History of Johnstown PA Flood - + Bonus- PA Genealogy

Description: History of theJohnstown FloodBy Willis Fletcher Johnson, 1889 459 pages, illustrated - Bonus Book –Official History of theJohnstown FloodBy Frank Connelly, 1889 252 pages *********************************************************************************** Digital EBook CD Requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View; or MAC Access Autoboot Menu for Easy PC Access; Manually open files on MAC ************************************************************** The Johnstown Flood (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally) occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the failure of the South Fork Dam situated 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, made worse by several days of extremely heavy rainfall. The dam's failure unleashed a torrent of 20 million tons of water. The flood killed over 2,200 people and caused US$17 million of damage. It was the first major disaster relief effort handled by the new American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton. Support for victims came from all over the United States and 18 foreign countries. After the flood, victims suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempt to recover damages from the dam's owners. Public indignation at that failure prompted a major development in American law—state courts' move from a fault-based regime to strict liability. CONTENTS, Official History:BOOK I. CHAPTER I. Bursting of the South-Fork Dam 9 CHAPTER II. The Burning Debris at the Bridge 24 CHAPTER III. The Wreck of the Day Express 31 CHAPTER IV. The Fate of the Hotels 41 CHAPTER V. The Lake before and after 43 CHAPTER VI. The Identified Dead 50 CHAPTER VII. The Financial Losses — History of Cambria Iron- Works ... 68 CHAPTER VIII. Reorganization of Johnstown 79 CHAPTER IX. The History of Johnstown 86 BOOK II. CHAPTEPw I. Condition Of the Survivors after the Flood — Hair-breapth Escapes, etc 93 CHAPTER II. How ONE EviL-DoER WAS DRIVEN TO HIS DEATH— ReLIC-HUNTERS AND Sight-Seers 106 CHAPTER III Establishment of Morgues and how they were conducted . . 110 CHAPTER IV. Pathetic Scenes in the Cemeteries on the Hill-Sides where "Unknowns" were laid to rest 114 CHAPTER V. The Ride of Daniel Peyton, the Hero of the Conemaugh . . 116 CHAPTER VI.The Roll-Call at the Gautier Mill— The Remnant of an Armyof Workmen 119 CHAPTER YII. The Churches of Johnstown 124 CHAPTER VIII. Rebuilding in the Town and on the Railroads 126 BOOK III. CHAPTER I. Formation and Work of the Pittsburg Relief Committee . . 130 CHAPTER II. Trials of the Relief Committees early on the Scene . . 150 CHAPTEK III. The Americus Republican Club of Pittsburg 154 CHAPTEE IV. The Secret Societies and what they accomplished 170 CHAPTER V. Heroic Work of the Undertakers and Embalmers 175 CHAPTER VI. The Red Cross Society 178 CHAPTER VII. Newspaper Correspondents — How they worked and lived . . 181 CHAPTER VIII. The men for the Emergency ' 189 CHAPTER IX. Work of the Volunteer Physicians 197 Book: IV. CHAPTER I. Adjutant-General Hastings's First Visit to Johnstown — A Sketch of his Life 202 CHAPTER II. The Fourteenth Regiment and what it accomplished at Johns- town 208 CHAPTER III.How the Money was raised and apportioned by the State 211 CHAPTER IV. The State takes Charge of Johnstown 215 CHAPTER V. Clearing away the Debris 222 CHAPTER VI. The Members of the State Commission 226 CHAPTER VII. How THE State distributed the Money 234 CHAPTER VIII. Johnstown a .Month after the Flood 239 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. out my other items! 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