Black hair. Male. Identified by brother. Medium size. No teeth. Male. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Two pairs of gold glasses. Of Woodvale's 1,100 residents, 314 died in the flood. 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. Female. Male Age twenty. A Wood & Morrell store-book. Open-faced silver watch. Foot of female. Female. Prospect, June 14th. Chain trinket with Washington head. Pocket-knife. Door key. Buried on lot of A.J. Blank book. Light hair. Age about ten. Age sixty-five. Supposed to be Mrs. John C. Clark. Female. Female. Full face. Light hair. Weight 150. Blue woolen coat. Auburn hair Blue and brown striped skirt. Dark hair. Buttoned shoes, tipped spring heels. Age fourteen years. Age about eight. Weight 160. Age about ten years. Pocket-knife Bone tooth-pick $6.31. Age two to three years. Female. Also child found. Green cloth dress Blue checkered apron and white apron underneath Gold ring with red set. $2.50. Black dress. Two door keys One comb Penknife Pocket-book. Pocket-book with 26 cts. R.R. Dark hair. Supposed to have money stolen from her person. One rubber sleeve holder with steel attachment. Daughter of Mr. John Gardner. Brown eyes. Muslin drawers. Gingham apron. Chemise with red border. Brownish red hair. No coat or vest. Male Pair of red socks. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Collar-button One handkerchief. Two diamond earrings. Black hair. Buried in lot 143, "Grand View.". Ear-rings, with five point star set with glass. Small, round, black ball. Silver watch. Coffin furnished his father from the Morgue. Age thirty-eight. Black overcoat. Age fifteen. Light hair. Coarse gray woolen underwear. Two dollar and a half gold breast-pin. Black coat. Eighty. Ears were pierced. Killed on P. R. R. July 14, 1889. A book, on front "M. H R" Steel rim glasses. Wart on left ear. Black stockings. Boy. Female. Button-hook, and jacks. Height 5 feet 4 inches Black cork-screw pants. Six front teeth in lower jaw. Lead dollar with hole in it. 81. Bunch of keys. Male. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, . Hair long and brown. Gray dress. Female. Age forty-five. Sent to Prospect. White shirt Blue vest. Weight 180. Light hair plaited in back. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Silver pencil. Wore truss and had false teeth. Buttoned shoes, with patent leather tips. Blue waist, plaid dress. Height five feet three inches. Black hair. Male. As the waters continued to rise, Unger ordered last-ditch efforts to prevent the lake from overflowing and . Light hair. Age sixty or sixty-five. Male. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Buttoned shoes Knee pants. They were accused of failing to maintain the dam properly, so that it was unable to contain the additional water of the unusually heavy rainfall. When the flooding began, the area's telegraph lines were down, preventing anyone. Clater, 534 9th Ave. Muslin skirt. Female. 15 cts. Key ring with keys 4 foot pocket-rule and one Harmonie badge. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. Brown striped skirt. Male child. Had valuables. Female. Male. Female. Supposed to be Mrs. Christie. Black pants Toy pistol. Boy of sixteen or seventeen years (Johnstown). Collar and tie remained on neck. Injured July 4th, on P. R. R. and died from effects same day. Claimed by Sol. $49.85. Black stockings. Breast-pin and gold setting. Height 5 feet. Hair dark and very long. Age six months. No valuables. Age eight. Female. Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. Button gaiters. Watch chain. Breast-pin. Age four. Brown and white ring hose. David McCullough was born on July 7, 1993 ,and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Male. One ring. Height 5 feet 4 inches. A flood in 1936 killed another 25. Very large. Male. Light hair. Female. Button shoes. Weight 125. Dark brown hair. Light complexion. Long gold breast-pin. Four years. $65.95. Black and bronze barred wool basque. Age two and a half years. Black hair. Full face. (2016). Brown dress. Tobacco box. Full face. Age about thirty-five. Age thirty-eight Weight 145. Black stockings. Plaid underskirt. Red woolen stockings. Barred flannel skirt. Catholic. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Blue waist. Blue woolen shirt. One small ear-drop. Relief committees were organized in all the larger American cities. Brown bib. Head burned off Dark lace shoes. Red or sandy hair. Sandy hair. Male. Age forty. Blue eyes. Eardrops with black sets. Female. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Guardar para ms tarde. New Orleans. Blue calico dress with white dots. No socks. Weight 134 pounds. Male. Overall, I'd rather have a flood hit a brewery and be filled with barrels than barbed wire. Red and white waist. Black hair. Round face. White underwear Gold ring, cameo setting with full figure of a woman. [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. Red underwear. Age eight. $32.36. A few gray hairs on chin. Age about four years. Eighteen months old. His warning saved many people who reached high ground. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Collar-button. Banged hair. Telegraph lines were downed and rail lines were washed away. Child. Black handle knife, two blades broken 11 cents in change. Prospect, June 14th. $10 bill. Boy. Medium stature Weight about 140. Age about forty. Age eighteen to twenty-five. Black waist. Female. Mustache and beard. Height 5 feet 4 inches Auburn hair. Age fifty-five. Found on river bank at Coopersdale. Upon completion, the Corps proclaimed Johnstown "flood free.". Male. Blue and white striped dress Red undershirt Two plain gold rings on second finger of left hand. High button shoes. Dark eye-brows. Four gold collar buttons Given to O J. Bishop. Ring on finger with amethyst, with G.L.H on stone. Auburn hair. Weight 175. Age six months. Black waist. 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. Red dress, trimmed with lace. Buttoned shoes, spring heel. Male. Ear-drop in left ear round gold ball. Age thirty. Weight 135. Weight 225. Found near Sang Hollow. Valuables. Bunch of keys. Auburn hair. Weight 185 Height 4 feet. Lace collar. Weight 140. Dark hair. Female. Button shoes. Laced shoes. 1528. Body taken by son-in-law, Friedman, to Pittsburgh. Black cloth cap lined with red, and black wool cap with black ribbon bow on top. Pair of scissors. Weight 115 to 120. Blue and white striped waist Pearl button coat, gray, black and red mixed, wool. Ring on finger. Female. Below stomach teeth and two side teeth. Black hair mixed with gray. Dark hair mixed with gray. Open-faced silver watch. Red flannel underclothing. Female. $5.00 in gold. Silver ring. Age about three years. Sent to Prospect. [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. Large man. . One pin K. of P. Finger rings. Buttoned shoes Red, white and blue waist, square, black pattern. Locust street, Johnstown, Pa. Black jersey. in cash. Suit of gray woolen underwear. Plain ring. Black stockings. 48, No. $2.56 money. Very long black hair, mixed with gray. Striped flannel shirt. One band ring. Female. Female. No money or valuables. Heavy plaited chain and locket. Silver open faced watch, Elgin movement Silver chain. White. Age thirty-five to forty. This number of deaths was later surpassed by fatalities in the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the 9/11 attacks. Sandy hair. Blue and red stripe waist. Height 4 feet 2 inches Found on Walnut street. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Black necktie with red stripe. Female. 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. Said to have been Mary Hamilton or Miss Mollie Richards, but afterward found to be wrong. Body sent to Blairsville, Pa., by John Henderson, June 10th. 81 cents in change. Nine years old. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Dark hair. Barred gingham apron. 12, Grand View. Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily damaged; they returned to full production within eighteen months.[1]. Blue cloth knee pants. White shirt. 4. Black and brown vest. Auburn hair. Gingham waist. More than ninety-nine families had been completely killed. Female. $1.10 in silver. Identified by her father and shipped to Dayton, Ohio. Height 4 feet. Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889 challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report, Heliyon. White underskirt. Female child. Ring on left hand. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. Age twenty-two. Gold ring with white setting on second finger of right hand. Garter shoes. Gold ring enameled. 20 years in drug store. About thirty families lived on the village's single street. Ring on right hand. Blue waist with white stripes. Light hair. 7, p.216. Spring heeled shoes. Age twenty-two. Weight about 70. Medium height. Heavy woolen coat with rubber buttons. 61 cts. Weight 30. Age four years. Breast-pin. Male. Satteen Polonaise. Age six or seven years. Supposed to be nursing. Knee pants. Cash $6.21. Age twenty. Dark clothes. Light underwear. Gold leaf earring, diamond set in centre Old number lost. Medium height. Mustache black. Black dress. Male. Dark eyes Right hand deformed. Female. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Six years. Taken by her father. White canton flannel drawers. Weight 140. Cash $12.74. Female. 11 shoe. Cork-screw vest. Nothing but the bones. Identified by the father. Sandy hair. White shirt. Blue eyes. Bunch of keys. Catholic. One scarf-pin. Light complexion. One paper needles. Female. 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 years. Fair complexion. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Congress gaiters. Penknife. 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. [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. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Gosline. Age four years. Gold watch and chain. Age about twenty. Knife. Age thirty-five. . Dark hair. 8. Weight 220. Bunch of keys. Son of Henry Viering. [15] From his idle locomotive in the town's railyard, the engineer John Hess heard and felt the rumbling of the approaching flood. Two small rings. Black and brown striped pants. Supposed to be the daughter of Patrick Fagan. Weight about 75 pounds. Dark dress Black stockings. Supposed to be gray flannel shirt. Old scar on left side of face. Height 2 feet 6 inches. One ear-ring with red star set. Ex-policeman. Black stockings. Six people, including the owner Mr. Schultz, were inside the house when the flood hit. Female. Brown hair. Papers, etc. Brown hair. Oroide watch. Gray hair. Gold watch and chain. Papers, keys, etc. Striped calico dress. Age thirty. Female. Weight 150. Male Age seven years. Body and valuables shipped to Beauregard, Tenn., on telegraphic order of Mrs. D.H. McGavock, Nashville, Tenn., on June 11th. Buried in lot of C Rabb, Sandy Vale. Purse containing $7.18 in silver and copper, $20 in bills. Female. Black hair. Age ten. The owner's license was suspended . Burlap apron. Two years old. Black woolen stockings. Barred underclothes. White collar. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Brown eyes. Large. Calico dress, striped blue and white. Brown skirt with two bands. Penknife. Woolen stockings. Freckled. Rosary and scapula left on body. Knife. High-buttoned shoes. Identified by the husband, Mark Drew. Valuables given to him. Black dress. Light brown hair plaited. Colored. Blue or hazel eyes. Black basque. Female. Valuables given to Alex. Go. Dark hair. Male. White cotton vest. Gum boots. Full face. Leather boots. Pocket-knife. Hair light brown. One bar pin. Aged. Age about sixty-five years Knife. Buried on father's farm in Stony Creek. Light drawers. Cord braid at waist. Age about forty. Bunch of keys. Short knee pants, black and white. Father a letter carrier. Match safe. John Burkhard, guardian of the above. [8] Developers' artificial narrowing of the riverbed to maximize early industries left the city even more flood-prone. Trevor Hughes. The dam and lake were part of the purchase, and the railroad sold them to private interests.[9]. Pearl street. Height 5 feet. Body shipped to Indiana, Pa., via. Dark dress. Male. Bracelet on left wrist. Ear-drops. 1936 Press Photo A Flood Of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Which Was Flooded T . About three feet eight inches in height. Height about 4 feet. Male. Black ribbed stockings. Badly burned. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Heavy black jersey cloth coat. Male. Weight 140. Female. Short nose. Age about twenty. Pocket-book and buckeye. Male. Brown and black stripe gray flannel shirt with collar. High button shoes, spring heel. Black stockings. One watch and chain. Two pocket-knives Forty cents in silver. Blue dress with small stars. Female. Light complexion. Gum boots. White shirt. Male. Dark wool shirt pleated in front. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Height about 3 feet 9 inches. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Collar with scapular and cross crape around it. Fair complexion. Here is a list of some of the most descriptive facts about the Johnstown flood. Female. Human foot. Age thirty-five. Many people were crushed by pieces of debris, and others became caught in barbed wire from the wire factory upstream and/or drowned. Miles of barbed wire became entangled in the debris in the flood waters. Blue calico dress. Plain old-fashioned earring. Height 5 feet. White. Male. White and black mixed frock coat and vest. Taken by his brother, in presence of D.J. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Age about thirty. Blue waist. Gold spectacles. White handled knife Mixed woolen knee pants. Male. Height about 5 feet 8 inches. Somerset street, Johnstown. Age sixteen to eighteen. Heavy gray undershirt. Brown hair. Light stocking. The cleanup operation took years, with bodies still being found months (and years) after the flood. Though the former reason was probably more central to the failure of survivors' suits against the club, the latter received coverage and extensive criticism in the national press. Black alpaca dress White underskirt. Scapulars. Son of Phillip Rapp, of Hornerstown. Female. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Female. Age forty or forty-five. [10] These alterations are thought to have increased the vulnerability of the dam. The force of the flood swept several locomotives weighing 170,000 pounds as far as 4,800 feet, $3,742,818.78 was collected for the Johnstown relief effort from within the U.S. and 18 foreign countries, The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and organized in 1881, arrived in Johnstown on June 5, 1889 it was the first major peacetime disaster relief effort for the, Johnstown has suffered additional significant floods in its history, including in. Survivors of the flood were unable to recover damages in court because of the South Fork Club's ample resources. Gold watch Elgin No. Earrings. Weight 160. Breast-pin. Male child. No clothing whatever. Age twelve. Upper part of face shaven, also upper part of lower lip. Light hair. Bald in front, with large wart on right side of head. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of this "100-year flood". Blue silk tie with dots. Gold filling upper jaw front teeth, gold filling in lower jar, back teeth filled with silver, two front teeth lap over. Black stockings. Age about thirty. Black stocking with red tip. Green and brown striped skirt. Female. Pocket-book. Height about 5 feet 3 inches. Eleven years old. Two skirts of gray and black barred wool. Home knit red flannel skirt. Gold watch-chain. Brown eyes. Cigar case Pocketbook containing ring, key and five cents. Flash floods are the most dangerous kind of floods, because they combine the destructive power of a flood with incredible speed. Female. Medium weight. Weight 170. Dark clothes. Two bunches of keys Penknife. Light hair. One wire sleeve supporter. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Age eighteen. Knee pants. Blue and white barred cotton dress Brown hair, plaited with ribbon. Bunch of keys. Coleman, Neil M., Wojno, Stephanie, and Kaktins, Uldis. The reason people are hating on it now is because Hurricane Harvey just happened so Red Cross' response to it is being criticized and it is bringing up memories of how they always operate. Blue calico dress with small crescent dots. Cuff-buttons in wrist band of sleeve White cotton socks. Ages cannot be estimated. Engraved hoop finger ring. Unmarried. Height 4 feet 7 inches. [9] Unger, Parke, and the rest of the men continued working until exhausted to save the face of the dam; they abandoned their efforts at around 1:30p.m., fearing that their efforts were futile and the dam was at risk of imminent collapse. Brown auburn hair. Watch-chain with keys attached. Light hair. Dark brown hair. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Calico dress cut in two at waist. Son of Robert Phillips, Johnstown, Pa Age thirteen. One pair silver scissors. Daily weather map for 8 am May 30, 1889, the day before the big flood in Johnstown. Heavy brown hair. Light complexion. Blue flannel underskirt. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Male. Brown and mixed cotton socks. Paper with Chinese letters. Knife, books, papers, etc. Purse with street car ticket. $1.00 silver clasped in hand. Aged. Height about 5 ft. 5 in. . . [7] The Conemaugh River, immediately downstream of Johnstown, is hemmed in by steep mountainsides for about 10 miles (16km). Male. Boy. Black hair. Weight 130 Height 5 feet 6 inches Blue and white striped dress Red handkerchief Letter found on body signed S F Clarke. One plaited ring. Black alpaca coat. Age about eight. Valuables turned over to Mrs. Lee. Age seven years Plaited waist. Green cloth basque. No valuables. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Weight 180 to 200. Seven counties were declared a disaster area, suffering $200million in property damage, and 78 people died. Looking-glass. Screw-driver. White plaited waist. Plain ring on right hand. One plain band gold ring. Baby. Identified by receipts found on her person. Such was the price that was paid for fish! Black stockings. Male. Black jersey coat. Age three. Weight 125. Eighty-three cents in change. Medium size. Skirt black and white. Francis was a founding member of the ASCE and served as its president from November 1880 to January 1882. Medium stature. Buried in Decker's cemetery, Morrellville. Blue dress. 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. Height 4 ft. Buttoned shoes. The John Schultz house at Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the flood. Large wallet. Brown black hair. Female. Badly burned. Male. Boy. No clothing. Age about twenty-six. Pocket-book containing eighteen cents. Age twenty-five. Drilling clothes. He gave the investigation report to outgoing Becker to decide when to release it to the public. The Johnstown flood of 1889. Valuables placed on body. Very black hair. Calico dress. Male. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Black pants. Of Germantown, Philadelphia. Like. Weight about 110. Purse. 49, No. James, Somerset. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Middle-aged. Blue calico dress. Fair complexion Long black hair. Age thirty-five to forty. Two feet rule. Sandy hair. Small heart on right arm. 7. Match-safe. Boy. Dog Treats in Hollsopple on YP.com. Male. Wore black belt with double clasp. Papers marked W.E Kegg found upon him Mother lives in Harrisburg. No valuables. Three double teeth and one small tooth out on right side lower jaw, on left side first and fourth double tooth out. Gingham apron. Valuables in hands of Mrs. Ella Gurley. 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.
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