Review of Johnstown Flood Losses and Aftermath
A vivid account assesses the Johnstown flood disaster uncovering death toll uncertainty, mass burials, and the psychological toll on survivors. It credits relief efforts by James B. Scott Adjutant Generals Hastings Axline and the Red Cross led by Clara Barton, and notes massive economic losses to Johnstown and the railroad system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodvale
Upper Conemaugh
James B. Scott
Pittsburg
Hastings and
Axline
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Noble Red Cross
Clara Barton
Red Cross Association
United States
Johnstown
Bas
Johnstown Flood News Warps Early Press Efforts
The four Pittsburg Dispatch reporters led a rush by special locomotive to Johnstown, racing through Bolivar and Blairsville to relay news. Amid wrecked rails and crowded towers they filed thousands of words daily, while New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia papers rushed crews and artists to cover the disaster and its grim toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Booth & Flinn
Pittsburg
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Nineveh
Cambria Iron Works
Gauntier
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Conemaugh Yards
Miller
Dispatch
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Conemaugh
Holy Sacrament
John Reed
Methodist Church
Gibraltar
Conemaugh Valley
Laurel Hill
Allegheny Mountain
Boston
Baltimore
Dispatch and Times
Union Station
Town
Bolivar
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blairsville
Lockport
New Florence
Derry Station
Latrobe
Tar Dispatch
Pitestra
Long Hollow
Florence
Somerset
Hooviersville
Baltimore and Ohio Branch
Sesle
Associated Press Telegraphic
New York Herald
Pitteburg
New York Sun
Harper's Weekly
Baltimore and Ohio
Harrisburg
Metropolis
Sun Party
Sun Boys
New York Central
Albany
Buffalo
Cleveland
Ashtabula
World Gang
P. Kk. E
Baltimora Ris
Northern Central Railroad
Wood
BB & O
Martinsburg
W. Va
Stofiel
How Storms Arise and the Sun's Role in Weather
A historical overview explains solar heating as the main cause of atmospheric disturbances. It describes how land warming creates rising air, vapor formation forming clouds, and how temperature variations drive winds and storms. The piece emphasizes the sun's central influence on weather dynamics and the evolution of cyclones and tornados.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gay
General Axline
Heaven
Hell
Benson
Cowper
Golden Gate
Atlantic
Pittsberg
Youngstown
Father
Hal Hal
Mercy
Hastings
W. R. Jones
Altoona
Morgan Dix
Office of the
Pittsburg Dispatch
Pittsburg Canier
Associated Press Office
Graph Company
Cambria City
Taz Dispatch
Dex
Indy
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