Trevor Hughes. Dark blue eyes. Male. Blue calico overskirt. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Collar attached. Male. Height about 5 feet 3 inches. Interred in Sandy Vale or Grand View. Age sixty or sixty-five. White. Black coat. Age twelve. Female. Heavy set. But ever since the . Plaid wool skirt. Small button shoe spring heel. Supposed to be nursing. Watch. Afterwards identified as Mrs. Frawater, mother of Colonel Frawater. Match safe. Male. Two small bags. Canton flannel drawers. Bodies turned up 600 miles away in Cincinnati, and as late as 1911. . Here is the story of one of the worst disasters in American history, a tragedy in 1889 which claimed more than 2,200 lives, and wiped out 99 entire families. Bunch of keys. Rusty door key in one pocket. Weight 135. Age about forty-five. Two pair of stockings, one black and the other blue. On May 31, 1889, the world took notice of a small town in Pennsylvania. It is the story of heartbreak, heroism and courage. Black hair mixed with gray. Female. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Age forty-five. White underwear trimmed with embroidery. Female. Button shoes. Supposed to be Mrs. John C. Clark. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Black waist. Vest. White plaited waist. Valuables in hands of Mrs. Ella Gurley. Flannel shirt. Plain gold ring Small ear-drop. Brown and gray striped knee pants. Light calico dress. 5 ft. 4 in. Bunch of keys with tag and name. Gray hair. Gray eyes. Age about nine months. One chased band ring. Stiff hat Heavy band ring with letter Z and star inside on little finger of right hand. Blue and white flowered sateen basque. A Wood & Morrell store-book. A list of the Johnstown Flood victims is listed below and is organized by last name. Button shoes. Body shipped by B.&O. Supposed to be Dr George Waggoner. Supposed to be Paul Geddes. Full face, full lips, small nose, light hair, pregnant. Brown or hazel eyes. Blue calico apron with small round spot. Pregnant. Male. Light drawers. ticket. About fourteen. Five pennies in purse. Weight 185. One gold ring. Silver open faced watch. Watchman at Wire Mill. Brown black hair. Light hair. Buttoned shoes. Calico dress. Heavy laced shoes. Large gold button, oval shape, engraved. Adult Body mangled. Could not remove ring. Blue check shirt. White shirt. Age seven to eight. Dark hair. Gingham apron. Large pocket-knife and five cents. Female. JOHNSTOWN For lots of people, the Johnstown Flood of 1977 was the kind of disaster that defines a career.For other people, it started theirs.John Barron, now a district judge, was in his early 20 . Male. St. Louis, Mo Lady's gold open-faced watch, stem-winder. An hour after the dam's failure, a 60-foot wall of water and debris smashed into the thriving 30,000-person community of Johnstown at 40 miles per hour. This led to American law changing from a fault-based regime to one of strict liability. White handkerchief with red border. Blue and white striped waist Pearl button coat, gray, black and red mixed, wool. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. Male child, two years old. Age eight. Male. Height 5 feet. Locomotives weighing 170,000 pounds were wrenched from . Age ten years. Received the above described ring: Mrs. Allison. Brown sacque. Plain gold ring. Dark dress with blue waist. Female. Calico dress. Coleman, Neil M., Davis Todd, C., Myers, Reed A., Kaktins, Uldis (2009). Extremely heavy golden hair. Height 5 feet 9 inches Sandy hair. Gum shoes. Age thirty-five. Top of head bald. Burlap apron. Between twenty and thirty houses were destroyed or washed away, and four people were killed. Handkerchief marked "E. Hair black. Cash $2 16. Ear-rings. Gingham apron. Black alpaca dress. 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 . Pair cuff-buttons. Weight 150. White Age twenty-nine. Blue striped waist and 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. Gold ring on second finger with pearl setting. Age two to three years. Sent to Prospect. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Female. Purple coat with small black stripes. Blue eyes. Order book. Pocket-book with 26 cts. Hosts of martyred little ones, Black ribbed hose. Rather slender. One set of black stones. Male. Blue eyes. The village of East Conemaugh was the next populated area to fall victim to the flood. Thirteen years old. Age twenty-four. Gray silk dress. After floodwaters receded, the pile of debris at the bridge was seen to cover 30 acres (12ha), and reached 70 feet (21m) in height. Gray woolen coat Blue calico waist. Black hair. Female. Male. Received by her brother. Black knee breeches with white thread running through the material. Weight 170. Height 5 feet. Age about fourteen. Black cork-screw pants. Female. Female. Gingham apron. $1.13 loose. Age about forty. Plaited underskirt with edging two inches wide. Weight about 150. Buttoned shoes. Dark hair. White. Female. Small plain gold ring on left hand. Taken by his brother, in presence of D.J. Age six months. Male. Two black hair pins. Ring, marked I. Pearl buttons. Dark brown hair. Purse with $1.23. Female. Two bunches of keys. Age eight years. Johnstown, Pa About three-fourths of body. Dark colored shoes. Garter shoes. Boy. Comb in pocket. Black stockings with red stripe on top. Gray woolen coat. Brown hair, turning gray. Bunch keys Match safe. Catholic. Black and brown jacket. High button shoes, spring heel. Weight 20. Weight about 200. Weight 160. Last summer, Beale's yellowing journals were found in an old Philadelphia carriage-house, shedding new light on a catastrophe that killed 2,209. White cotton underskirt and red flannel skirt. 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. Red and white waist. Age eight. Female. Weight 60 Height 4 feet 4 inches. Black coat. Nothing else on him to identify him, unless a ticket from Nineveh to Johnstown and return. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. 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]. Brown dress with small steel stripes. Dark brown hair. Black hair. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Thirty-six years. Male. As it hit Johnstown, all hell broke loose. Brought from Sheridan station. Brown hair. Age nine. One lead pencil Book of rates E.L. A.S. 1000 mile pass book. Age seven. Woolen cloth waist barred gray and black. Black hair. By 1889, Johnstown's industries had attracted numerous Welsh and German immigrants. Supposed to be a Fitzharris. Ring on third finger of left hand with set. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. Dark pants. Blue eyes. Male. Two rings on left hand. Dark hair. Buttoned shoes and patent heels. Blue drill overalls. An autograph album near her hand belonged to Blanche S. Wilson. Female. Male. Buried in Decker's cemetery, Morrellville. Light barred pants 70 cts. Age forty to forty-five. Age about twenty-five. $5.15 coin. Female. Valuables. Weight about 110. Age six months. Black dress. Age about six years High buttoned shoes with heel. Hulbert house, Johnstown, Pa. One plain gold ring, one onyx set ring. Pocket-knife. Supposed to be Maggie Hipp. Heavy set. [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. Check apron. Age fifteen. Weight 125. Black dress. Age seventeen. White shirt and linen lay-down collar. Age about fifty-five. Male. Age fifty five. Male. Father a letter carrier. Hand-knit open-worked sacque. Blue striped flannel shirt. Height 3 feet. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Brown hair. Age about twenty-six. Bracelets and rings duplicates of Miss Well's. Home knit wool stockings Brown and white spotted necktie. Short knee pants, black and white. May 1JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Johnstown police are investigating deaths of a middle-aged man and woman whose bodies, as well as a dog's, were found with gunshot wounds in a second-floor bedroom of a house on the 500 block of Pine Street on Saturday afternoon. Age twenty-five. Red and blue stripe handkerchief. Draft for $275 Cash $32.70. Brilliant ear-drops. Blue calico dress. Weight 100. Age fifty. Female. Heavy gray beard on lower part of face. Black hair. This month, authorities . Auburn hair. Black hair. Gold ring. One tooth on right side filled with gold. Initials, I. P. or J. P. Male. Girl. Home-knit stockings. The lake was about 2 miles (3.2km) long, about 1 mile (1.6km) wide, and 60 feet (18m) deep near the dam. Silver watch and chain. Blue calico dress with small white vines. Pittsburgh, Pa. $37 00 in cash. Odd Fellow's badge on pin. Age about twelve. Taken by Jack Watkins, Walnut Grove. Small plain ring on left hand. Full suit of clothes of brown and red and black checkers. Female. Identified by the father. Medium size breast-pin above shaped Q with one brilliant set. Red flannel underskirt. Red and white striped skirt. White canton flannel drawers. Age seven years Plaited waist. Male child. Light complexion. Short knee pants. No clothing. Prospect, June 14th. Brown hair. Blue calico dress, new, with white vine stripes. Age sixteen to eighteen. His family survived the flood. Male. Gold ear-rings. Flash floods are the most dangerous kind of floods, because they combine the destructive power of a flood with incredible speed. Zoom in Zoom out Rotate right Fit screen Full expand. Debris at the Stone Bridge covered thirty acres,[18] and clean-up operations were to continue for years. Bunch of keys with tag marked "E. M Thomas." Male. $46.25. Female. Buttoned shoes. Striped coat and pants. Small child. Brown calico sack. Age twenty-four. Weight 130. Age about thirty-five. Blue chevoit suit. Age six. [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. 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. 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. $2.00 in bills. Black ribbed stockings. Blue eyes. Locating the bodies was a challenge. Short in stature Very heavy. Plain gold band ring on third finger of left hand. Blue clothes. Heavy jersey. Age forty five. Weight 150. James, Somerset. Height 3 feet 6 inches. Age twenty-four. Clater, 534 9th Ave. Buried on lot of A.J. Age ten. Removed. Pearl street, Johnstown. A female. 56 cts. Fancy ear-rings with sets. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Dark blue cotton shirt with white bar. Age about fifty. Weight 220. Male. Knife. . It was featured as a main attraction at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1909, where it was seen by 100,000 and presented as "our time's greatest electromechanical spectacle", Willis Fletcher Johnson wrote in 1889 a book called, Gertrude Quinn Slattery, who survived the flood as a six-year-old girl, published a memoir entitled. Navy blue vest and pants. Female. Found in front of Cambria Iron Co.'s office. Red hair and moustache. Blue spotted calico dress. Age two years. Claimed. Age twelve Weight 60. Blue black dress. Identified by his partner, Mr. Jas. One set diamond ear-drops. Age about three. Thirty-eight years. Weight about 60. Ten years old. One pin K. of P. Finger rings. Red hair. Letter from her mother addressed Miss Della Davis, 142 Grant street, Johnstown. Weight 130. Male. Gold leaf earring, diamond set in centre Old number lost. Age thirty-five to forty. Fifteen years old. The cleanup operation took years, with bodies still being found months (and years) after the flood. Female. Burnt and unrecognizable. Wife of Philip Myers Cinder street, Johnstown. Large front teeth not close together. Black hair. No money or valuables. Age about twenty-one. Weight 150. Cash $79.09. Before daybreak, the Conemaugh River that ran through Johnstown was about to overwhelm its banks. Age about nineteen. Weight 135 Blue calico dress with figure on it. Light hair. $170 in paper and $75 in gold. Flannel shirt. Taken to Cambria City. Child not more than ten years of age. Dark hair. Male. Age twenty-two. Female. Earrings Silver ring on middle finger of left hand. Age about six. Electric wire keys Plug of tobacco. Female. Black pants. Male Bunch of keys. Male. Red flannel underwear. Two rings with clover leaf pearl set. Food, clothing, medicine, and other provisions began arriving by rail. Weight 225. Blue waist with white stripes. Five years old. Middle-aged Full head dark brown hair. Male. Crucifix. Light brown hair. The force of the flood swept several locomotives weighing 170,000 pounds as far as 4,800 feet, $3,742,818.78 was collected for the Johnstown relief effort from within the U.S. and 18 foreign countries, The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and organized in 1881, arrived in Johnstown on June 5, 1889 it was the first major peacetime disaster relief effort for the, Johnstown has suffered additional significant floods in its history, including in. Found in water at Ten Acre. A female. Unmarried. Age about ten years. According to nps.gov, "of the 2,209 people that died 900 bodies were never found." . shoes. Valuables One ring with set. Pocket-knife. Gray and black striped knee pants. Gold watch. Supposed to be a child of John Thomas. People who . Light hair. Bunch of keys. Blue eyes Black Hair. Blue calico waist with white dots. Weight 140. Emblem pin of A.O.K. Age six or seven years. 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. p.475. Plain white underskirt. Calico dress. Female. 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. Weight 65. Age thirty. In Commodore Perry's expedition in Japan, that opened up the first treaty. About three feet eight inches in height. Female Age forty-five to fifty Weight 160. Male. Valuables. Dark hair. "F. P. R." on arm and clasped hands under same. Gum garters. Download. Ear-drops. Two teeth out right side upper jaw. Female. Grand View, June 14. Supposed to be Miss Zimmerman. Dressmaker. Gray and black striped knee pants. Purse with one cent. Thin silver ring on third finger of left hand. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Beale, D.D. Age about thirty-five. Memorandum book of slaughter house, having a list of hides in it. June 15th. Age about fourteen. $65.95. Female. Female. Weight 160. High button shoe. Large. Small child. Unrecognizable. Female. Young. Fourteen years old. Valuables. 15 Walnut street. Weight 40. Afterwards identified as Mrs. Samuel Lenhart. Light brown hair Gray eyes. Brown bib. Killed on P. R. R. July 14, 1889. Buried at St. John's, June 9th. Afterwards identified as James Dillon, of Somerset. . Female. Two rings. Middle-aged. Female. Female. Age about eight. Weight 90. Wort near ear. Age about one year. The owner's license was suspended . Wore a sacque Blue stripe stockings. One black stocking and one button shoe. Gray woolen undershirt. Striped flannel shirt. Red dress trimmed with fringe around yoke. Barred dress. Jazz is the use of a whole range of rhythm without improvisation. Weight 100 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Black hair. Plain ear-rings. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Valuables given to John Marshall, his brother. Taken back to Johnstown, Pa. Male Age thirty-nine. Plaid dress. Brown hair. About forty. THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Age thirteen 10 cts. Age eighteen. Weight 120. Weight 135. Long hair. Muslin skirt. Female. Weight 110. Black stockings. Gaiter shoes. Dark brown hair. Gauze undershirt. Black hair and moustache. Blue dress, red braid bottom. Small button shoes. Also blue mother hubbard wrapper with white spots. About ten years of age. Aged. Short hair, smooth face. Female. Male. Watch chain. Child. Breast-pin and gold setting. Age about five years. Black and white striped dress with a black cross stripe. Name found on arm. Fair complexion, light hair. Male. Female. No. Green corded petticoat. Black silk dress White collar. Female. Weight 130. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Weight 150. Son of Howell Powell. Cuff-buttons in wrist band of sleeve White cotton socks. Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily damaged; they returned to full production within eighteen months.[1]. Very much decomposed. Sex unknown. Derby hat and paint brush found with body. Sandy beard and moustache. Female from Hulbert House. Light hair slightly gray. Blue waist. The Pennsylvania Railroad restored service to Pittsburgh, 55 miles (89km) away, by June 2. Blue calico wrapper, brown and white stripes. Weight 120. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 70. has a watch, book, and over $12 in money which was taken from body of George Geddes. Penknife. A young lady. Package of photographs. Male. Delaine dress with metal buttons. Ruby ear-rings. Female. Pair blood stone cuff-buttons. Black dress. Age thirty to forty. Purse $1.57 Pocket-knife. Age thirty-five. Black stockings. Figured wrapper. Male Weight 90. Female. Pearl buttons. Bunch of keys. Brown eyes. Cuff-buttons. All but the hips and lower limbs burned away. No valuables. Age sixty-five. Scapular around her neck. Gingham apron. Two rings on finger of left hand. Silver pencil. Ear-drop in left ear round gold ball. Height 5 feet 11 inches. in pockets. Red cloth dress. Bunch of keys with checks and name. Black calico dress with white spots. Female. Brown hair. Light brown hair. Red and white striped skirt Buttoned shoes. 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. Female. Long gold breast-pin with stone setting. Black hair. White muslin skirt. Dark hair. Earrings plain gold. Large. Age twenty-four years. Flannel shirt. Ring with set and name inside. Gray eyes. Bunch of keys. The . Pocket-book. Height 3 feet 8 inches. One ring with red set. Wife of Moses Owens. Woodvale. Brown eyes. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Dark hair. Age six years. White shirt. Condicin: Good Encuadernacin de tapa dura. Blue calico dress with star figures. Lovers burnt and sweethearts drowned, Height 4 feet. Tape line. Age about forty. Blue calico basque figured with white squares. Sandy hair Height 5 ft 5 in. Weight 150. Son of James Reese, Conemaugh street, Johnstown, Pa. Age two years. Black dress buttoned in back. Blue eyes. Age two months. Leather coin purse Ten cents. Female. Male child, about ten years old White. Height 5 feet Light complexion. Large. "Johnstown". Brown hair. Male. All other clothing gone. Match safe. Had valuables. Package of Japanese headache cure. Sandy hair mixed with gray. Light hair. White cotton drawers. Red shirt with white stripes Dark striped stockings. Grand View, June 14th. Light hair. Paper with Chinese letters. Johnstown's first call for help requested coffins and undertakers. Female. Fair complexion. Officials say the search at the . 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. Buried in Sandy Vale, June 11th. . Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Height 5 feet 10 inches. White. Male. That flood also reached Pittsburgh, where it was known as the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936. Weight 185 Height 4 feet. Blue dress. Female. Light complexion. Male child. Brown wool hose, white feet. Rings in possession of R. B. Rodgers. Scar on side of face. Black and white barred underwear. Gloria's father, John Hamilton, is a wealthy lumber man who controls a dam upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Blue, brown and white striped shirt Gum coat. Age twenty-four years. Black stockings. Valuables in hands of John H. Scott. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Catholic. Identified by the father. Age forty-three. Supposed to be Mr. Bridge's child. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Hazel eyes. Papers, etc. $4.00 in cash. Height 4 feet 5 inches. Of Woodvale's 1,100 residents, 314 died in the flood. The news release detailed the discovery and investigation of the bodies, which stemmed from a complaint from a family on Jan. 10. Sandy hair. Age fifty. Long gold breast-pin. Age eight years. Laced shoes. Given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. IED New Advertisements. Large bar blue and white gingham waist. No coat or vest. 7, p.216. Light eyes. Weight 50 or 60. Very much decomposed. Blue gingham striped apron Blue woolen dress. Weight 180. Weight about 225. White linen collar with brilliant collar-button. Weight 160. Daughter of E. A. James, Jr., 117 Market street, Johnstown. the "Robber Barons" Hounded by the media, members of the club donated to the relief effort.