Gingham apron. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Male Weight 90. Porous plaster on breast. Paper with Chinese letters. Weight 75. Two plain hoop rings on third finger of left hand. Height 5 feet 9 inches Black hair. Age about seven. Light brown hair. Woolen skirt. Brown calico dress, with large circular figure. Female. Weight 120. White muslin skirt. Weight 80. 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. Pin with square and compass. Dark hair. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Black hair and moustache. Gold ring marked James Potts, died March, 1874. Locust street, Johnstown, Pa. Black jersey. Blue collar with white dots. Small ball drop earrings. Dress, white and brown stripes, blue jersey. Money and pass book in express office. Blue calico dress. White ribbed stockings Leather heel protectors on foot. Narrative - The Johnstown Flood - Bowdoin College Age sixty or sixty-five. Boy. Sandy hair. One broken. Light drawers. Age about ten. No shoes. National News, 1889: Club Is Found Culpable in Johnstown Flood Age about eighteen months. Light complexion. Pocket book and papers. "Johnstown Flood." Nps.gov National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Imagen de la librera. Dark flowered calico waist. Female. Female. White bone handle knife. Steel buttons. Auburn hair. Male. Sixteen years. Gingham apron. Pair of shears Eye-glasses. Medium build. Blue coat with four pleats. Gauze undershirt. Age about thirty-five. 1,600 homes were destroyed, $17million in property damage levied (approx. Lovers burnt and sweethearts drowned, Black stockings. $11.99 . Height 5 feet 7 1/2 inches. Silver tobacco box, with name and date, Jan., 1888 Silver open-faced watch and gold chain. Johnstown is 60 miles east of Ring on forefinger of left hand. McCullough, David (1968). Chain with small bucket charm. Enciente. At its peak, the army of relief workers totaled about 7,000. Two red skirts. Plain gold band ring on third finger of left hand. High and round forehead. Gray hair. Two gold finger rings with sets. Supposed to be Mrs. Geis. $1.00 bill. Female Age about six months. Male. White handkerchief with red border. 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. Smooth face. Decomposing bodies, unidentified remains found at Johnstown - WAMC New shoes. Plain string and bag around her neck. Female. Blue waist. Coffin furnished his father from the Morgue. Female. Gingham apron. Residence unknown. Keys. Foot only. Buttoned shoes. Supposed to be William F. Beck, husband of Mrs. Blanche Beck (337), years 29 Machinist, worked in Gautier. Black comb and five cents. Light hair. Identified by the father. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. About thirty-five years of age. Black striped waist. Female. Light hair, plaited, tied near middle. Pencil Boots with brass heels. Coarse cotton socks. $5.08 in pockets. Female. Dark blue vest. Weight 150. Round face. Brown cloth shirt, plaited in front, small plaits. Weight 130. Wife of H. K. Smith, of Osborne, Green co, Ohio. Height 5 feet 4 inches Spotted cloth dress, gray and black. [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. Female. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Two rings on finger of left hand. One old knife only. Small earrings. Red underwear. Male. Female. 1889 Johnstown Flood morgue records of found bodies Disk will be mailed pdf . Red waist. Found in Kernville. It took the City of Johnstown over five years to recover from the Flood of 1889. Age seventeen. Blue calico wrapper, brown and white stripes. Eighty cents in coin. Small plain ring on left hand. One gold ring, wide, with two hearts on it. Presbyterian Church Morgue No. Pocket-book with $33.50. Red skirt. Heavy woolen coat with rubber buttons. High-buttoned shoes. Back tooth out right side lower jaw. Valuables taken by T.J. Espey. Female. Bible. Dark brown hair. No shoes. White and black striped skirt. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Female. Hazel eyes. Female. Pearl buttons on clothes. Dark brown hair. Female. Dark hair, turning gray. Pleated underwaist. Gum garters. Penknife. Female. Female. Age twelve. Age about twenty-one. Two gold band rings. Barred flannel waist with round pearl buttons. Age twelve Weight 60. Glove on left hand. Charles Baines received the above. Identified by her father and shipped to Dayton, Ohio. Female. 145 pounds. Female. No coat or vest. Said to have been Mary Hamilton or Miss Mollie Richards, but afterward found to be wrong. Valuables placed on body. 11 cents in pocket-book. Buttoned shoes White handled knife. Weight 45 pounds. Sent to Prospect for burial. Black skirt Red underwear. Male. Watch chain. [1] Barton arrived on June 5, 1889, to lead the group's first major disaster relief effort; she did not leave for more than five months. Dark basque body. Long black hair. Age six months. Colored. One lead pencil Book of rates E.L. A.S. 1000 mile pass book. Age four years. Black lace tie. Thin ring on third finger of left hand. Gray hair Gold necklace. Red dress. Weight 120. Black hair. Polka-dot necktie. Broad and full face. Prospect, June 11th. on it. Female. Weight about 25 pounds. Female. Dark hair. Age about forty-five. High gum boots, similar to men's boots. Brown striped dress. Taken to German Catholic Cemetery. Gum overshoes and shoes. Johnstown, Pa About three-fourths of body. Upper false teeth. Two pocket pieces. Black dress. Jersey jacket. Red and black skirt. Pink bow in hair. Gold watch, engraved Christmas 18-. 5. White and black checkered body. Short nose. Age fifty. Tape line. Identified as Robert Buchanan. White and blue apron. Age about seventeen. Blue striped calico dress. Silver pencil. Age three months. Weight 125. Ring in possession of J. W. Young, clerk of County Commissioners, of Westmoreland county, Pa. Female. Alpaca dress. Male. Ear-drops. Babe. Record of Bodies - Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S. National Throwback Thursday: Great Johnstown Flood | NRA Family Black ribbed hose. Black hair. Female. Age twenty. [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. 65 and collar-button worked in. Age twenty to twenty-five. Knee pants. Leather belt. Age fifty. Buried at Grand View. Democratic watchman., February 21, 1890, Image 6 At his father's request sent to Irish Catholic Cemetery. Earrings. Age seventeen to eighteen years. Slippers. 15 (11thed.). Black dress. Black pants. (Worse than Herod's awful crime) Body in advanced stage of decomposition. Weight 125. 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. A book, on front "M. H R" Steel rim glasses. Breast-pin. station. Red moustache. Lace shoes Blue waist Black coat. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Found in Conemaugh Borough. Plaid skirt, red and black. Boy Weight 75. Eye-glasses. Age ten. Female. $1.10 in silver. Blue woolen stockings. Barred underdress. Age about 55. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Nine years old. The village of East Conemaugh was the next populated area to fall victim to the flood. Wart on left hand front finger. One gold ring, cameo setting. Female. Hand-knit open-worked sacque. White. Black and brown striped pants. Blue calico dress. Plug of twisted tobacco. Sister of David Faloon. Age twenty. Eye unknown. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. No valuables. Brown eyes. Height 4 feet 6 inches Buttoned shoes, spring heels. Gold watch chain. 7 congress gaiters. Identified 12th August by her sons, Matthew and D. A. Matthews. Boy. Male. No valuables. Black dress buttoned in back. Age thirty-five. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD by WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON - Hardcover Age three. Stocking supporters. Age thirty-five to forty. Bald on top of head. Daughter of E. A. James, Jr., 117 Market street, Johnstown. Pair cuff buttons Bunch keys. Barred shirt. Boy. Blue calico dress with small crescent dots. The fire burned for three days. Sun glass. No valuables. Young, June 9th, Grandview. Small piece of steel chain. Height 4 feet 7 inches. Female. The body of one victim was found more than 100 miles away in Steubenville, Ohio. Male. Red skirt, with six inches of checkered cloth at top of band. Male. Age about fifty. Age forty or forty-five. Dark eye-brows. Female. $1.00 silver clasped in hand. Long gingham apron, buttoned in back, puffed at shoulders. Age eight or nine. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Weight 110. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Eye-tooth taken off at gum. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Black coat. Catholic. Long black tie or scarf. Wine color underskirt. Blue cloth knee pants. Debris was recovered as far away as Pittsburgh, about 75 miles to the west. The Johnstown Flood: Directed by Charles Guggenheim. Small purse. Blue waist, brass buttons. Weight 125. Age about twenty Brown hair. Ring, marked I. Age seven years Plaited waist. Dark blue suit. The burst dam sent a wall of water and debris, 40 feet high and half a mile wide . Height 5 feet. By the early twentieth century, entertainers developed an exhibition portraying the flood, using moving scenery, light effects, and a live narrator. Weight 50. Afterwards identified as James Dillon, of Somerset. After the flood, survivors suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages from the dam's owners. Button shoes. Height 5 feet 10 inches. 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. Blue eyes. Height 5 feet. Severe Weather 101: Flood Basics - NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory Eyes burned out. No valuables. Skirt black and white. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Weight 140. Blue and white apron. Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Viering aged one year. Weight about 105. One old style carved ring. Female. White shirt. Suppose to be James Haltzman. Age twelve years. Foot of female. One pair silver scissors. Collar and cuff buttons. Remains were found for months, even years after the flood - The final remains were found in Cincinnati in 1911. Age fifty. Young man. Saloonkeeper on Washington street. Age sixty. Female. Tall Brown hair. Male. Text. For more, visit the section about the 1889 flood in the Archives & Research section of this site. A female supposed to be or resembles Miss Ella Layton. Age twelve. Full face. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Men's home-knit socks. Weight 135 Blue calico dress with figure on it. The Johnstown Dam Collapse and Flood 1889 (Disaster Documentary) Two white underskirts, one wine color underskirt with blue waist and white dots. Papers, etc. Large. Ring on finger with amethyst, with G.L.H on stone. Dark clothes Paper collar. Female. Red, blue, black and green plaid dress, woolen goods Red flannel skirt. Black stockings Red belt around waist. Black vest. The . Black hair. Sent to Prospect. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, . Female. Weight 65 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Dark pants. Dark hair. Blue silk tie with dots. Orange color ribbon tied in bow around neck. Wore long stockings marked H. S. T. Female. Female. Age twenty-eight Weight 160. Slippers. Black stockings with red stripe on top. White stockings, No. Coleman, Neil M., Kaktins, Uldis, and Wojno, Stephanie (2016). Collar-button. Bricker, Henry, Grandview Cemetery Public Plot-Bodies found but not recovered by family/friends Bridges, Chas., 2, Cambria, Lower Yoder Catholic Cemetery Height 5 ft. 7 in. Natural dent above right eye half an inch deep, like as if broken. Blue eyes. Red undershirt. Female. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. No valuables. Female. Age about six months. The Johnstown Flood Antique Book History 1889 by Herman Dieck Illustrated RARE. James Reese. Gold ring on second finger with pearl setting. Weight 155 Height 5 feet 6 inches Black hair Woolen under skirt, red, brown and white barred cotton underskirt, striped white and red Black cashmere dress, with black glass buttons oval shape. Here is a list of some of the most descriptive facts about the Johnstown flood. One dollar gold ear-rings. Male. Age about thirty. Age three. Checkered knee pants. Short knee pants. Buried at Prospect. Blue calico dress with white dots. Age two years. Claimed by James Blander, his brother-in-law. A Hebrew. Auburn hair. Supposed to be Cooney or Conrad Schnable. Male. Handsome fine features. Male. Purse with $5.61. Male. Describe the flood that devastated Johnstown. Female. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Brown hair. Female. Male. Black cheviot coat, knee pants, coat pleated in front White waist figured with dog's head and red collar. Female. Weight 115 to 120. Iron gray whiskers and mustache. Female. Body removed by her son, Warren W. Cope. Dark brown hair. Fair complexion. Female. It's like the Johnstown Flood in PA in the 19th century. Male. Flannel shirt. Weight about 135. Gold band ring. This claim has since been challenged. Cuff-buttons. Long brown curly hair. Age about twenty-five. R.R. Dark hair. Age nine. Zimmerman. Gray hair. Sandy hair Height 5 ft 5 in. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Age about one year. A pitiful sight was that of an old, gray-haired man named Norn. Male. Two passes for street cars. Coat with fur collar. Red and black flannel skirt. Identified by her friends. Breast-pin. Pocket-book containing eighteen cents. Age about thirteen. Hazel eyes. Body shipped by B.&O. Weight 40. Red dress. Button shoes. 16518. Buried on father's farm in Stony Creek. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Rosary. Fifty cents. Female. Black cashmere dress. Male. Male. Weight forty. Initials R. A. W. Valuables. Black hair. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Adult Body mangled. Female. White. Blue eyes. Two gold rings. Pocket on left side. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Badly burned. Male. Valuables given to brother Simon. This led to American law changing from a fault-based regime to one of strict liability. Woolen underskirt. Age about twenty-two. Very bad condition. Medium size. Believed to be John Rausch. Buried at "Prospect," June 9. Age about thirty-seven. Large pocket-book with papers. About this Item . Supposed to be Hoffman. Black and yellow pants. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Brown hair. Female. Age about thirteen. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Removed. The Great Johnstown Flood of 1889 | Weather Underground Recognized by his father. Light complexion. Supposed to be William Henry. Brown eyes. Black set pin. Weight 80. Female Age about nine years. Pocket-book. Spring heel button, shoes, half soles, heels repaired. Silver watch, open-face. The Horrifying Story Of The Johnstown Flood That Killed Over 2,000 People Grand View, June 15th. Gold head ring. Plain ring on right hand. Body left on lot of Thomas L. Davis. About thirty families lived on the village's single street. Leaf pattern. Five pennies in purse. Recognized by her mother. White. Mark on stomach looks like a burn. Aged about thirteen months. One ring with red set. Black dress. Age twenty-four. Small red mustache. Cow-lick on right forehead. Aged. Female Age twenty-five. Watch Johnstown Flood | Prime Video - amazon.com Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Short sack coat. Male. Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889 challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report, Heliyon. Two $5.00 gold pieces. Supposed to be Mrs. Griffin. White and black or blue striped collar. A female. On May 31, 1889, the world took notice of a small town in Pennsylvania. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Light hair. White underskirt. Black hair. To Sandy Vale for burial. The Johnstown flood of 1889. 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. Boy. The Johnstown Calamity [Johnstown, Pa. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out One ring. June 15th. Frank Shomo, the last known survivor of the 1889 flood, died March 20, 1997, at the age of 108. Spring heeled shoes. White undershirt. Gray hair. Common gingham apron. Weight 85. Market street, Johnstown, Pa. Open faced gold watch. Gold watch and chain. Weight 125 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Certificate of deposit for $1000 00 at John Dibert & Co. bank. Light hair slightly gray. D. Rees, his nephew, June 4. Female. Black hair. Red and blue stripe handkerchief. Light brown hair. Coleman, Neil M., Davis Todd, C., Myers, Reed A., Kaktins, Uldis (2009). Purse and small iron key on a ring. Conemaugh Borough. Received of J.A. Gray jersey cloth vest and jacket, with large metal buttons, swan stamped upon them. Full face. Six years old. Blue eyes. Blue dress. Pearl buttons. Female. Male. Blue calico apron with small round spot. Female. Harvey D. Williams. Black pants. Black silk stockings. Gaiters. Removed to Catholic Cemetery. Claimed by Wm. Black stockings. Age thirteen. Full face, full lips, small nose, light hair, pregnant. Female. The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival has announced its headliners, Los Lobos and Keller Williams Grateful Grass feat. A coupon book, Johnstown and Stony Creek R.R. Gold pocket rim spectacles. Female. Red and white striped skirt. Checkered apron. Buried Prospect, June 10th. Black vest. B. [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.