johnstown flood bodies found

(Package.). Elastic garter. Development included lowering the dam to make its top wide enough to hold a road and putting a fish screen in the spillway. Hair gray. Check apron. Round face. Samples of dress and skirt on coffin. Human foot. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Catholic. Twelve years. Female. Female. Height 4 feet. Four gold collar buttons Given to O J. Bishop. Black stockings. Gum boots. Weight 65. Fifteen years old. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Male Pair of red socks. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Dark red hair. One ear-ring with red star set. Brown dress with red plaited front and cuffs. Woolen skirt Blue belt around waist. $5.08 in pockets. Light complexion. White linen collar with brilliant collar-button. Valuables. Removed Ring given to her sister, Mrs. Wm. Small gold ring. Light complexion and light hair. Female. Black pants. Supposed to be a child of John Thomas. Blue dress with white pearl buttons. Supposed to be Mrs. Reese, wife of J.W. Cash 54 cts. Blue and white barred skirt. Sent to Prospect. engraved thereon. Button shoes, size about 4 1/2. Black and swollen. Black hair. Valuables to D P. Hensill. Male. "D.E. Right earring torn out. Weight about sixty-five. Flannel skirt. 12, Grand View. Knife. Gray hair. Black stockings. Received valuables of 267. Black hair. The work to find survivors and rebuild began almost immediately after the waters subsided. Knife. Female. Pearl buttons. Low laced shoes. High buttoned shoe. Black jersey. Smooth shaven face. Female. Porous plaster on breast. Age about thirty. Forty were killed by the Laurel Run Dam failure. Black wool underskirt. Small plain gold ring. W. K. Endsley's bank book. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Papers, etc. Two pocket-knives. Weight 60. Red mustache. One shoe buttoner. Slippers. One set of black stones. Height 3 feet. Weight 130. Boy. A female. Plain ring on finger of right hand. Pass book. Weight about 60. Mr. Young, the clerk, has the rings. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Black woolen stockings, home knit Buttoned shoes. Barefooted. 5. No articles. White underwear. Purse and small iron key on a ring. Female. Throwing his locomotive into reverse, he raced backward toward East Conemaugh, the whistle blowing constantly. Age about fourteen years Weight 90 pounds. The HillBenders, along with a varied underbill of touring artists and local and regional talent. Weight 40. Age about thirteen. Record of Bodies - Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S. National Blue eyes. McKean. Found near Sang Hollow. Plain gold ring on second finger of right hand. Brown eyes. One cuff-button and large key. Age about twenty-one. Auburn hair. Black eardrops. Height about 5 ft. 5 in. Burlap apron. Nothing but a rule. Black basque. Keys. Ear-drops, one broken. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Red dress. Red and black checkered skirt. Red flannel skirt. Taken by Jack Watkins, Walnut Grove. Brown hair. Black hair. Female. No shoes. Female. Red and black barred flannel skirt. It's like the Johnstown Flood in PA in the 19th century. Dark clothes. Father a letter carrier. Weight 140. Set and plain ring on right finger. Black hair. 81. Female. The Johnstown Dam Collapse and Flood 1889 (Disaster Documentary) Female. Watch Johnstown Flood | Prime Video - amazon.com Small, round, black ball. Dark brown hair. Plain old-fashioned earring. Dark brown hair. Female. Woolen shirt, has evidently been blue. Empty pocketbook. Supposed to be Dr George Waggoner. About 5 feet 6 inches height. View of lower Johnstown three days after the flood, Copy of the preceding picture was resold 11 years later as part of the Galveston Texas storm of 1900, Floods have continued to be a concern for Johnstown, which had major flooding in 1894, 1907, 1924, 1936, and 1977. The death toll here was approximately sixteen people. Buttoned shoes, tipped spring heels. Checkered waist. Age about twenty. Two collar-buttons. The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, . Silver hunting-case watch and gold chain with charm representing surveyor's compass Leather spectacle case. Age about eighteen. Bunch of keys and paper. Leather boots. Brown hair. 2023 Johnstown Area Heritage Association One heavy plain gold ring. The dam and lake were part of the purchase, and the railroad sold them to private interests.[9]. One pair earrings. Taken from body and placed with valuables. Light complexion. Canton flannel drawers. Gold chain with charm, marked "God with us." Comb in pocket. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Age thirty-seven. Black stockings. Age thirty-five. Identified by Homer. Pocket book with $1.25. Age about sixty years. Age about twenty-five. Skewered by a huge tree uprooted by the flood, the house floated down from its location on Union Street to the end of Main. Brown hair. Silver watch and chain. Small finger on third finger of left hand. Black hair. Black stockings. Black guard to it. The last victim of the flood was reportedly found in 1911, twenty-two years after the disaster. Black stockings. Very long dark hair, plait in back. Ring on right hand. Heavy head of hair. Weight 135. Female. White stockings, No. Sandy mustache and goatee. Identified by receipts found on her person. 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. Middle-aged. Age about six months. Weight 180. Button shoes. Small red mustache. Height about 5 feet 4 inches. Female. Black alpaca dress White underskirt. Female. Age about sixty-five. Age twelve. Worked with H. Martin, Wire Mills. High buttoned spring heel shoes. A few gray hairs on chin. $3,742,818.78 was collected for the Johnstown relief effort from within the U.S. and eighteen foreign countries, including Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, and the Ottoman Empire. Turned up nose. Two small bags. Decomposing bodies, remains found at funeral home: NY cops - Miami Herald That flood also reached Pittsburgh, where it was known as the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936. White. Height 4 ft. Buttoned shoes. Female. One broken. . Age about thirty. Red flannel skirt. Large. Buttoned shoes. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Blue waist. The waters carried some bodies as far as Cincinnati 300 miles away. Low cut shoes. Female. One small ear-drop. Johnstown Police find decomposing bodies, cremated remains at funeral Nine years old. Button shoes, spring heels. Dress alternate black and red with black flowers. Silver watch. Hulbert House porter. Ear-drops, enameled black, with blue setting. $45.00 in cash. Checkered apron. Two watch keys. Blue calico dress with small crescent dots. About eighteen. Female Age forty. Cash $8.19. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.Pam Schilling is the reason Donald Trump is the president. Watch. Age thirty-five. Blue and white flowered sateen basque. Age about forty. Charm with different metals set in. Black stockings. Black hair. Short full face. Men's home-knit socks. Workers lowered the dam, which had been 72 feet high, by 3 feet. Crippled in both feet, and wore steel leg supporters. Sex unknown. Green cloth dress Blue checkered apron and white apron underneath Gold ring with red set. Weight 100 Height 4 feet 6 inches. Gold watch. Age twenty-five or thirty years. Black stockings. Son of John W. Peydon, 179 Clinton street. Age about thirty-five. Body in advanced stage of decomposition. Hair brown and light. Crooked legs. Gold ring, octagon shape. One very small key. Collar and cuff buttons. Black pants. 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. Weight about forty. Light brown hair. Very large. Little black waist Red undershirt. No upper teeth. Weight about seventy-five pounds. Red woolen stockings. Scarlet underwear. Aged. Very heavy brown hair tied with blue ribbon. 178-5. Breast-pin. Female. Black wool hose. Age eight. Can't take it off. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Male child, about ten years old White. Age two years. in pockets. Odd Fellow's badge on pin. Taken by his brother, Charles W. Female Fair. Pair of scissors. Fifty cents. Valuables One ring with set. Describe the flood that devastated Johnstown. Age eight. bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, 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 . Light hair. Weight about 125 Height about 5 feet 6 inches. A female. Female. Light hair slightly gray. Light hair, plaited, tied near middle. All toes off left foot except small one. High gum boots. Female. Cream color ribbon around neck. Height 5 feet 8 inches Black hair Gray eyes. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Black stockings. Apron of check shirting. baggage check, No. Male. Blue eyes. Trevor Hughes. Gold chain. Red dress. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Red and black skirt. Tom has no idea of Anna's love for him, and he becomes engaged to Gloria. Breast-pin. Faces of the Flood: Some victims were never found Weight 160. Flannel shirt. R. O., 1886. Thirteen years old. Dark hair. [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. Height 3 feet 3 inches. Dark brown hair. Dark blue cotton shirt with white bar. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Ear-rings, with five point star set with glass. Age seven years Plaited waist. Fair complexion. Male. Age eighteen. Two plain rings on third finger of left hand. Gray eyes. 1 on person. Black stockings darned in both heels. Claimed by his son Henry, and buried in Sandy Vale. 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. Male. Height 4 feet 3 inches. Auburn hair. Light complexion. Watch. Dark hair, turning gray. Light underwear. Female. Bald in front, with large wart on right side of head. Nickel five cent piece. Earrings. Age twenty. 49, No. Black silk stockings. Brown hair. Butchered husbands, slaughtered wives Black hair. Also blue mother hubbard wrapper with white spots. 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. 0:00. Age thirty. Female. Spring heel button, shoes, half soles, heels repaired. Height 5 feet 10 inches. 160 pounds. 464. To Sandy Vale for burial. Knee pants. Ring at Fourth Ward Morgue. Dam-breach hydrology of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 Challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report. Two pocket combs. Two keys. Thin ring on third finger of left hand. In Commodore Perry's expedition in Japan, that opened up the first treaty. Male. Light hair. Of Woodvale. Female. White cotton underskirt and red flannel skirt. Age about 55. Female. Grand View, June 14th. Very light mustache. Two rings on left hand. Heavy woolen stockings. A dam broke causing a huge flood, but before it could hit the town, the flood wiped out a barbed wire company. Black hair. The morgues kept very careful records, but nearly one in three of the victims were never identified. Female. Age about thirty-five. Black and brown jacket. Pocket-knife. Age about sixty five. Female. Blue and white apron. Red stockings. Blue dress. Heavy sandy hair. Lead dollar with hole in it. Blue calico dress with white stripes pleated in front, and pearl buttons Black and white check underskirt. Checkered waist. Female. Daily weather map for 8 am May 30, 1889, the day before the big flood in Johnstown. Sent to Prospect. Ribbed stockings. White underwear trimmed with embroidery. Light hair. Knife. Male. Black stockings. Black hair. Weight 70. Black eyes. Apparently not old. Gray mixed undershirt Red flannel shirt. Button shoes. Age fifty. Heavy cotton socks. Female. Black pants with white thread. Papers, etc. Brown hair. Age about ten years. Plain gold ring with S. T. How on. Small earrings. Purse delivered to brother. "Johnstown flood of 1889 destruction and rebirth" (Presentation 76-9). Body nude. Age forty-seven to fifty. White handkerchief with red border. Height 3 feet 6 inches. Female. Bunch of keys. Stencil plate marked with name Pocket-book containing $75 94. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Light eyes. (Mr. Black stockings. Door key. Son of Howell Powell. Breast plate with name of Mrs. W. H. Wilson, Monongahela City. Age about three years. He quickly assembled a group of men to save the face of the dam by trying to unclog the spillway; it was blocked by the broken fish trap and debris caused by the swollen waterline. Age about twenty. Also child found. One gold ring, wide, with two hearts on it. Gray jersey cloth vest and jacket, with large metal buttons, swan stamped upon them. Ring, marked I. Red bandana handkerchief Blue and white cotton hose. Child's gold breast-pin. Prospect, June 14th. Black wool hose. Before daybreak, the Conemaugh River that ran through Johnstown was about to overwhelm its banks. Female. June 15th. The Pittsburgh speculators built cottages and a clubhouse to create the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, an exclusive and private mountain retreat. Identified by her father and shipped to Dayton, Ohio. Age sixty. Auburn hair. Colored. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Breast-pin shape of star. Male. Black pants. The flood caused 17 million dollars in damages. Female. Age twelve. Red flannel underskirt striped up and down Left lower jaw deformed. Two finger rings, one carved, the other ruby. Male. White Age two years. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Pocket-book with $6.10. Possibly a Jew. Age thirty. David McCullough has twice received the . Dark hair. Black knee breeches with white thread running through the material. 6. by Mr. Hayes' order. Ring on left hand. Light hair. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of this "100-year flood". Hager Block Plain band ring. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Cork-screw vest. Red dress. Large wallet. Aged. Black hair Long coral breast-pin. Weight 150. Between twenty and thirty houses were destroyed or washed away, and four people were killed. Cuff-buttons. Age three to four years. Female. Bunch of keys. Short white hair. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Collar-button and cuff button. Button shoes. Male. Fair hair. Ex-policeman. Buried at Grand View, June 9th. Earrings. Johnstown, Pa. Black cloth pants. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Grand View, June 15th. Key. Brown calico sack. The Johnstown Flood developed into the biggest news story of the era. $3.90 in coin. Red undershirt. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Brown canton skirt. Johnstown Flood - WikiSummaries Ear-rings. Weight 75 Height 4 feet 3 inches. Embalmed, and at the request of Mr. Friedman enclosed in a rough box. One band ring. Silver watch, open-face. "Prospect," 6/10. Black hair. Age about fifty. Three double teeth and one small tooth out on right side lower jaw, on left side first and fourth double tooth out. Red flannel dress. Dark hair. Perfectly natural lower teeth. One necklace and locket chased with 5 rubies, the letters L. E. scratched on inside. Blue eyes Black Hair. Boy. Blonde hair. Wart on left hand front finger. Age about twelve. Calico dress. Valuables placed in hands of John J. Geis. Brown hair, double plait. Height 4 feet 6 inches. In 2009, studies showed that the flood's flow rate through the narrow valley exceeded 420,000 cubic feet per second (12,000m3/s), comparable to the flow rate of the Mississippi River at its delta, which varies between 250,000 and 710,000cuft/s (7,000 and 20,000m3/s).[4]. Red and green striped body. Debris was recovered as far away as Pittsburgh, about 75 miles to the west. After floodwaters receded, the pile of debris at the bridge was seen to cover 30 acres (12ha), and reached 70 feet (21m) in height. Weight 75. Fine laced shoes. Full face. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Stout. Plain ring. Gray eyes. Female. Metal buttons, with square figures in centre. Gingham apron. Male. Weight about 105. Female. From pockets were taken a three-bladed knife, ring, shoe button, lead-pencil with pocket fastener, street car check and child's china ornament. Valuables recovered by brother, T. P. Keedy. Valuables, A male. Brown hair. Age about thirty-six. Dark hair. Age forty. New Orleans. The Johnstown Flood: Directed by Charles Guggenheim. Female. The city regained its population and rebuilt its manufacturing centers, but it was years before Johnstown fully recovered. Age about ten years. 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. Brown and black mixed pants No coat or vest. Female. Dark blue eyes. Cotton undershirt. Black waist. 1889 Johnstown Flood morgue records of found bodies Disk will be - eBay Blue suit. Blue waist with white figures. James Reese. Aged about five years. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Female. Earrings Silver ring on middle finger of left hand. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 125. Derby hat and paint brush found with body. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. Pocket -knife. Girl. Postcard Real Photo Main Street Flood Body Found Johnstown Pennsylvania 1936. The United States Army Signal Corps estimated that 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250mm) of rain fell in 24 hours over the region. Light brown hair. Harvey D. Williams. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Brown dress. Dog Treats in Hollsopple on YP.com. Breast-pin, collar-buttons, cloth dress, gray and white barred No. Corsets. Weight about 135. The John Schultz house at Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the flood. Light red hair. Body lifted by Thos. Striped shirt. Debris at the Stone Bridge covered thirty acres,[18] and clean-up operations were to continue for years. Age one and one-half years. Reddish brown hair. Supposed to be John C. Clark's son. Brown and black stripe gray flannel shirt with collar. Beckley.". The . Leaf pattern. Valuables given to his son-in-law. Weight 90 lbs. Open (silver) thimble. Coarse gray woolen underwear. Blue calico dress with small white vines. White woolen socks. Age about thirteen. Knit purse with $7 75. Teeth short and dark. Garnet earrings. Black hair. Hair long and brown. Fair complexion. Slate pencil and door key. Age about twenty-five. Button shoes. Female. Ring with the words, "Gott, Schutz, Dick." Dark blue vest. Female. Blue calico dress with small yellow stripes. Female. Black woolen mitts Black cloth jacket. Female. Black pants. Light hair. Age twelve. Blue stockings. (?) Name on key-ring was Frank E. Stattler, on reserve side was No. 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. Long hair. Barred shirt. 2,209 killed: Johnstown flood's legacy lives on 125 years later Female. Weight 165. 35 Maple avenue, Woodvale. Age of woman 45. Dark pants. Plain gold ring. 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. Age about thirty-five. $5 bill. Dark brown hair. Garter shoes. No vest. Brown hair Gray eyes Dark striped coat and pants. Male. Black dress Canton flannel drawers. Wore a scapular. Very large. 10 cts. Empty purse Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Full face, large forehead. Hazel eyes. Gold spectacles. In 2008, the bridge was restored in a project including new lighting as part of commemorative activities related to the flood. Black hair. An autograph album near her hand belonged to Blanche S. Wilson. In their final report,[20] the ASCE committee concluded the dam would have failed even if it had been maintained within the original design specifications, i.e., with a higher embankment crest and with five large discharge pipes at the dam's base. Black stockings. Girl. Age forty. Buttoned shoes. 38 cents in change. Blue, brown and white striped shirt Gum coat. Blue chevoit suit. Old scar on left side of face. One of the first outsiders to arrive was Clara Barton, the founder and president of the American Red Cross. 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 . Light dress. Female. Height five feet three inches. Black coat. Female. Male. White. Age twenty-three. Male. Wife of J.H. Nearly 12 inches (300 millimetres) of rain fell in 24 hours when . John Burkhard, guardian of the above. However, owing to the delay at the stone arch, the flood waters gained renewed hydraulic head, resulting in a stronger, more abrupt wave of water hitting places downstream than otherwise would have been expected. Pair cuff-buttons. Male. Female. Watch. Red and white striped jacket. Leather coin purse Ten cents. Letters found on body. As the waters continued to rise, Unger ordered last-ditch efforts to prevent the lake from overflowing and . Height 5 feet 6 inches Heavy band ring lettered inside from H W. S. to A. M. L., January 1, 1881. Bunch of keys. Age about sixty. Barred gingham apron or dress. Age about two years. Male. Two rings on right hand. Male Weight 90. Beale explained that this is a list of the flood victims as they were brought to the various morgues, embalmed and numbered by the undertakers. Initials, I. P. or J. P. Male. The lake was about 2 miles (3.2km) long, about 1 mile (1.6km) wide, and 60 feet (18m) deep near the dam. Received the above described ring: Mrs. Allison. Dark hair. Empty pocket-book. Female. Female. MLCG-KC-Johnstown Canal Basin Overlook Mystery Cache Height 3 feet 6 inches. Supposed to be Mrs. Christy, of Butler, Pa. A girl about twelve years of age. Spiral garters. Height 4 feet 2 inches Found on Walnut street. Age eighteen. Blue cloth knee pants. Very heavy build. A Wood & Morrell store-book. Spring heel button shoe. As it hit Johnstown, all hell broke loose. Age about forty-five years. Large buckeye in pocket. Dark clothes. Red flannel waist. Black striped vest. White muslin or canton flannel underwear. Penknife. Striped brown and yellow overalls Striped drawers. Gold watch chain. Age thirty-five. Middle-aged. Dark hair and eyes. Black ribbed hose. Black cloth jersey, covered buttons. 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. Weight about 115 Height about 5 feet 6 inches.

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