Read The Johnstown Flood Online

Authors: David McCullough

Tags: #Social Science, #General, #United States, #USA, #History, #History of the Americas, #History - U.S., #Regional History, #United States - 19th Century, #19th Century, #Pennsylvania, #Disasters & Disaster Relief, #History: World, #State & Local, #Gilded Age, #Johnstown (Cambria County; Pa.), #Johnstown (Pa.), #Floods - Pennsylvania - Johnstown (Cambria County), #Johnstown, #Middle Atlantic (DC; DE; MD; NJ; NY; PA), #Johnstown (Cambria County), #Floods, #Middle Atlantic, #Johnstown (Pa.) - History, #c 1800 to c 1900, #American history: c 1800 to c 1900, #United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic, #Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

The Johnstown Flood (35 page)

Gerber, Vincent, 6, Cambria.

Hanki, Edward, Cambria.

Hecker, Mrs. Christ, 58, Cambria.

Heider, Mrs. Ella, 24, Cambria.

Heider, John Leo, 6 months, Cambria.

Hessler, Mrs. Fedora, 29, Cambria.

Hessler, Mary, 10, Morrellville.

Hessler, Joseph, 1½, Cambria.

Hirsch, Eddie, 8, Cambria.

Just, Magdalena, 29, Cambria.

Just, William, 9, Cambria.

Just, Eddie, 4, Cambria.

Kintz, Mrs. Mary, 26, Cambria.

Kintz, Katie, 19, Cambria.

Kintz, Mrs. Mary, 25, Cambria.

Knoblespeice, Maggie.

Koebler, Mrs. George, 60, Cambria.

Kropp, Katie, 21, Cambria.

Lambert, Johanna, 19, Washington street.

Lambreski, Kate, 12, Cambria.

Macheletzky, Stanislaus, 10, Cambria.

Martinades, Mrs. Mary, Cambria.

Miller, Mrs. Annie M., 46, Cambria.

Miller, George, 65, Cambria.

Miller, Eddie, 3, Cambria.

Miller, Annie, 1, Cambria.

Nich, Mrs. Margaret, 30, Cambria.

Nich, Frank, 6, Cambria.

Nich, John, 4, Cambria.

Osterman, Joseph, 38, Cambria.

Quinn, Mrs. Terry, 26, Railroad street.

Schnell, Mrs. Fidel, 68, Cambria.

Schnell, Mrs. Margaret, 60, Cambria.

Schnell, Mrs. F., Cambria.

Schmitt, Mary, 31, Cambria.

Schmitt, George, 4, Cambria.

Schmitt, Sophia, 11/2, Cambria.

Shmitt, Fredericka, Cambria.

Shmitt, Mrs. Hortena, Cambria.

Shmitt, Leo, Cambria.

Sininger, Mrs. Mary, Cambria.

Sarlouis, Mrs. Barbara, 48, Cambria.

Sarlouis, Mrs. Peter, Cambria.

Snell, Mary, 13, Cambria.

Stinely, Mrs. Mary, 35, Cambria.

Stinely, Kate, 12, Cambria.

Stinely, Joseph, 5, Cambria.

Weber, Mrs. Tresa, 43, Cambria.

Weber, John, 4, Cambria.

Weinzierl, Louis, 41, Cambria.

OLD CATHOLIC GRAVEYARD.

(Conemaugh Borough.)

Akers, Alvar, 54, Upper Yoder.

Coad, Mrs. Mary, 57, Washington street.

Coad, John, 59, Washington street.

Conrad, William, 26, Woodvale

Halleran, Mrs. Mary C., 30, Washington street.

Hannan, Eugene, 14, Woodvale.

Howe, Abner.

Lynch, John, 27, Conemaugh.

Lynch, Mary, 16, Conemaugh.

Mayhew, Jennie, 18, Woodvale.

Mayhew, Joseph, 16, Woodvale.

Mayhew, Annie, 12, Woodvale.

Mayhew, Earnest, 9, Woodvale.

Mayhew, Harry, 6, Woodvale.

Mayhew, James, 3, Woodvale.

McKarley, Mrs. Mary.

Nugent, Mrs. Mary Jane, 50, Hager Block.

Quinn, Vincent, 14, Main street.

Wehn. Mrs. Laura. 29. Conemaugh.

Wehn, Annie, 4, Main street.

Wehn, Mary, infant, Conemaugh.

Wehn, Joseph, 4, Conemaugh.

Wheat, Frank, 28, Clinton street.

GERMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY.

(Sandyvale.)

Brindle, Mary.

Geis, Mrs. Abbey, 24, Salina, Kansas.

Geis, Richard P., 2, Salina, Kansas.

Hable, John, 29, Conemaugh.

Hoffgard, Conrad, 18, Clinton street.

Holtzman, Joseph, 35, Woodvale.

Home, William J., 21, Conemaugh.

Home, Emma J., 22, Stormer street.

Hornick, John P., 26, Conemaugh.

Hornick, Mrs. Amelia, 25, Conemaugh.

Horton, Joseph, Sr., 59, Woodvale.

Keifline, Mrs. Catherine, 56, Conemaugh.

Maloy, Manassas, 45, Clinton street.

Malzi, Jacob, 34, Washington street

Murtha, James, 65, Conemaugh.

Murtha, James, 28, Main street.

Murtha, Mrs. Barbara, 24, Main street.

Murtha, Frank, 6, Main street.

Murtha, Flora May, 4, Main street.

Murtha, Lily, 1, Main street.

Oswald, Charles, 44, Third Ward.

Oswald, Mary, 19, Third Ward.

Quinn, Vincent D., 16, Main street.

Ripple, Maggie B., 27, Merchants’ Hotel.

Robine, Christina, 25, Franklin street.

Sarlouis, Sophia.

Schnurr, Charles, 40, Conemaugh.

Schnurr, Robert, 27, Smith alley.

Schry, Joseph, Sr., 78, Woodvale.

Schry, Mrs. Joseph, 68, Woodvale.

Shellhammer, Lorentz.

Shellhammer, Patricius

Schaller, Joseph, 62, Woodvale.

Schaller, Mrs. Joseph, 62, Woodvale.

Schaller, Annie, 24, Woodvale.

Schaller, Rose, 21, Woodvale.

Werberger, Prof. F. P., 70, Locust street.

Voegtly, Germanus, 62, Conemaugh.

(Geistown.)

Rubritz, Peter, 65, Franklin Borough.

Rubritz, Mrs. Margaret, 56, Franklin Borough.

Rubritz, Maggie, 20, Franklin Borough.

Schiffhauer, John, 62, Washington street.

Stenger, John, 12, Main Street.

Stenger, Leo, 3, Main street.

Steigerwald, William, Conemaugh.

Steigerwald, Mrs. Mary, 38, Conemaugh.

Steigerwald, infant, 1 month, Conemaugh.

PUBLIC PLOT.

[Known to have been found, but bodies never recovered by friends, and buried in Public Plot in Grand View Cemetery.]

Arthur, Earl H., 8, Water street.

Baker, son of Andrew.

Bohnke, Charles.

Bopp, son of Jacob.

Bopp, Katie, 9, Broad street.

Bricker, Henry.

Burns, John.

Barbour, Harry L., 16, Locust street.

Barker, Mrs. Susan, 28, Woodvale.

Behnke, Charles.

Bloch, Louisa, 17, Conemaugh.

Boehler, Mrs. Annie, 39, Conemaugh.

Brawley, George D., 17, Cor. Union and Vine sts.

Brennan, Mrs. Martha, 36, Woodvale.

Brennan, Mary, 16, Woodvale.

Brennan, William, 12, Woodvale.

Brennan, Lewis, 10, Woodvale.

Brennan, Arthur, 7, Woodvale.

Brennan, Frank, 3, Woodvale.

Brown, Sadie, 22, Woodvale.

Bruhn, Claus, 58, Conemaugh.

Bryan, Wm. A., 45, Mansion House.

Campbell, Peter, 40, Conemaugh.

Casey, William, 48, Cambria.

Cornelison, Maggie.

Craig, Thomas A., 32, Market street.

Craig, Mrs. T. A., 30, Market street.

Craig, Christ, 45, Cambria.

Craig, Annie, 13, Walnut street

Cunz, Lydia, 6, Napoleon street.

Cunz, Robert, 4 months, Napoleon street.

Dillon, James, 35, Napoleon street.

Downey, Mrs. 55, Pearl street.

Dudzik, Andrew, 28, Cambria.

Eager, Annie

Eck, Mary Ann, 37, Woodvale.

Eck, Lily, 12, Conemaugh street.

Edwards, Mrs. Ann R., 70, Union street

Elsaesser, Andrew, 16, Conemaugh.

English, Joseph, 24, Railroad street.

Fagan, Matthew, 40, Millville.

Fagan, Mrs. M., 38, Millville.

Fagan, Monica, 12, Millville.

Fagan, Daniel, 10, Millville.

Fagan, Clara, 3, Millville.

Fagan, Thomas, 1, Millville.

Faloon, Mrs. Ann E., 63, Pearl street.

Fichtner, Mrs. Tillie, 33, Main street.

Fiddler, Elmira, Bedford street.

Fiddler, Eliza J.

Fockler, Herman, 21, Franklin street.

Griffin, Miss Mary.

Hamilton, Mary, 33, Bedford street.

Hanki, Mrs. Teresa, 40, Cambria.

Hause, Mollie.

Hellriggle, Chas.

Hellriggle, Mrs. Lizzie, 30, Woodvale.

Henry, William, 34, Cumberland, Md.

Hocker, Mrs. John, 72, Somerset street.

Hop Sing, Franklin street.

Hurt, Charles, London, England.

Irwin, Maggie, 22, Hulbert House.

Johnson, David, 45, Conemaugh street.

Jones, Mary, 14, Main street.

Kast, Clara, 17, Clinton street.

Keene, Katie, 16, Union street.

Keinxstoel, Samuel, 30, Market street.

Larimer, James, 45, Somerset street.

Lee Sing, Chinaman, Franklin street.

Lucas, Maria, 50, Conemaugh.

Madden, Mrs. Mary, 47, Cambria City.

Mack, August.

McClarren, 8, Cambria City.

McCue, Mrs.

Melden, Richard.

Maley, Henry.

Mosser, Mrs. Mary, 65, Conemaugh street.

Mullen, Margaret.

Oswald, Mrs.

Owens, Mrs.

Oyler, John R.

Phillips, Mrs. Eliza, 48, Union street.

Reese, Mrs. Lizzie, 30, Conemaugh street.

Reese, Annie, 7, Vine street.

Reidel, John C. 60, Conemaugh.

Rich, Mrs. Charlotte, 45, Stonycreek street.

Roberts, Mrs. Jennie, 18, Somerset street.

Rosenfelt, Solomon, Washington street.

Saylor, Henry.

Schnable, Mrs. Conrad, 35, Baumer street.

Schittenhelm, Anton, Cambria.

Schittenhelm, Anton Jr., Cambria.

Shumaker, Mrs. James M., Locust street.

Skiba, Mrs. Stainslous, 32, Cambria.

Skiba, Joseph, 4, Cambria.

Smith, Ralph, 11, Woodvale.

Smouse, Jennie, Hulbert House.

Stern, Bella.

Strauss, Moses, 77, Vine street.

Strauch. Henry 50, Conemaugh.

Smith, Willie, 1, Cambria

Surany, David.

Thomas, John T.

Till, Arthur, 27, Market street.

Unverzagt, Daniel, 66, Washington street.

Unverzagt, Mrs. Daniel, 62, Washington street.

Viering, Mrs.

White, Mrs. John, 76, Union street.

Wagnor, Henry, Cambria.

Warsing, Jane, 24, Coopersdale.

Warkeston, Miss.

Weinzierl, Mrs. Mary, 38, Cambria.

Wearn, Willie, 6, King street.

Walford, Frank.

Will, Elizabeth, Conemaugh.

PASSENGERS ON DAY EXPRESS.

[
Those marked ? bodies never found. Those found lived at the places named, to which places the remains were taken.
]

Bates, Mrs. Annie, Delavin, Wis.

? Brady, Mrs. J. W., Chicago, Ill.

Bryan, Elizabeth M., 20, Philadelphia.

Christman, Mrs. A. C., Dallas, Texas.

Day, John R., 60, Prospect, Md.

Day, Miss, Prospect, Md.

Ewing, Andrew, Snow Shoe, Pa.

? Feustermaker, Victor, Egypt, Lehigh County

Harnish, Blanche, Dayton, O.

? Hemingway, Fred, and wife, Kokomo, Ind.

King, Mrs. J. F.

? Lyon, E., New York.

? McCoy, Mrs.

? McCoy,—

? McCoy,—

Meisel, Christ, 32, Newark, N. J.

Minich, Kate, Fostoria, Ohio.

Paulson, Jennie, 20, Allegheny City.

? Phillips, Frank (porter), Jersey City.

Rainey, Mrs. Sophia, 64, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Ross, John D.

Schrantz, George, Pleasant Gap, Pa.

? Shelly, W., Newark, N. J.

Shick, Cyrus, Reading.

? Sible, Mrs. Springtown, Bucks County, Pa.

Smith, Mrs. H. K., 25, Osborn, Ohio.

Smith, R. Wardwell, 3, Osborn, Ohio.

Stinson, Eliza, Norristown, Pa.

? Swaney, Mrs. Mary A., 67.

Swineford, Mary A., St. Louis, Mo.

Swineford, Mrs. Ed., St. Louis, Mo.

Tarbell, Mrs. Farney, 32, Cleveland, Ohio.

? Tarbell, Grace, 7, Cleveland, Ohio.

? Tarbell, Bertie, 5, Cleveland, Ohio.

? Tarbell, Howard, 2, Cleveland, Ohio.

Weaver, Beneval, Millersburg, Pa.

Woolf, Jennie, Chambersburg, Pa.

MISCELLANEOUS.

[
Bodies taken to places named in subheads for burial. The place named in line with name of individual is where they were lost from.
]

LOYSBURG, BEDFORD COUNTY, PA.

Aaron, Mrs. H. B., 29, Railroad street.

Aaron, Flora, 10, Railroad street.

BLAIRSVILLE, PA.

Alexander, John G., 45, Woodvale.

Alexander, Mrs. John G., 45, Woodvale.

Brown, Emma, 20.

McLaughlin, Mrs. Julia, 60, Cambria.

Miller, Robert, 22, Sixth Ward.

Pike, Fanny, 19, Haynes street.

WILMORE, PA.

Beiter, Mathias, 3, Clinton street.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Butler, Chas. T., Hulbert House.

Carlin, Jonathan, Hulbert House.

Cox, James G., Hulbert House.

Clark, W. H. L., 50, Hulbert House.

De Walt, Chas. B., 36, Hulbert House.

Dorsey, John D., Hulbert House.

Lichtenberg, Rev. John, Locust street.

Lichtenberg, Mrs.

Murray, James, 50, Hulbert House.

Nathan, Adolph, 40, Main street.

Overbeck, William H., 38, Main street.

Spitz, Walter L., Hulbert House.

Woolf, Mrs. M. L., Jackson street.

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Marshall, Chas. A., 34, Hulbert House.

BRADDOCK, PA.

Cadogan, Mrs. Mary A., 46, Millville.

Cadogan, Ann, 25, Milville.

Young, Mrs. Kate, 34, Market street.

Young, Samuel, 13, Market street.

PITTSBURGH, PA.

Creed, David, 60, Washington street.

Creed, Mrs. Eliza, 55, Washington street.

Creed, Maggie, 28, Washington street.

Fisher, Moses, 24, Mansion House.

Sweeney, Mrs. Ann, 70, Conemaugh.

BENSHOFF’S, CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA.

Custer, William H., 35, Millville.

STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

Davis, Frank B., 40, Main street.

Davis, Frank, infant.

SOMERSET, PA.

Gaither, Harry, 18, South street.

Houston, Minnie, Hulbert House.

Hurst, Nathaniel, 15, Washington street.

SHIPPENSBURG, PA.

Diehl, Carrie, 20, Hulbert House.

Wells, Jennie, 22, Hulbert House.

MERCER COUNTY, PA.

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