Age about ten years. Porous plaster on breast. Black hair. Apron with red bar. Dark dress with blue waist. Donations for the relief effort came from all over the U.S. and overseas. Slender. Child not more than ten years of age. One knife. $2.10. Age thirty. Female. Five years old. Railroad street, Conemaugh borough Valuables. Wore about No. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Female. Pair of steel knuckles Key. Weight 140. Tall Brown hair. Sack coat. Three watch chains. Blue eyes. June 15th. Watch and chain. Many people were crushed by pieces of debris, and others became caught in barbed wire from the wire factory upstream and/or drowned. No shoes. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Instrument used for cutting washers or gaskets. One lead pencil Book of rates E.L. A.S. 1000 mile pass book. Female child. Screw-driver. Knee pants and brown and black striped, good. Badly burned. Keys. Long gold breast-pin with stone setting. The Johnstown Dam Collapse and Flood 1889 (Disaster Documentary) Young. Black and bronze barred wool basque. Many bodies were never identified, and hundreds of the missing were never found. Female. Bunch keys Match safe. White vest. Basque and overskirt. Delivered to husband. Height about 5 feet 8 inches. Door key. Gold watch and chain, with horn attached. Female. The death toll here was approximately sixteen people. 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. Taken by his brother, Charles W. Female Fair. Age nineteen. Age about sixty Weight about 140. height about 5 feet 6 inches. McD." Brown hair. JOHNSTOWN For lots of people, the Johnstown Flood of 1977 was the kind of disaster that defines a career.For other people, it started theirs.John Barron, now a district judge, was in his early 20 . Natural dent above right eye half an inch deep, like as if broken. Name found on arm. Medium size. 80. Identified by his son. Dress, white and brown stripes, blue jersey. Flash floods are the most dangerous kind of floods, because they combine the destructive power of a flood with incredible speed. Ring with setting on right hand. On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age three. Plaid underskirt. Black quilted skirt. Height 5 feet 6 inches Heavy band ring lettered inside from H W. S. to A. M. L., January 1, 1881. Gold watch Elgin No. Black or gray wool skirt with two broad ruffles at bottom. Valuables placed in hand of Mr. Ossenburg, brother-in-law. Weight 220. GC-PP: Grandview Cemetery Public Plot-Bodies found but not recovered by family/friends GCS: German Catholic Cemetery (Sandyvale) LYC: Lower Yoder Catholic Cemetery Most remained on top of the dam, some plowing earth to raise it, while others tried to pile mud and rock on the face to save the eroding wall. How America's Most Powerful Men Caused America's Deadliest Flood Light brown hair. The death toll stood at 2,209. Red flannel waist. Brown hair, turning gray. Weight 100 White. Light gray hair. Female. White underskirt. Pocket-book $7 35. Weighs about one hundred and eighty. Key ring with keys 4 foot pocket-rule and one Harmonie badge. Male. Long brown curly hair. Weight 80. Dark pants. Black and white checkered shirt. No valuables. Striped skirt. About four years. Weight 40. Pocket-knife. Upper Prospect, June 17th. Red and blue striped petticoat. Female. Height 3 feet 3 inches. Calico dress, striped blue and white. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Height about five feet eight inches. Female. Medium height. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. Female. Dark brown hair. Male. Male. The demolition expert "Dynamite Bill" Flinn and his 900-man crew cleared the wreckage at the Stone Bridge. Male. Male. Sandy hair Plain ring on third finger of left hand (with initials inside "C. R. Black hose. Gold watch. Facts about the 1889 Flood - Johnstown Area Heritage Association Height 5 feet 2 inches. Low shoes. Age thirty-five. Dark hair. Age seventy-eight. Gum boots. District Judge remembers task of identifying every '77 Flood body $1.13 loose. Dark hair. Gray eyes. $37 00 in cash. Age two and a half years. 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. Age twenty-four. 5 cts. Light brown hair, cut very short. Dark hair and eyes. Age sixty-five. Dark hair. Male. Male. Boy. Weight 170. The . Gray woolen undershirt. Green and brown striped skirt. Male. Ring on right forefinger. Female. Checkered dress. Age twenty-one years. ISBN 978-0-671-20714-4. page 264. Gold ring. Small gold ring. Gold band ring. 7, p.216. Democratic watchman., February 21, 1890, Image 6 Gray and black barred coat with black buttons. Given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. A female. Nothing else on him to identify him, unless a ticket from Nineveh to Johnstown and return. About fifteen years. Red suspenders with drawers supporters. Prospect, June 14th. Supposed to be a child of John Thomas. White. Female. Female. Light complexion. Woolen stockings. Male Weight 90. Female. Weight 160. One pair of ear-drops. Wife of Moses Owens. Button shoes. The flood had suddenly taken the life of one of every nine people in Johnstown. Very long dark hair, plait in back. Age about six months. Gray pants and coat. Black dress skirt. Short pants. Age fourteen years. Female. The scale of the Johnstown flood of 1889 is difficult to visualize. Loesch. White shirt. Spring heel button, shoes, half soles, heels repaired. Blue stockings. Coleman, Neil M., Wojno, Stephanie, and Kaktins, Uldis. Male. Valuables, A male. The Great Johnstown Flood of 1889 | Weather Underground Female. Flannel skirt. Height 5 feet 4 inches Auburn hair. Three bunches of keys Three door keys. Height 4 feet 3 inches Dark hair. Age two years. Blue shirt White undershirt. Two-collar buttons, one a pearl, the other gold plated with set. Female. Slate pencil and door key. Brown hair. Female. Weight about forty. Number 4 shoes. Bunch of keys. Black hair. Bright steel buttons. Button shoes. Ear-drops. 2:05. 5 ft. 4 in. Male. A few gray hairs on chin. Bunch of keys. Female. Black alpaca dress White underskirt. One plain band gold ring. Black and white striped flannel skirt. Plain gold ring, received by her mother, Ellen O'Connor. W. K. Endsley's bank book. Identified 12th August by her sons, Matthew and D. A. Matthews. Two children, Alfred and Roy, drowned with them. Dark blue dress, blue and gray striped. . Blonde hair. Female. In 1889, he and his family were living about 20 miles down river from Johnstown in the town of Lockport, Pa., where he was born. Ruby glass ear-rings. Age six. Gray pants with black stripe. Weight 100. Watch Johnstown Flood | Prime Video - amazon.com The last victim wasn't found until 1911. Female. Identified by the husband, Mark Drew. Male Age sixteen to eighteen. Weight 120. Age thirty. Weight 28. Dark hair. Male. No collar or neckwear as near as could be told. Heavy laced shoes. Sandy complexion. Age eight months. Female. Heavy jersey. Fair complexion. Small button shoes. Blue and white barred calico dress. White and black mixed frock coat and vest. Age fifty. Weight 130. Fourth Ward Morgue. 29-10. Red flannel skirt. Kid gloves in pocket. Pocket-book, $6 35 money. Red underskirt. Full form. 11 cents in pocket-book. Two small bags. Brakeman Cambria Iron Co. Left eye gone. Brown, white and blue plaid skirt. Male. Two bunches of keys Penknife. Gold watch and chain. Height 5 feet 4 inches. First, the wealthy club owners had designed the club's financial structure to keep their personal assets separated from it and, secondly, it was difficult for any suit to prove that any particular owner had behaved negligently. One chain with bracelet with small padlock attached Two pins joined by chain. Height 4 feet 3 inches. Son of Godfrey Hoffman. Papers found on body. Child's gold breast-pin. Black pants. Dark brown hair Leather shoes with cloth top. Weight about 128. Jersey jacket. Age about one year. The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and with fifty volunteers, undertook a major disaster relief effort. Blue silk tie with dots. Female. Red mustache. Dark coat Gold watch, open-faced, with a short chain. Fair complexion. 7 congress gaiters. Dark clothes. Age about forty-five years. Weight 160. Red flannel underwear. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Buttoned shoes. Age about sixty-five. Black stockings and button shoes. No valuables. White underwear Gold ring, cameo setting with full figure of a woman. Blue eyes. Daughter of John I. Harris, Chief of Police, Johnstown, Pa. Three rings. Canton flannel underwaist. Gold watch chain. Brown ribbed stockings. Age twenty. Gray hair. Lake Mead flooded a vast area of the desert when the Hoover Dam was built. Coat of brown cloth, same as dress waist, with large, white pearl buttons. Black woolen socks. R.R. Blue eyes. . 2. National Guard. Dark knee pants. 15 cents. Weight 65 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Red and black striped skirt, wine colored skirt. Brown socks. One of the first outsiders to arrive was Clara Barton, the founder and president of the American Red Cross. Fair complexion. Plaid dress, belt with two buckles. Sun glass. Pen and pencil $13 in bills 87 cts. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Sixteen years. 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. Female. Sandy hair mixed with gray. Debris from the Johnstown Flood. Weight 135. Female. Male. He had just sat down to eat his supper when the crash came, and the whole family, consisting of wife and eight children, were . Black dress. Conemaugh Borough, Pa. Wore scapulars. Knife, books, papers, etc. Valuables taken by her sister, Mrs. Ella Mulhern. Rather small face Striped black and white skirt, pleated front and pearl buttons. Buried Prospect, June 10th. Light complexion. Height 4 feet. Red and black checkered skirt. Male. Home knit lace collar. Female Age forty. Crucifix. As the Johnstown Area Historical Association notes, the dead were found hundreds of miles away and continued to be found for decades after the flood. Small gold ring. Walter Frank first documented the presence of that emergency spillway in a 1988 ASCE publication. Nothing but the bones. Height 5 feet. Buried in his lot at Grand View. Bunch of keys. Female. Light brown hair. "Johnstown". Pocket-book. Pocket-knife. Female. Very dark brown hair. Debris at the Stone Bridge covered thirty acres,[18] and clean-up operations were to continue for years. Mouth-organ. Earrings. Chain with small bucket charm. Red flannel shirt. Match safe. Scarlet underwear. Age about fifty. Barred calico dress. White cotton undershirt. Height 5 feet. Heavy set. Blonde hair. Johnstown Police detectives were . $5.00 in gold. Height 5 feet 8 inches. $32.36. Somerset street, Johnstown. 1 on person. Black wool hose. Souvenir of Father Hollinger's scapular. Black hair. Blue flannel underskirt. Weight 50 or 60. Light hair. Light dress. Heavy set. Age about thirty-seven. White shirt. Buttoned shoes Red, white and blue waist, square, black pattern. At first supposed to be George Helsel, but found to be a mistake. Canton flannel drawers. Female. Gum rubbers. Weight 75 Height 4 feet 3 inches. About thirty families lived on the village's single street. Earring-drop. Plain gold band ring on third finger of left hand. The scale of the Johnstown flood of 1889 is difficult to visualize. Narrative - The Johnstown Flood - Bowdoin College Female. Pair of cuff buttons. Prospect, June 14th. Female Age eighteen. 4. Dark hair mixed with gray. Fair complexion. Black dress Canton flannel drawers. Brown eyes. Blue calico shirtwaist with light chain stripe. Open (silver) thimble. Brilliant ear-drops. $7.26 in change One English penny. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Blue coat and vest. Black cloth wrapper, buttoned in front to knees. Red flannel barred red and black. Prospect, June 14th. Open-faced silver watch Heavy plated chain with black stone set. Auburn hair. Also red flannel dress. Found in Conemaugh Borough. Black hair. Dark eyes. Burned beyond recognition. Male. Female. Age forty-seven to fifty. This led to American law changing from a fault-based regime to one of strict liability. Brown dress. The new river walls withstood Hurricane Agnes in 1972, but on the night of July 19, 1977, a severe thunderstorm dropped eleven inches of rain in eight hours on the watershed above the city and the rivers began to rise. Male. Two gold rings. Dark hair. Age forty. Small button shoes. Bunch of keys. Home knit wool stockings Brown and white spotted necktie. Red striped stockings. Left foot of child. Passenger on the day express Given to R. B. Bates, Racine, Mich. Two breast-pins. Age about twenty. Light hair. Knife. Had been fifty-five years in America. Blue eyes. 16518. Supposed to be William F. Beck, husband of Mrs. Blanche Beck (337), years 29 Machinist, worked in Gautier. 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. Hair cut short, very dark color. Ring on left hand. Sandy hair. Red flannel dress. Two black hair pins. Light hair. $5.15 coin. Female Age six. Thirty pennies. Height 4 ft. Buttoned shoes. 6. Age thirty to thirty-five. Child. Weight 115 to 120. Gray eyes. Height 3 feet 9 inches. One watch chain, one tooth brush, cash $1.20. Telegraph instruments and chair found with body. Blue polka dress. The devastating 1889 Johnstown Flood killed over 2,000 people in Dark blue woolen cloth dress. Johnstown Flood. High-buttoned shoe. No socks. Wore a sacque Blue stripe stockings. Grand View, June 14. Female. 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. The Johnstown Flood in rare pictures, 1889 Elastic garter. Dark blue waist. Red flannel underwear. Black stockings Cardinal jacket, with brass buttons. Button shoes. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck digital file from original About this Item. Large man. Black necktie with red stripe. Male child. One plain gold ring. Age six months. Heavy brown hair, plat, and tied with black ribbon. Gas key. Blue and white apron. Markers on a corner of City Hall at 401 Main Street show the height of the crests of the 1889, 1936, and 1977 floods. Age eighteen. Colored. Buttoned shoes. Age three to four years. $5 bill. Two rings, one bearing initial "A." Weight 180. Age four. When the flood hit, it picked up the still-moving locomotive off the tracks and floated it aside; Hess himself survived, but at least fifty people died, including about twenty-five passengers stranded on trains in the village. Weight 120. Light hair. Male. [1] Barton arrived on June 5, 1889, to lead the group's first major disaster relief effort; she did not leave for more than five months. Taken by "Deckart.". Crippled in both feet, and wore steel leg supporters. Frank Shomo, Infant Survivor Of Johnstown Flood, Dies at 108 engraved thereon. Scapular around neck. Male. Age twenty-four. Buried in lot 143, "Grand View.". Calico dress with red and white spots. 2-foot rule in pocket. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Age about fifty. White cotton underwear. One pin. A pitiful sight was that of an old, gray-haired man named Norn. Bunch of keys. Body taken by her brother. The HillBenders, along with a varied underbill of touring artists and local and regional talent. Frank Shomo, the last known survivor of the 1889 flood, died March 20, 1997, at the age of 108. Silver watch and chain. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. Hair long and brown. Auburn hair. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Age forty. Red sacque with blue trimming. Brown eyes. Two rings on left hand. Age about twenty-five. Age about thirty-five. Claimed by James Blander, his brother-in-law. on grave is 333. Auburn hair. Jeff Lees said the body that was found on the 2nd flood of the garage in the 1500 block of Franklin Street around 5:00 p.m. Sunday was severely decomposed. Gum boots. Age seventy. Gum boots. 65 and collar-button worked in. Weight 110. Male. Height 5 feet 9 inches Light complexion. Black dress. White muslin. Right foot and leg deformed. Girl. Calico dress. A man about fifty years of age. White and blue apron. Buried as unknown 216, from Millville School Morgue, at Prospect Disinterred and buried in lot of Conrad Raab, Sandy Vale, June 12th. One scarf-pin. Brown striped wool shawl. White underclothing. Dark hair. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Brown and white gingham basque. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Female. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Light hair. Supposed to have been employed by W. A. Moses. Female. Weight about 150. Band ring, engraved. Red flannel skirt. Female. Black hair. Black ribbed stockings. Penknife. Gray hair Gold necklace. Black stockings. Supposed to be the daughter of Daniel Convery, of Greensburg, Pa. Child. Dark brown hair. Deformed. Age seventeen. Female. Age fifty to fifty-five. Key ring. Supposed to be Walter Jones. Removed Ring given to her sister, Mrs. Wm. Between twenty and thirty houses were destroyed or washed away, and four people were killed. Female. Skull cap in pocket. Ear-rings. Male. Dark hair. Black stockings. No valuables. Height 5 feet 9 inches Sandy hair. 12 cts. Female. Catholic. Sandy hair. Gray hair. Found hear Sheridan station. Johnstown, Pa. Black cloth pants. Between 2:50 and 2:55p.m. the South Fork Dam breached. Two old style door keys. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Found at Conemaugh furnace. 150 pounds. Weight about 45 lbs. She is one . Son of James Reese, Conemaugh street, Johnstown, Pa. Age two years. Throwing his locomotive into reverse, he raced backward toward East Conemaugh, the whistle blowing constantly. False upper teeth. Light hair. Gray woolen shirt. Female. Gold ring with form of woman on set. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Brown hair. Identified by A. Kerfline. One rule. One ear-ring with red star set. Middle-aged. Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Small plain gold ring on left hand. Two gold rings. Brown eyes. Spring heel button shoe. Perfectly natural lower teeth. One with set and the other with inscription. Son of Howell Powell. Height 2 feet 6 inches. White plaited waist. Child. Light stocking. Combined with the failure of the Walnut Grove Dam less than a year later, the Flood brought national attention to the issue of dam safety.[29][30]. The Johnstown Flood: Directed by Irving Cummings. White handkerchief around neck. $2.56 money. 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. Brown hair. Door key. Purse $1.15 in money. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Ring on right hand. One gold ring, wide, with two hearts on it. A round Harrison and Morton badge. Black stockings. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Blue waist, brass buttons. No shoes. Blue waist. Taken by relatives. White skirt. Female. Brass hair pin. Short black hair. Female. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Vol. Body delivered to her husband and taken to Morrellville, Pa. Brown and white ring hose. Weight 100. Female Age sixty. Found in drift above Company's store. Bunch of keys. Light complexion Blue waist. Age about twenty-two. Red flannel skirt. Light hair. One necklace and locket chased with 5 rubies, the letters L. E. scratched on inside. White stockings Pocketbook. White skirt. Heavy sandy hair. Age about twenty. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Age four years. No valuables. Pregnant. Brown overalls. Plain ring on finger of right hand. Full suit of clothes of brown and red and black checkers. Male Pair of red socks. About five years of age. Female. Breast-pin, square shape. Gray skirt with red stripe. Working shoes. Valuables. Seersucker skirt. Boy. Two knives. Diamond ring on third finger left hand with garnet. Maple avenue, Woodvale. Black stockings. Identified by receipts found on her person. [22] The club was never held legally responsible for the disaster. White corsets. White linen collar with brilliant collar-button. Age twelve. Male. Barefooted. Heavy red wool coat. Male child. Letters found on body. Breast-pin. Blue calico dress, white flowers. The Pittsburgh speculators built cottages and a clubhouse to create the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, an exclusive and private mountain retreat. Calico dress. Tin or nickel watch safe. Weight 100 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Reiman. Short black pants. It is estimated that one out of nine residents was killed by the flood. Long gingham apron, buttoned in back, puffed at shoulders. Female. Two keys. Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. Spring heel button shoes with half soles. Large. Light brown hair. Female. False teeth lower jaw. Finger-rings and gold stud. Black hair. High button shoes, spring heel. The Relief Effort - Johnstown Area Heritage Association Height 5 feet 4 inches. Darlings lost but never found! High buttoned shoes. Weight 40. Male. Full face. Age twenty. Age eighteen to twenty Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. Weight 140. Gloria's father, John Hamilton, is a wealthy lumber man who controls a dam upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Age seven Weight 45. Taken back to Johnstown, Pa. Bunch of keys. Black hair. Male. But within seven minutes, the viaduct collapsed, allowing the flood to resume its course. Weight about 170. Female. Female. Buried in lot of C Rabb, Sandy Vale. Two door keys One comb Penknife Pocket-book. 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. Female. Black and white striped pants. Delicate nose. Pocket knife, black handle, one blade. Two pair of stockings, one black and the other blue. $47.16. Little boy. Red basque. Red and white striped dress. Male. Three double teeth and one small tooth out on right side lower jaw, on left side first and fourth double tooth out. Go. Male. Supposed to be William Owens. Buttoned shoes, spring heel. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Earrings plain gold. Knee breeches. One round small tin plate with the Elgin Butter Co eagle stamped on it in pocket. Breast pin. Baby. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Green shirt laced front. Red alpaca dress. Checkered waist. Brown and red stripe bosom, puffed at shoulders. Hazel eyes. Pocket-book with 26 cts. Female. Large mouth. Life insurance agent. Blue dress. Valuables given to G.A. Female. Blue or hazel eyes. High buttoned shoe. Dark hair. Low forehead. This is the list as published on July 31, . About thirty-five years of age. Knee pants. Dark clothes. No vest. Weight 125 pounds. Bunch of keys Small book and papers. Knee pants. Baby. Body removed by her son, Warren W. Cope. (Worse than Herod's awful crime) Blue and white striped ticking skirt. White collar. Large. . Collar-button and cuff button. Dark hair, turning gray. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Too badly burned for recognition. Gum boots and black stockings Had an "Agnus Dei" in her pocket. Bodies turned up 600 miles away in Cincinnati, and as late as 1911. . Black woolen stocking. Body in advanced stage of decomposition. Male. Black and green striped skirt. [7] The Conemaugh River, immediately downstream of Johnstown, is hemmed in by steep mountainsides for about 10 miles (16km). Black alpaca dress. Supposed to be Teny Rubert, married to Sabene. Light brown hair. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Dark complexion. Son of Robert Phillips, Johnstown, Pa Age thirteen. Red flannel skirt. Effects delivered to mother. Twelve years. Black and white barred flannel skirt. Male child, about ten years old White. Taken by his brother, in presence of D.J. Weight 130. White Age twenty. Button shoes. Tape measure. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. One rhinestone ear-ring. No teeth. White. Gingham apron. Head severed from body. The Johnstown Flood developed into the biggest news story of the era. Female. Postcard Real Photo Main Street Flood Body Found Johnstown Pennsylvania 1936. East Conemaugh. Blue and white barred cotton dress Brown hair, plaited with ribbon. Age thirty-five. White muslin skirt. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Female. Female. Red woolen stockings. false. Dark brown hair. on it. Fair complexion. Calico dress, brown figure. Female. Blue and white striped waist Pearl button coat, gray, black and red mixed, wool. Age about eight. Black eardrops. Red and black flannel skirt. Black striped vest. Light complexion. Removed. Female. Four years. Brown hair. $4.00 in cash. Blue waist, white stripes. Pair of shears Eye-glasses. Guardar para ms tarde. Height 3 feet. Letter from her mother addressed Miss Della Davis, 142 Grant street, Johnstown. Looking-glass. Lace shoes with half soles. Watch. Laced shoes. Buried at "Prospect," June 9. Black cloth laced shoes. On May 28, 1889, a low-pressure area formed over Nebraska and Kansas. Black stockings. National News, 1889: Club Is Found Culpable in Johnstown Flood Pocket book $1 31. Reddish brown hair. Died in Prospect hospital. Blue waist with white stripes. Silver watch. Heavy leather boots. 49, No. Reese. Three bunches keys. St. John's, June 13th. $1.00 bill. Barred flannel waist with round pearl buttons. Blue dress. Age thirteen 10 cts. Silver open faced watch. Heavy mill 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. Small ball drop earrings. Sacque with beads. Plaid coat and vest Black cork-screw pants. Odd Fellow's badge on pin. One watch and chain. Female. Enciente. One dollar gold ear-rings. Blue waist. Racine, Wisconsin. Blue calico dress, with white spots. Weight 200. Black hair and moustache. Silver watch. 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. Cash $79.09. Johnstown's Flood of 1889. Sacred heart. Silver ring. Two gold rings chased. Female. Reverse the Lord's prayer. Auburn hair. Muslin drawers. White shirt. Locomotives weighing 170,000 pounds were wrenched from . 15 Walnut street. Small earrings with ball attached. Light hair. Weight 150. Age eleven. Colored. Purple coat with small black stripes. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Female. Age eighteen months. Gold charm. Light brown hair. 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. Plain ring on finger of right hand. 2023 Johnstown Area Heritage Association Red woolen hose with black feet. station. Identified by his partner, Mr. Jas. Ear-drops set with white glass sets. Male. Men's home-knit socks. Very large. Age twelve years. Age four years. Could not remove ring.
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