Red and black barred necktie. Large waist. Age fourteen years. Female. Blue black dress. Blue calico dress. Black cashmere dress. White underclothing. Professor of music. A determination of peak discharge rate and water volume from the 1889 Johnstown Flood (Presentation 76-10). Age about sixty five. Age six months. Ring on finger with amethyst, with G.L.H on stone. Height 5 feet 5 inches. A list of the Johnstown Flood victims is listed below and is organized by last name. Very short nose. Fortunately those rumors were false, but nonetheless, damage was extensive. Gray hair Gold necklace. Reverse the Lord's prayer. Weight 150. Schubert's body was found beneath a pile of broken timbers. 81 cents in change. Initials, I. P. or J. P. Male. Black and white striped flannel skirt. Fur cape around neck. Stocking supporters. Woodvale. Light brown hair. Upper false teeth. Weight 134 pounds. 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]. Age about four. Of Woodvale. Female. Weight 85. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Height about 3 feet 9 inches. Among the . Zimmerman. Height 5 feet Fine buttoned gaiters, Male Age twelve. Dark blue dress with light blue sleeve. Gum boots. Height five feet. Female. Prospect, June 14th. White underclothing. Weight 125. New Orleans. Age about thirteen. Blue wool skirt. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. One small gold ring. Weight 125 pounds. High buttoned shoe. Small tooth-pick. Blue dress. Red or sandy hair. Fair complexion, light hair. Calico waist. Red flannel skirt. Light cloth waist with oval brass buttons. Fair complexion. Gum sling in pocket. Gray woolen sack. Small earrings with ball attached. The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and with fifty volunteers, undertook a major disaster relief effort. White and blue apron. Black hair. Medium size. Age about twenty-two. Male. Male. Received of J.A. Calico waist, blue with white stars and white buttons, white and blue collar. No valuables. Main street, Johnstown, Pa. Gold watch and chain with charm. Age seventy-eight. Female. Male. Slender. No teeth. Height 5 feet 6 inches. White canton flannel drawers. Young, June 9th, Grandview. One ring. Black and white checkered shirt. Satteen Polonaise. Small-pox marks on face Light hair. Short nose. Dark brown hair plaited and tied with ribbon. Light complexion and light hair. White drawers. Muslin drawers. Large very light mustache. Corsets. Full face. Red and black skirt. Brown eyes. Hundreds of people were never found, and one out of every three bodies recovered would never be positively identified. Pearl street, Johnstown. Dark blue cotton shirt with white bar. Pocket knife. Buried at Prospect. Age eighteen to twenty. Hair sprinkled with gray. Penknife. Empty purse Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Two cuff-buttons. Silver open faced watch. Female. Home knit lace collar. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Woodvale. Buttoned shoes, spring heel. Gray eyes. Foot of female. Chinaman. Johnstown, Pa About three-fourths of body. Spring heeled shoes. One pair earrings. High button shoes, spring heel. Barred flannel skirt. 145 pounds. Bunch of keys. Female. Keys with name on stencil. Black hair. Full black suit of clothing. Burnt up almost. Black waist. Weight 60. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck digital file from original About this Item. Colored. Age about thirteen. Blue drill overalls. Age twenty. Dark complexion. White. Cord braid at waist. Male. Furniture dealer. Said to have been Mary Hamilton or Miss Mollie Richards, but afterward found to be wrong. Dark pants. Weight 125. Brown eyes. Polka-dot necktie. Gauze undershirt. Carpenter's lead pencil. Dark hair. False upper teeth. Gray jersey cloth vest and jacket, with large metal buttons, swan stamped upon them. The second "great flood" to hit Johnstown, Pa., happened on July 20, 1977. Blank book. . Valuables given to John Marshall, his brother. Age two months. IMage: library of Congress. Black cloth pantaloons. Female. White corsets Red striped body. Orange color ribbon tied in bow around neck. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Male child. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Male Age thirty-nine. Pearl buttons. Taken to Cambria City. White lace collar. Large bar blue and white gingham waist. engraved thereon. Received the above valuables: Charles Brixner. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 100 to 120. One bar pin. Heavy black jersey cloth coat. Dam-breach hydrology of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 Challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report. Black hair. Height 4 feet 3 inches. One watch and chain. Light twilled cloth dress. Photo, Print, Drawing The Johnstown Calamity [Johnstown, Pa. Male. (Package.). Wore a scapular. Dark striped velvet basque or overskirt, with ruffled fringe trimmings. Weight 160. Age six months. 15 (11thed.). Trevor Hughes. Watch. Age about eight. 7, p.216. Gold ring on second finger with pearl setting. Buttoned shoes. Male. Burlap apron. Female Weight 140. Tin or nickel watch safe. Brown hair. Button shoes. Height 5 feet 7 inches Light complexion. Barred cotton dress pleating in front, buttoned behind. Weight 100 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Editorial: J.W. Male. Age fifteen. Mineral Point. 5 large keys. Scapular around her neck. From pockets were taken a three-bladed knife, ring, shoe button, lead-pencil with pocket fastener, street car check and child's china ornament. Pair of spectacles and tin case. Fair complexion. About twelve years. Identified by letters in pocket. Female. Female. About forty. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for the best Pet Stores in Hollsopple, PA. Blue and white striped waist. Brown hair. Female. Fair complexion. Plain gold ring. Brown striped wool shawl. Female. Earrings. A female. Plaid underskirt. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. 49, No. Very heavy build. Also blue mother hubbard wrapper with white spots. Blue vest buttons. Age twenty-four. Buried at Grand View, June 9th. Blue calico dress with white spots. Age about forty-five years. Bodies from the Johnstown Flood were found as far away as Cincinnati, Ohio. Red dress. Perfectly natural lower teeth. Male. Weight 250 to 300. Weight about sixty-five. Red moustache. Age about fifty. Blue calico dress with small white vines. Ring on left hand. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 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 . Black hair. Dress with brown woolen waist. Two plain band rings. 11 cents in pocket-book. Blue, brown and white striped shirt Gum coat. Pocket-book containing eighteen cents. Aged twenty-five. Brown corkscrew coat. Age thirty. Ring on left hand. Age about thirteen. Two door keys One comb Penknife Pocket-book. Black and gray striped skirt. Pearl buttons. Age eight. Although some were temporarily interred in makeshift memorial sites, 1,222 . in pockets. Dark coat Gold watch, open-faced, with a short chain. Neither was Harry and Lula Teeters' home in Mineral Point. Blue and white barred handkerchief. Two passes for street cars. Two keys. Blue calico waist with white dots. Two photographs. Ring with set and name inside. Collar and tie remained on neck. Weight 120. Conemaugh street, Johnstown Oroide watch. Red moustache and beard. 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. Right foot and leg deformed. Brown hair. Gold ring enameled. on grave is 333. Unrecognizable. Black and white flannel petticoat. Key and one cent. Brown eyes. Black basque. Catholic. Age twenty-two. Red calico dress. Brown eyes. Red stockings. Empty pocket-book. Heavy woolen coat with rubber buttons. Buried at Grand View. Male. Light blue eyes. Black stockings. Richland township. McKean. By the early twentieth century, entertainers developed an exhibition portraying the flood, using moving scenery, light effects, and a live narrator. Aumentar la imagen HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age thirty Height 5 feet. Female. Black hair. Pocket-knife. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. Black ribbed hose, with elastic supporters. Weight 115. Jersey jacket. 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. B." Red waist Wore a truss. Black and white barred underwear. Blue eyes. White bone handle knife. Black and white skirt. Necktie. Earrings. Black cheviot coat, knee pants, coat pleated in front White waist figured with dog's head and red collar. Thirty-eight years. Male. Main street. Age about one year. Age twelve. Weight 75 Height 4 feet 3 inches. Gray eyes. Female. White handkerchief around neck. Large carved gold ring on third finger of left hand. Dark, luxuriant hair. Incredibly, bodies continued to be found for months and even years after the flood, some as far away as Cincinnati. Pen and pencil $13 in bills 87 cts. Wife of H. K. Smith, of Osborne, Green co, Ohio. 80. Oroide watch. Valuables. Blue chevoit suit. false. Age about twenty-two. Button gaiters. Memorandum book of slaughter house, having a list of hides in it. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. Laced cloth gaiters. Weight 125. Dress of woolen goods, with small diamond figures. Age twenty five. Dark colored shoes. The death toll stood at 2,209. Black and gray mixed coat. Short hair. Scapular around her neck. Membership grew to include more than fifty wealthy steel, coal, and railroad industrialists. Davis T., C., Coleman, Neil M., Meyers, Reed A., and Kaktins, Uldis (2009). Large. Light brown hair. Brown and black mixed pants No coat or vest. Female. Weight 100. Black dress. Blue calico dress. Paper No. No valuables or other articles. Dark knee pants. Beale explained that this is a list of the flood victims as they were brought to the various morgues, embalmed and numbered by the undertakers. Red flannel underwear. Valuables. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Age sixty-five. Hazel eyes. Dark brown hair. 5 cts. Female. Probably ten or twelve years of age. Blue and white striped shirt. Fourth Ward Morgue. Apparently not old. Aged. Supposed to be the daughter of Patrick Fagan. Age six. Male. Blue and white striped waist Pearl button coat, gray, black and red mixed, wool. Black dress Canton flannel drawers. Age twelve. Male. Age about thirty-six. Home knit wool stockings Brown and white spotted necktie. Age eleven. Age thirty to forty. Red and black checkered skirt. Eye-tooth taken off at gum. Portage street, Conemaugh Borough. Full face. About twenty. Plain gold ring. Hair turning gray. Age thirty-seven. Knife and pencil. Auburn hair. Lace shoes with half soles. Black and brown jacket. Spiral garters. Figured waist and white underclothing. Button shoes. Dark hair. Plaid wool dress trimmed with wool crotchet lace. Age forty-five. Prospect, June 14th. $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. Silver watch, knife, etc., taken by A. Craver of Ebensburg. Left incisor tooth broken. 11 shoe. Plaid dress. One stud Taken by friends. Iron gray whiskers and mustache. Age forty to forty-five. Height about 18 inches. Pearl buttons on clothes. Vest. Forty were killed by the Laurel Run Dam failure. Nearly 12 inches (300 millimetres) of rain fell in 24 hours when . 5 feet 6 inches height. Skirt black and white. Light hair. Black and white plain skirts. Plaid dress, belt with two buckles. Male. Dark brown hair Leather shoes with cloth top. Very large breasts. Black dress buttoned in back. Red flannel skirt. Light complexion Blue waist. Plain gold ring, received by her mother, Ellen O'Connor. Last summer, Beale's yellowing journals were found in an old Philadelphia carriage-house, shedding new light on a catastrophe that killed 2,209. Prospect, June 14th. Bunch of keys with name on stencil plate. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Age about three years. Green shirt laced front. A few gray hairs on chin. Teeth short and dark. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Blue cloth panel. Dark dress with blue waist. Over 1600 homes were destroyed. Lake Mead flooded a vast area of the desert when the Hoover Dam was built. Black stockings. Buried in St. John's Cemetery. Black ribbed stockings. Dark complexion Weight about 100. Found and coffined at Tunnellton, Pa. Blonde hair. Watch chain. Short white hair. Identified 12th August by her sons, Matthew and D. A. Matthews. Muslin skirt. Brown hair. Supposed to be a Fitzharris. Blue dress. Died in Prospect hospital. Black hair. Black comb and five cents. 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. Age twenty-three. Plain gold ring Small ear-drop. Pair of cuff-buttons. Little black waist Red undershirt. Identified by his wife. Black stockings, No. Imagen de la librera. Female. Age one and one-half years. Black hair. Gold watch, No. KEELER & CO., Philadelphia, PA, 1889. Silver watch. Age about nineteen. Philadelphia has made "the most livable city" rank for two years in a row. Pocket-knife, black handle. Chain trinket with Washington head. Officials say the search at the . Female. White. Brown striped skirt. Aged about five years. 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. Chinaman. However, owing to the delay at the stone arch, the flood waters gained renewed hydraulic head, resulting in a stronger, more abrupt wave of water hitting places downstream than otherwise would have been expected. Weight 150. Pencil Several letters. Eyes unknown. Very much decomposed. Before daybreak, the Conemaugh River that ran through Johnstown was about to overwhelm its banks. Barred underclothes. Age fifty. Large wallet. Ring on third finger of left hand with set. 1889 Johnstown Flood morgue records of found bodies Disk will be mailed pdf . Female child. Gray pants with black stripe. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Brown eyes. Reiman. One pin K. of P. Finger rings. Gray eyes. Medium height. Black stockings. . Pair cuff-buttons. Black hose. Light hair slightly gray. Age about three. Rubber hair pins. (2017). Donations for the relief effort came from all over the U.S. and overseas. Black dress. Age twelve years. One plain ring set out. Large front teeth not close together. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. Male. Claimed by Wm. Garnet earrings. Catholic. Knee pants. Text. Valuables given to Sallie McKeen. Large. Female. Male. Male child. Female. Burned beyond recognition. Age eleven to fourteen years. Supposed to be George B. Sutliff, Crawford county, Pa. Male. Valuables One ring with set. Age twenty-eight Weight 160. Blue underdress with red stripes Gingham apron. Child. Found in water at Ten Acre. After floodwaters receded, the pile of debris at the bridge was seen to cover 30 acres (12ha), and reached 70 feet (21m) in height. Sandy hair. Long white dress. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Smooth face. Blue stockings. Rubber finger ring in pocket. Head, arms, legs burnt off. Supposed to be Dr George Waggoner. Supposed to be Patrick Fagan. Female. Father a letter carrier. Female. Age two years. Weight 75. Two $5.00 gold pieces. The Johnstown Flood. Receipts at Greensburg, Pa. Male Age sixteen to eighteen. Large lips. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Blue calico dress. Identified by brother. Age six years. Red suspenders with drawers supporters. Gray woolen coat Blue calico waist. [3] This fatal lowering of the dam greatly reduced the capacity of the main spillway and virtually eliminated the action of an emergency spillway on the western abutment. Boy. Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889 challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report, Heliyon. false. Baby. Rather heavy build. The body of one victim was found more than 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio. Weight 75. Female Age seven or eight years. Female. Extremely heavy golden hair. Small foot. Age seven Weight 45. Male. Unrecognizable. Age about twenty. Checkered waist. Small gold ring. McAuliff Little girl baby in her arms when found. Female. Sandy hair Plain ring on third finger of left hand (with initials inside "C. R. Full round face From Merchants' Hotel Identified by A. Adair. Child. Height 4 feet. $1.10 in silver. Button shoes. Weight 28. Weight 155. Button shoes. The scale of the Johnstown flood of 1889 is difficult to visualize. Ladies' hunting-case gold watch. Nothing but a rule. After the flood, survivors suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages from the dam's owners. A flood in 1936 killed another 25. Male. Cork-screw vest. Weight 40. All the horrors that hell could wish, Medium stature Weight about 140. Brownish red hair. W. K. Endsley's bank book. Female. Female. Weight 60. Tobacco pipe. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Weight 135. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Very light mustache. Blue drill overalls. Age eleven. Supposed to be Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Holmes. Rubber coat and boots. Age seven years. About. Thirty-five years. Height 5 feet. One pair new gum boots. Weight 70. Heavy build. Male. Heavy set. Bunch of keys Sent to Prospect. Heavy head of hair. Supposed to be a Fitzharris. Weight about 125 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Black stockings. Red undershirt. Height 4 feet 6 inches. No shoes. Age about sixty. Weight 150. Weight 65. Height 4 feet. Button shoes. Breast-pin, collar-buttons, cloth dress, gray and white barred No. Gold watch Elgin No. Female. (Mr. Cuff-buttons and collar-buttons. Flannel shirt. One shoe buttoner. Dark brown hair. Age about seven. $47.16. 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. Supposed to be Mrs. Geis. Female child. A dam broke causing a huge flood, but before it could hit the town, the flood wiped out a barbed wire company. Light hair slightly gray. Black hose. Male. Deformed. Set band ring on third finger of left hand. Male. Sacque with beads. Life insurance agent. 29-10. Large gold button, oval shape, engraved. Pocket-book $7 35. The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located close of the town of Johnstown. Male. Male. Canton flannel drawers. Eventually, gravity caused the surge to return to the dam, resulting in a second wave that hit the city from a different direction. Fair complexion. Residence unknown. Gray mixed undershirt Red flannel shirt. Tape line. Age fourteen years. Blue stockings. Two plain hoop rings on third finger of left hand. Gray and black striped knee pants. Two rings on left hand. Haws, Grand View, June 13th. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Dark blue dress, blue and gray striped. A book, on front "M. H R" Steel rim glasses. Dressmaker. Two black hair pins. White. Weight 185. 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. Buttoned shoes. Brown or hazel eyes. Ring on forefinger of left hand. Light muslin dress. Ring on finger. (1911). Small coin purse, 20 cents. Weight 150. Male. Female. Weight 90 lbs. Bunch of keys. Purse delivered to brother. Weight 185. June 15th. Height 4 feet 10 inches. Female. Weight 125 pounds. A coupon book, Johnstown and Stony Creek R.R. Gingham apron. Dress alternate black and red with black flowers. The biggest flood of the first half of the 20th century was the St. Patrick's Day flood of March 1936. $32.00 + $4.16 shipping. Female. Age three. Hulbert house, Johnstown, Pa. One plain gold ring, one onyx set ring. Calico dress, brown figure. But it is the missing - such as little Michelle with her sweet smile - that Rudy Keck, now 70, thinks and wonders about. Home A Bustling, Industrial City . Weight about 150. Light complexion. Fountain pen. Male. Home-knit stockings. Supposed to be Katie Krieger. Red bandana handkerchief. Auburn hair. Thirty pennies. The other three investigators, William Worthen, Alphonse Fteley, and Max Becker, did not attend. Body taken by Mr. Thos. Also child found. Height 5 ft. 7 in. Black knee pants. Small earrings. Dark hair. Supposed to be Miss Zimmerman. Cuff-buttons in wrist band of sleeve White cotton socks. $5.15 coin. Knife. Button. Weight 160. One bunch of keys. Package of photographs. Age five years. Plated gold ear-ring with pendent amethyst set. Hair gray. ISBN 978-0-671-20714-4. page 264. Blue eyes. Two rings on right hand. One broken. Blue striped calico dress. Male. Red flannel drawers. Head burned off Dark lace shoes. The flood of 1889 killed 2,209 people in Johnstown. Heavy sandy moustache Black hair. Age forty five. His family survived the flood. Red and black striped skirt, wine colored skirt. Age unknown. No shoes. Black hair. Freight filler or car coaler. Male Pair of red socks. Female. Blue calico dress. Gum rubbers, No. White skirt, Woolen underwear. Light sandy hair. Smooth face. Black and gray barred underskirt. Woolen shirt, has evidently been blue. Weight 145 pounds. Dark red hair. Age twelve. Black lace tie. Mouth-organ. Light stocking. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Hair long and brown. Prospect, June 12th. Dark hair. Brown and white dress Barred gingham. Collar with scapular and cross crape around it. No coat nor vest. Weight about 170. Male. Age about sixty. Comment. Jacob Nolen says that John Thomas (?) Height 5 feet 2 inches. Female. Dress, white and brown stripes, blue jersey. Blue woolen shirt. Blue waist. Brown hair. Age twelve to fourteen. Flat nose. This number of deaths was later surpassed by fatalities in the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the 9/11 attacks. Gum overshoes and shoes. Weight 70. Age thirty-five. Barefooted. Age fifty-five. The ASCE committee completed their investigation report on January 15, 1890, but its final report was sealed and not shared with other ASCE members or the public. One with set and the other with inscription. Dark hair. Eighty cents in coin. Throwing his locomotive into reverse, he raced backward toward East Conemaugh, the whistle blowing constantly. Locating the bodies was a challenge. $30 in greenbacks. 1869.") Purse with key. Valuables given to brother Simon. Age about fourteen. $5.08 in pockets. Age fourteen. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Nine years old. Blue shirt with large bars on it. Gingham apron. White shirt. Watch-chain with keys attached. Upon completion, the Corps proclaimed Johnstown "flood free.". Large Brown gray hair. Red flannel dress. Male Weight 90. One chain with bracelet with small padlock attached Two pins joined by chain. Button shoes. Blue and white checkered bib. Wine color underskirt. One round small tin plate with the Elgin Butter Co eagle stamped on it in pocket. Age fourteen years. Dark hair and stubby beard mixed with gray. Age about twenty-five. Auburn hair Blue and brown striped skirt. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Height about 5 feet 3 inches. Breast-pin. Female. Breast-pin. Sandy hair. Brought from Presbyterian Church Morgue, No. He had just sat down to eat his supper when the crash came, and the whole family, consisting of wife and eight children, were . A pitiful sight was that of an old, gray-haired man named Norn. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Body left on lot of Thomas L. Davis. Female. Weight 120. Engraved hoop finger ring. Weight about 160. Long black tie or scarf. Those who reached attics or roofs, or managed to stay afloat on pieces of floating debris, waited hours for help to arrive. Gray woolen shirt. Blue calico dress with star figures. Black stockings. Catholic. About thirty families lived on the village's single street. Height 5 feet 4 inches. A. Hayes, of Hayes, Murray Co., 1103 Race street, Philadelphia. Age eighteen. Catholic. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. The flood was as wide as the Mississippi River and three times more powerful than Niagara Falls. Weight 25. Fair complexion. Two bunches of keys. Medium size breast-pin above shaped Q with one brilliant set. Identified by brother. Height 3 feet 2 inches. Age about fifty. About eight years. The fire burned for three days. Male. Silver watch, open-face. "[23], Nonetheless, individual members of the South Fork Club, millionaires in their day, contributed to the recovery in Johnstown.