Blue suit. Johnstown Police detectives were . (Cambria Iron Co., Miller.). White. Male. IMage: library of Congress. Buried in lot of Henry Hesselbrie, Sandy Vale, June 9th. Two door keys One comb Penknife Pocket-book. Male. Female. Weight 130. Height 5 feet. Red flannel underwear. Weight almost 130. Letters found on body. Brown eyes. The flood of 1889 killed 2,209 people in Johnstown. Weight 120. Blue and white ringed stockings. Age eight. Age about twenty. Gold ring marked M. S to G. S., September 25, 1887. (Mr. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Brilliant ear drops Blue chintz dress, with yellow and white flowers, Adult Only two charred feet A bunch of keys found with the above three pairs of feet, Short and stout build Weight 110. Age seventeen to eighteen years. Those who reached attics or roofs, or managed to stay afloat on pieces of floating debris, waited hours for help to arrive. Female. Found in Conemaugh Borough. Conemaugh Borough, Pa. Black silk tie. Black coat and vest with small bar cloth covered buttons. Female. Black hair. Blue calico dress. Oroide watch. Thirty-eight years. Blue eyes. Light brown hair. Age about sixty-five. Letter found on body addressed to Minnie Linton, Lincoln avenue, Johnstown, Pa Signed, S. Clark Dougherty, Female. "F. P. R." on arm and clasped hands under same. Gray eyes. Purse with key. Female. Female. Weight 200. Calico dress with red and white spots. Manhood age. Face very much disfigured. Female. Small key. Bodies as far as Cincinnati- more than 350 miles away. Apron of check shirting. Boy. Enciente. Received the above valuables: Charles Brixner. $2.10. Age about 30. Light calico dress with dark diamond spots. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report", Sid Perkins, "Johnstown Flood matched volume of Mississippi River", "Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)", "The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club and the South Fork Dam", Johnstown Flood Museum, "Johnstown Flood Museum: Pennsylvania Railroad Interview Transcripts". Son of Phillip Rapp, of Hornerstown. Green purse. Like. Twelve years old. Maple avenue, Woodvale. Female. Boy. Basque and overskirt. Iron gray whiskers and mustache. Daughter of Mr. John Gardner. Age thirty-eight. Dark pants. 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. Dark hair. Medium height. One chased band ring. Blue striped calico dress. Forehead slightly narrow. Calico waist. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. St. John's. Twice, under orders from Unger, Parke rode on horseback to a telegraph office in the nearby town of South Fork to send warnings to Johnstown explaining the dangerous situation unfolding at the dam. Male. Female. Female. Buried Prospect, June 9th. Sacque with beads. Donations for the relief effort came from all over the U.S. and overseas. White dress with spots. Thirty-five years. Age seventy-eight. Male. Grand View. Age forty. Gray woolen sack. White skirt. Dark brown hair. Age eighteen to twenty. Found at Conemaugh furnace. HE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Blue coat. Gum boots. Light muslin dress. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Weight 60 Height 4 feet 4 inches. White muslin skirt. Button shoes. Supposed to be George B. Sutliff, Crawford county, Pa. The HillBenders, along with a varied underbill of touring artists and local and regional talent. Female. Dark blue eyes. Dark brown hair. Double chain with square slide and square locket, charm black stone set on one side and blue stone set on the other. No valuables. A female supposed to be or resembles Miss Ella Layton. Male. Blue and white apron. Age three. Blue shirt with large bars on it. Red and blue striped petticoat. Black stockings. Weight 120. Two bunches of keys Penknife. Weight 75. Sandy hair. Two pair of stockings, one black and the other blue. Black and green striped skirt. Female. One witness on high ground near the town described the water as almost obscured by debris, resembling "a huge hill rolling over and over". One small ear-drop. Four collar-buttons Set ring. Hatchet. Buttoned shoes, with patent leather tips. Cuff-buttons in wrist band of sleeve White cotton socks. Male. 8 comments. Button-hook, and jacks. 1936 Press Photo A Flood Of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Which Was Flooded T . Eighty-three cents in change. Weight about 50. Gloria's father, John Hamilton, is a wealthy lumber man who controls a dam upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Laced shoes. Blue calico dress. Plaid skirt, red and black. Age five years. 81 cents in change. Female. (2016). Scapular around neck. Telegraph instruments and chair found with body. Age fourteen years. Dark hair. Female child. Sandy hair. Breast-pin. Black stockings. The Homeless. Brown and white barred apron Blue and yellow striped dress. Blue and white striped waist Pearl button coat, gray, black and red mixed, wool. Brown black hair. Bunch of keys. Weight 190 Dark hair. Set and plain ring on right finger. Long gold breast-pin. Age twenty-four years. Worsted coat. Large very light mustache. Blue calico apron with small round spot. Male child. Plaid dress, belt with two buckles. The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located close of the town of Johnstown. 5 Vintage Postcards JOHNSTOWN FLOOD Of 1936 Franklin St. Bridge Market R. 1936 Johnstown Flood~photo Postcard~never Used. Black hair. Heavy set. Weight 100. Eye-glasses. A female. Badly burned. Male. Female. Weight about 115 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. White shirt Blue vest. White. 12 cts. One rule. Open-faced silver watch. Cash $6.21. Female. Markers on a corner of City Hall at 401 Main Street show the height of the crests of the 1889, 1936, and 1977 floods. Perfectly natural lower teeth. Age seventeen. Height 5 feet Fine buttoned gaiters, Male Age twelve. Black dress. High gum boots, similar to men's boots. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Jersey jacket. Light brown hair plaited. Had valuables. Weight about 160. Ear-drops. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck Valuables recovered by brother, T. P. Keedy. Black jersey. White muslin. Male. Weight about 200. Red woolen stockings. Female. Female. Plaid dress, no sleeves. Blue calico dress. Weight 145 pounds. Bunch of keys with tag and name. 48, No. Height 5 feet 4 inches Auburn hair. Railroad street, Conemaugh borough Valuables. Found in Conemaugh river above Company store. Age about twenty-two. $2.00 bill. Heavy jersey. White cotton stockings. Buttoned shoes. Weight about 125 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Penknife and buttonhook. Wart on left hand front finger. Large. Large plain band ring on third finger of right hand. Age forty-five. Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily damaged; they returned to full production within eighteen months.[1]. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Height about 4 feet. Age thirty. Brown dress with small steel stripes. Two black hair pins. Long gold breast-pin with stone setting. Black woolen mitts Black cloth jacket. Open-faced watch with chain. The Johnstown flood occurred when a Pennsylvania dam failed after days of heavy rain. Short black pants. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Red flannel skirt. Red or sandy hair. Height 3 feet 6 inches White. Identified by the father. Weight 180. Red bandana handkerchief. Male. A medal monogram, "J. H. G.". Male. Height 5 ft. 7 in. Weight 150. Supposed to be Mrs. Reese, wife of J.W. Long gingham apron, buttoned in back, puffed at shoulders. Chain trinket with Washington head. 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; . Black vest. Recognized by his father. Red short basque with red buttons on it. Dark hair. 49, No. Female. Buttoned shoes, spring heel. Age five years. HORROR STORIES Height 5 feet 10 inches. Middle-aged. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Black hair. Heavy plaited chain and locket. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Valuables given to his brother James. Dark woolen stockings. Weight 125. Small ball drop earrings. 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. Henry Clay Frick led a group of Pittsburgh speculators, including Benjamin Ruff, to purchase the abandoned reservoir, modify it, and convert it into a private resort lake for their wealthy associates. Weight 115. Body taken by her brother. R.R. Weight about 170. Neither was Harry and Lula Teeters' home in Mineral Point. Age about three years. Collar-button. Red woolen undershirt. Two white underskirts, one wine color underskirt with blue waist and white dots. Badge marked C. I. Co., employment. An autograph album near her hand belonged to Blanche S. Wilson. Female. Large mouth. Button shoes, size about 4 1/2. Walter Frank first documented the presence of that emergency spillway in a 1988 ASCE publication. 2 Aug. 2006. Supposed to be Ernest Mayhew. Age four. Female. White underclothing. Female. A Wood & Morrell store-book. Tents and . Black eyes. No shoes. Cotton waist in pocket. Brown wool hose, white feet. Female. Age twenty-eight Weight 160. Tall and slender. Coat with belt. A few gray hairs on chin. Pearl street, Johnstown. Brown and red stripe bosom, puffed at shoulders. Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Dark brown hair. Handkerchief in coffin. Earrings. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Hundreds of people were never found, and one out of every three bodies recovered would never be positively identified. Sun glass. Electric wire keys Plug of tobacco. Mouth-organ. Very heavy brown hair tied with blue ribbon. White cotton hose, foot mixed with blue. Red hair, cut short. Boy. White corsets Red striped body. Afterwards identified as Mrs. Frawater, mother of Colonel Frawater. G.B. Pregnant. Age twenty-four years. Plain cloth dress. Dark brown hair. Gold watch. Following the 1936 flood, the United States Army Corps of Engineers dredged the Conemaugh River within the city and built concrete river walls, creating a channel nearly twenty feet deep. Coat red lining, brass buttons with eagles thereon. Dark dress. Red hair. Tom O'Day is loved by two women, Anna Burger and Gloria Hamilton. Black alpaca dress. Auburn hair. Two gold rings. Supposed to have been employed by W. A. Moses. Plush dress. Male. White shirt. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Age about three years. Light hair. Red undershirt. The dam was 72 feet (22m) high and 931 feet (284m) long. Identified by letters in pocket. Age of woman 45. New buttoned shoes No. Buttoned shoes. Daughter of Godred Hoofman, Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. 160 pounds. Barred flannel skirt. Black dress. Money returned to committee on valuables. $65.95. Weight 150. Black hair mixed with gray. Pearl buttons. . Age thirty-five. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Red mustache. Large seal ring on little finger of right hand, set gone. Weight 160. High button shoes. No shoes. Match safe. Male. Age about twenty. The city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1800 by Swiss immigrant Joseph Johns (anglicized from "Schantz") where the Stonycreek and Little Conemaugh rivers joined to form the Conemaugh River. Red stockings. Male. From club house. Penknife. Plaid wool dress trimmed with wool crotchet lace. "Prospect," 6/10. Rings in possession of R. B. Rodgers. Red and black striped skirt, wine colored skirt. Female. Coleman, Neil M., Kaktins, Uldis, and Wojno, Stephanie (2016). Son of John W. Peydon, 179 Clinton street. Buried at St. John's, June 9th. Lead pencil and pocket-knife. Height 5 feet 6 inches Black and white striped skirt. Weight 60. Age forty Black pants. Brown hair. Woolen stockings. Weight 160. on grave is 333. Light brown hair. Russell all above-named articles. Female. Male child. Sandy hair Height 5 ft 5 in. The burst dam sent a wall of water and debris, 40 feet high and half a mile wide . Paper No. Flannel skirt and red woolen stockings. By dawn, the city was under water that reached as high as 8 feet (2.4m). Watch chain and two lockets. Sister of Capt. Baby. Plain gold ring on second finger of right hand. Male. Blue and white barred calico dress. Full face. Button shoes. Red hair. Height 4 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Upper teeth false. Supposed to be Mrs. Conrad Snable, bar-tender in Kost saloon on Washington street. Thirty pennies. Bone collar-button. Taken by her father. Pocket-knife. 58. Button shoes. Male. Ear-drops with glass set. $1 29 silver. Brown sacque. Weight 250 to 300. Age thirty-five to forty. Age fourteen years. 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. Blue calico overskirt. Brown canton skirt. Age sixteen. Very much decomposed. Black hair. Prospect, June 14th. One out left side. Found in Millville, in the cellar of H. W. Given's store. Chinaman. Black and gray striped pants. Dark hair. Buttoned shoes, spring heels. Female. Medium build. $30 in greenbacks. Dark brown eyes. One plain gold ring. Age about thirty-five. Black ribbed stockings. Black stockings. No teeth above. Red and green striped body. Female. Female. Age fifty to fifty-five. Weight 135. Crippled in both feet, and wore steel leg supporters. Female Age forty-five to fifty Weight 160. Kollar was one of many photographers who found their way to Johnstown in the hours, days and months after the 1977 disaster. Identified by brother. Age about fifty. Pittsburgh, Pa. White cotton vest. Knife. Red hair and moustache. Open-faced silver watch. How many victims were never identified in the Johnstown flood? Female. Burned beyond recognition. $108 65 in pocket-book. Light hair. Of Maple avenue, Woodvale. Age fifty-five. Weight 140. 61 cts. Female. Large. in coin. Female Age ten years. Two bodies were found as late as 1906. $4.00 in cash. 1. Turned up nose. Age twenty. Male. Low cut shoes. Wore truss and had false teeth. Light calico dress. Black cloth laced shoes. A list of the Johnstown Flood victims is listed below and is organized by last name. Brown hair. Age eleven. Aged about five years. Text. Short hair, smooth face. Light brown hair with gray appearance. Striped brown and yellow overalls Striped drawers. Breast plate with name of Mrs. W. H. Wilson, Monongahela City. Black silk stockings. Tall Brown hair. Plaid skirt. Female Height 4 feet 9 inches. Supposed to be a Fitzharris. Light hair slightly gray. Plain gold ring with raised square centre and diamond set, on second finger of left hand. Weight 130. Known as the 'master of the art of narrative history', is an American writer, narrator, historian and lecturer. Ring marked "K. T. Dark complexion Weight about 100. Black hair. One pair of ear-drops. Brown socks. 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. Very large. Dark hair. Age eight or nine. Heavy laced shoes. Black guard to it. Weight 125. Height 3 feet 6 inches. Male. Age two months. 135 pounds. Weight 50. Female. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age eighteen. Weight 90. Breast-pin. St. John's, June 13th. Dark hair. Gold ear-rings with five blue sets. Pair of scissors. Pearl buttons. Striped white and blue stockings. Band ring on third finger of left hand. Light hair plaited in back. Forty were killed by the Laurel Run Dam failure. Pair of spectacles and tin case. The Johnstown Flood of 1889 Challenging the Findings of the ASCE Investigation Report. Identified by D. M. Given. A book, on front "M. H R" Steel rim glasses. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. Bunch of keys. Valuables given to his son-in-law. Weight 150. But it is the missing - such as little Michelle with her sweet smile - that Rudy Keck, now 70, thinks and wonders about. [8] Developers' artificial narrowing of the riverbed to maximize early industries left the city even more flood-prone. Buried at St. John's Cemetery. Black eyes. Blue striped waist and dress. Dark brown hair. Black jersey jacket. Home knit lace collar. Dark complexion. Body nude. Male. About. Three pair hose, two pair black, one pair black and white stripe. Age sixty. Working seven days and nights, workmen built a wooden trestle bridge to temporarily replace the Conemaugh Viaduct, which had been destroyed by the flood. About ten years of age. Eagle on arm. About 5 feet 6 inches height. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Seersucker skirt. Laced shoes. Blue waist. Check gingham waist. Height 5 feet. Fortunately those rumors were false, but nonetheless, damage was extensive. Male. Female. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Light hair. Buried at Prospect. White handkerchief around neck. Slender. Age forty. Blue waist. The committee visited the site of the South Fork Dam, reviewed the original engineering design of the dam and modifications made during repairs, interviewed eyewitnesses, commissioned a topographic survey of the dam remnants, and performed hydrologic calculations. Purse with seventeen cents. Age thirty. The last victim wasn't found until 1911. Two rubbers. Full suit of blue chevoit. Black hair. Found just below Lincoln bridge. One large set ring. Two purses containing $19.45, one $2 bill, rest in silver, all halves and quarters except $2 and four nickels. Brown hair. James, Somerset. Black dress with velvet collar. Dark hair. Brown hair. Ring on finger. Age about fifty-five. Boy. Ears were pierced. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. Hundreds of people were never found; over 750 bodies were never identified and their remains were buried in The Plot of the Unknown in Grandview Cemetery. Gold watch and chain. Rather small face Striped black and white skirt, pleated front and pearl buttons. Auburn hair. Black wool hose. Red socks. Small gold ring. Weight 150. Leather boots. Weight 225. ticket. Right leg and right arm only. Seventy-five cents in coin. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Male. Weight 90 to 100. Height 3 feet 6 inches. Red skirt. Adair has charge of body. Male. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Age about thirteen. Jacob Nolen says that John Thomas (?) About five years of age. Black comb and five cents. One band ring on finger of right hand. Red dress. Age about sixty years. Dark dress. Red waist. Male. Female. Large waist, golden spotted. Valuables turned over to Mrs. Lee. Blue calico shirtwaist with light chain stripe. Charles Baines received the above. Flannel skirt. 329 Railroad street, Johnstown, Pa. Two gold rings chased. Gray eyes. Female. Lovers burnt and sweethearts drowned, Scarred scarf pin No. Blue calico dress. Identified by Homer. He quickly assembled a group of men to save the face of the dam by trying to unclog the spillway; it was blocked by the broken fish trap and debris caused by the swollen waterline. Female Age eighteen. Dark hair. Age thirty-seven. Light hair. Female. Fifteen years old. Believed to be John Rausch. Black stockings. Red flannel dress. Black pants. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Button shoes, spring heels. Hand-knit open-worked sacque. Of Woodvale's 1,100 residents, 314 died in the flood. Age thirteen. Button shoes. $11.99 . Black stockings darned in both heels. $36.85 in cash. Female Age sixty. White and black or blue striped collar. Female. Height 4 feet 10 inches White and black striped waist. Derby hat and paint brush found with body. Black wool hose. Brown skirt with two bands. Aged. Weight 40. Silver tobacco box, with name and date, Jan., 1888 Silver open-faced watch and gold chain. Female. Blue stockings. Can't take it off. Brown hair. Plain gold ring. Two pocket-knives. 733 Lake Road Rubber coat and boots. Black stockings. Age about three years. Age twelve to fourteen. 10 cts. Female. Black skirt Red underwear. Identified by his mother, to whom valuables and body were delivered. Female. Garnet earrings. Female. Three bunches of keys Three door keys. Age about fifty-five. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Gum shoes. Weight 160. 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. Ring on second finger of left hand. Female. St. Louis, Mo Lady's gold open-faced watch, stem-winder. Female. Age sixty or sixty-five. Weight about 25 pounds. Gold watch chain. Brown, white and blue plaid skirt. So not only was there a wall of water hitting the town, it brought it's own weapons. Watch. Catholic. Height 4 feet. Boy. Female. Female. Wife of Philip Myers Cinder street, Johnstown. The flood was as wide as the Mississippi River and three times more powerful than Niagara Falls. Child not more than ten years of age. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Weight 80. One cuff-button and large key. Sandy hair. Weight 140. Valuables recovered by James Diamond. Red cloth dress. White flannel skirt. Nearly bald. Blue calico dress with small yellow stripes. Female. Laced shoe. Blue and white barred gingham bib Small chased gold ring. Light complexion. Earring. One black stocking and one button shoe. has a watch, book, and over $12 in money which was taken from body of George Geddes. Male. Blue waist with white figures. Age ten. Congress gaiters. Male. Black diagonal coat and pants. Weight 100. Light hair. Male. So did the grim work of recovering the bodies of the dead. Brown and white dress Barred gingham. Black cloth cap lined with red, and black wool cap with black ribbon bow on top. Gold watch Elgin No. Red and black checkered skirt. Large pocket-book with papers. Colored. Two gold rings, one plain and heavy, one light band ring with "L.S.H." $47.16. Age thirteen. Male. Black hair Long coral breast-pin. 1,600 homes were destroyed, $17million in property damage levied (approx. Brown hair. Light barred pants 70 cts. Supposed to be Katie Krieger. Female. Male. With a population of 30,000, it was a growing industrial community known for the quality of its steel.[7]. Gingham dress. Age fifteen. Watch chain. Age about twenty-two. Red knit skirt. Button. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Large. After the flood, Andrew Carnegie built the town a new library.[24]. Weight 140. Gray underskirt. Certificate of deposit for $1000 00 at John Dibert & Co. bank. Black and white flannel shirt. 'Happened so fast' Kollar didn't return to Johnstown to sight-see . Light brown hair Gray eyes. Age twenty to twenty-five. Blue eyes. White stockings Pocketbook. 2023 Johnstown Area Heritage Association Johnstown is 60 miles east of Age sixteen. Chain with small bucket charm. Age about thirteen. 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. 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. Weight 150. Saloon-keeper, Clinton street. Brown hair. Supposed to be Meredith, above Caldwell's store. Light brown hair. Light complexion. Height 5 feet 6 inches. The lake was about 2 miles (3.2km) long, about 1 mile (1.6km) wide, and 60 feet (18m) deep near the dam. Wore No. Delicate nose. Can't get it off. Age not known. Pleated underwaist. Calico dress cut in two at waist. Supposed to be Mrs. Christie. Cash twenty-five cents. Engraved gold ring on third finger of left hand. Earrings. Ticket of admission to Johnstown Opera House Prospect, June 11th. Ear-rings. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Weight 150. Suit of gray woolen underwear. The Youghiogheny River cuts through Laurel Ridge in Ohiopyle. Female. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Gray hair. Brought from Presbyterian Church Morgue, No. Small button shoe spring heel. Male. 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. Age eleven. Visit the Johnstown Flood Museum, which is operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, to find out more about this shocking episode in American history. Female. Red waist, worked. Child. [16] Some people who had been washed downstream became trapped in an inferno as the debris that had piled up against the bridge caught fire; at least eighty people died there. Freight filler or car coaler. Female. Carpenter's lead pencil. White. Bodies turned up 600 miles away in Cincinnati, and as late as 1911. . Height 5 feet 8 inches. Hair black. Son of Henry Viering. Dark hair. Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, and as late as 1911; 1,600 homes were destroyed; $17 million in property damage was done; Four square miles of downtown . Red woolen stockings. Pocket book $1 31. Sandy mustache and goatee. Buried in lot of C Rabb, Sandy Vale. Male. Kid gloves in pocket. Separable collar-buttons. Female. A young lady about twenty. Buried on lot of A.J. Black jersey. Collar and tie remained on neck. High buttoned shoes. Black hair. Full form. Age about six months. Dark blue suit. A roadside plaque alongside Pennsylvania Route 56, which follows this river, proclaims that this stretch of valley is the deepest river gorge in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. Plain gold ring Small ear-drop. Red barred flannel underskirt. Onthe body was found regis- tered letters, a receipt bearing date of February 13, and the name of Mrs. Anna M. Dairny, Beaver Falls, Pa. Frengle has been in the habit of keep- ing considerable money in the house, and at the time of the attempted bur- glary had about $2,000 in his possession. Twelve years. Age eight. Male. Maroon colored dress. Large wallet. Boy of sixteen or seventeen years (Johnstown). Black pants. No coat nor vest. Dark striped velvet basque or overskirt, with ruffled fringe trimmings. High top button shoes. Male. Age thirty Height 5 feet. Female. Dark brown hair plaited and tied with ribbon. Badly burned. Female. Blue calico dress, new, with white vine stripes. Female. Black silk stockings. He was walking around among the mass of debris, looking for his family. [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. Male. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 130. Brown hair. White underskirt. Height 5 feet 6 inches. In 1988 he said that the high water . No goods. Scarlet underwear. Female. Age about thirteen. Beale, D.D. Gold ring with white setting on second finger of right hand. Beckley.". $3.90 in coin. Son of James Reese, Conemaugh street, Johnstown, Pa. Age two years. Body shipped by B.&O. Key ring. Two keys. Cream color ribbon around neck. Flannel skirt striped gray and black. Height 5 feet 1 inch. Gingham apron. Button shoes. Delivered to husband. Brown hair. Red flannel skirt. Black hair. Male Weight 90. Fair complexion. Sleeve-buttons. Supposed to be James Barrett or James Lewis. Light hair. Male Age twenty. 41, No. Dark blue suit. McKean. Age fifty. Coat, vest. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, Membership, archives, facility rentals & more, Johnstown Flood Museum/Heritage Discovery Center/Cultural Programming, Johnstown Children's Museum/Children's Programming, Los Lobos to headline AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival 2023, 99 entire families died, including 396 children, More than 750 victims were never identified and rest in the Plot of the Unknown in Grandview Cemetery, Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, and as late as 1911, Four square miles of downtown Johnstown were completely destroyed, The pile of debris at the stone bridge covered 30 acres, Flood lines were found as high as 89 feet above river level. [10] These alterations are thought to have increased the vulnerability of the dam. Weight 160. Black hair. [3] The first town to be hit by the flood was South Fork; the town was on high ground, and most of the people escaped by running up the nearby hills when they saw the dam spill over. Short white hair. Two dollar and a half gold breast-pin. White and black striped stockings Plain gold ring with coral setting. Blue eyes. But at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday - 39 years and one day to the date of the flood - workers with Everett-based Cottle's Asphalt Maintenance found that Yamaha 200 buried in the ground while they . washington county, wi accident reports,

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