Height about 5 feet 9 inches. Black pants. Probably ten or twelve years of age. Age twelve. Black vest. Height 3 feet 8 inches. Black and gray barred underskirt. Black overcoat. Age eighteen to twenty Height 5 feet 6 inches. Black dress and bustle Plain gold ring on third finger of left hand. Gold ring with set collar-button. Black clothes. Light brown hair. The Johnstown Flood. Age twenty-four. Height 3 feet. Calico dress. Female. Male. Gum garters. The fire burned for three days. $2,500 in bills, $600 in gold, $4.23 in silver and coppers. Ring on finger. Small child. Button shoes Medal and "Agnus Dei" around neck. Female. Over the course of a four-day investigation, the Johnstown Police . Buttoned shoes, with patent leather tips. Cash 54 cts. Hazel eyes. Identified by his partner, Mr. Jas. Light dress. Height 5 feet 7 inches. Wort near ear. Burnt below left ear. Ring on right hand. Red and white striped dress. Blue and black barred flannel skirt. Gray woolen undershirt. Age eight. Barefooted. Medium stature Bunch of keys Prospect June 11, 1889. Front teeth wide apart and protruding. Dark brown hair. Black woolen stockings. Gold ring. 18 April 2007 . Age thirty-five to forty. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Red and black striped skirt. Bunch of keys. One shoe buttoner. Age about ten. Unidentified containers of cremated remains and decomposing bodies were found in a Johnstown, New York funeral home after police executed a search warrant Friday. White dress. Weight 135. Pencil Boots with brass heels. Button shoes. Dark blue waist. Female. Found in arms of Miss Brown. No clothing whatever. Checkered waist. Red flannel drawers. Pearl buttons. Heavy gray undershirt. Dressmaker. [25][26], The Johnstown Flood was the worst flood to hit the U.S. in the 19th century. Black hair. Breast-pin. Leather boots. Weight about 150. As railroads superseded canal barge transport, the Commonwealth abandoned the canal and sold it to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Weight 140. Male child, a few days old. 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. Button gaiters. Female. White underwear Valuables, receipt of deposit in First National Bank of Racine, Wisconsin, of $60 00, $74 20 in cash, three gold rings Ladies' gold watch and chain, one trunk check marked C. 562 Breast-pin. Female. Professor of music. Weight 100. Height 5 feet Small rolled plate ear-drops. The Youghiogheny River cuts through Laurel Ridge in Ohiopyle. Supposed to be Walter Jones. Breast-pin. No articles. Knee pants. Thirty-six years. Male. White dress trimmed with embroidery. Black ribbed hose. Black hair. Fine laced shoes. Age twenty-one years. Fair complexion Brown hair Gray eyes. Boy. Here is a list of some of the most descriptive facts about the Johnstown flood. Blue shirt. One bunch of keys. Red dress. Coat with large tin buttons Corsets. Markers on a corner of City Hall at 401 Main Street show the height of the crests of the 1889, 1936, and 1977 floods. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Age about three. Gray eyes. One small gold ring. Weight 200. Blue waist, crescent figure. Female. Brown hair. Scapular around neck. Height 5 feet 6 inches. Female. Plaid dress. Button shoes. Weight 130. Throwing his locomotive into reverse, he raced backward toward East Conemaugh, the whistle blowing constantly. Spectacle case. Two small bags. Brown hair, blue eyes, old scar on neck. Height 5 feet Dark hair Plaid dress, black, red and blue barred, Her child prematurely born was along with her Weight about 140. Right leg and right arm only. $5 bill. Updated February 08, 2022 10:00 AM. Barred underdress. Wore truss and had false teeth. Pocket book and papers. Girl. Large bar blue and white gingham waist. Black dress. Blue waist, white stripes. Collar-button. Heavy plaited chain and locket. Black pants. Navy blue vest and pants. Dark clothes. In 1988 he said that the high water . Mary Ellen, twenty-two years; daughter of Jerry Harrigan, 17 Ridge avenue, Minersville, servant in the Hulbert House. Buttoned shoes, spring heel. Revisiting the timing and events leading to and causing the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Of Somerset county. Male. 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. Receipt to Robert Bossett, from Geo. 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. Age five years. Age eleven to fourteen years. Wine color lining to collar and black silk facing. Button gaiters. Female Age eighteen. Sandy mustache and goatee. Money returned to committee on valuables. Valuables. Age about six. Female. It took the City of Johnstown over five years to recover from the Flood of 1889. One gold ring. Age forty-five. Dark brown hair. Full face. Medium stature. Nothing but a rule. Male. $2.56 money. Letter found on body addressed to Minnie Linton, Lincoln avenue, Johnstown, Pa Signed, S. Clark Dougherty, Female. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Age fifteen. Claimed by Sol. According to nps.gov, "of the 2,209 people that died 900 bodies were never found." . Weight 150. Male. Slippers tied with black bow. Age sixty-five. Porous plaster on breast. White shirt. Black hair. Blue calico dress with white dots. One rubber sleeve holder with steel attachment. Very large. One witness on high ground near the town described the water as almost obscured by debris, resembling "a huge hill rolling over and over". Light hair. Height 4 feet 9 inches. Badly burned. Black ribbed hose. Short hair. Dark wool pants. One set of black stones. The last victim of the flood was reportedly found in 1911, twenty-two years after the disaster. Age eighteen. on grave is 333. Found in Conemaugh river above Company store. Age about forty-five. Middle-aged. Black hair. Reiman. Age about two years. Age thirty. One stud Taken by friends. Age thirty-one. Gray underskirt. Age twenty-four. Age thirty years. Male. Buttoned shoes Red, white and blue waist, square, black pattern. Flash floods are the most dangerous kind of floods, because they combine the destructive power of a flood with incredible speed. Lace shoes nearly new. Gray eyes. Female. Development included lowering the dam to make its top wide enough to hold a road and putting a fish screen in the spillway. Red flannel skirt. Could not be removed. Ring in possession of J. W. Young, clerk of County Commissioners, of Westmoreland county, Pa. Height 5 feet 5 inches. Middle-aged. Blue eyes. $1.94 in cash. Supposed to be Meredith, above Caldwell's store. Age twenty. Height about five feet 3 inches. Height 3 feet 6 inches. Bunch of keys with checks and name. Male. Rather heavy build. Black and gray mixed coat. Pocket comb and maroon leather case. Dress wine color with metal buttons. Height 3 feet. Pocket-book containing $151.00. Gold watch chain. Height 5 feet 8 inches. Freckled. Dark wool shirt pleated in front. National Guard uniform. Blue calico wrapper, brown and white stripes. Brakeman Cambria Iron Co. Left eye gone. Weight 135 Blue calico dress with figure on it. Red dress. Weight 180. Age two years. Colored. Weight 180. Hazel eyes Two plain gold rings on right forefinger. Light brown hair with gray appearance. Female. Right foot and leg deformed. Among the . The death toll hit 2,209 with one out of three bodies found being unidentifiable. Jackson street, Johnstown, Pa. Age fifteen. Lead pencil and pocket-knife. Weight 115. Baby. Black and white barred flannel drawers. More than ninety-nine families had been completely killed. Men's home-knit socks. 15 Walnut street. Black stockings. Female Age about nine years. White handkerchief with blue polka dot border. Female. Button shoes. Engraved hoop finger ring. Red and black striped skirt, stripes one inch wide. Body in advanced stage of decomposition. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Plain old-fashioned earring. Black pants. Collar-button One handkerchief. Boy. Weight about 70. Knee pants and brown and black striped, good. Ring at Fourth Ward Morgue. Female. Weight about 160. (Age eighteen to twenty?). Age two and a half years. Blue and white barred gingham apron. Cash $12.74. Black waist. The scale of the Johnstown flood of 1889 is difficult to visualize. Purse delivered to brother. 20 years in drug store. The Johnstown flood occurred when a Pennsylvania dam failed after days of heavy rain. Weight 120. Plain gold ring on second finger of right hand. By dawn, the city was under water that reached as high as 8 feet (2.4m). Shumaker. Buried as unknown 216, from Millville School Morgue, at Prospect Disinterred and buried in lot of Conrad Raab, Sandy Vale, June 12th. Two skirts of gray and black barred wool. Brown dress with red plaited front and cuffs. Rosary and scapula left on body. Age about thirteen. Another 50,000 were rendered homeless as a result of this "100-year flood". Red cloth dress. Height 5 feet 1 inch. Height 5 feet 9 inches Black hair. . Son of Phillip Rapp, of Hornerstown. (106) 6.8 1 h 4 min 1926 ALL. Keys with name on stencil. 81. Height 4 feet 2 inches. Age about sixty. Black stockings. B. I. or J. Dark gray pants with small black stripes. Two knives. Common gingham apron. Female. Female. Male. Black silk stockings. Weight about 110 pounds. Buttoned shoes. Plaid coat and vest Black cork-screw pants. Gray and black barred coat with black buttons. Gold watch. Bunch of keys. Black clothes, with patch on trouser knees. Black skirt Red underwear. [20] William Shinn, a former partner of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, became the new president of ASCE in January 1890. Blue waist. Skirt black and white. Male. Female. Age forty-three. Plush collar. Natural dent above right eye half an inch deep, like as if broken. Mustache black. Gold ear-rings with five blue sets. Calico dress. Height 4 feet 4 inches. Weight 100 Height 5 feet 6 inches. Female. Female. Light hair. High buttoned spring heel shoes. Red underskirt. Black overcoat with rubber buttons. Brown eyes. About thirty families lived on the village's single street. Female. Large. Black stockings with red stripe on top. The Johnstown Flood Antique Book History 1889 by Herman Dieck Illustrated RARE. Two rings on left hand. Home A Bustling, Industrial City . Mechanic's pin. Brown canton skirt. Dark pants, striped. About 5 feet 6 inches height.