Brown wool hose, white feet. Blue eyes. Female. Light underwear. Male. Cork-screw vest. Brown hair. Button shoes. Weight 40 Height 3 feet 9 inches. $46.25. Female. Two keys. Brown hair, double plait. Male. Brown eyes. Black handle knife, two blades broken 11 cents in change. Female. Weight 150. Iron gray hair. Height 4 feet 3 inches. . Hager Block Plain band ring. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Short full face. . Age about eight. Possibly a Jew. Keys. Weight 134 pounds. Height 5 feet 10 inches. White shirt. false. Nickel five cent piece. Female. Sacred heart. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Can't remove them. $5.08 in pockets. Gold spectacles. Blue or hazel eyes. Age about twenty. Two rings on left hand. Match safe. White cotton underskirts. Male. Male Age twenty. Full face. Light hair Dark brown eyes. Weight 75. Age twenty-five. Red knit skirt. Heavy wool shirt. Age twenty-four. 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. Male child. $75 in money. Male. Jacob Nolen says that John Thomas (?) Age forty to forty-five. Age forty Black pants. Plaid underskirt. Wore about No. Age twelve Weight 60. Gold band ring. Pearl street. Franklin street, Johnstown. Age forty or forty-five. Lady's brown cloth basque with plaid front. Weight 185. Age about three years. Inside of locket a star with S. H, words trademark alone a star. Male. Clater, 534 9th Ave. Calico dress with red and white spots. Age about sixty five. White. No coat nor vest. 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. Grand View, June 15th. Male. Weight 130. Female. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Supposed to be Hoffman. Black merino stockings. Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily damaged; they returned to full production within eighteen months.[1]. One set diamond ear-drops. Black hair. Female. Small gold ear-rings. Black jersey, large buttons. The last victim of the flood was reportedly found in 1911, twenty-two years after the disaster. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Boy two years. Light brown hair. Age seven Weight 45. Little jug charm in pocket. Gray eyes. 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. Boy. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Sandy complexion. Barred flannel drawers. Large upper teeth, front second tooth on left side broken or removed. Pocket -knife. Gray hair. Brown hair. Male. Eighty cents in coin. Two keys. Right earring torn out. Child about two years old. 48,196. Blue eyes. Lace shoes with half soles. Height 5 feet 6 inches Brown hair. High forehead. Open-faced silver watch. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. Black hair. Son of Phillip Rapp, of Hornerstown. Female Age eighteen months. Cambria borough, Broad street One pocket-book $1.95 in silver. About three feet eight inches in height. Age about twenty-five. Knit stockings. A Wood & Morrell store-book. Gold ear-rings. Age about forty. Brown calico dress, with large circular figure. Male. Many bodies were never identified, and hundreds of the missing were never found. on grave is 333. The United States Army Signal Corps estimated that 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250mm) of rain fell in 24 hours over the region. of M.C. Valuables given to Sallie McKeen. No articles. Gray side whiskers. Valuables given to his aunt, Ella Mulhern. Age two to three years. Male. Rubber hair pins. Female. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Revolver and knife. About. Many people were crushed by pieces of debris, and others became caught in barbed wire from the wire factory upstream and/or drowned. Male. Red underwear. Supposed to be Patrick Fagan. Female. Received by her brother. Found in Conemaugh Borough. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Identified by brother. Black dress. Supposed to be J. Tyler. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Red and blue stripe handkerchief. Blue and white spotted calico dress. Black hair plaited and put up in knot. Female. Dark hair. Age eighteen. Body in advanced stage of decomposition. St. John's, on lot of James Diamond. Cash $8.19. Black stockings. station. Glove on left hand. Fair complexion. Button shoes. Open-faced silver watch. Seersucker skirt. Papers marked W.E Kegg found upon him Mother lives in Harrisburg. The new river walls withstood Hurricane Agnes in 1972, but on the night of July 19, 1977, a severe thunderstorm dropped eleven inches of rain in eight hours on the watershed above the city and the rivers began to rise. Height 5 feet 7 inches Light complexion. Frank Shomo, the last known survivor of the 1889 flood, died March 20, 1997, at the age of 108. [22] The club was never held legally responsible for the disaster. "Johnstown Flood." Nps.gov National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Light calico dress. Female. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Identified by his son. Male. Female. Weight about 105. Brown hair. Weight 120. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Delivered to husband. Here is a list of some of the most descriptive facts about the Johnstown flood. Black hair. Age thirty. Buried in lot of C Rabb, Sandy Vale. Dress wine color with metal buttons. 16518. Five years old. Weight 140. Supposed to be William Owens. Delicate nose. Green dress. Blue calico dress. Penknife. Blue waist. Gold watch Elgin No. Small plain gold ring on left hand. Height 5 feet. Weight about 150. Age fifty. Pass book. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Male. Gray pants with black stripe. Female. Slippers. Bunch of keys. Weight 135. Blue and white ringed stockings. Derby hat and paint brush found with body. Porous plaster on breast. Black stockings. Female. Face very much disfigured. Male. Red and white striped dress. Male. 7, p.216. Reddish brown hair. Dark hair. Pleated underwaist. Men's home-knit socks. Weight 100 White. The club was successfully defended in court by the firm of Knox and Reed (later Reed Smith LLP), whose partners Philander Knox and James Hay Reed were both club members. A . Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Black hair. Blue, brown and white striped shirt Gum coat. Dark hair. White undershirt. Buttoned shoes, spring heels. Brown badge, O. O. S. of A. Silver watch. Age about twenty. Haws, Grand View, June 13th. Weight 160. For more, visit the section about the 1889 flood in the Archives & Research section of this site. White. Dark hair. The Johnstown flood of 1889. Button shoes. White handkerchief with red border. One plain band gold ring. [11] Lake Conemaugh at the club's site was 450 feet (140m) in elevation above Johnstown. Red flannel shirt. Black ribbed hose. Weight 150. Age ten. Odd Fellow's badge on pin. Blank book. Height 5 feet 2 inches. KEELER & CO., 1889 Disastrous flood (1889) in the town of Johnstown, Pa., U.S. Johnstown lies at the confluence of the Conemaugh River and Stony Creek; at the time of the flood it was a leading U.S. steelmaking centre. Male. Age thirty. Bunch of keys. Dark hair. Pair of cuff-buttons. Light complexion. Supposed to be Annie Fitzner, but very doubtful. About fifteen years old. Weight 150. Weight 120. Height 5 feet 8 inches. St. John's, June 13th. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Black cotton hose Button shoes. Weight 65. Gingham apron. Light complexion. Dark hair. The dam and lake were part of the purchase, and the railroad sold them to private interests.[9]. Height 5 feet 4 inches. One bunch of keys. Taken by his brother, in presence of D.J. Six people, including the owner Mr. Schultz, were inside the house when the flood hit. Identified by her husband, Mr. Henry Viering, formerly reported from Nineveh, was incorrect. Female. Age seventeen. Auburn hair. Daughter of James Jones. Female. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Male. Basque and overskirt. Seersucker dress. Female. Very dark brown hair. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Female. Cut in upper lip. Dark dress. Weight 100. As the waters continued to rise, Unger ordered last-ditch efforts to prevent the lake from overflowing and . Large buckeye in pocket. in cash. Pocket-knife. Age about fifty. Right foot and leg deformed. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Age twenty-four. Female. Railroad tickets. Dark brown hair. Age thirteen. Pocket-book containing eighteen cents. Richland township. Jean pants and coat. who'd learned of the Johnstown flood growing up in Pennsylvania. Buried at "Prospect," June 9. Red calico dress. One light plain gold ring. Two rings, one engraved E. Male. Ruby ear-rings. 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. Vol. Black hair. Penknife. Spectacles. Supposed to be Dr George Waggoner. All other clothing gone. Light brown hair, slightly gray. Dark hair. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Buttoned shoes. Male. Male. Breast-pin, square shape. Door key. Blue undershirt Short stockings. Cotton shirt, brown and white stripe with small pleats in front. Large. Carpenter's lead pencil. Cash $167.65. Brown socks. Black and bronze barred wool basque. 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 Brown hair. Ring on left hand. John Burkhard, guardian of the above. Male. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water. Full face, large forehead. $29 54. $7.26 in change One English penny. Breast-pin, collar-buttons, cloth dress, gray and white barred No. Height near six feet. Female. Buttoned shoes. Two rings on right hand. Male. Broad and full face. Male. $2.50. Age fifty-five. Female Age six. Age about ten. Two old style door keys. Slippers. Male. Female. Light brown hair. Dark shirt Dark pants. Age forty-five. Dark hair. 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. Brown hair. Weight 160. Male. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Sponsored. Weight 70. Height 4 feet 3 inches. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Brown dress. Blue calico dress with white spots. Black and white checkered shirt. Ear-drop in left ear round gold ball. Weight 120. Female. Female Age about nine years. Light complexion. White. Button shoes. Hatchet. Spring heel button, shoes, half soles, heels repaired. Black and green striped skirt. Received the above valuables: Charles Brixner. Light calico dress with dark diamond spots. Female. Age twenty to twenty-three. Button shoes. Valuables. 2023 Johnstown Area Heritage Association Oak-leaf breast-pin with three glass sets. Main street, Johnstown, Pa. Gold watch and chain with charm. Age eighteen to twenty. In 1889 a dam break upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, released a 30-40 foot wall of water that killed 2200 people within . Weighs about one hundred and eighty. Light complexion Hazel eyes Calico apron. Bunch of keys Sent to Prospect. Black pants. No valuables. Male. Female Weight 120 Height 5 feet 6 inches Heavy plaid jacket with marble shaped buttons, Male Age twelve to fourteen Black corduroy coat, with two plaits down the back. Blue calico overskirt. Aged. Button shoes. Button shoes with rubbers on. Height 5 feet 6 1/2 inches. Age fifty or fifty-five. Make sure youre always up-to-date by subscribing to our online newsletter. [12] However the warnings were not passed to the authorities in Johnstown, as there had been many false alarms in the past of the dam not holding against flooding. Plain string and bag around her neck. A catastrophic flood in 1889 killed more than 2,000 people. Burnt beyond recognition. Red woolen stockings. Female Age forty-five. Conemaugh Borough. Weight 140. Female. Drilling clothes. Age about twenty-five. Grand View. Sixteen years. Heavy set. Red and black barred blue woolen stockings. Identified as Robert Buchanan. Age two years. Leather boots. Light stocking. . Woodvale. Large waist, golden spotted. Weight 180. Age ten years. Light brown hair. THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Age eleven. Red woolen hose with black feet. Black stockings. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Age five years. Buttoned shoes. Of firm of George G. Marshall & Co. Silver watch (open face), chain Pocket knife. Bunch of keys Small book and papers. Bodies filled morgues in Johnstown and river towns downstream until relatives came to identify them. Male. Sandy hair. White woolen socks. Well dressed. Breast-pin. "[23], Nonetheless, individual members of the South Fork Club, millionaires in their day, contributed to the recovery in Johnstown. Dark colored shoes. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Age eight. Light brown hair. Age forty. Baby. The Pittsburgh speculators built cottages and a clubhouse to create the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, an exclusive and private mountain retreat. It's a story of great tragedy, but also of triumphant recovery. One large set ring. Charred in Pershing's field in a burnt drift pile beyond recognition. Height 5 feet 8 inches. [27], The authorities averting looting on Main Street, as drawn in Harper's Weekly, June 15, 1889. Workers lowered the dam, which had been 72 feet high, by 3 feet. Black hair. 11 cents in pocket-book. Bracelets and rings duplicates of Miss Well's. Height 5 feet. Home-knit socks. Age forty. Female. Handkerchief. However, as pointed out by historian David McCullough,[2] a man reported as presumed dead (not known to have been found) had survived; Leroy Temple returned to Johnstown eleven years after the disaster and revealed he had extricated himself from the flood debris at the Stone Bridge, walked out of the valley, and relocated to Beverly, Massachusetts. Forty were killed by the Laurel Run Dam failure. Body taken by son-in-law, Friedman, to Pittsburgh. The Wagner-Ritter House is closed for winter until April 19, 2023. Cord braid at waist. Russell all above-named articles. Age eleven. The waters carried some bodies as far as Cincinnati 300 miles away. People who . Black cloth cap lined with red, and black wool cap with black ribbon bow on top. Spring heel button shoe. Catholic. Blonde hair. Black stockings Cardinal jacket, with brass buttons. Black stockings. Before daybreak, the Conemaugh River that ran through Johnstown was about to overwhelm its banks. F. Miller, 4422 Leipert St, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa., June 10th. By dark, the entire city was a lake anywhere from 10 to 30 feet deep, the destruction so nearly complete that all many could do was pray. Reddish brown hair. 11 shoe. Striped pants. Engraved gold ring on third finger of left hand. Watch. Female. Their calculations found . Badge of Junior Mechanics 43 cents in change. Small button shoes. Age about fourteen years Weight 90 pounds. Gray woolen coat. Black stockings. Scarlet underwear. Light brown hair Gray eyes. One small ear-drop. Two rings with clover leaf pearl set. Light complexion. Lace shoes. Height 5 feet. Knee pants No means of identification, Male Weight 190 Height 5 feet 11 inches Clothes partly removed, and in stocking feet No valuables, Washington street, Johnstown, Pa. Young man. Dark dress Black stockings. Weight 160. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Coat, vest. Black stockings. Plaid dress. Greatly decomposed. Two gold rings. Blue calico dress, figured half moon and stars. Buried at Prospect. Supposed to be Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Holmes. "Johnstown". Button shoes. Found in water at Ten Acre. Eleven years. Knife, books, papers, etc. Short nose Round face. Height about 5 ft. 5 in. Harvey D. Williams. [17], The total death toll from the flood was calculated originally as 2,209 people,[1] making the disaster the largest loss of civilian life in the U.S. at the time. Small gray barred coat. Unmarried. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Small piece of lead-pencil. Skirt black and white. "D.E. It took workers three months to remove the mass of debris, the delay owing in part to the huge quantity of barbed wire from the ironworks entangled with the wreckage. Weight about 135. Blue calico dress with small white vines. Age about sixty-five years Knife. Gray woolen dress with red and white mixed stripes and brass buttons. Fourteen years old. Age about fifty. Scarlet underwear. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. Killed on P. R. R. July 14, 1889. Dark hair. White vest. Black dress. Plaid wool dress trimmed with wool crotchet lace. Age about ten. Furniture dealer. One ear-ring with red star set. The Johnstown Calamity [Johnstown, Pa. Weight about sixty-five. Blue calico dress. Blue and white barred calico dress. Height 5 feet. Pocket-knife. Supposed to be Mrs. Christy, of Butler, Pa. A girl about twelve years of age. Son of John W. Peydon, 179 Clinton street. Buttoned shoes, soles well worn. Female. 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. Height 5 feet 3 inches. June 15th. Black broadcloth coat. Weight 165. Male. Slippers. Sandy mustache and goatee. One pin K. of P. Finger rings. [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. Woodvale. Lake Mead flooded a vast area of the desert when the Hoover Dam was built. Heavy laced shoes. Tom has no idea of Anna's love for him, and he becomes engaged to Gloria. White. Age thirty-five. Gray dress. Buttoned shoes. 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. Canton flannel drawers. Watch. White muslin or canton flannel underwear. Black cashmere dress. Female. Sun glass. Earring-drop. Identified by Mrs. Julia A. Hatzinger. Two photographs. Blue plaid dress. Age one and one-half years. Stout. Valuables to D P. Hensill. Black stocking with red tip. Height 4 feet. They were accused of failing to maintain the dam properly, so that it was unable to contain the additional water of the unusually heavy rainfall. Height 4 feet. Supposed to be James Barrett or James Lewis. Daught of James J. Froenheiser. White cotton hose, foot mixed with blue. Wore scapulars. Black stockings. Four bladed knife. Black stockings. A dam broke causing a huge flood, but before it could hit the town, the flood wiped out a barbed wire company. Below stomach teeth and two side teeth. Button shoes. Bunch of keys. A young lady. White cotton drawers. Son of James Reese, Conemaugh street, Johnstown, Pa. Age two years. Necktie. Age about twenty-two. Female. Low shoes. Valuables in hands of Mrs. Ella Gurley. White underwear. White dress and skirt plaited. Red and green striped body. Face mangled. B.". Blue shirt. The flood was as wide as the Mississippi River and three times more powerful than Niagara Falls. Heavy plaited chain and locket. Catholic. Height 5 feet 6 inches Heavy band ring lettered inside from H W. S. to A. M. L., January 1, 1881. Weight 140. White cotton undershirt. 2-foot rule in pocket. Black hair. Female. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Large wallet. High button shoes. Turned up nose. Cash $2.19 Two collar-buttons. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Black jean pants. Knee pants. One bar pin. Forehead slightly narrow. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Boilers exploded when the flood hit the Gautier Wire Works, causing black smoke seen by Johnstown residents. Age about twenty-five. Short knee pants. Black and yellow pants. Weight 130. Collar and tie remained on neck. Weight 60. Black eyes. Prospect, June 14th. One cuff-button and large key. Mustache black. Blue eyes Black Hair. Light brown hair. Taken from body and placed with valuables. Daily weather map for 8 am May 30, 1889, the day before the big flood in Johnstown. Age eight. Weight 140. Name on key-ring was Frank E. Stattler, on reserve side was No. Red hair. Satteen Polonaise. Weight 145. Spring heeled shoes. Plain gold ring. Hair cut close. Brownish red hair. Pocket-book with $6.10. Identified by his partner, Mr. Jas. Scapular around her neck. Valuables given to Mrs. A. Part of a skirt of a petticoat, the band of which was made of ticking The shoulder strap holding up the skirt was of the same material. Breast-pin. Black striped vest. Scapular. Catholic. White shirt. Weight 180. Weight 160. Identified 12th August by her sons, Matthew and D. A. Matthews. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Sent to heaven before their time; Female. Female. Female. Sandy hair. Child. All survived. Ear-drops set with white glass sets. Age about thirty-five. Buried on lot of A.J. Watch chain. Aged twenty-five. Hair long and brown. Two teeth out right side upper jaw. Pair of overalls. Gold hunting-case watch and chain with charm attached. 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. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Grand View, June 14th. Female. Blue and white striped shirt. Age thirty-five. Brown canton skirt. Female. Black hair. Age ten or eleven. Weight almost 130. Age twenty. Gingham apron. [25][26], The Johnstown Flood was the worst flood to hit the U.S. in the 19th century. Large bar blue and white gingham waist. B. I. or J. Supposed to be Mrs. Christie. Weight about 160. He gave the investigation report to outgoing Becker to decide when to release it to the public. Age about forty-five. Pair cuff-buttons. Male. Blue eyes. Knee pants and brown and black striped, good. Black overcoat. Blue striped waist and dress. Red flannel skirt. Middle-aged. Aged about five years. Male. Check apron. Gum overshoes and shoes. Blue coat and vest. Hosts of martyred little ones, Age thirty-one. Female. Light hair. Weight 170. Between twenty and thirty houses were destroyed or washed away, and four people were killed. . Sandy hair Height 5 ft 5 in. Female. Letters, etc., etc. Black or gray wool skirt with two broad ruffles at bottom. High gum boots. Teeth short and dark. Female. Short hair. To find out more information about this flood, view pictures and video, visit the. Bunch of keys with tag and name. Silver watch. Silver open faced watch. Gold watch, No. Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Viering aged one year. Blue shirt waist. Green and brown striped skirt. (Worse than Herod's awful crime) Two watch keys. No. Weight 75. Female. Age five or six years. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Pocket-knife. About four years. Black pants with white thread run through. Supposed to be Miss Zimmerman. Red flannel underwear. Two sisters and three brothers lost. Plain gold ring. Male child. Black comb and five cents. One cloth slipper flowered. Rosary and scapula left on body. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Valuables given to G.A. Male. Ring on right forefinger. Large carved gold ring on third finger of left hand. Black hair. Cotton undershirt. Found with Mrs Nitche. ticket. (106) 6.8 1 h 4 min 1926 ALL. Ring on finger with amethyst, with G.L.H on stone. Bunch of keys. National Guard uniform. Large; about forty years old. Age thirty. Black skirt. Passenger on the day express Given to R. B. Bates, Racine, Mich. Two breast-pins. One old knife. Bunch of keys. Age forty-five. One knife. Identified by Homer. 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. Black cloth pantaloons. 7. Afterwards thought to be Miss Masterson. Light brown hair plaited. Two dollar and a half gold breast-pin. Found just below Lincoln bridge. Checkered dress. Supposed to be Katie Krieger. Pocket-knife, black handle. Muslin drawers. Locomotives weighing 170,000 pounds were wrenched from . Eyes burned out. One black stocking and one button shoe. Weight 130. Black knee pants. Of Maple avenue, Woodvale. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Blue waist. Black striped waist. Left incisor tooth broken. Weight 115. Age about sixty. Body removed by his brother, Harry W. McKee. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Black waist. Wore a sacque Blue stripe stockings. Gum boots. Hazel eyes. Purse with $1.19. Female. Age five years. Sandy hair. Dark blue suit. Wine color lining to collar and black silk facing. Blue and white barred handkerchief. Initials R. A. W. Valuables. Rather heavy build. Light drawers. Weight 160. Age about thirty-eight. Bone collar-button. Female. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. No valuables. Red and black striped skirt. Leather belt with nickel buckle. She is one . Age twenty-five or thirty years. Small coin purse, 20 cents. 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 . Blue striped flannel shirt. Identified by watch and bunch of keys with name on them. Female. Dark gray mixed woolen suit Red flannel underwear. Sex unknown. Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Plain ring on right hand. Brown hair. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Key. Blue collar with white dots. Shoes number 5 or 6. Heavy gray undershirt. Height 5 feet 1 inch. Badly burned. Height about 5 feet 6 inches. Pair of shears Eye-glasses. $45.00 in cash. Girl baby. Last summer, Beale's yellowing journals were found in an old Philadelphia carriage-house, shedding new light on a catastrophe that killed 2,209. Boy. Age forty. Set and plain ring on right finger. Red flannel dress. Hair dark and very long. Bones of a human body brought from vicinity of Cambria works. Age about six years High buttoned shoes with heel. Brown hair Dark blue stockings with white soles. Red flannel underwear. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. 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. 10 cts. Very large breasts. Buried in his own lot at Sandy Vale. "Prospect," 6/10. Age twenty. Coleman, Neil M., Wojno, Stephanie, and Kaktins, Uldis. Brown sacque. Age four years. Mark on stomach looks like a burn. Hair gray. Female. The Johnstown flood occurred when a Pennsylvania dam failed after days of heavy rain.