Wiped Out by Water at Johnstown Many Drowned and Missing
The Johnstown flood devastates the valley of the Conemaugh with 3,000 to 10,000 missing. Fires follow the flood as crowds search ruins, rescuers save survivors, and prominent citizens are among the lost or dead. Descriptions of death and destruction fill the dispatch from the scene.
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Conemaugh
John Fulton
Johnstown
Debria
Ninevah
Bolivar
Pennsylvania Railroad
East Conemaugh
Frank Bentford
John Lowman
Harris
Police Department
Ware
The
Cambria and
Smong
R. J. Linton
Ily
John Diebert
M. C. McMillen
Cambria Tron Company
Mr. Linton
Morrell
Chalmer Dick
Walnut Street
Walnut
Stony Methodist Church
Maple Avenue
Beam
Alleheny Pitcher
Goldie
Trone
Lang Hollow
Morrellville
Stony Creek
Hoe
Main
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington Street
The Morgue at Nineveh
A June 1 dispatch from Nineveh reports 73 bodies recovered in a flood at Theodore Nunamaker's planing mill and about 75 more on the Indiana side. Rescue work continues amid dangerous conditions as others remain missing. Survivors in Johnstown suffer for essentials while towns struggle to rebuild and residents mourn lost kin.
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Ebris
Nineveh
Lacelle
Thay
Steve Glacis
Mipyiur
Theodore Nunamaker
Indiana
Derry
Planing Mill
400 Bodies Seen as Johnstown Flood Reappears in City
Dawson recounts scenes from the Johnstown flood with hundreds of recovered bodies, ruined bridges, and a Conemaugh river changed course. He notes the immense death toll, potential totals from 1,200 to 4,000, and the disaster’s lasting impact on property and public memory.
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Missouri
Lake Michigan
Cambria Iron Works
Johnstown
Conemaugh River
South Fork
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cambria City
Nineveh
New Florence
Bolivar
American
Conemaugh
Ofe
Dawson
Mrs Halford's Escape in Flood Car Rescue
The wife and two daughters of E. W. Halford were aboard a train swept by a torrent. One car with 13 people was stranded, but the occupants were rescued.
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Morresvyille
Ebenaburg
Usnen Teey Ottt
E. W
Day of sorrow and charity in Pittsburg and Johnstown
News reports describe a day of immense relief efforts with about $100000 raised in cash and checks for flood victims. Citizens rapidly organized trains and donations, while scenes at the river banks showed widespread grief and a strong impulse to help those affected by the disaster near Johnstown and Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Johnstown
Gheny
Nobiy
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City of the Union
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Cambria Tron Works
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Cambria County
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Howard J. Roberts
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Cyrus Elder
Chicago
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Mike
Florence
Morvelville
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John D. Jones
Morrelville
Weaver
Young
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Caquibee
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Woodvale
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Boorshee
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Spises
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Eving
Kirlend
Stormat and Simpson
Cambria Teon Company's
Iron Street
Cambria Ieon Company
Messrs. Linter, McMillan
Diebert
Sampson
Devore
Het
Ohio
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H. A. Jackson
Denny
Balletina
Elver Banks and Bulletins
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