Female. Female. Fair complexion. Gray hair. Red undershirt. Age twenty-two. Slippers tied with black bow. Gold watch and chain. Small earrings. Buttoned shoes. Supposed to be Miss Zimmerman. Pair of cuff-buttons. Black and white stripe wool skirt. The Carnegie Library in Johnstown is now operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association,[28] which has adapted it for use as the Johnstown Flood Museum. Female. Black eyes. Two bunches of keys. [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. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Black guard to it. Female. Black stockings. Mustache and beard. Black overcoat. Buttoned shoes. Heavy black coat. Catholic. Female. Certificate of deposit for $1000 00 at John Dibert & Co. bank. Age twenty. St. John's. Pocket-knife. Silver open-faced watch and chain Three keys. A determination of peak discharge rate and water volume from the 1889 Johnstown Flood (Presentation 76-10). Weight 160. Female. Female. Black hair. Face mangled. Large key. Short sack coat. Button-hook, and jacks. The morgues kept very careful records, but nearly one in three of the victims were never identified. Pair cuff-buttons. Male Sandy beard and moustache, slightly gray. White dress with spots. 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. Fur cape around neck. Had been fifty-five years in America. Black jean pants. "Prospect," 6/10. Heavy woolen stockings. Red and black checkered skirt. Child about two years old. White flannel skirt. Home A Bustling, Industrial City . Small purse. $1 10 in coin. B. Bickenton, June 28th, and taken to Philadelphia for internment. One chain with bracelet with small padlock attached Two pins joined by chain. One pin K. of P. Finger rings. Short black pants. Shumaker. Laced cloth gaiters. Gray hair Gold necklace. Also blue mother hubbard wrapper with white spots. Height five feet three inches. Lead pencil and pocket-knife. Age eighteen. Scarlet underwear. Purse with one cent. Smooth shaven face. Blue waist. Male. Woolen skirt Blue belt around waist. Light hair. Bricker, Henry, Grandview Cemetery Public Plot-Bodies found but not recovered by family/friends Bridges, Chas., 2, Cambria, Lower Yoder Catholic Cemetery Male. High-buttoned shoes. Weight 130. Ring on third finger of left hand with set. McKean. Identified by brother. Weight 170. Black gray mixed pants. Taken by James Murphy, "K.". Long breast-pin with brilliants. Black stockings. Hair sprinkled with gray. Afterwards thought to be Miss Masterson. Dark hair. 145 pounds. Weight forty. Two dollar bill and one dollar in silver. Dark brown hair. Collar-button One handkerchief. Dark brown hair. Black set pin. Key. Body taken by her brother. Dark pants. Male. Slippers. June 15th. Ring with setting on right hand. 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. Female. Wine color skirt with ticking waist Black hose. White Bunch of keys. Red calico dress. Men's home-knit socks. Black corkscrew coat and vest. Weight 170. Gold watch and chain. Weight 120. This month, authorities . Go. After floodwaters receded, the pile of debris at the bridge was seen to cover 30 acres (12ha), and reached 70 feet (21m) in height. Black cloth jersey, covered buttons. Male. Coleman, Neil M., Kaktins, Uldis, and Wojno, Stephanie (2016). Weight 125. Age twenty-four years. Handkerchief. Knife. Catholic. Light hair plaited in back. Female. Gray and black striped knee pants. Brown hair. Identified by papers, watch, etc. Light hair. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Order book. Red hair. Spectacle case. Dark hair. Red skirt with ruffles. White muslin skirt. Buttoned shoes. Weight 155. Dark hair. Age about six months. 1528. Child. Harry Bischoff, St. Louis, Mo. Canton flannel underwaist. 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. Blue woolen coat. One of the first outsiders to arrive was Clara Barton, the founder and president of the American Red Cross. Weight 165. One rubber sleeve holder with steel attachment. Female. Male child. Thirty-five years. Male. Blue coat with four pleats. Valuables placed on body. Large gold ring on third finger of left hand. Female. All but the hips and lower limbs burned away. White and black or blue striped collar. Full face. A man about fifty years of age. Weight 160. Male. Removed. A jury convened by a county coroner to investigate the cause of the Johnstown Flood that swept more than 2,000 people to their death on May 31 found on Saturday evening . Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. Identified by her husband, Mr. Henry Viering, formerly reported from Nineveh, was incorrect. Female. Brown corkscrew coat. Black dress. Female. Nine years old. Girl. Weight 120. Black pants. Child. Daughter of E. A. James, Jr., 117 Market street, Johnstown. Burnt below left ear. Male. Purple coat with small black stripes. Brought from Sheridan station. Light brown hair. Black vest. Age eighteen months. Large buckle with half moon on coat. Red flannel skirt. Ring on second finger of left hand. Red and white striped skirt Buttoned shoes. Female. Large door key, had been broken and repaired. Height 5 feet. Female. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Weight 160. Valuables. Short white hair. Age of woman 45. Age eight or nine. Knee pants. Gold band on third finger of left hand. About forty. Female Age seven or eight years. Spring heel button shoes with half soles. $1.10 in silver. Age about forty. Unrecognizable. Two plain band rings. Blood set. Ruby glass ear-rings. Weight about 60. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Blue eyes. Brown waist. Canton flannel drawers. White ribbed stockings Leather heel protectors on foot. White corsets. [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. About thirty families lived on the village's single street. Two-collar buttons, one a pearl, the other gold plated with set. Johnstown is 60 miles east of Black pants. Blue eyes. Large waist. Female. Male. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. For more, visit the section about the 1889 flood in the Archives & Research section of this site. Overall, I'd rather have a flood hit a brewery and be filled with barrels than barbed wire. Gray pants with black stripe. . Black and gray striped skirt. who'd learned of the Johnstown flood growing up in Pennsylvania. Female. Ear-rings with glass sets. Gum garters. Found near Sang Hollow. Age thirty Height 5 feet. Fortunately those rumors were false, but nonetheless, damage was extensive. Left foot of child. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Pen and pencil $13 in bills 87 cts. Knee breeches. A. Hayes, of Hayes, Murray Co., 1103 Race street, Philadelphia. Gum coat. Age not known. Plain gold ring, received by her mother, Ellen O'Connor. Age eight. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Female. According to nps.gov, "of the 2,209 people that died 900 bodies were never found." . Two black hair pins. Supposed to be Manfield. Apparently not old. Silver ring left hand. Cigar case Pocketbook containing ring, key and five cents. Male. Age sixteen to eighteen. Blue or hazel eyes. Height 5 feet 9 inches Sandy hair. Age about thirty-five. Oroide watch. Shoes number 5 or 6. Disinterred and found not to be Walter Jones. Sandy mustache and goatee. Gingham apron. Weight 75 Height 4 feet 3 inches. Comb with glass beads. Male. A Pittsburgh man. No clothing. White shirt. Knee pants, black ribbed. Female. Age thirty-five. Dark hair. Unidentified containers of cremated remains and decomposing bodies were found in a Johnstown, New York funeral home after police executed a search warrant Friday. Button shoe. Sex unknown. Light brown hair. Weight 125. Male. Buttoned shoes. Slender. Taken by Jack Watkins, Walnut Grove. Female. Button shoes with rubbers on. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Home knit lace collar. Valuables given to him. Age twenty-four. Black and white flannel shirt. Dark brown hair. Blue calico waist. Vol. Supposed to be Maggie Hipp. Age about thirty-six. Bald on top of head. Son of James Reese, Conemaugh street, Johnstown, Pa. Age two years. Black and swollen. Dress alternate black and red with black flowers. Red flannel drawers. Pair of shears Eye-glasses. Blue shirt. Identified by his mother, to whom valuables and body were delivered. White. Age eighteen to twenty. Female. White Age twenty-nine. Those who reached attics or roofs, or managed to stay afloat on pieces of floating debris, waited hours for help to arrive. Height 5 feet 9 inches. White undershirt. Ring with the words, "Gott, Schutz, Dick." Short hair, smooth face. Taken by his brother, in presence of D.J. Black corduroy coat. Brown socks. Male. 932,645. June 15th. Light complexion. Eleven years old. Number 4 shoes. A coupon book, Johnstown and Stony Creek R.R. A young lady. has a watch, book, and over $12 in money which was taken from body of George Geddes. Blue calico dress. Female Age eighteen months. Woolen underskirt. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Male. Age about sixteen years. Knife. [10] These alterations are thought to have increased the vulnerability of the dam. Supposed to be Mrs. Christie. One necklace and locket chased with 5 rubies, the letters L. E. scratched on inside. Male. Gray eyes. Auburn hair. Sandy hair. As a result of this criticism, in the 1890s, state courts around the country adopted Rylands v. Fletcher, a British common law precedent which had formerly been largely ignored in the U.S. State courts' adoption of Rylands, which held that a non-negligent defendant could be held liable for damage caused by the unnatural use of land, foreshadowed the legal system's 20th-century acceptance of strict liability.[31]. Female. Long brown curly hair. Polka-dot necktie. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Light hair. Popular feeling ran high, as is reflected in Isaac G. Reed's poem: Many thousand human lives- Weight about 125 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Three watch chains. Penknife. 7. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Adult Body mangled. Female child. Age fifteen. Weight 75 pounds. Thirty pennies. Black stockings. Gold band ring. Two cuff-buttons. Gray hair. Ring, marked I. Woolen knee pants, twilled blue cloth. Female. Red, blue, black and green plaid dress, woolen goods Red flannel skirt. Black cork-screw pants. Height 4 feet. Age about sixteen. Auburn hair. Identified by her father and shipped to Dayton, Ohio. Among the . 135 pounds. (Package.). 49, No. Age about thirty-seven. baggage check, No. Slender. Male. Buttoned shoes. Male. Age thirty. Long white dress. Daily weather map for 8 am May 30, 1889, the day before the big flood in Johnstown. Dark knee pants. Age about nine. Many bodies were never identified, and hundreds of the missing were never found. 12, Grand View. Napkin ring. Age sixty. Age seven Weight 45. Two gold rings. Button shoes. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. White underclothing. Debris at the Stone Bridge covered thirty acres,[18] and clean-up operations were to continue for years. The Johnstown flood of 1889. Gas key. Two photographs. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Supposed to be Mrs. Shabler, or Mrs. McClaren, or Mrs. Murphy, of Hotel Brunswick. Short pants. Low shoes. Weight 60. Weight about 25 pounds. Valuables given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Age about eight. Home-knit hose. Full face. Two plain hoop rings on third finger of left hand. Plaid wool skirt. Teeth short and dark. A Hebrew. Boy. Weight 225. About eighteen. Small plain ring on left hand. Supposed to be Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Holmes. Haws, Grand View, June 13th. Dark hair. Gray pants, black thread run through. Black hair. Two bodies. Plyers. In 2008, the bridge was restored in a project including new lighting as part of commemorative activities related to the flood. Age forty to forty-five. Light complexion. Cambria borough, Broad street One pocket-book $1.95 in silver. Female. One knife. Blue striped waist and dress. Well dressed. Red socks. Weight about 150. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Blue and white striped shirt. Sent to Prospect. Buttoned shoes. Blue calico dress with small crescent dots. 2:05. Tape line. Very bad condition. Brown calico wrapper with polka dots. Blue plaid dress. Brown hair. Said to have been Mary Hamilton or Miss Mollie Richards, but afterward found to be wrong. One light plain gold ring. Weight 170. Steel buttons. Female. Colored shirt. Breast plate with name of Mrs. W. H. Wilson, Monongahela City. Buttoned cloth shoes, with patent leather tips. Incredibly, bodies continued to be found for months and even years after the flood, some as far away as Cincinnati. Breast-pin. Red striped stockings. Weight 130 Height 5 feet 6 inches Blue and white striped dress Red handkerchief Letter found on body signed S F Clarke. Dark brown eyes. Johnstown's Flood of 1889. Cotton waist in pocket. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Age about forty. Twenty-five cents. Supposed to be Katie Fitzharris. Black comb and five cents. Nothing else on him to identify him, unless a ticket from Nineveh to Johnstown and return. Red undershirt. One wire sleeve supporter. Decomposing bodies and cremated human remains were found at an unlicensed funeral home in Johnstown, New York, police said. Right foot and leg deformed. Earrings Silver ring on middle finger of left hand. Residents were caught by surprise as the wall of water and debris bore down, traveling at speeds of 40 miles per hour (64km/h) and reaching a height of 60 feet (18m) in places. Two pocket-knives. Head severed from body. Age forty five. Middle-aged. Age about forty-five. Gold watch and chain. Pocket-book with $6.10. Foot of female. Adair has charge of body. Pearl buttons on clothes. Age about ten years. Papers, keys, etc. 160 pounds. Age eleven. Female. Johnstown was the eastern terminus of the Western Division Canal, supplied with water by Lake Conemaugh, the reservoir behind the dam. About 5 feet 6 inches height. Buried at Grand View. Silver watch and chain. Female. 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. Heavy black jersey cloth coat. Black ribbed stockings. No valuables. Height 5 feet 9 inches. One locket lost in getting body out. Breast-pin engraved. Weight 60 Height 4 feet 4 inches. Pearl buttons. Red shirt with white stripes Dark striped stockings. Large. Female. Black jersey. 56 cts. Female. Button shoes. Brown striped skirt. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Female. Age about four years. Blue eyes. Female. Large metal buttons. Medium height. Spring heel button shoes. Found with Mrs Nitche. Between 2:50 and 2:55p.m. the South Fork Dam breached. Gold breast pin with brilliant setting. Age forty-five. Open (silver) thimble. Black stockings. Buried in lot 143, "Grand View.". Black hair. Heavy woolen coat with rubber buttons. Blue chevoit suit. White corsets Red striped body. Watch. Male. 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. Large seal ring on little finger of right hand, set gone. Dark blue suit. High button shoes, spring heel. 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. Weight 130. Two pocket-knives Forty cents in silver. Height 5 feet 8 inches Black hair Gray eyes. Blue skirt with short stripes of black braid in front. Weight 40. Black hair. White handkerchief around neck. Badly burned. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Red basque. Age forty. Dress wine color with metal buttons. Weight about 135. Breast-pin. Dark hair. Ear-rings with brilliants. Light hair. Brown, white and blue plaid skirt. (Cambria Iron Co., Miller.). Black hair, slightly gray. Large. Two pair of stockings, one black and the other blue. Bodies turned up 600 miles away in Cincinnati, and as late as 1911. . Supposed to be Mrs. John C. Clark. Brown striped dress. Supposed to be Mrs. Luckhart. Weight about 120. Son of Howell Powell. Height 3 feet. Plain gold ring. Two children, Alfred and Roy, drowned with them. "Johnstown flood of 1889 destruction and rebirth" (Presentation 76-9). B.". Height 3 feet 9 inches. Dark hair. Auburn hair. Light hair. Download. Male. Age twenty-two. Valuables in hands of John H. Scott. Female. Penknife. Weight about seventy-five pounds. $13.30 in change Open-faced silver watch. Plain ring on finger of right hand. One tooth-brush. White muslin underclothing. $37 00 in cash. Male. 1911 was the year the final body was found. Small pearl-handled knife, collar-button and breastpin Valuables given to her brother, James H. Hiss. Dark hair. Two rings with clover leaf pearl set. Coat, vest. Dark hair. Fair complexion. Red hair. Bunch of keys. Black basque. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Supposed to have money stolen from her person. Found in Kernville. Male. Age about ten. Supposed to be child of J.M. Believed to be John Rausch. Brown hair. Brown hair cut short. Black stockings. Purse and small iron key on a ring. Short in stature Very heavy. Light hair. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Weight 100. White. Weight 125 pounds. 1,600 homes were destroyed, $17million in property damage levied (approx. Height 6 feet. Gold chain with charm, marked "God with us." Weight 220. Buried at "Prospect," June 9. Black ribbed hose. Cambria City. Flannel drawers Jacket with flannel skirt. Age twenty-five. Prospect, June 12th. by Mr. Hayes' order. Buried as unknown 216, from Millville School Morgue, at Prospect Disinterred and buried in lot of Conrad Raab, Sandy Vale, June 12th. Age twelve years. National Guard. Weight 130. Wife of J.H. Medium stature. Badge marked C. I. Co., employment. Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Black and gray mixed coat. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Height 5 feet. Along with about half of the club members, co-founder Henry Clay Frick donated thousands of dollars to the relief effort. Coat red lining, brass buttons with eagles thereon. Effects delivered to mother. On May 31, 1889, the Johnstown Flood killed 2,209 people in southwest Pennsylvania when the South Fork Dam failed after days of heavy rain. Fair complexion. Identified by her husband. Weight 20. Age fifty or fifty-five. High top button shoes. Supposed to have been a passenger east bound train. Dark blue woolen cloth dress. With blue merino stockings. Burnt and unrecognizable. It's like the Johnstown Flood in PA in the 19th century. Female. Their calculations found . Brown or hazel eyes. Male. Scapulary. Button shoes. Age fifteen. Ages cannot be estimated. Age about forty-five years. Weight 30. Rubber hair pins. Male. [21] The long-awaited report was presented at that meeting by James Francis. Black stockings Cardinal jacket, with brass buttons. Blue and white checkered bib. Pocket-knife. false. Age six or seven years. Light complexion Blue waist. Pearl buttons. Age fifty-five. The Youghiogheny River cuts through Laurel Ridge in Ohiopyle. Weight 150. A house that was almost completely destroyed in the flood. . Buttoned shoes. Sent to Prospect. Very large. Updated February 08, 2022 10:00 AM. Female. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Weight 120. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Blue calico shirtwaist with light chain stripe. 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. Weight 150. Breast-pin. Weight 134 pounds. 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. Plaid skirt, red and black. Light brown hair, cut very short. $11.99 . Weight about 140. Valuables gotten by Laurence McGuire. Square-toed shoes. Daughter of Mr. John Gardner. Was lost in the Hulbert House. Black and white striped pants. Age twelve. Button shoes. Short hair. Age thirty to thirty-five. Buttoned shoes, spring heels. Afterwards identified as Mrs. Samuel Lenhart. Buttoned shoes. Long gold breast-pin. Coat with fur collar. Male. Two rings. At its peak, the army of relief workers totaled about 7,000. During the middle of the flood, rumors circulated that a dam upstream of the city was going to fail, and this sent citizens in a rush to get to higher ground, fearing a repeat of 1889. Red, white and blue striped shirt Cloth top button shoes. Rusty door key in one pocket. When it occurred, the Johnstown Flood had the highest death toll out of any previous U.S. disaster and is currently one of the top twelve deadliest floods of all time globally. Male. Thirty-six years. Female. Supposed to be Teny Rubert, married to Sabene. Short nose. Red underwear. Two knives. Age about three years. Fair complexion. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Female. Blue and white striped dress Red undershirt Two plain gold rings on second finger of left hand.
