Age eighteen. Black stockings. Black coat. Calico dress. Girl. Female. Babe. Valuables given to his son-in-law. P.R.R. Young, June 9th, Grandview. Brown hair. Barred shirt. [3] Adding the width of the emergency spillway to that of the main spillway yielded the total width of spillway capacity that had been specified in the 1847 design of William Morris, a state engineer. 5 large keys. Weight 115. Bunch of keys. Black stockings. No valuables. Short nose. 10 cts. Men's home-knit socks. [14] A Lidar analysis of the Conemaugh Lake basin reveals that it contained 14.55 million cubic meters (3.843 billion gallons) of water at the moment the dam collapsed. Blue waist. Age about twelve. Plain string and bag around her neck. White underwear Valuables, receipt of deposit in First National Bank of Racine, Wisconsin, of $60 00, $74 20 in cash, three gold rings Ladies' gold watch and chain, one trunk check marked C. 562 Breast-pin. Silver tobacco box, with name and date, Jan., 1888 Silver open-faced watch and gold chain. Female. Female Age eighteen. Female. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Very heavy build. Gum garters. Age about four years. Male. Age four. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Weight 180. No upper teeth. To find out more information about this flood, view pictures and video, visit the. Boy. Light complexion. Brown and gray striped knee pants. Bunch of keys. Supposed to be Mrs. Christie. Male. Female. Age twenty-four. B. I. or J. Light hair partly gray. Cash $6.21. Light hair. Male Age about three years No marks. Identified by Mrs. Bingle. Boy. The Johnstown Flood: Directed by Irving Cummings. Weight 150. Dark wool pants. Main street. Two diamond earrings. [3] Lowering the dam by as much as 3 feet (0.91m) and failing to replace the discharge pipes at its base cut the dam's safe discharge capacity in half. Plaid coat and vest Black cork-screw pants. Coat with fur collar. White. Height 5 feet 4 inches. White. W. K. Endsley's bank book. Updated February 08, 2022 10:00 AM. 8. Black cloth wrapper, buttoned in front to knees. Fifty-seven minutes after the dam collapsed, the flood hit Johnstown. Female. Twelve years. Age about thirty. Steel buttons. Weight about 50. 48, No. Button shoes, size about 4 1/2. Female. Open (silver) thimble. Age eight. Middle finger of left hand stiff from some former injury. Light hair. Age about twenty-two. Gold hunting-case watch and chain with charm attached. Fair hair. Breast-pin. . Weight 115. Female. Female. Died in Prospect hospital. Female. Light brown hair, slightly gray. Adair has charge of body. Age three months. Weight 50. Black and white striped dress with a black cross stripe. Two gold rings on right hand. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Blue calico dress. Blue eyes Black Hair. Weight about 75 pounds. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Female. Father a letter carrier. Dark hair and stubby beard mixed with gray. About twelve years. Male. Plain gold ring. Height about 5 feet 3 inches. Age thirty Breast-pin. Blue dress. The debris carried by the flood formed a temporary dam at the bridge, resulting in the flood surge rolling upstream along the Stoney Creek River. Pearl street, Johnstown. Stencil plate marked with name Pocket-book containing $75 94. Red or sandy hair. Blue cloth dress. Scapular. Gold ring enameled. With Len Cariou, Elam Bender, Randy Bender, Clarita Berger. Male. Weight 130. Male. Black hair. Female. Age fifty. Female. Two small bags. Blue eyes. Light brown hair. 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. Dark clothes. Blank book. During the day in Johnstown, the situation worsened as water rose to as high as 10 feet (3.0m)[13] in the streets, trapping some people in their houses. Blood set. Conemaugh Borough. Dark gray pants with small black stripes. The Johnstown flood is a story of humans manipulating nature without due understanding and caution. Male. Dark hair. Blue underskirt. Female Age twenty-five. Female. Black dress. White skirt. Blue check shirt. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Gold ring marked M. S to G. S., September 25, 1887. 464. Age fifty. Small gold ring. Blue and white flowered sateen basque. Weight 75 Height 4 feet 3 inches. Brown hair. White handkerchief around neck. Red flannel skirt. Buttoned shoes and patent heels. Female. Brown hair. Daughter of James Jones. All the horrors that hell could wish, Mustache and beard. Baby. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Black wool underskirt. Large Brown gray hair. Black lining with red polka dot. Plain gold ring Small ear-drop. Weight 65. Pink bow in hair. Sandy hair. Right foot and leg deformed. Oroide watch. Valuables taken by her sister, Mrs. Ella Mulhern. Two keys. Female. Gum shoes. 7. Height 3 feet 2 inches. 7 congress gaiters. Dark hair. Black and white barred underwear. "Johnstown". Rosary. Sponsored. Height 5 ft. 7 in. Dark dress Black stockings. Key ring. Tall and large. Miles of barbed wire became entangled in the debris in the flood waters. Male. Plush collar. 2023 Johnstown Area Heritage Association Many people were crushed by pieces of debris, and others became caught in barbed wire from the wire factory upstream and/or drowned. Dark blue eyes. Red waist, worked. Age thirty to thirty-five. R.R. Dark blue cotton shirt with white bar. All survived. Striped skirt. White and blue apron. Light complexion. Female. Many were connected through business and social links to Carnegie Steel. Upper false teeth. Gold ring, garnet set. Sandy hair. Found hear Sheridan station. Prospect, June 15th. Red underwear. Female. Male. Age about nineteen. Blue calico dress, white flowers. Female. Female. Age twenty-six. Black hair. Fair complexion. Male. Black stockings. Sister of Capt. Age six years. Souvenir of Father Hollinger's scapular. Black stockings. One small ear-drop. Working shoes. Brown and mixed cotton socks. Cash $2.19 Two collar-buttons. Dark hair. Height 5 ft. 7 in. Height five feet three inches. in cash. Chemise with red border. 15 cents. Weight 250 to 300. Black hair. Age eight years. Dark brown hair. Plaid dress, belt with two buckles. Wart on left hand front finger. Dam-breach hydrology of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 Challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report. Age six months. Female. Weight 150. Female. About thirty-five years of age. Two dollar bill and one dollar in silver. Empty purse Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Plain gold ring, with J L B. engraved on inner side, Female Weight 115. Large ring. Dark, luxuriant hair. Canton flannel drawers. Two bunches of keys. Age ten years. Black stocking with red tip. Blue shirt. Reddish brown hair. Age twenty-five. Black hose. Wrench screw. Red and white striped dress. Weight 130. Woolen knee pants, twilled blue cloth. Striped brown and yellow overalls Striped drawers. 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. Blue calico dress with small crescent dots. Barred flannel skirt. Some people, realizing the danger, tried to escape by running towards high ground, but most were hit by the surging floodwater. Weight 75. Red flannel barred red and black. Two cuff-buttons. Brought from Presbyterian Church Morgue, No. Female. 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. Age thirty-eight Weight 145. Heavy set. Grand View, June 15th. Female. Black hair, slightly gray. Female. Gray hair. Age about one year. Age about fifty. Many bodies were never identified, and hundreds of the missing were never found. Valuables given to James H. Green, brother-in-law. Height 5 feet 9 inches. High-buttoned shoes. White vest. White flannel skirt. Female. Weight 115. Light hair. Black hair. Heavy black jersey cloth coat. East Conemaugh. Weight 110. Height 4 feet 3 inches. Plaid dress, no sleeves. Full round face From Merchants' Hotel Identified by A. Adair. Papers, etc. Female child. The Johnstown Flood developed into the biggest news story of the era. Button shoes. Pair of shears Eye-glasses. Brown and white gingham apron Gray skirt with white stripes. Male. A flood in 1936 killed another 25. A female. Heavy build. Lake Mead flooded a vast area of the desert when the Hoover Dam was built. Grand View, June 15th. Received valuables of 277. Light brown hair. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Age thirteen 10 cts. No articles. Breast-pin. Male. Dark woolen stockings. Black and white flannel petticoat. Dark dress. Dark hair. It's a story of great tragedy, but also of triumphant recovery. Hair mixed with gray inclining to curl. Cameo ring with man's head. . Black stockings. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Gum rubbers, No. Height 4 feet 6 inches Brown hair. Supposed to be Mrs. John Oswald. David McCullough was born on July 7, 1993 ,and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blue calico apron with small round spot. Black hose. Rosette breast-pin, black, bound with gold and set with pearls. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president. Stout. Light brown hair. Black jersey coat. Weight 110. White Age twenty-nine. Large very light mustache. Knife. Light complexion Blue waist. Breast-pin and gold setting. Pair cuff-buttons. Male. Prospect, June 14th. Brown and white dress Barred gingham. B. or J. Female. Light barred pants 70 cts. Sent to Prospect. Identified by his partner, Mr. Jas. Height 5 feet 6 inches. False teeth lower jaw. No teeth. Light stocking. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Black waist. Silver hunting-case watch and gold chain with charm representing surveyor's compass Leather spectacle case. Heavy dark brown hair. Age eighteen. [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. Age forty-five. Male. Supposed to be Miss Gordon of Hager Building. Black hose. Describe the flood that devastated Johnstown. Cash $2 16. Flash floods occur when heavy rainfall exceeds the ability of the ground to absorb it. Black or gray wool skirt with two broad ruffles at bottom. Age sixty. Red hair, cut short. Age twelve. Cloak gray mixed wool goods. Male. Age twenty. Pocketbook. Gold ring with white setting on second finger of right hand. The flood lasted only 10 minutes, but the destruction and fear continued . Female. Fifty-seven years. Hulbert house, Johnstown, Pa. One plain gold ring, one onyx set ring. Knee breeches. Height about five feet eight inches. Large waist. Nothing but the bones. Female. Male. Name found on arm. Weight 225. Female. Weight 130. Age eleven. Age twenty to twenty-five. Age about four years. Age forty Black pants. Age twenty-eight Weight 160. Blue vest buttons. Age thirty-five to forty. Crooked legs. Male. Age five years. Black handle knife, two blades broken 11 cents in change. Height 4 feet 6 inches. White lace collar. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. Ring in possession of J. W. Young, clerk of County Commissioners, of Westmoreland county, Pa. Pocket-book with $33.50. Buried in. Female. This month, authorities . Calico dress cut in two at waist. Button shoes. Pocket-knife. Female child. Middle-aged. Female. Male. Officials say the search at the . Age sixty-five. Gold watch and chain. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. [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. Barefooted. Eleven years old. Gingham apron. Height 5 feet 9 inches Light complexion. Blue calico waist. Middle-aged. Age about eight. At 3:10 P. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD by WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON. Age nine. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. Weight 110. On tab was "J. Kestler, 603 B. F. (Blast Furnace), Johnstown, Cambria county, Pa." Weight 160 to 175 Bald on top of head. One very small key. Plaid dress. Weight 150. Supposed to be Miss Zimmerman. Keys with name on stencil. Three double teeth and one small tooth out on right side lower jaw, on left side first and fourth double tooth out. Male. Black hair and moustache. Taken by husband. Male. No collar or neckwear as near as could be told. Dark blue dress, blue and gray striped. Age forty-five to fifty. Weight 40 Height 3 feet 9 inches. Light hair slightly gray. Pearl buttons. Two watch keys. Ear-drops. Mark on stomach looks like a burn. The last victim of the flood was reportedly found in 1911, twenty-two years after the disaster. Female. Female. Taken to Cambria City. Sandy hair. Black stockings. Francis was a founding member of the ASCE and served as its president from November 1880 to January 1882. High-buttoned shoes. Two-collar buttons, one a pearl, the other gold plated with set. Eye-tooth taken off at gum. Height 5 feet 6 inches. The death toll stood at 2,209. Weight 160. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Female. Plaid wool dress with metal buttons. Removed. At Johnstown, the Stone Bridge, which was a substantial arched structure, carried the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Conemaugh River. Female. Ladies' small open-face watch. Age fourteen years. Aged about thirteen months. Female. Two gold rings. Blue calico dress with star figures. White cotton vest. Papers, etc. Age about thirty-five. In 1889 a dam break upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, released a 30-40 foot wall of water that killed 2200 people within . Valuables recovered by James Diamond. Overall, I'd rather have a flood hit a brewery and be filled with barrels than barbed wire. Height 4 feet. Gingham apron. Age thirty-five. Two gold finger rings with sets. Blue and white barred gingham bib Small chased gold ring. Gosline. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Ear-drops, one broken. Ring on left hand with "R" thereon. Gray hair. Money and pass book in express office. About twenty. It's like the Johnstown Flood in PA in the 19th century. Age about four. $32.36. Two red skirts. Collar-button One handkerchief. False teeth upper and lower. Valuables. Height 4 feet 3 inches. Light hair. Age about ten. The Johnstown flood occurred when a Pennsylvania dam failed after days of heavy rain. . [11] Lake Conemaugh at the club's site was 450 feet (140m) in elevation above Johnstown. Brown and black stripe gray flannel shirt with collar. Male. Black and red barred flannel skirt. Weight 90 to 100. Age eight. Male. Male. Six years old. Watch chain and two lockets. Black hair, smooth face. Black wool hose. ($1.68, keys, etc). Supposed to be Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Holmes. Blue woolen stockings. One small gold ring. Cork-screw vest. Female. Pocket-knife. Supposed to be Manfield.
