Citizens donate ash in rush to aid after disaster
In Pittsburgh and Allegheny, citizens rushed to give offerings of ash at counting rooms as reports of the Johnstown catastrophe spread. The public faced fears for friends and relatives in Johnstown Cambria City and nearby, with hours likely passing before relief and names of the dead could be known.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Johnstown
Cambria City
Pennsylvania
Ays
Johnato
Cso
Chamber of Commerce
5.W. Hill
Hastings
Mountain disaster relief meeting at old City Hall attracts large crowd
A Pittsburg relief meeting at Old City Hall drew a strong crowd and substantial donations for Johnstown flood victims. William McCreery chaired. William Thompson oversaw collections with a large range of contributors including firms and individuals, raising over 46 thousand dollars plus 100 barrels of salt, as relief logistics continued through Monday.
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Old City Hall
Bindiey Maraware Co
Grand Opera House
Pittsburg Supply
Impany
Bank of Metteburg
M. Gusk
Edgar
F. Denbisson
Rgrift
I. C. Pershing
I. E. L. Firlott, $100, E. W. Dervis
Das. R. Reed & Co
A. Blemmons
Kelly & Jones
John Fullerton
W.G. Bennett
Taping Town Co' Or
Josiah Cohen
J. W. Bell
John Wimling
Henry F. Weaver
Bear Cison
Thomas Morra
Ohman
Thompson
Pennsylvania Salt Company
Meeting prompts huge donations and committee selections
A meeting opened with enthusiasm as contributions topped $800 per minute, drawing strong support from small donors. The Executive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce then formed committees for distribution, supplies, second-hand clothing, churches, and various trades including brewers, liquor dealers, stockyards, butchers, and attorneys with named members.
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J. B. Boott
H. E. Collins
John Bindley
A. J. Logan
William Flinn
S. &. Marvin
G. W. Dilworth
John Pontefract
Ee Robinson
A.me
J. Eanifman
Pee Dean
Dorion
Owe
P. Charles Barr
John WN
Nana and
Sekee Wertheimer
T. D. Pet
Brewers
S. J. Sietigweithe Straub
Leopold Viet
Matt Weiss
John GC. Stroup
James Mackin
William Ruhlandt
Thomas ‘Wigyeeens
Contiee Benet C. Ripley
A. H. Heisey
B. Atterbure
Ts Mere
John A. Renshaw
E. Een Gregg
John D. Cherry
Isai Atm
O. On
M. Head
F. J. Heinz
August Ammon
Wm. S. Jones
Banks
Charles Meyran
George J. Gorman
T. ©. Jenkins
Thomas N. M
Doctors Volunteer for Flood Sufferers Relief
Prominent physicians enlist in relief for flooded district. At the call issued by Dr J A Oldshue yesterday, 82 physicians in the city sign on to go to Johustown at the Word of Command and subscribe over 400 dollars.
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Johustown
J. A. Oldshue
Physicians Form Johnstown Relief Volunteers
In the Chamber of Commerce last evening physicians from Allegheny and the two cities organized to aid Johnstown victims. Dr Oldshue presided. Dr Stewart elected secretary. A resolution to equip volunteers with surgical kits and medicines was adopted, and a relief fund was started with 431 dollars collected.
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Allegheny
Chamber of Commerce
Oldshue
BR. W. Stewart
Huselton
Johnstown
McCann
Citizens’ Association
Ploing
Congress Street
W. D. Kearns
General Relief Fund
J. A.oldshue
R. W. A.D. Brewster
Dixon
W. J. Rigesd
J.C. Hevatis
F. Mecann
J. E. Rigen
Rawson
James McCann
T. A. Bix
C. Wiley
Waller
L. F. Scott
Gallacher
B. Orr
Shaw
M. R. Ward
J.c.rene G. McCandless
P. Lanpfitt
A. M. G. Briggs
I-A. Thompso
C. Irwin
I. McKennan
W.W. Tones
PB. McGough
J. W. Ro
T. D. Davis
C. A. Wilson
E. B. Haworth
W. G. Colton
H. W. Hatch
J. J. Patterson
R. W. Stewart
C. A. Butler
J. J. Moyer
L. E. da .V. Chessrown
P. D. Perchment
Davis
Subscriptions Pour In For Flood Sufferers Relief Drive
The Dispatch opened a flood relief subscription list and reports a $500 initial check plus additional cash donations collected from various contributors. Funds will be given to authorized committees to distribute to those in need, with totals tallied up to 10:30 PM and ongoing receipts promised.
Travelers Stranded in City After Johnstown Calamity
Eastern bound passengers crowded hotels as they awaited new routes. Pennsylvania railroad officials arranged circuitous travel via Erie and Lake Shore routes to reach New York, while care was provided for those lacking funds. Officials answered questions from hundreds of stranded travelers, coordinating shipments to final destinations.
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Plebeisa
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pitesirn
Johnstown
Long Hollow
Erie
Pittsburg
New York
Lake Shore
Mi Sou
Permont
Trains Mobilize Relief After Disaster Across Pennsylvania Railroad
Officials coordinated relief for a catastrophe, ordering through-bound era passengers counted and notifying city officials. No trains run until Wednesday. Pitcairn announced sleet halted operations and freights stalled. relief moves included a 1 PM relief train with clothing provisions and 200 coffins, plus 1200 blankets from the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club and 60 merchants’ cars for supplies to the disaster scene. A repair train of section hands departed at 3 PM to begin district work.
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Pitcairn
East Liberty
Eligi
Pennsylvania Railroad
Passen
New York
Ere
CIA
James Scott
South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club
Aeotna Railroad
German Scientist Questions Dam Failure and Cement Quality
Berlin scientist Charles Spannagel now in the city questions the South Fork Lake dam break. He wonders if mortar quality or construction caused the disaster, noting German dams reportedly withstand floods while this one failed near Aix La?
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Charles Spannagel
Berlin
Germany
Dispatch
South Fork Lake
Aix la
Railroad Officials Praise Relief Efforts Along Line
Railroad officials praise the line as carloads of provisions are added for relief. Greensburg yesterday shipped two carloads to the afternoon train with three more expected today.
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Greensburg
South Fork Fishing Club Raises Aid After Disaster
The South Fork Fishing Club met at Charles J. Clark’s office to organize relief for survivors. An order for 1,200 heavy blankets was issued and dispatched. members donated personally to the purchase. Officers and several named members, including H. C. Frick, E. J. Unger, and J. J. Lawrence, led the effort while pond stock details were noted.
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South Fork Fishing Club
Charles J. Clark
Fourth Avenue
H.C. Frick
Louis Clark
A.M Www
T. Dunne
W. A. McIntosh
E. J. Unger
Henry Holdship
John B. Jackson
Frank Bissell
John A. Harber
Oliver McClintock
Wm K
Joseph BR. Woodwell
Durbin Horne Hillery J. Brand
John Caldwell Jr
Benjamin Thaw
Frank Semple
John W. Chalfan
Earnest Scbarts
J. J. Lawrence
Louis Irwin
E. A. Meyers
D. W. C. Biddle
M. K. Moorhead
P. C. Knox
J. H. Lippincott
James W. Brown
Engineering pride and dam concerns after disaster
In Belgium and Varviers reports echo the aftermath of a catastrophic flood. Engineers like Mr. W. D. Corcoran stress dam strength and cement testing, noting South Fork dam’s reputed invulnerability while pondering possible structural weaknesses and the peril of catastrophic collapse.
Fish migration plans near Davis Island dam outlined
Mr. McClintock states that some fish will stay at the Davis Island dam while others move into small river streams. In fall, all of these fish are to travel up the Conemaugh river to spawn.
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Davis Island
McClintock
Conemaugh River
Debris Flow From Millvale Flood Reaches River Town
News of a disaster drew crowds as wreckage washed past Millvale. Debris from the Forty third Street bridge included furniture and a piano among many items. Dead horses floated, while a pig lay on a mattress and a trunk was recovered. No human bodies were found in the initial inspection. A boards marked Broad Street and Johns town Pa indicated washed away structures and torn storefronts along the riverbank.
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Millvale
Forty-third Street
Johnstown
Broad Street
Corcoran and Others Advocate Caution at Dam Structure
The text records Mr. Corcoran and others urging careful restraint in modifying the upper portion of a stone wensee structure near an artificial lake. They stress precautionary pressure measures and align with Corcoran’s cautious stance on the dam area.
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Corcoran
Train With Coffins and Provisions For Nineveh
Late last night a Union depot train departed for a scene of death and famine carrying eight cars. The first car held coffins bound for Nineveh, while the remaining seven carried provisions including 50 loaves of bread per case and various other supplies. Four cars traveled via the Panhandle route as part of a general relief train on the Pennsylvania Railroad line.
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Union Depot
Ninsyeh
Panhandle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Marriage certificate found in hat in Millvale
A certificate of marriage inside a hat shows Rev. 8. F. Freeman married Frank Beitseh and Matilda Ole haver at Uniontown on October 5, 1887, under Fayette county license No. 971. The document is kept at W. B. Salt & Co.’s hardware store on Bridge Street in Millvale.
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Marriag
F. Freeman
Frank Beitseh
Matilda Olehaver
Uniontown
Fayette County
W. B. Salt &Co
Bridge Street
Millvale
Kaufmanns Increase Gift of Clothing to $2500
Kaufmanns initially planned to donate $1000 worth of clothing but raised the contribution to $2500 as the calamity news grew. Seventeen cases were packed in dry goods boxes labeled for their contents including suits and woolen shirts. Seven cases shipped yesterday morning at dawn and ten more sent later, reflecting a substantial charitable response.
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Kaufmanns
Eee
Monongahela Flood Delays Packets Cause Heavy Losses
The Monongahela River rose through the day and night restricting packet steamers from passing bridges and locks. Dozens of steamboats lay on the flats with cargoes ready to cast away, facing heavy pecuniary losses while crews work to keep vessels off shore as water recedes.
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Monongahela
James A. Henderson
Cincinnati Packet Line
Henderson
Weather Fears Delay Pittsburg Sportsmen Trip
Anxiety rises as reports about the South Fork dam burst remain doubted and no word comes from Lawrence or the Shea brothers. George D. Shea fears for his sons while Durbin Horne remains confident. Weather fear and cold keep W J and Harry Patton from joining up with Pittsburg club members expected Thursday.
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Pittsburg Sportsmen Association
South Fork
Young Lawrence
Shea Brothers
George D. Shea
Jos. Horne & Co
Durbin Horne
G A R Committee Plans Johnstown Aid Meeting
The Allegheny county G A R executive committee meets in the City Treasurer’s office to organize relief for Johnstown flood victims. A mass gathering of old soldiers is called for tomorrow at City Hall Select Council chamber to receive contributions and direct relief efforts.
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Ww. McCreery
Pleasant Valley Railways Company
Wm. McCollin
Wm. KR. Thompson
Pittsburg
Thompson
Pitcairn
H. W. Oliver
Jas. R. Beott
Nicholas Hf. Voightly
Wm. Semple
John W. Chalfant
Martin Lappe
R. T. Pearson
Roy
Allison
Dr. Pershing
Robert Pitcairn
Allegheny County
Johnstown
Chater
A. P.burchfield
Ed. Fisher
Dejected Father Seeks News On Missing Son J J Lawrence
Colonel W. W. Lawrence described as anxious and sleep deprived paced at his Waterstreet office seeking word on his son J. J. Lawrence, believed to be at South Fork. He recalls a telegram at 9 pm Friday saying he could not return home and fears a flood dam event blocked access for days.
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W. W. Lawrence
Waterstreet
J. J. Lawrence
South Fork
Colonel Lawrence
Did Death End a Romance Prof Retter and Hippley Story
Prof Carl Retter in Pittsburg frantically sought news about his friend Prof Hippley of Johnstown. Hippley, an American from the East, married a German peasant girl during a winter in Germany. They settled near the river, in a cottage placed in the flood’s worst path.
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Carl Retter
Pittsburg
Prof
Hippley
Johnstown
Prof. Retter
Mr. Retter
Etter
Germany
America
Relief Trains Exceedingly Stocked For Aid Run
A car loaded with provisions and clothing from Gusky's left at 1 PM to aid sufferers. The second relief train followed at 4:35 PM with six box cars and one passenger coach carrying clothing provisions and 150 coffins. The passenger coach housed the Volunteer Relief Crew about 60 members, mainly from the American...
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Gusky's
Ameri
Baltimore and Ohio clears lines after washout to Cumberland
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crews work through damaged sections in Pennsylvania after Friday’s washout. Communication is down east of Cumberland, with trains approaching Cumberland or Connellsville potentially held until telegraph lines are restored. The West Virginia Central and Cumberland and Pennsylvania face extended idle periods as roads remain inoperable.
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Baltimore and Ojo
Cumberland
Blaine
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Connellaville
Currantville
Johnstown
Jim” Bilaine
West Virginia Central
Maine
Two Thousand Coffins Ordered After Johnstown Flood
Emergency reports claim up to 2000 coffins ordered from a factory for Johnstown. Officials say death toll could reach 8000 to 10000, with relief committees rushing aid and provisions while hopes fade for many missing.
Appeal for Relief Across Western Pennsylvania Towns
Telegram from W H McCreery chair of the Relief Association executive committee calls on Western Pennsylvania towns to form relief committees and collect money and supplies for Jobstown sufferers. It asks local owners to refrain from fundraising and directs contributions to the depots via railroad lines, with second hand clothing sent to Old City Hall for processing by a relief committee.
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W. H. McCreery
The
Relief Association
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
the of Commerce
Pittsburg
WiLliam H. McCrneer
Jobstown
Rebeer Agate
Cary
Aoth
WiLliam H. McCreeer
Relief Committee
Old City Hall
Water held by South Fork dam measured at sixteen million tons
Mr. Jacob Reese described the South Fork dam as forming a basin 12,000 feet long and 1,000 feet wide with over 50 feet of depth, holding 16,000,000 tons of water. When the flood broke, that immense volume surged 500 feet down the mountain as torrents swept all before them.
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Jacob Reese
South Fork
Lost papers recovered after river rescue at Sixth Street Bridge
A bathing-boat employee pulled from the river a leather bureau owned by James Brady of Johnstown, containing papers and a life insurance policy from New York Mutual Life. The document notes an accident address and references further continuation on page three.
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A. Jordon
Sixth Street
James Brady
Johnstown
New York Mutual Life Ny
Connellsville coke region adds new plant and lands
W J Rainey, coke operator, bought the Fay ette Coke Works and Collins Coal Works near Connellsville on the Youghiogheny River. The 300 acre tract with housing is a prime site for coking operations and may gain a bridge to deliver coal to the Youghiogheny side. Local plans place the plant opposite Port Hill Coal Works as construction proceeds.
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Connellsville
W. J. Rainey
James Cochran & Tract
Fayette
Youghiogheny
Ates Ganeiet
Coudellsville
Price Reductions for Ladies and Children Garments
A local ad lists sale prices on ladies and children garments including Lewisworth ties wool jer sey wool calico dresses bed vests and summer corsets. It notes price cuts across brands such as P D C B and Dr Warner and directs shoppers to the Sixth and Liberty corner.
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Lewisworth
P. D
C. B
Tolyeara
Directoire
Bargain Corner Adverts Fill Market Street Shops
Local notices promise specials at H. J. Lynch 438 and 440 Market Street and 633 Smithfield Vision Morgen Eve. Readers are urged to patronize home industry with 252 to 75 cent values and rifles and revolvers advertised at 706 Smithfield Street.
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H. J. Lynch’s
Market Street
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