths gray. Pearl buttons. Plaid wool skirt. Age seven years Plaited waist. Female. Black and brown jacket. Vine street, Johnstown, Pa. Large. Blue and white barred calico dress. One band ring on finger of right hand. Male. Female. Found in Kernville. Age fifteen. Red underwear Two pair stockings, one white cotton, the other black woolen. Napkin ring. Body taken by her brother. Rubber hair pins. The owner's license was suspended . Knit purse with $7 75. Hosts of martyred little ones, Weight 75. Disinterred and found not to be Walter Jones. Age thirty-one. Red dress. Red cloth dress. Blue eyes. Babe. James Reese. Pair of shears Eye-glasses. station. White bone handle knife. Female. 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 Button shoes. Striped coat and pants. Age fifty. Spectacle case. Female. Age five or six years. Male. Weight 65. Brass check. Age thirty-five. Brown hair. Age twenty-five. Age about seven. Black stockings. Plaid underskirt. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Age ten. . Height five feet. Green dress. Large. Weight 150. Buttoned shoes. No upper teeth. 5 feet 6 inches height. Bunch of keys. Male. Ladies' hunting-case gold watch. according to records compiled by the johnstown area heritage association, 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 . Age thirty-five. Pocket-book, containing $1 in paper and $1.30 in silver. Light hair. Button shoes. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Slippers. Scarlet underwear. Plaid wool dress with metal buttons. Gray mixed undershirt Red flannel shirt. Buttoned shoes. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Female. Female. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Two knives. the "Robber Barons" Hounded by the media, members of the club donated to the relief effort. Auburn hair. Can't take it off. Black cashmere dress. A female supposed to be or resembles Miss Ella Layton. 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. Blue and white striped skirt. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Weight about 150. Age sixty. to "M S. Breast-pin. Female. brown hair mixed with gray. Female. Dark shirt Dark pants. Black wool underskirt. Height 5 feet 1 inch. Leather belt Piece tar rope around waist. A man about fifty years of age. Certificate of deposit for $1000 00 at John Dibert & Co. bank. Gold watch and chain. Button shoes with rubbers on. Female. Male. Female Burned beyond recognition. Female. Brown hair. Steel buttons. Age thirty. Weight 160. Weight 65. Three right teeth out. Weight about 140. Black vest. Blue calico basque figured with white squares. Decomposing bodies and cremated human remains were found at an unlicensed funeral home in Johnstown, New York, police said. Shumaker. Boilers exploded when the flood hit the Gautier Wire Works, causing black smoke seen by Johnstown residents. Badly burned. Worsted coat. Below stomach teeth and two side teeth. Male. Female Age six. Age about thirteen. Male. Died in Prospect hospital. Open faced silver watch. Weight 185 Height 4 feet. Worked with H. Martin, Wire Mills. Weight 200 to 225. Supposed to be Mrs. Conrad Snable, bar-tender in Kost saloon on Washington street. Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. White Age two years. Height 5 feet Light complexion. Age about sixty-five years Knife. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Height 6 feet. Woolen cloth waist barred gray and black. shoes. Medal with initials J. W. O. Supposed to be Meredith, above Caldwell's store. Male. Light brown hair. Age about thirteen. Sun glass. Black stockings. Dark clothes Paper collar. Light hair plaited in back. Vol. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Two purses containing $19.45, one $2 bill, rest in silver, all halves and quarters except $2 and four nickels. Height 4 feet. Two watch keys. Plaid skirt. Valuables given to James H. Green, brother-in-law. As railroads superseded canal barge transport, the Commonwealth abandoned the canal and sold it to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Papers marked W.E Kegg found upon him Mother lives in Harrisburg. Canton flannel underwaist. Black corduroy coat. Female Weight 140. Age six. Light complexion. About fourteen. In 1988 he said that the high water . Blue waist. Plain gold ring with S. T. How on. Black stockings darned in both heels. Female. Female. Philadelphia has made "the most livable city" rank for two years in a row. Key ring with Yale flat key and two door keys. Oroide watch. Gray eyes. Son of Mrs Thomas Howe. The United States Army Signal Corps estimated that 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250mm) of rain fell in 24 hours over the region. Dark hair and stubby beard mixed with gray. Age about thirty-six. White and black striped skirt. Boy baby. Red calico dress. Cork-screw vest. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Catholic. Said to have been Mary Hamilton or Miss Mollie Richards, but afterward found to be wrong. Breast-pin. Heavy laced shoes. Short hair, smooth face. Plaid dress. Black stockings. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. Eighteen months old. By dark, the entire city was a lake anywhere from 10 to 30 feet deep, the destruction so nearly complete that all many could do was pray. Wart on left shoulder. Height 4 feet 6 inches. One ear-ring with red star set. [3] A hydraulic analysis published in 2016 confirmed that the changes made to the dam by the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club severely reduced its ability to withstand major storms. Age seven Weight 45. Height about five feet 3 inches. Collar-button. From club house. Heavy sandy hair. It was featured as a main attraction at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1909, where it was seen by 100,000 and presented as "our time's greatest electromechanical spectacle", Willis Fletcher Johnson wrote in 1889 a book called, Gertrude Quinn Slattery, who survived the flood as a six-year-old girl, published a memoir entitled. Dark clothes. Weight 40. Silver watch. Brown hair. Odd Fellow's badge on pin. White underclothing. . Slender. Male. About this Item . Female. People who . White corsets Red striped body. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Badge of Junior Mechanics 43 cents in change. Age ten years. Red flannel skirt, with blue and white checkered waist attached. Weight 140. [25][26], The Johnstown Flood was the worst flood to hit the U.S. in the 19th century. Brown striped wool shawl. Money and pass book in express office. B." No goods. Heavy woolen coat with rubber buttons. HE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Black ribbed hose. Workers lowered the dam, which had been 72 feet high, by 3 feet. Blue eyes. Stiff hat Heavy band ring with letter Z and star inside on little finger of right hand. Black and white flannel shirt. Red flannel skirt. P.R.R. Height 5 feet. Jean pants and coat. Light complexion and light hair. Light hair. Weight about 135. Brown dress. Leaf pattern. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Silver watch. Daughter of James Jones. Brown and gray striped knee pants. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Dark hair. Female. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Valuables given to him. Male. Aged about thirteen months. Weight 180. Age thirty-five. Oroide watch. Male. Open (silver) thimble. Identified by his son. Burnt below left ear. Taken by relatives. Brown calico sack. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. One gold ring. Age about fifty. Weight about 140. Bunch of keys Small book and papers. Male. Age fourteen years. Body shipped by B.&O. Gingham apron. High-buttoned shoes. Weight 100 Height 5 feet 6 inches. 'Happened so fast' Kollar didn't return to Johnstown to sight-see . Black hair. One bar pin. Calico dress. Buried at No. Hair half gray. Supposed to be a Fitzharris. Valuables in hands of Mrs. Ella Gurley. Female. Scapular around neck. Heavy black cloth jacket. Large. Dark hair. Had shoes on. Age fifty-five. A few weeks old. Age about thirty-five. Gold chain. Gray hair. Weight 50 or 60. Supposed to be Dr George Waggoner. Sandy hair. White and black mixed frock coat and vest. Light gray hair. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Female. Head severed from body. Height 5 feet. Height 4 feet. Piece of tape. New Orleans. Identified by the father. Child not more than ten years of age. Black dress. Encyclopdia Britannica. Unrecognizable. About four years. Blue calico apron with small round spot. Age about ten. Dark dress Black stockings. Large gold ring on third finger of left hand. Boy. Male. Black basque. Buried at St. John's Cemetery. Blue waist, brass buttons. Blue calico dress with white stripes pleated in front, and pearl buttons Black and white check underskirt. Possibly a Jew. Age twenty. Bald on top of head. Black hair. Blue gingham dress. Red underwear. Metal buttons, with square figures in centre. . Female. Supposed to be Mrs. Christie. Gray hair. Age about thirteen. The book recorded victims able to be identified and descriptions of the unrecognized. Buried at Sandy Vale in lot of John Tittle. (1911). Light brown hair. Blue calico dress with white dots. Jazz is the use of a whole range of rhythm without improvisation. $3,742,818.78 was collected for the Johnstown relief effort from within the U.S. and eighteen foreign countries, including Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, and the Ottoman Empire. Recognized by her mother. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}402054.8N 784630.3W / 40.348556N 78.775083W / 40.348556; -78.775083. Long black hose Red bandana handkerchief. Coat, pants and vest off. Female. Weight 225. Long black tie or scarf. Height about 5 feet 3 inches. Low cut shoes. Memorandum book of slaughter house, having a list of hides in it. Foot of female. White shirt. Buttoned shoes. Female. Black stockings. Gold filled teeth. Dark brown hair Weight 65. Age thirteen 10 cts. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Weight about 160. Age thirty-five to forty. Weight 160. O'Connell, of Washington street. Gum boots. on grave is 333. Hair black. Leather belt with nickel buckle. Red underwear. Age twenty-five. Brown dress with small steel stripes. Age about three years. Found and coffined at Tunnellton, Pa. Catholic. Black overcoat with rubber buttons. Small key. Valuables given to him. Dark brown hair. Catholic. Black dress. Height 5 feet. Large mouth. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. Black hair. Body removed by his brother, Harry W. McKee. Brown sacque. Jean pants. Supposed to be the daughter of Patrick Fagan. Large man. Match safe. Right foot and leg deformed. Weight about sixty-five. Foot only. Identified by the father. Part of a skirt of a petticoat, the band of which was made of ticking The shoulder strap holding up the skirt was of the same material. Weight 100. Male. Age forty-five. Conemaugh street, Johnstown. Age twenty. Between 2:50 and 2:55p.m. the South Fork Dam breached. Many bodies were never identified, and hundreds of the missing were never found. Black pants with white thread. Home-knit stockings. Waist of narrow striped black and white goods. Age thirty. One pair new gum boots. Dark pants, striped. Dark hair Full face German look. Dark hair. Red waist Wore a truss. Black hair. Canton flannel undershirt. Blue calico waist with white dots. Inside of locket a star with S. H, words trademark alone a star. One scarf-pin. Scarred scarf pin No. Killed on P. R. R. July 14, 1889. Gray and white jacket trimmed with woolen lace. Ring on finger with amethyst, with G.L.H on stone. Brown hair, blue eyes, old scar on neck. Very large. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Male Pair of red socks. Male child, a few days old. By dawn, the city was under water that reached as high as 8 feet (2.4m). Black stockings. Hair dark and very long. Low round forehead. 11 shoe. . Button shoes. It was, however, the third flood to devastate the town in Cambria County - the first in 1889 killed more than 2,000 . Earrings. Son of J. L. Smith, marble cutter. Age eight. Light brown hair. "Johnstown flood of 1889 destruction and rebirth" (Presentation 76-9). Johnstown, Pa. Age twenty. Female. Weight about 75 pounds. Bones of a human body brought from vicinity of Cambria works. Female. Red flannel barred red and black. Claimed. Sack coat. A jury convened by a county coroner to investigate the cause of the Johnstown Flood that swept more than 2,000 people to their death on May 31 found on Saturday evening . About 5 feet 6 inches height. Cash $6.21. Female. Age thirteen. Weight 120. $103. Gingham apron. Age about twenty. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck digital file from original About this Item. Pocket book $1 31. Age sixty-five. Police and Johnstown firefighters were dispatched at 1:40 p.m. Saturday as the result of a welfare check call made by family members of the .
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