Female. Brown eyes. Weight 170. Supposed to be J. Tyler. Male. Small gold ring, garnet set. Boy. Light hair. Cuff-buttons and collar-buttons. Red barred flannel underskirt. Female. Lace collar. Height about 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 150. Barton would leave Johnstown a hero. 1936 Press Photo A Flood Of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Which Was Flooded T . Blue shirt. Long black tie or scarf. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Breast-pin. Dressmaker. Quite aged. Gray eyes. Age about ten. Age about thirty. Teeth short and dark. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Hair cut short, very dark color. Black hair. Female. Working clothes. Age five years. Black and white flannel shirt. Gold watch. Also blue mother hubbard wrapper with white spots. Male. Found and coffined at Tunnellton, Pa. Light dress. Buried at "Prospect," June 9th. High buttoned spring heel shoes. Although some were temporarily interred in makeshift memorial sites, 1,222 . Red hair. Short black pants, old. Age thirty-one Weight 140. Coat red lining, brass buttons with eagles thereon. Weight 150. Brown hair. Loesch. Light hair. About thirty-five years of age. Identified as Robert Buchanan. No valuables. Wife of H. K. Smith, of Osborne, Green co, Ohio. Male. Six people, including the owner Mr. Schultz, were inside the house when the flood hit. Five pennies in purse. Identified by Mrs. Bingle. Age twenty-four. Knee pants. Dark hair Full face German look. Full round face From Merchants' Hotel Identified by A. Adair. One witness on high ground near the town described the water as almost obscured by debris, resembling "a huge hill rolling over and over". Small ball drop earrings. Body taken by Mr. Thos. (2017). Light hair. Brown and white gingham apron, with collar. Blue woolen shirt. Breast-pin. Padlock, key and 15 cts. Heavy sandy moustache Black hair. Female. Large gold button, oval shape, engraved. Gold spectacles. Female. Black dress. 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. Gold ring, garnet set. R.R. Breast-pin. Blue eyes. About sixteen years. Woolen stockings. But ever since the . Like. Woolen skirt. Tall Brown hair. Black stockings. Weight 125. Two gold finger rings with sets. Pocket-book with $33.50. Light muslin dress. Pocket-knife. Black dress. One round small tin plate with the Elgin Butter Co eagle stamped on it in pocket. Light complexion. Maroon colored dress. Age eleven. Medium stature Weight about 140. Female. Pair of new gum boots. who'd learned of the Johnstown flood growing up in Pennsylvania. Barefooted. Female. Female. Blue calico dress, white flowers. White dress. Age eighteen to twenty Height 5 feet 6 inches. Buried Prospect, June 9th. June 15th. Button shoes. Pocket-knife. No collar or neckwear as near as could be told. Earrings. Male. Blue waist. Small-pox marks on face Light hair. 61 cts. Gingham apron. Buttoned shoes. Ring on left hand. $2.50. Small earrings with ball attached. Freckled. Female. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Daught of James J. Froenheiser. Gold watch Breast-pin. Buckeye in pocket. Child not more than ten years of age. 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. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Killed on P. R. R. July 14, 1889. Sex unknown. Knife. Derby hat and paint brush found with body. Pocket book $1 31. Age unknown. Weight 180. Plaid dress. Male. Keys. Buttoned shoes. Two photographs. Comment. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Male. White. Wine color skirt with ticking waist Black hose. Female. Dark complexion. Removed to Catholic Cemetery. Very light mustache. Black clothes, with patch on trouser knees. Large waist, golden spotted. Working seven days and nights, workmen built a wooden trestle bridge to temporarily replace the Conemaugh Viaduct, which had been destroyed by the flood. Brown or hazel eyes. Rosary. Red flannel barred red and black. Female. Set and plain ring on right finger. Gold band on third finger of left hand. Catholic. Black alpaca dress. Age about twenty. Supposed to be Mrs. John C. Clark. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Dam-breach hydrology of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 Challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report. High above the city, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania built the South Fork Dam between 1838 and 1853 as part of a cross-state canal system, the Main Line of Public Works. Female Age eighteen months. Weight 160. Female. Age six months. Blue coat with four pleats. Pocket-knife. When the flooding began, the area's telegraph lines were down, preventing anyone. Female. Red flannel underwear. Male. Dark hair. Delicate nose. Height 5 feet 4 inches. Wore long stockings marked H. S. T. Female. Philadelphia has made "the most livable city" rank for two years in a row. Green and purple striped dress. Calico dress. Age twenty-one to twenty-five. Two red skirts. Weight 125 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Buried at Prospect, June 9th. Button shoes. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Age twenty-four years. Weight 135. Walter, Jennie and Edith also drowned. Blue calico waist with white dots. Height 5 feet 9 inches. 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. Purse with street car ticket. White. Weight 100. Weight almost 130. Male. Upper Prospect, June 17th. Pearl buttons on clothes. Height 3 feet 9 inches. Heavy brown hair. Valuables given to G.A. Sex unknown. White Age twenty. Button shoes. Dark complexion Weight about 100. Black hair. Button shoes. Pocket-book $7 35. Pearl buttons. Male. A house that was almost completely destroyed in the flood. Black dress. Lake Mead flooded a vast area of the desert when the Hoover Dam was built. Light hair. Comb in pocket. Seersucker skirt. Short hair. Paper with Chinese letters. Woolen dress. The festival will take place Aug. 4-5. The Homeless. Calico dress. Henry Clay Frick led a group of Pittsburgh speculators, including Benjamin Ruff, to purchase the abandoned reservoir, modify it, and convert it into a private resort lake for their wealthy associates. Flannel shirt. Male child, about ten years old White. Slim waist. Body delivered to her husband and taken to Morrellville, Pa. Height 4 feet. Fair complexion. Dark hair. Male. Two gold rings on right hand. Male. Tobacco box. Blue calico wrapper, brown and white stripes. Low cut shoes, laced. White canton flannel drawers. Apron with red bar. Hair mixed with gray inclining to curl. Burnt up almost. Height near six feet. On tab was "J. Kestler, 603 B. F. (Blast Furnace), Johnstown, Cambria county, Pa." Weight 160 to 175 Bald on top of head. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Dam-Breach hydrology of the Johnstown flood of 1889challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report", Sid Perkins, "Johnstown Flood matched volume of Mississippi River", "Johnstown Flood National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)", "The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club and the South Fork Dam", Johnstown Flood Museum, "Johnstown Flood Museum: Pennsylvania Railroad Interview Transcripts". Black hair. Black gray mixed pants. Effects delivered to mother. Blue eyes. Earrings plain gold. Oroide watch. Three white stripes black hose. Medium height. brown hair mixed with gray. "[23], Nonetheless, individual members of the South Fork Club, millionaires in their day, contributed to the recovery in Johnstown. Height 5 feet Light complexion. Letter found on body addressed to Minnie Linton, Lincoln avenue, Johnstown, Pa Signed, S. Clark Dougherty, Female. Blue calico dress, with white spots. 5 feet 6 inches height. Nothing but a rule. Black coat. Large broad face. Muslin skirt. In an updated, the newspaper reported that Pennsylvania railroad officials said "that over 200 dead bodies have been counted floating down the . Two skirts of gray and black barred wool. Darlings lost but never found! Height about 4 feet 6 inches. Age about eight. White and black barred flannel skirt. Brown hair. Breast-pin. Male. Age eight or nine. Gold filled teeth. Nearly bald. Dark dress Black stockings. Button gaiters. Black alpaca coat. Dark gray mixed woolen suit Red flannel underwear. Such was the price that was paid for fish! Little black waist Red undershirt. Red and blue striped petticoat. Top of head bald. Red flannel waist. Brown hair. White shirt. Female. Witnesses Charles Diamond, E.B. Male. Full beard three-fourths gray. Debris from the Johnstown Flood. Age four. One set of black stones. Supposed to be Katie Krieger. Auburn hair. Weight 200. Age fifty to fifty-five. The scale of the Johnstown flood of 1889 is difficult to visualize. Sister of Capt. Ear-rings with white set. Blue dress. Gold watch and chain. Weight 125. Button shoes. Height 5 feet 11 inches. Ruby ear-rings. No coat nor vest. Gray hair. Blue black ribbed stockings. Barred flannel skirt. Hair black. Heavy leather boots. Age twenty-two. The Pennsylvania Railroad restored service to Pittsburgh, 55 miles (89km) away, by June 2. Large full face. Black hair. Two finger rings, one carved, the other ruby. Reiman. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Black and white woolen dress. The morgues kept very careful records, but nearly one in three of the victims were never identified. They carted off debris, distributed food, and erected temporary housing. Female. Blue calico apron with small round spot. Red and white barred calico dress. Black hair mixed with gray. Male Pair of red socks. Dark brown hair. Male. Dark blue dress, blue and gray striped. Body delivered to G.C. Though the former reason was probably more central to the failure of survivors' suits against the club, the latter received coverage and extensive criticism in the national press. Burned beyond recognition. Rubber eraser. Male. Weight 60 Height 4 feet 4 inches. Silver ring left hand. [10] These alterations are thought to have increased the vulnerability of the dam. 99 entire families were wiped out, 396 of them, children. Female. Weight 150. Male. Age one and one-half years. Upper false teeth. Gold ring marked M. S to G. S., September 25, 1887. Valuables. Upper teeth false. Black stockings. Age forty-seven to fifty. Male Age sixteen to eighteen. Male. Age thirteen. Age six months. Button-hook. Red calico waist. Pearl buttons. Female. 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.