Height 5 feet 9 inches Black hair. Gray hair. true. Ring with setting on right hand. Weight 100 to 120. This month, authorities . Age fourteen years. Valuables taken by T.J. Espey. Dark clothes Paper collar. Barefooted. Long hair. Black hair. Bracelet on left wrist. Age about six years High buttoned shoes with heel. Woodvale. Silver watch. One with two hearts, other with three sets. of M.C. Small key. Silver watch. Age thirty to forty. Age twenty to twenty-five. Red and black skirt. Checkered knee pants. One thimble. Breast-pin, collar-buttons, cloth dress, gray and white barred No. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Light hair. Knee pants. Barred flannel skirt. Gold chain with charm, marked "God with us." Black hair. Daught of James J. Froenheiser. Age seventy. Pocket knife. Height 4 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Brown calico dress, with large circular figure. Striped calico dress. High buttoned shoes. $1.00 bill. Blue woolen stockings. Age about twenty-one. Blue and white striped dress. Red underwear. Dark pants, striped. Fair complexion. Full face. Red flannel skirt, with blue and white checkered waist attached. Female. Black and white barred flannel skirt. Very heavy brown hair tied with blue ribbon. [9] Its existence is supported by topographic data from 1889[20] which shows the western abutment to be about one foot lower than the crest of the dam remnants, even after the dam had previously been lowered as much as three feet by the South Fork Club. Large man. Such was the price that was paid for fish! 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 . Supposed to be Walter Jones. Female. Full round face From Merchants' Hotel Identified by A. Adair. Female. Eyes unknown. Gray eyes. Black stockings. Red flannel underclothing. Reese. Female. Bunch of keys. Gray wool undershirt. One tooth-brush. Coat with fur collar. Light complexion. Son of Howell Powell. Identified and taken by friends. Hair-pin. Short nose Round face. Bunch of keys with tag marked "E. M Thomas." The United States Army Signal Corps estimated that 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250mm) of rain fell in 24 hours over the region. Blue stockings. Seven counties were declared a disaster area, suffering $200million in property damage, and 78 people died. White. Weight 225. Female. Medium size breast-pin above shaped Q with one brilliant set. Black hair. Main street, Johnstown, Pa. Gold watch and chain with charm. Age fifty-five. So did the grim work of recovering the bodies of the dead. Jacob Nolen says that John Thomas (?) Barton would leave Johnstown a hero. Bunch of keys. The idea was to let more water out of the lake to try to prevent overtopping of the crest, but without success. White. Age twelve years. Bald in front, with large wart on right side of head. Child. Black and red barred flannel skirt. Brown hair. Finger-rings and gold stud. Age about forty-five. Ring on finger with amethyst, with G.L.H on stone. Black guard to it. Small foot. Female. Supposed to be J. Tyler. Female. Black hair. Male Pair of red socks. Light hair. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Knit purse with $7 75. Supposed to be the daughter of Patrick Fagan. No vest. Cash $79.09. 145 pounds. One wire sleeve supporter. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Dark blue suit. Blue or hazel eyes. Five years old. Glove on left hand. At Johnstown, the Stone Bridge, which was a substantial arched structure, carried the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Conemaugh River. Ear-rings with glass sets. Silk umbrella with two patches on it. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Light brown hair. Becker kept it under wraps until the time of ASCE's convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1891. Blue clothes. Blue calico dress. Heavy build. 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. White and black striped skirt. Age about thirty. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Of Woodvale. Female. 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. Female. Male. The village of East Conemaugh was the next populated area to fall victim to the flood. Male child. Gray skirt with red stripe. Light hair. Age about sixty. Weight 75 Height 4 feet 3 inches. Weight 150. Lovers burnt and sweethearts drowned, Age forty-five. Female Age sixty. Boy. Light hair, plaited, tied near middle. Barred underdress. Dark brown hair. Gold watch chain. Buried in lot 143, "Grand View.". Age thirty-seven. Male. Blue and white striped waist. Male. Weight about 60. Height 4 feet. Removed. Age sixty-five. Locating the bodies was a challenge. Pen and pencil $13 in bills 87 cts. Age forty-five. baggage check, No. Buttoned shoes. Blue calico dress. Male. Male. Freight filler or car coaler. Weight 110. No valuables. Calico waist, blue with white stars and white buttons, white and blue collar. Black stockings, with red and gray stripes on the top. No valuables. Age fifty-five. Fair complexion, light hair. Brown eyes. Small earrings with ball attached. 733 Lake Road Gold watch and chain. Gold watch and chain, with horn attached. Apron with red bar. Age two and a half years. Age about ten years. Grand View, June 15th. "Rool" with W.H. Smooth face. Key. Removed Ring given to her sister, Mrs. Wm. Black handle knife, two blades broken 11 cents in change. Age twenty-three. Two gold rings on left hand, one with amethyst setting and one plain, marked "M. J. H.". Coleman, Neil M., Davis Todd, C., Myers, Reed A., Kaktins, Uldis (2009). Collar and tie remained on neck. Coat red lining, brass buttons with eagles thereon. Johnstown Police detectives were . Height 5 ft. 7 in. Dark brown hair Weight 65. The death toll hit 2,209 with one out of three bodies found being unidentifiable. 15 cents. Male. "D.E. Age about thirty-five. Weight 90 lbs. Knife. Taken by "Deckart.". Gold ring with set collar-button. A . Of Somerset county. Age twenty-three. Height 3 feet 4 inches. Age about thirty-five. Supposed to belong to the Salvation Army. Age twenty-five. Child not more than ten years of age. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. ISBN 978-0-671-20714-4. page 264. Two plain band rings. Vol. 16518. Male Age sixteen to eighteen. Buried at Grand View, June 9th. White and black barred flannel skirt. Large. Age five years. The last victim wasn't found until 1911. Brown hair. $32.36. Age about four years. Medal with initials J. W. O. Blue calico dress, white flowers. Height 5 feet. Light hair. "Prospect," 6/10. $29 54. Key ring with keys 4 foot pocket-rule and one Harmonie badge. Open (silver) thimble. Female. Short in stature Very heavy. 15956, Download the official NPS app before your next visit. No clothing whatever. Long white dress. Shoes number 5 or 6. Weight 190. Valuables gotten by Laurence McGuire. Jazz is the use of a whole range of rhythm without improvisation. Sandy hair Plain ring on third finger of left hand (with initials inside "C. R. Female. Gray woolen coat Blue calico waist. Female. Height about 4 feet. Black hair. Cream color ribbon around neck. One round small tin plate with the Elgin Butter Co eagle stamped on it in pocket. Earrings. Male Age twenty. Afterwards identified as Mrs. Frawater, mother of Colonel Frawater. Wore truss and had false teeth. Ear-drops with glass set. Female child. Hazel eyes. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Weight about 140. Young, June 9th, Grandview. Female. Number 4 shoes. Slender. Red and black ringed woolen stockings, home knit. $25 00 in paper $1.68 in silver. Burnt up almost. Before hitting the main part of Johnstown, the flood surge hit the Cambria Iron Works in the town of Woodvale, sweeping up railroad cars and barbed wire. Female. Small ball drop earrings. White lace collar. No articles. 18 April 2007 . Buried in Union Cemetery, East Conemaugh. Age eighteen months. Light hair. White. Female. Earrings. Popular feeling ran high, as is reflected in Isaac G. Reed's poem: Many thousand human lives- The flood lasted only 10 minutes, but the destruction and fear continued . 2. Weight 130. Light hair. Button shoes. Male. Calico dress. Female Age twenty-five. Blue waist. Weight 25. Black alpaca coat. Age eight. Light brown hair. No goods. Home A Bustling, Industrial City . Red skirt. Iron gray whiskers and mustache. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. Plain ring on third finger of left hand (can't take off). Dark hair. Johnstown, PA had always been prone to flooding, but nothing could compare to the tumult that unfolded after a nearby decrepit dam gave out. Long black hose Red bandana handkerchief. Thomas J. Jones. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Photo, Print, Drawing The Johnstown Calamity [Johnstown, Pa. Black stockings. $49.85. Plaid dress, woolen goods, barred red, brown and green. Male. Adding to these factors, slag from the iron furnaces of the steel mills was dumped along the river to create more land for building. Weight 180. Gold band ring. Crippled in both feet, and wore steel leg supporters. Female. [27], The authorities averting looting on Main Street, as drawn in Harper's Weekly, June 15, 1889. Ear-drops set with white glass sets. It was, however, the third flood to devastate the town in Cambria County - the first in 1889 killed more than 2,000 . Black hair. Supposed to be Mrs. Luckhart. Buttoned shoes White handled knife. 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. Red flannel waist. Black stockings. According to nps.gov, "of the 2,209 people that died 900 bodies were never found." . Door key and pocket handkerchief. Black woolen stockings, home knit Buttoned shoes. The Pennsylvania Railroad restored service to Pittsburgh, 55 miles (89km) away, by June 2. Black dress. Penknife. Black coat. Male Age twelve. Plated gold ear-ring with pendent amethyst set. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. 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. Between twenty and thirty houses were destroyed or washed away, and four people were killed. Between 2:50 and 2:55p.m. the South Fork Dam breached. Male. Two bunches of keys. Gray eyes. Winter opening hours have begun for the Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Childrens Museum: we are CLOSED Tuesdays and Wednesdays; OPEN Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays from 10:00 am-5:00 pm; and OPEN Sundays from noon-5:00 pm. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Heavy woolen stockings. Drilling clothes. Male. Calico dress. Gold head ring. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Black quilted skirt. Red and blue striped petticoat. Said to have been Mary Hamilton or Miss Mollie Richards, but afterward found to be wrong. Blue spotted calico dress. 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