Johnstown Disaster Toll Rises Amid Widespread Relief Efforts
Reports from Johnstown and nearby areas describe 12 000 to 15 000 dead or missing with extensive property loss and widespread hunger. Relieved survivors recount the flood's grisly aftermath as troops and relief groups marshal aid and work to clear wreckage and shelter the injured.
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Johnstown
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Stony Creek
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Conemaugh Lake
Tree Bridge
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Pickerell
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Mary
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Dougherty
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Tenn
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Vering
Acelin Tite Hospital
Amont
New York Chamber of Commerce
Y of Commerce
Ures
Abe Aiaster
Grand Lodge
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Johnstown Flood Aftermath and Military Response
Report on Johnstown disaster detailing trench work, burial methods, and relief efforts. Troops from Pittsburgh guard the town, police relieved by the Fourteenth Regiment. thieves arrested while corpses recovered. rescue crews operate in flood debris and Nineveh and East Conemaugh areas.
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Hope Springs Sternal
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Beaver
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Cembria County
Moxham
Citizens
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Conemauth
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