WRECK OF THE DAY EXPRESS - Chapter 7 The Story of Johnstown By J. J. McLaurin - Editor Harrisburg Telegram Harrisburg, PA James M. Place, Publisher 1890 Copyrighted James M. Place 1889 Pages 74 - 75 Hardly a shred was saved from the trains, the passengers having left baggage and garments in their frenzied flight. Many had neither hats nor wraps, but this was scarcely thought of in the confusion and excitement. Bitter lamentations for missing ones tempered the joy of the survivors over their own safety. Twenty-two of their number had been snatched away. Names and residences could not be fixed at once, nor was their identity positively established for weeks. Efforts to obtain an accurate list resulted in the following: Mrs. Fanny Tarbell and three children, Cleveland, O. Cyrus H. Schick, Reading, Pa. Miss Eliza Stinson, Norristown, Pa. John R. Day and daughter, Prospect, Md. Andrew Ewing, Snow Shoe, Pa. Mrs. Mary A. Swineford, aged lady, New Berlin, Pa. Mrs. Edward Swineford, St. Louis, Mo. Miss Jennie Paulson, Allegheny, Pa. Miss Elizabeth M. Bryan, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. J. F. King and Miss Anne M. Bates, Racine, Wis. Mrs. A. C. Christman, Beauregard, Miss. Mrs. J. B. Rainey, Kalamazoo, Mich. Christopher Meisel, Jersey City, N. J. John Ross, cripple, Newark, N. J. Mrs. H. M. Smith and child, Osborn, O. F. Phillips, colored porter sleeping car. Don Callihan Royal Oak, MI -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 11:05 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 i had ancestors (bowman's,bodies never recovered) that perished in the 1889 johnstown flood. there was a record in a family reunion book published in the 1930's. i was at the flood museum and let them copy it. the booklet was entitled " kuhns wagner reunion". there is also a short story about someone from the dick family, and how he shot some of the looters from piles of debris. the flood museum is a worthwhile trip if you havent done it. it used to be a two-fer: buy a ticket for the flood museum, and get free admission to the heritage museum. very worth while and enjoyable. i have many friends up to see these museums. bill bowman (bowmans, mcfeelys, dawsons,kuhns, georges, gumbys) -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Baker <[email protected]> To: pacambri <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jul 1, 2011 8:11 pm Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 es, of course. o provide more detail. ver the years the Cambria County website has transcribed and posted a number of istories that have been published and fallen out of the copyright law. ttp://www.camgenpa.com/books/ couple listings that can help in looking for relatives in the 1889 timeframe. ttp://www.camgenpa.com/books/1889Dir/ B Clarks Johnstown Directory, May - September 1889. An * after the name ndicates the individual died in the flood, while + indicates the individual was eported missing. ttp://www.camgenpa.com/books/jofl/ istory of the Johnstown Flood he Johnstown Flood museum has a downloadable pdf of the known victims. ttp://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/flood_victims.pdf he Project Gutenberg Ebook has a book about the Johnstown Flood and numerous ther books about all different subjects. ttp://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page he Johnstown Horror!!! Or Valley of Death, c1889 by James Herbert Walker he Internet Archive has several digital books on the Johnstown Flood and umerous other books on all different subjects. ttp://www.archive.org/ istory of the Johnstown Flood c1889 by Willis Fletcher Johnson, 460 pages. oes into much detail, doesn't provide a passenger list, but quoted several of he passengers. Of course, my ancestor wasn't mentioned. fficial History of the Johnstown Flood c1889 by Frank Connelly and George enks, 252 pages. Has a list of deceased passengers but not a listing of all he passengers. hese books list the communities that surround Johnstown and were also damaged y the flood, and victims of the flood. Most list burial locations or if the ody was never found. ome of the passengers who got off the day express drowned, and a few that idn't get off the train in time survived. Willis F Johnson reported homeowners igher up on the hill gave shelter to the survivors and the survivors were able o use buggies and coaches to get to Cresson, where they were able to board the rain. he testimony of one of the conductors said there was a passenger list but he ave it to one of the train officials. > From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:02:09 -0400 Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 On the Cambria County web site - of course !! See <http://www.camgenpa.com/books/jofl/> -bob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of carolyn mcfarlane Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 12:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PACAMBRI] Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 Lisa, where can I find the lists of individuals killed in the 1889 Johnstown flood? Thanks in advance... Carolyn McFarlane Paris France [email protected] -------- Message original -------- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 03:36:31 +0000 From: Lisa Baker<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [PACAMBRI] Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 To:<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> Message-ID:<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I've seen the lists of individuals who were killed in the Johnstown flood in 1889. - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: ttp://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message