Weight 120. Very large. P.R.R. Age thirty-eight. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. Auburn hair. Knit stockings. Laced shoes. Francis was a founding member of the ASCE and served as its president from November 1880 to January 1882. Flash floods occur when heavy rainfall exceeds the ability of the ground to absorb it. Buried in lot of Henry Hesselbrie, Sandy Vale, June 9th. Membership grew to include more than fifty wealthy steel, coal, and railroad industrialists. Age fourteen years. Large very light mustache. Weight 135. Age eighteen months. Blue and white striped shirt. Porous plaster on breast. Letters, etc., etc. Red flannel underwear. Tape line. Buried in St. John's Cemetery. Valuables. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Calico waist, blue with white stars and white buttons, white and blue collar. Found just below Lincoln bridge. Female. White stockings, No. Brown hair. Female. Female. Gingham waist. Black stockings. Female Dark hair. Buttoned shoes White handled knife. Receipts at Greensburg, Pa. Penknife. No goods. Sent to Prospect. Gray woolen dress with red and white mixed stripes and brass buttons. Coleman, Neil M., Wojno, Stephanie, and Kaktins, Uldis. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. About. $47.16. One gold ring, cameo setting. Blue dress, red braid bottom. Delaine dress with metal buttons. Height 4 feet 6 inches Buttoned shoes, spring heels. Black hair, slightly gray. Weight about 110 pounds. Small gold ring. Burnt below left ear. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. Donations for the relief effort came from all over the U.S. and overseas. [deleted] 6 yr. ago. The small town of Mineral Point, one mile (1.6km) below the viaduct, was the first populated place to be hit with this renewed force. An 'avalanche of death': The flood of 1889 in Johnstown - pennlive Two bunches of keys Penknife. Light drawers. Black eardrops. Blue striped flannel shirt. Oroide watch. Brown hair. Female. Black dress. Pocket-knife. Fair complexion. From club house. Female. Although some were temporarily interred in makeshift memorial sites, 1,222 . Height 5 feet. Female. Brown and gray striped knee pants. Buried as unknown 216, from Millville School Morgue, at Prospect Disinterred and buried in lot of Conrad Raab, Sandy Vale, June 12th. Handsome fine features. Identified by Mrs. Bingle. Neither was Harry and Lula Teeters' home in Mineral Point. Height 5 feet 4 inches. White corsets Red striped body. Weight 150. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Mary Ellen, twenty-two years; daughter of Jerry Harrigan, 17 Ridge avenue, Minersville, servant in the Hulbert House. Green purse. Red skirt with ruffles. 38 cents in change. Found in Kernville. . Short nose. Blue calico dress. Woolen knee pants, twilled blue cloth. Weight about fifty. Aged about thirty Blind in right eye. Found in Millville, in the cellar of H. W. Given's store. has a watch, book, and over $12 in money which was taken from body of George Geddes. Small pearl-handled knife, collar-button and breastpin Valuables given to her brother, James H. Hiss. Sandy beard and moustache. White woolen socks. Silver open-faced watch and chain Three keys. Purse with $1.96. Blue stockings. Brown calico sack. Some people, realizing the danger, tried to escape by running towards high ground, but most were hit by the surging floodwater. Female. High buttoned spring heel shoes. Rubber finger ring in pocket. Laced cloth gaiters. Supposed to be a child of John Thomas. Brown coat. Male. The high, steep hills of the narrow Conemaugh Valley and the Allegheny Mountains to the east kept the development of Johnstown close to the riverfront areas. One small ear-drop. After the flood, survivors suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages from the dam's owners. Barefooted. Brown hair. B. Bickenton, June 28th, and taken to Philadelphia for internment. Grand Army Badge. Valuables taken by T.J. Espey. 1889 Johnstown Flood morgue records of found bodies Disk will be mailed pdf . Breast-pin. Male. Nothing else on him to identify him, unless a ticket from Nineveh to Johnstown and return. Female. 7 congress gaiters. Buttoned shoes. Male. Colored shirt. Red and white striped dress. Buttoned shoes. [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. Male Bunch of keys. Name on key-ring was Frank E. Stattler, on reserve side was No. Among the . Height 5 feet 4 inches. Dark brown hair. Weight 50. Gold band ring. Sponsored. Philadelphia has made "the most livable city" rank for two years in a row. Two bodies. Light hair. Blue silk tie with dots. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD - Iberlibro (ES) 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; 124 women and 198 men were widowed; 98 children were orphaned; and one third of the dead, 777 people, were never Died after flood. Padlock, key and 15 cts. Age thirty-five. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Light muslin dress. Female Age forty. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 9 inches. Natural dent above right eye half an inch deep, like as if broken. East Conemaugh. The United States Army Signal Corps estimated that 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250mm) of rain fell in 24 hours over the region. Button gaiters. Mark on stomach looks like a burn. Height 5 feet 6 inches Auburn hair. As everyone had dreaded, disease followed in the wake of the flood, and typhoid added 40 more lives to the 2,209 that had already died. Gold watch, engraved Christmas 18-. Dark hair. Hulbert house, Johnstown, Pa. Two plain gold rings, one marked "Sister" inside. Purse and small iron key on a ring. Gold band on third finger of left hand. Buttoned shoes. Eye unknown. Female. Small heart on right arm. Male. Button shoes. Brown mustache. Ear-rings. At his father's request sent to Irish Catholic Cemetery. Knee pants and brown and black striped, good. Metal buttons. Male. Girl. Johnstown Police find decomposing bodies, cremated remains at funeral Sandy hair Plain ring on third finger of left hand (with initials inside "C. R. Red and white striped skirt Buttoned shoes. Height about 3 feet 6 inches. Hazel eyes. Button shoes. Dark hair. White and black barred flannel skirt. the "Robber Barons" Hounded by the media, members of the club donated to the relief effort. 15 cents. Fair complexion. Died at hospital. Female. Necktie. Black hair. Age about 30. Relief committees were organized in all the larger American cities. Blue underdress with red stripes Gingham apron. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Fifty-seven years. Large buckle with half moon on coat. Black dress Canton flannel drawers. Very bad condition. Black coat. Red socks. Sandy hair mixed with gray. On tab was "J. Kestler, 603 B. F. (Blast Furnace), Johnstown, Cambria county, Pa." Weight 160 to 175 Bald on top of head. Middle-aged Full head dark brown hair. Chinaman. Supposed to be Meredith, above Caldwell's store. Pin with square and compass. Male. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Dark hair. Age six months. Johnstown's first call for help requested coffins and undertakers. Female. The committee was led by the esteemed James B. Francis, a hydraulic engineer best known for his work related to canals, flood control, turbine design, dam construction, and hydraulic calculations. Age about eight. Red underwear. [8] Developers' artificial narrowing of the riverbed to maximize early industries left the city even more flood-prone. Female. The Johnstown Flood. Age thirty-five. Age about twelve years. White cotton underwear. Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Gold watch and chain. First, the wealthy club owners had designed the club's financial structure to keep their personal assets separated from it and, secondly, it was difficult for any suit to prove that any particular owner had behaved negligently. Female. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Plain gold ring, received by her mother, Ellen O'Connor. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Black hair. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Such was the price that was paid for fish! T Swank, in payment of. Plaid underskirt. Age thirty-eight Weight 145. Large. Full face. Harvey D. Williams. Gum boots. Weight 120. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck Identified by her husband, Mr. Henry Viering, formerly reported from Nineveh, was incorrect. Female Age about nine years. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Short hair, smooth face. Male. Of Woodvale. Age thirty-five. Very long black hair, mixed with gray. Age thirty-five to forty. Satteen Polonaise. Found at Conemaugh furnace. One thimble. Blue eyes. Johnstown Flood. White underwear trimmed with embroidery. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Female Burned beyond recognition. Papers found on body. Age about forty. About fifteen years old. Female. Button shoes. White and blue apron. At the Conemaugh Viaduct, a 78-foot (24m) high railroad bridge, the flood was momentarily stemmed when debris jammed against the stone bridge's arch. Black stockings. Oroide watch. Editorial: J.W. Black dress. Black stockings with red stripe on top. Maple avenue, Woodvale. A boy. Supposed to be Mrs. John C. Clark. Shoes number 5 or 6. Heavy mill shoes. Age twenty. Johnstown, PA had always been prone to flooding, but nothing could compare to the tumult that unfolded after a nearby decrepit dam gave out. 1869.") Age nine. Age about ten. Heavy woolen stockings. The Johnstown Flood Museum (fee), 304 Washington Street, has information and exhibits. Brown ribbed stockings. Light hair. Large. Reddish 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. $5.08 in pockets. Female. Height five feet three inches. Calico dress, brown figure. The John Schultz house at Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the flood. Age thirteen. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Supposed to be Miss Zimmerman. Male. Officials say the search at the . The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Female. In 2008, the bridge was restored in a project including new lighting as part of commemorative activities related to the flood. 2,209 killed: Johnstown flood's legacy lives on 125 years later Blue drill overalls. Brown eyes. Age twenty. Gold ring, garnet set. Red and white striped calico dress. Two years old. Female. Large. Dark dress. Given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Light hair. Valuables given to James H. Green, brother-in-law. Scalloped vamp. Valuables placed in hand of Mr. Ossenburg, brother-in-law. Black and yellow pants. Light calico dress with black figures. Gold filling upper jaw front teeth, gold filling in lower jar, back teeth filled with silver, two front teeth lap over. Large. Two gold rings. Red waist, worked. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Age twelve. Male. Female. $2.00 in bills. Very fair and fine looking. Laced shoes. Sandy hair. Brown wool hose, white feet. Striped pants. Thirty-five years. Taken to German Catholic Cemetery. Female. Brown hair. Height 3 feet. Fourteen years old. Small ball drop earrings. Black and white checkered shirt. The body of one victim was found more than 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio. Son of Godfrey Hoffman. Face mangled. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Gray eyes. Red flannel skirt. Pocket-knife. Plain gold ring with initials, "K. L. R." Plain gold ring and earrings with stone setting. Identified by D. M. Given. Rings in possession of R. B. Rodgers. The body of one victim was found more than 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio. Blue dress with white pearl buttons. One plain gold ring. 80. Short pants. No shoes. Seersucker dress. Buried at "Prospect," June 9. 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. The news release detailed the discovery and investigation of the bodies, which stemmed from a complaint from a family on Jan. 10. Found near Walnut street. Four collar-buttons Set ring. Engraved hoop finger ring. Black hair. (Age eighteen to twenty?). Kaktins, Uldis, Davis Todd, C., Wojno, S., Coleman, N.M. (2013). Received valuables. White. One ring with red set. Blue eyes Black Hair. Black lining with red polka dot. Three white stripes black hose. Plug of twisted tobacco. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Age twenty-four years. Match-safe. Age ten to twelve. 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. Scarlet underwear. Scapulary. Silver pencil. Red and green striped body. High gum boots. Age about seventeen. A Wood & Morrell store-book. Female. Valuables placed on body. Female. Wore a scapular. Walter, Jennie and Edith also drowned. It took the City of Johnstown over five years to recover from the Flood of 1889. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Full face. USA TODAY. Brown hair. Male. 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. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, . Female. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Age thirty. 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. 35 Maple avenue, Woodvale. Purse with $8.00. White. Order book. Age forty. Female. Aged. Height 4 feet 3 inches. Age eight or nine. Plain gold ring. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Light brown hair with gray appearance. Blue calico apron with small round spot. Male. Female. Male. Open-faced silver watch. Record of Bodies - Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S. National Age forty-five to fifty. Polka-dot necktie. Age fourteen years. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Burned beyond recognition. Light hair. Comb with glass beads. Plain gold ring with S. T. How on. Open-faced silver watch. Blue overalls. Spectacles with case. Lisle thread mitts. Identified by Homer. Male. Age nine. About four years. Striped calico skirt. Flood in 1977 was third to devastate Johnstown - pennlive.com 22 years after the flood. Identified by the husband, Mark Drew. Working clothes. Tickets to exhibition by the pupils of St. John's School, June 20th. List of dead and missing people in the Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood of 1889. Guttapercha comb holding heavy head of black hair. Black hair. Four keys. Supposed to be J. Tyler. Buried in his lot at Grand View. Pearl street. [21] The long-awaited report was presented at that meeting by James Francis. true. Female. Black hair, smooth face. Age twenty-five or thirty. White cotton underwear with pearl buttons. Black hair. Buried in lot 143, "Grand View.". Auburn hair. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Red hair. Charred in Pershing's field in a burnt drift pile beyond recognition. Red flannel drawers. Female. Updated February 08, 2022 10:00 AM. Age thirteen. Black and gray barred woolen goods. Age about sixty five. Blue eyes. Cash $167.65. Catholic. Dark hair, turning gray. Weight 75 pounds. Massive flood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889. Button shoes. Female. Striped flannel shirt. The work to find survivors and rebuild began almost immediately after the waters subsided. Boy. Reese. Age two years. Brown waist. Shoes and one gum shoe. Age about fifty. White dress trimmed with embroidery. Mechanic's pin. Laced shoes. Female. Badly burned. Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Furniture dealer. Adair has charge of body. This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 16:00. 48, No. Body left on lot of Thomas L. Davis. Two bodies were found as late as 1906. $32.00 + $4.16 shipping. Thin silver ring on third finger of left hand. Blue and white ringed stockings. Child's gold breast-pin. Blue waist, crescent figure. Male. Two teeth out of upper jaw on right side, one or two out on each side of lower jaw. Interred in Sandy Vale or Grand View. Dress, white and brown stripes, blue jersey. Age about thirty-seven. Supposed to be Mrs. Griffin. Tape measure. Band ring, engraved. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Female. [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. Heavy jersey or coat badly torn. Short nose. The Pittsburgh speculators built cottages and a clubhouse to create the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, an exclusive and private mountain retreat. Of Germantown, Philadelphia. Light brown hair. Two $5.00 gold pieces. Hulbert House porter. Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati (600 miles), and as late as 1911. White ribbed stockings Leather heel protectors on foot. Very heavy build. Money returned to committee on valuables. Black coat and vest. Flannel shirt ribbed in front, brass buttons in it. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. By the early twentieth century, entertainers developed an exhibition portraying the flood, using moving scenery, light effects, and a live narrator. Buttoned shoes. Striped skirt. Penknife. Ring marked "K. T. Red flannel drawers. Red, blue, black and green plaid dress, woolen goods Red flannel skirt. THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Female. Silver watch, open-face. Large man. Fair complexion. No collar or neckwear as near as could be told. Brown hair. Brown and red stripe bosom, puffed at shoulders. Height 5 feet 6 inches Black and white striped skirt. Light hair. Blue cloth dress. Gold pin. Height 5 feet Small rolled plate ear-drops. Blue gingham with white buttons. Gingham apron. Black silk stockings. Lace waist over top of dress. White cotton stockings. Gold ring, small. White and black striped skirt. The Johnstown Flood in rare pictures, 1889 Supposed to be Mrs. White. Below stomach teeth and two side teeth. Identified by the father. Height 4 feet 5 inches. Height 4 feet. Prospect, June 14th. Can't take it off. Light brown hair. Black dress. Weight 50. Long breast-pin with brilliants. One body was even recovered 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio (Coleman 2019). Light gray hair. Gold ring with set collar-button. Small gold ring. Johnstown Flood - WikiSummaries Taken by "Deckart.". Height about 4 feet 6 inches. $170 in paper and $75 in gold. Colored. Barred flannel waist with round pearl buttons. Red flannel underclothing. Burnt and unrecognizable. Blue drill overalls. Could not remove ring. B. I. or J. Weight 140. Plaid dress. Weight about 125 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Valuables given to George Millheizer. The biggest flood of the first half of the 20th century was the St. Patrick's Day flood of March 1936. Two rings, one bearing initial "A." Handkerchief. Female. Pencil Boots with brass heels. Black lace tie. Female. Like. 0:00. One gold ring. The Johnstown flood of 1977 was a major flood which began on the night of July 19, 1977, when heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, including the city of Johnstown and the Conemaugh Valley.. On July 19, 1977, a deluge of rain hit the area around Johnstown during the night. Female. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Breast-pin, collar-buttons, cloth dress, gray and white barred No. Supposed to be William Henry. Age eight. In 1988 he said that the high water . Height 5 feet. Cigar case Pocketbook containing ring, key and five cents. Coat, vest. Age thirty. Plain ring on third finger of left hand (can't take off). O'Connell, of Washington street. Male. Left foot of child. Bone collar-button. Slender. One dollar gold ear-rings. Figured waist and white underclothing. Blue eyes. Female. Gold watch Breast-pin. Age fifteen. Light complexion. 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. Three watch chains. on grave is 333. David McCullough has twice received the . Knee pants No means of identification, Male Weight 190 Height 5 feet 11 inches Clothes partly removed, and in stocking feet No valuables, Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Blue waist. Male. Rubber coat and boots. Kid gloves in pocket. Also blue mother hubbard wrapper with white spots. Gum rubbers. Two keys. Male. Weight about 15 pounds. Dark hair mixed with gray. Plain gold band ring on third finger of left hand. Blue waist. Age four years. Dark hair. Cambria City. Cash in wallet, $312.51. [3] A hydraulic analysis published in 2016 confirmed that the changes made to the dam by the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club severely reduced its ability to withstand major storms. Black hair. Black woolen mitts Black cloth jacket. Blue eyes. Female. . Red flannel drawers. Male. No valuables. Black stockings. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of this "100-year flood". 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