Male. Very long dark hair, plait in back. Age sixty. Valuables. Canton flannel underclothes. Also had watch, wallet and papers received from Safety Deposit Company and given to brother-in-law, E.P. Claimed by James Blander, his brother-in-law. Female Age twenty-five. Black stockings. Female. Female. Age sixty-five. Black stockings. Buried in his lot at Grand View. 7. Age three years Height about 3 feet 5 inches. Female. Package of photographs. Fair complexion, light hair. Height about five feet eight inches. Heavy nose. Head, arms, legs burnt off. Gold chain with charm, marked "God with us." Ring at Fourth Ward Morgue. Valuables. Age twenty-two. Age about thirty-five. Age forty-five. White Bunch of keys. IED New Advertisements. Wore No. Long shaggy eyebrows. Gray eyes. Red moustache and beard. Bunch of keys. Eye-glasses. Brown suit. Short hair. Small child. The flood lasted only 10 minutes, but the destruction and fear continued . Right wrist badly scarred and crippled at one time Supposed to be enciente. Age thirty-five. Door key and pocket handkerchief. As it hit Johnstown, all hell broke loose. Gold filling upper jaw front teeth, gold filling in lower jar, back teeth filled with silver, two front teeth lap over. Black hair. Small red mustache. But it is the missing - such as little Michelle with her sweet smile - that Rudy Keck, now 70, thinks and wonders about. Male. Sent to Prospect. Age about thirty-six. Heavy jersey or coat badly torn. Purse with $5.61. Gray woolen sack. Black guard to it. Paper with Chinese letters. Buried in St. John's Cemetery. History of the Johnstown Flood, p.178 Black stocking with red tip. Light complexion. Age eighteen. Buried on lot of A.J. Female. Two door keys One comb Penknife Pocket-book. Witnesses Charles Diamond, E.B. [3] With a volumetric flow rate that temporarily equaled the average flow rate of the Mississippi River,[4] the flood killed 2,209 people[5] and accounted for US$17,000,000 (equivalent to $512,707,407 in 2021) in damage. 11 cents in pocket-book. Age fourteen years. Button shoes. Johnstown Flood | The Worst Dam Break in American History Female. Female. Supposed to be a Fitzharris. Age forty-five. Height 6 feet. When the South Fork Dam broke on May 31, 1889, the wave of water and the damage it caused eventually claimed 2,209 lives. James, Somerset. Dark hair. One with two hearts, other with three sets. Blue overalls. Large lips. Buried at Prospect. Four keys. Scapular around neck. Height 5 feet. 4. Black hair. Pocket knife. 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. Dark hair. Blue and white striped dress. Ear-rings with brilliants. Home-knit hose. Weight 160. Also blue mother hubbard wrapper with white spots. Weight 70. Grand View. Pocket-book and buckeye. Light hair. Age fifty. Age nine. Dark brown eyes. Age about six. 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. Black hair. Daught of James J. Froenheiser. Telegraph instruments and chair found with body. Two black hair pins. Ring, marked I. Supposed to be George B. Sutliff, Crawford county, Pa. Father a letter carrier. Light hair. Checkered knee pants. Daughter of Charles Prosser, of Cresson. Bunch of keys. 81 cents in change. Working seven days and nights, workmen built a wooden trestle bridge to temporarily replace the Conemaugh Viaduct, which had been destroyed by the flood. Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Female Blue gingham apron. 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. 125 years after Johnstown: Facts about the deadly flood that helped Red Of Germantown, Philadelphia. Conemaugh Borough. Auburn hair. Breast-pin. Height 5 feet Small rolled plate ear-drops. Blue underskirt. Female child. Black diagonal coat and pants. Male. Blue and brown striped shirt pleated in front, pearl buttons. Large. Black dress. Small purse. 329 Railroad street, Johnstown, Pa. Weight 125. Muslin skirt. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Striped calico dress. Black and white skirt. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Male. Black or gray wool skirt with two broad ruffles at bottom. Female Age forty-five. $2.00 in bills. Gum boots. Spring heel button shoes with half soles. 464. Weight 75. Hazel eyes. Dark blue suit. Height 5 feet 8 inches Black hair Gray eyes. Barred flannel skirt. Black and white barred flannel skirt. Red and black striped skirt, wine colored skirt. Age thirty-five. No shoes. Age about nineteen. Clater, 534 9th Ave. Claimed by his son Henry, and buried in Sandy Vale. Barred gingham apron or dress. [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]. About twelve years. Pipe. Five pennies in purse. Dark barred pants and blue calico waist with white flag figures. Female. Large. Heavy plaited chain and locket. Gold ear-rings with five blue sets. Weight almost 130. Darlings lost but never found! Red woolen stockings. Hulbert House porter. Calico dress. Becker kept it under wraps until the time of ASCE's convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1891. Two pairs of gold glasses. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Age eight years. Large waist, golden spotted. On Day Express. Souvenir of Father Hollinger's scapular. Weight 120. White and blue apron. Aged about thirty Blind in right eye. Red hair. Collar and tie remained on neck. Male. 81. Watch. Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Check apron. Taken by relatives. 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. Woolen skirt. Age twenty to twenty-three. Age eight months. Sandy hair. Home knit wool stockings Brown and white spotted necktie. Female. Leather belt with nickel buckle. Gum shoes. Age about 30. [22] The club was never held legally responsible for the disaster. Weight 148 Smooth face. White handkerchief, red stripe border. Home-knit stockings. Ribbed knee pants. Male. White and black barred flannel skirt. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Reverse the Lord's prayer. Weight 80. Dark hair, turning gray. Supposed to be Miss Gordon of Hager Building. For more, visit the section about the 1889 flood in the Archives & Research section of this site. Plaid wool dress with metal buttons. Age about thirty. Prospect, June 14th. Buried in Sandy Vale, June 11th. Interred in Sandy Vale or Grand View. Age nineteen. Male. HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. Two plain band rings. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Supposed to be Mrs. John C. Clark. Papers marked W.E Kegg found upon him Mother lives in Harrisburg. 48, No. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Supposed to be Mrs. Griffin. Light hair Dark brown eyes. 11 shoe. Short knee pants. Buttoned shoes. Beckley.". Two pocket-knives Forty cents in silver. Blue calico dress. Green purse. Two bunches of keys Penknife. Blue vest buttons. Male Sandy beard and moustache, slightly gray. Height 5 feet 3 inches Badly burned. Sixteen years. Buried at St. John's Cemetery. The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located close of the town of Johnstown. Light cloth waist with oval brass buttons. One pin. Ruby glass ear-rings. Male. Dark hair. Boy. $2,500 in bills, $600 in gold, $4.23 in silver and coppers. Full face, full lips, small nose, light hair, pregnant. Daughter of James Jones. Suppose to be James Haltzman. Blue waist. Very much decomposed. On May 31, 1889, the world took notice of a small town in Pennsylvania. Light blue eyes. Blue stockings. Female. Red flannel drawers. Female. 22 years after the flood. Silver ring. Height 4 feet 6 inches. Blue shirt White undershirt. Ring on left hand with "R" thereon. Massive flood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889. Male Pair of red socks. The Johnstown Flood Museum (fee), 304 Washington Street, has information and exhibits. Carpenter's lead pencil. Red underwear Two pair stockings, one white cotton, the other black woolen. Age about fourteen years Weight 90 pounds. Little black waist Red undershirt. Weight 145 pounds. Flannel shirt. Gray and black striped knee pants. Four years. Flannel skirt and red woolen stockings. Light brown hair. Black knee breeches with white thread running through the material. Blue calico basque figured with white squares. Light brown hair. Buttoned shoes with spring heels. Scapulary. According to nps.gov, "of the 2,209 people that died 900 bodies were never found." . Pocket-knife. After the flood, survivors suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages from the dam's owners. Height 4 feet. Eleven years. Scapular around neck. Buttoned shoes, spring heels. Handkerchief marked "E. Dress, white and brown stripes, blue jersey. Bunch of keys. Injured July 4th, on P. R. R. and died from effects same day. Height 5 feet. Plaid wool dress trimmed with wool crotchet lace. Weight about 150. Tall and slender. Black silk tie. Democratic watchman., February 21, 1890, Image 6 Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Height 5 feet 9 inches. White cotton underskirt and red flannel skirt. Revisiting the timing and events leading to and causing the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Ring with the words, "Gott, Schutz, Dick." Weight about 45 pounds. Inside of locket a star with S. H, words trademark alone a star. Age ten years. Height 5 feet. At first supposed to be George Helsel, but found to be a mistake. Dark hair. Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Buttoned shoes. Silver watch. Breast-pin. Male child. Johnstown, Pa About three-fourths of body. Red calico waist. Wart on left ear. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Small-pox marks on face Light hair. Of Company C, 14th Regiment Penna. Pocket-knife. Age ten. Belt of same goods as coat. Bunch of keys. No valuables. Button shoes. Black hair. Barton would leave Johnstown a hero. Weight 150. Red underwear. Pair blood stone cuff-buttons. A coupon book, Johnstown and Stony Creek R.R. Blue eyes. One brass check No. Weight 150. Gold watch and chain. Female. Chain with small bucket charm. This number of deaths was later surpassed by fatalities in the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the 9/11 attacks. Red and black striped skirt. Weight 160 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Bone collar-button. Hair black. Blue dress. Blue gingham striped apron Blue woolen dress. Sun glass. Ear-drops, square one-half of the face of the ear-drop checkered, the other half engraved with a vine. Weight about 128. 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. Rather small face Striped black and white skirt, pleated front and pearl buttons. Twelve years old. White muslin skirt. High buttoned spring heel shoes. $2 note. The valley had large amounts of runoff from rain and snowfall. [8] Developers' artificial narrowing of the riverbed to maximize early industries left the city even more flood-prone. Age forty-five. Babe. Bunch of keys. Door key. Plain ring on right hand. Grand View, June 15th. Hand-knit open-worked sacque. Very large. Weight 130. Blue and white flowered sateen basque. [20] William Shinn, a former partner of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, became the new president of ASCE in January 1890. Revered Dr. David J. Beale served as a superintendent of the city morgues after the flood. 15 cents. Cash 54 cts. Large mouth. Silver watch, open-face. Female. Hair-pin. Male. $1 10 in coin.