Long black tie or scarf. Age twenty. Hazel eyes. Female. Black corkscrew coat and vest. Weight 180. Crucifix. Identified by his son. Black woolen stockings. Badly burned. Dark blue cotton shirt with white bar. Black hair. Auburn hair. Weight 150. Knee pants. As railroads superseded canal barge transport, the Commonwealth abandoned the canal and sold it to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Weight about 75. Two diamond earrings. Red waist Wore a truss. Oroide watch. Height 5 feet 6 inches. who'd learned of the Johnstown flood growing up in Pennsylvania. Weight 125. All survived. High button shoes, spring heel. Band ring on third finger of left hand. 5. Male. At his father's request sent to Irish Catholic Cemetery. Female. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Pocket-knife. Dark knee pants. Light brown hair. No valuables. Female. Pocket-knife. Hazel eyes. Unmarried. Flood, 1889]: Carrying body out of the wreck digital file from original About this Item. Six people, including the owner Mr. Schultz, were inside the house when the flood hit. Weight 80. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Female. Age thirty. Body nude. [6] Support for victims came from all over the U.S. and eighteen foreign countries. Black waist. Black vest. Brown dress. Blue and white striped skirt. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Female. All but the hips and lower limbs burned away. p.475. shoes. Buried Prospect, June 9th. Basque and overskirt. He gave the investigation report to outgoing Becker to decide when to release it to the public. Woodvale. Dark gray mixed woolen suit Red flannel underwear. Woolen knee pants, twilled blue cloth. Light hair. High button shoe. Age about ten. One light plain gold ring. Weight 140. No articles. Earrings Silver ring on middle finger of left hand. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Sandy Vale, by friends, June 15th. "Johnstown". The flood caused 17 million dollars in damages. Eyes unknown. Female. Girl. Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati (600 miles), and as late as 1911. Gloria's father, John Hamilton, is a wealthy lumber man who controls a dam upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Brown or hazel eyes. Boy. Striped pants. Black dress buttoned in back. Jazz is the use of a whole range of rhythm without improvisation. Height 5 feet 4 inches Auburn hair. Female. Collar with scapular and cross crape around it. High top button shoes. Full face. Male. Bald in front, with large wart on right side of head. Black and brown jacket. Barred gingham apron. Red flannel waist. Gray eyes. Brown and white ring hose. The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse.On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a mass. Female. Claimed by Wm. Son of Mrs Thomas Howe. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Red and blue striped petticoat. Quite aged. Frank Shomo, the last known survivor of the 1889 flood, died March 20, 1997, at the age of 108. Age about thirty-eight. Age about sixty years. Bunch of keys. About four years. Female. Age about eighteen months. Age about thirteen. Female Age six. Age thirty to thirty-five. Large. Male. Greatly decomposed. 145 pounds. Working shoes. Ear-rings. Purse and small iron key on a ring. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Identified by Mrs. Bingle. Plaid dress, belt with two buckles. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Blue drill overalls. Female. Age sixty-nine. Brown hair. Calico dress. Female. Keys with name on stencil. Age thirty. Dark blue dress with light blue sleeve. No goods. Fair complexion Long black hair. Rubber hair pins. Buried at Grand View, June 9th. To Sandy Vale for burial. Red flannel underwear. Blue waist, crescent figure. Black vest. Woolen skirt. White handkerchief with blue polka dot border. 10 cts. Little boy. Black stockings. Somerset street, Johnstown. Boy. On May 31, 1889, the world took notice of a small town in Pennsylvania. Male. Female. Dark dress Black stockings. Female. No vest. Black and gray mixed coat. Skirt black and white. Blue eyes. Female. 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. He had just sat down to eat his supper when the crash came, and the whole family, consisting of wife and eight children, were . Two rings on right hand. ISBN 978-0-671-20714-4. page 264. Afterwards thought to be Miss Masterson. White shirt and linen lay-down collar. Residence unknown. Found in drift above Company's store. Cambria City. Black and white barred underwear. Shippensburg, Pa. Male. Weight 90 lbs. baggage check, No. Weight 180. Black stockings. Red and black striped skirt, stripes one inch wide. Right leg and right arm only. Auburn hair. Black and white striped pants. (1911). Black stockings. Calico dress. Weight 75. About ten years of age. Height 3 feet. Mark on stomach looks like a burn. Weight 125 pounds. Weight 150. Red and black striped skirt. Unger ordered all of his men to fall back to high ground on both sides of the dam where they could do nothing but watch and wait. Weight 120. Rubber eraser. Two passes for street cars. [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 woolen coat with rubber buttons. Dark eye-brows. Female. Blue calico dress with small yellow stripes. Black pants. Ribbed knee pants. Wore a scapular. Ear-drops. Black pants. The village of East Conemaugh was the next populated area to fall victim to the flood. Male. Female. Black jersey, large buttons. B. or J. Large pocket-book with papers. Weight 100 White. Woolen dress. Buttoned shoes. Light calico dress. Female. "D.E. Oroide watch. Black coat. Long shaggy eyebrows. Woolen stockings. Age thirty-five. Upper false teeth. Black stockings. Height five feet. Pair of overalls. Lady's hunting-case gold watch and chain. Bunch of keys. Brown and white barred apron Blue and yellow striped dress. Male. Dark clothes Paper collar. Child not more than ten years of age. Weight 110. Age twenty. Red basque. Taken by his brother, in presence of D.J. Red and green striped body. Light brown hair. Blue flannel underskirt. Buff dress with yellow, brown and black spots. Full face. Female. Light brown hair, cut very short. Rather small face Striped black and white skirt, pleated front and pearl buttons. Hand-knit open-worked sacque. Red and black barred necktie. Nearly bald. Dark hair. Age twenty-five. Can't get it off. Rings in possession of R. B. Rodgers. No valuables or other articles. Such was the price that was paid for fish! Age ten or eleven. Female. On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died. Male. Blue eyes. Light calico dress with black figures. Johnstown, Pa. Age twenty. Height five feet three inches. Walter, Jennie and Edith also drowned. Black ribbed jersey Black dress. Body shipped by B.&O. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Large. With a population of 30,000, it was a growing industrial community known for the quality of its steel.[7]. Male. Blue eyes Black Hair. Red dress. Brown eyes. Heavy black jersey cloth coat. Height 5 feet Light complexion Auburn hair, brown eyes, blue check dress, blue waist. Age twelve years. Light hair. Very much decomposed. Taken to Cambria City. Light hair Gray wool dress pleated. Age twenty-five or thirty years. Calico dress. Dark basque body. Age twenty. Gray hair. Male. Female. Age about sixty-five years Knife. Blue woolen stockings. Black hair. A round Harrison and Morton badge. Black and white checkered shirt. Brown eyes. Sandy beard and moustache. Male. Home knit red flannel skirt. Eye-tooth taken off at gum. Light hair. $5 bill. Wooden pipe. Plain gold ring with initials, "K. L. R." Plain gold ring and earrings with stone setting. Brown striped wool shawl. Rosary. Blue and brown striped shirt pleated in front, pearl buttons. Female. Age seventy. Weight 170. Weight about 150. 5 shoes Diamond ring carved, one crescent pin, set with brilliants, with star in centre. Jersey jacket. Fair complexion Brown hair Gray eyes. Black handle knife, two blades broken 11 cents in change. Killed at Sheridan station, July 22d. Black and bronze barred wool basque. Gingham apron. Dark brown hair. Fifty-seven minutes after the dam collapsed, the flood hit Johnstown. Weight 65. Nine years old. Three bunches of keys Three door keys. Blue and white barred handkerchief. Carpenter's lead pencil. Tickets to exhibition by the pupils of St. John's School, June 20th. Weight 140. Four years. About eighteen. Brilliant ear-drops. One pocket-book containing two five dollar gold pieces, and one piece of gold bullion and one ten dollar gold piece, one key and one cent Also another pocket containing three pieces of old coin, two coppers and fifteen dollars in greenbacks. Male. Brown mustache. Sandy hair mixed with gray. The ASCE committee completed their investigation report on January 15, 1890, but its final report was sealed and not shared with other ASCE members or the public. Flannel drawers Jacket with flannel skirt. Silver watch. Large buckeye in pocket. Brown eyes. Identified by Homer. Door key. Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Viering aged one year. Female. [8] Developers' artificial narrowing of the riverbed to maximize early industries left the city even more flood-prone. Blue spotted calico dress. Dark hair. Very fair and fine looking. Weight 20. Red woolen stockings. Ring on third finger of left hand with set. A flood that could easily have been prevented. Pregnant. Male. Female. Gum coat. One ring. Male. Pocket-knife. Blue chevoit suit. Seven counties were declared a disaster area, suffering $200million in property damage, and 78 people died. Blue calico dress, new, with white vine stripes. The death toll here was approximately sixteen people. Age eight. Letters found on body. Black hair, slightly gray. Weight 155. No valuables. Age seven. Small gold ring. Reddish brown hair. Male child. $75 in money. Aged about five years. Age forty to forty-five. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Dark hair Full face German look. Disinterred and found not to be Walter Jones. Although some were temporarily interred in makeshift memorial sites, 1,222 . One plain gold ring. Gold watch and chain, with horn attached. Female. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Found in arms of Miss Brown. Height 5 feet. Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily damaged; they returned to full production within eighteen months.[1]. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Two plain rings on third finger of left hand. Cambria borough, Broad street One pocket-book $1.95 in silver. Age about thirty. Male. Age fifty. St. Louis, Mo Lady's gold open-faced watch, stem-winder. Badly burned. Black eardrops. Female. Age one year. Plaid skirt. Sacque with beads. [25][26], The Johnstown Flood was the worst flood to hit the U.S. in the 19th century. Age fifty. Calico dress. Weight 135. Working seven days and nights, workmen built a wooden trestle bridge to temporarily replace the Conemaugh Viaduct, which had been destroyed by the flood. Weight 160. Light complexion. Found foot of Main Street in a cellar. $2.50. Age two years. Large waist. Breakfast shawl. Watchman at Wire Mill. Male. Two bodies were found as late as 1906. Had shoes on. Barred underclothes. Moreover, a system of relief pipes and valves, a feature of the original dam which had previously been sold off for scrap, was not replaced, so the club had no way of lowering the water level in the lake in case of an emergency. Witnesses Charles Diamond, E.B. Penknife. Female. Height 5 feet 6 inches Weight 160 to 175. Flat nose. Supposed to have money stolen from her person. Black gray mixed pants. Female. Gray and black barred coat with black buttons. Weight 60 Height 4 feet 4 inches. Black dress. The city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1800 by Swiss immigrant Joseph Johns (anglicized from "Schantz") where the Stonycreek and Little Conemaugh rivers joined to form the Conemaugh River. Weight 148 Smooth face. Gum boots. The Johnstown Flood Antique Book History 1889 by Herman Dieck Illustrated RARE. Paper No. Dark hair. Silver watch, open-face. Age seventeen to eighteen years. Screw-driver. [2], 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 identified; their remains were buried in the "Plot of the Unknown" at Johnstown's Grandview Cemetery.[18][1]. Black jersey. Male. Barefooted. Age twenty-three. [10] These alterations are thought to have increased the vulnerability of the dam. Female. By the time this weather pattern reached western Pennsylvania two days later, it had developed into what would be termed the heaviest rainfall event that had ever been recorded in that part of the U.S. Two finger rings, one carved, the other ruby. Gray woolen dress with red and white mixed stripes and brass buttons. Bodies as far as Cincinnati- more than 350 miles away. Male. No valuables. Home-knit hose. A strong surface low pressure of around 1000 mb is centered over Kentucky at this hour and heavy rain is falling . 15 cents. Age three to four years. 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. One paper needles. Belt of same goods as coat. Female. Two gold finger rings with sets. The Johnstown flood of 1889. Coffin furnished his father from the Morgue. A female. Bunch of keys. Two gold rings on right hand. Breast-pin, square shape. Small ball drop earrings. Height about 5 feet 3 inches. Weight about seventy-five pounds. Age four. Height 3 feet 6 inches. Large plain band ring on third finger of right hand. $2.10. Schubert's body was found beneath a pile of broken timbers. Age forty-five. Age sixty. Female. Male. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Sent to heaven before their time; Blue gingham dress. Dark hair. 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. Cream color ribbon around neck. Black and white striped dress with a black cross stripe. Height 6 feet. Weight 150. Medium build. Breast-pin. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Knit shirt. Brown striped skirt. Blue eyes. Dark blue suit. Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, and as late as 1911; 1,600 homes were destroyed; $17 million in property damage was done; Four square miles of downtown . Calico dress. Coleman, Neil M., Wojno, Stephanie, and Kaktins, Uldis. White. Black pants. Female. No valuables. Female. After the flood, survivors suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages from the dam's owners. Thirty-six years. Light drawers. Light complexion. Twice, under orders from Unger, Parke rode on horseback to a telegraph office in the nearby town of South Fork to send warnings to Johnstown explaining the dangerous situation unfolding at the dam. Ear-drops, enameled black, with blue setting. Black hair and mustache. About fourteen. Male. About three feet eight inches in height. Female. Looking-glass. Blue calico dress, figured half moon and stars. Burned beyond recognition. Female. Fancy ear-rings with sets. H. Ocker, of Philadelphia, to whom she was engaged to be married, and removed by him to be buried at Shippensburg, Pa. Gum rubbers, No. Weight 90. Female. Female. Grand View. Female. Light hair. Daughter of John I. Harris, Chief of Police, Johnstown, Pa. Three rings. Male Age seven years. 49, No. Colored. Black striped waist. Full form. James, Somerset. Plain gold band ring on third finger of left hand. Red sacque with blue trimming. Female. Beckley.". Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, Membership, archives, facility rentals & more, Johnstown Flood Museum/Heritage Discovery Center/Cultural Programming, Johnstown Children's Museum/Children's Programming, Los Lobos to headline AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival 2023, 99 entire families died, including 396 children, More than 750 victims were never identified and rest in the Plot of the Unknown in Grandview Cemetery, Bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, and as late as 1911, Four square miles of downtown Johnstown were completely destroyed, The pile of debris at the stone bridge covered 30 acres, Flood lines were found as high as 89 feet above river level. Short nose Round face. Gray jersey cloth vest and jacket, with large metal buttons, swan stamped upon them. About fifteen years old. Lace shoes with half soles. Black and gray barred underskirt. Brown eyes. St. John's, on lot of James Diamond. Baby. White. One tooth on right side filled with gold. Open-faced silver watch. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of this "100-year flood". Blue underskirt. Knit stockings. Some people, realizing the danger, tried to escape by running towards high ground, but most were hit by the surging floodwater. Afterwards identified as Mrs. Samuel Lenhart. 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. Weight 65. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Black alpaca dress White underskirt. Lead-pencil. Male. Body sent to Blairsville, Pa., by John Henderson, June 10th. Pennsylvania's South Fork Dam exploded and unleashed a 40-foot wall of water. Light hair. Medium stature Bunch of keys Prospect June 11, 1889. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Black pants. Male. Pocket-knife Bone tooth-pick $6.31. On June 5, 1889, five days after the flood, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) appointed a committee of four prominent engineers to investigate the cause of the disaster. Weight 60. Black dress. Supposed to be J. Tyler. Brown coat. Weight 140. Button shoes. Black hair. 16518. Dark blue dress, blue and gray striped. Medium build. Eardrops with black sets. (Mr. Age three. Upper teeth false. Weight 125. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Weight 220. Two gold rings, one pair ear-drops. One cloth slipper flowered. Red shirt with white stripes Dark striped stockings. Many bodies were never identified, and hundreds of the missing were never found. Money returned to committee on valuables. Brown hair. No socks. Button shoes. Female. Silver watch. Female. Weight 130. Collar-button. Female. Large door key, had been broken and repaired. Black hair. Two rings, one bearing initial "A." P.R.R. Hair mixed with gray inclining to curl. Fair complexion. Brown hair. Age about sixty Weight about 140. height about 5 feet 6 inches. On Day Express. Light gray hair. Dark blue suit. The body entirely nude, excepting two small pieces of skirt or petticoat Found at Ten Acre in the river, July 3d. Blue flannel skirt. Long gingham apron, buttoned in back, puffed at shoulders. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, . "[23], Nonetheless, individual members of the South Fork Club, millionaires in their day, contributed to the recovery in Johnstown. Seventy-five cents in coin. Male. Gum garters. Short black pants, old. Male. false. Striped skirt. Two pocket pieces. Inside of locket a star with S. H, words trademark alone a star. Age thirty-five. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. One dollar gold ear-rings. Cash $2 16. Five pennies in purse. Female. Buttoned shoes. Female. Age about forty. No money or valuables. Black and green striped skirt. Valuables given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Very few clothes on. Silver ring. Female. 48, No. Watch chain. Dark hair. A determination of peak discharge rate and water volume from the 1889 Johnstown Flood (Presentation 76-10). Tents and . Dark hair. Age about thirty. Calico dress. Heavy red wool coat. Johnstown, Pa About three-fourths of body. Slippers. Dark gray pants with small black stripes. Full face. Two plain band rings. Johnstown, Pa. Brought from Indiana Co., Pa. Weight 125. Age about twenty. the "Robber Barons" Hounded by the media, members of the club donated to the relief effort. Very large. Son of Phillip Rapp, of Hornerstown. Black set pin. Wore No. Weight 185. Female Age about ten Weight 75 Spring heel shoes Blue and brown barred woolen waist Black and red barred flannel skirt. People who . Age thirty-five. Female. No shoes. Female. Plain gold ring on second finger of right hand. Age about ten. Grand View, June 14. Male. Medium height. McAuliff Little girl baby in her arms when found. Low cut shoes. Supposed to be Maggie Hipp. Weight about 50. Dark hair. Age sixty. Vest. Female. Collar-button. Large full face. Pass book. Body removed by his brother, Harry W. McKee. Lace shoes nearly new. Buttoned shoes. The burst dam sent a wall of water and debris, 40 feet high and half a mile wide . Male. Female. Red stockings. Blue eyes. Stiff hat Heavy band ring with letter Z and star inside on little finger of right hand. Light hair. Black jersey coat. Age about fifty. Pair of steel knuckles Key. Male. Cotton undershirt. Gun screw-driver. Age nine or ten. Identified afterwards as Francis Fores (Feris). White. White shirt. Heavy sandy hair. Bunch of keys. Age twenty-five. true. Becker kept it under wraps until the time of ASCE's convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1891. Plaid underskirt. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for the best Pet Stores in Hollsopple, PA. [3] The first town to be hit by the flood was South Fork; the town was on high ground, and most of the people escaped by running up the nearby hills when they saw the dam spill over. Large wallet. Brown dress. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Male child. Ear drop with small balls attached. Age one and one-half years. A female. Vol. Blue and white checkered bib. No valuables. Blue waist with white figures. Ear-drops set with white glass sets. Shumaker. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Bunch of keys. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. On tab was "J. Kestler, 603 B. F. (Blast Furnace), Johnstown, Cambria county, Pa." Weight 160 to 175 Bald on top of head. Silver open faced watch. Blue woolen shirt. Weight 250 to 300. Buttoned shoes, spring heel. 178-5. Weight 100 to 120. Two knives. Girl. Freckled. Little black waist Red undershirt. Blue waist, white stripes. Black and white plain skirts. Age twenty-four. Age thirty-eight. Male. They were buried in the "Plot of the Unknown" in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, where a memorial statue stands to this day. Female. Red woolen hose with black feet. Sandy hair. Weight 180 to 200. Wife of J.H. Pocket-knife. Height about 18 inches. Female. Blue black ribbed stockings. Valuables, A male. Pink bow in hair. Memorandum book of slaughter house, having a list of hides in it. Officials say the search at the . 15 (11thed.). Pocket comb and maroon leather case. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age seventeen. Height 5 feet 6 1/2 inches. Pocket-knife. Pair of cuff-buttons. Age twenty-five or thirty. Age about forty. Brown canton skirt. Development included lowering the dam to make its top wide enough to hold a road and putting a fish screen in the spillway. After the flood, there were no structures, no topsoil, no subsoil only the bedrock was left. (Cambria Iron Co., Miller.). The Johnstown Flood: Directed by Charles Guggenheim. About forty. Buried at Prospect, June 11th. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Rubber finger ring in pocket. Double chain with square slide and square locket, charm black stone set on one side and blue stone set on the other. Light hair Dark brown eyes. Dark blue woolen cloth dress. Davis T., C., Coleman, Neil M., Meyers, Reed A., and Kaktins, Uldis (2009). Emblem pin of A.O.K. Taken by "Deckart.". Tall and slender. Male. Brown and mixed cotton socks. Female. Male. Plain gold ring Small ear-drop. Male. Light brown hair. Calico dress, striped blue and white. The South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania collapses on May 31, 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood, killing more than 2,200 people. Male. Red and white waist. IMage: library of Congress. Male Bunch of keys. Buried on lot of A.J. One brass check No. Red, blue, black and green plaid dress, woolen goods Red flannel skirt. Cameo ring with man's head. Found in front of Cambria Iron Co.'s office. Black waist. Black stockings. Female. Two rings with clover leaf pearl set. 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. Flannel skirt striped gray and black. Worsted coat. Light brown hair Gray eyes. National Guard uniform. B." Travelling optician. HE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. $497million in 2016), and 4 square miles (10km2) of downtown Johnstown were completely destroyed. Ear-rings with white set. Age three. Weight about 135. Female. Black and white flannel shirt. Male. Button shoes. Two keys. Small earrings. Injured July 4th, on P. R. R. and died from effects same day. The Johnstown Flood. Male. Supposed to be Mrs. Luckhart. Daughter of Godred Hoofman, Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Fair complexion. No teeth above. Along with about half of the club members, co-founder Henry Clay Frick donated thousands of dollars to the relief effort. Age forty-five. Age about ten. Striped white and blue stockings. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. Breast-pin. Supposed to be son of Andrew Baker, Johnstown, Pa. Woman and child. Female. Boy of sixteen or seventeen years (Johnstown). Weight 140. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. 1 on person. Height 5 feet 8 inches Hazel eyes. Coat with belt. Buried at St. John's Cemetery. Silver watch, knife, etc., taken by A. Craver of Ebensburg. Here is a list of some of the most descriptive facts about the Johnstown flood. Papers found on body. No shirt. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age eleven to fourteen years. Female. No clothing. Lead-pencil. Muslin drawers. Age forty Black pants. Female. Weight 150. Gray woolen shirt. Calico dress. Key. White shirt. Banged hair. Valuables placed in hands of her son Patrick. 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. One old knife only. Key ring with Yale flat key and two door keys. Age about twenty. Black cork-screw pants. Light hair. Dark hair. Received valuables of 267. A coupon book, Johnstown and Stony Creek R.R. Imagen de la librera. Saloon-keeper, Clinton street. Child's gold breast-pin. Received the above valuables: Charles Brixner. Spring heel button shoes with half soles. Female. Wore a sacque Blue stripe stockings. Tom O'Day is loved by two women, Anna Burger and Gloria Hamilton. Heavy woolen stockings. Trevor Hughes. Light complexion. Very large breasts. Bunch of keys. Also child found. Female. Black wool hose. Gray and black striped knee pants. Suit of gray woolen underwear. Black stockings. Brown hair. Thomas J. Jones. Canton flannel undershirt. Waist of narrow striped black and white goods. Scapular around her neck. Age thirty-five. $5.08 in pockets. Supposed to be gray flannel shirt. Buttoned shoes. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Russell all above-named articles. Supposed to have been employed by W. A. Moses. Eagle on arm. Pennsylvania History, v. 80, no. Weight 115 Height 5 feet. Flannel shirt. Light sandy hair. Male. Small child. Identified by the father. Age eight years. Age about thirty-six. Age fifty. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president. Woodvale. Though the Flood of 1889 bears the name of Johnstown, the reason for the flood started 14 miles up river at "Lake Conemaugh." The 3-mile long body of water was originally called the Western Reservoir and was built by the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal system in 1852.