{"product_id":"2940015936070","title":"History of Johnstown Flood","description":"History of Johnstown Flood Including all Fearful Record; Breaking of South Fork Dam; Sweeping out of Conemaugh Valley; Over-Throw of Johnstown; Massing of Wreck at Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc. with Full Accounts also of Destruction on Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and Bald Eagle Creek by Willis Fletcher Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright 1889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe summer of 1889 will ever be memorable for its appalling disasters by flood and flame. In that period fell heaviest blow of nineteenth century-a blow scarcely paralleled in histories of civilized lands. Central Pennsylvania, a centre of industry, thrift and comfort, was desolated by floods unprecedented in records of great waters. On both sides of Alleghenies these ravages were felt in terrific power, but on western slope their terrors were infinitely multiplied by bursting of South Fork Reservoir, letting out millions of tons of water, which, rushing madly down rapid descent of Conemaugh Valley, washed out all its busy villages and hurled itself in a deadly torrent on happy borough of Johnstown. frightful aggravations which followed coming of this torrent have waked deepest sympathies of this nation and of world, and history is demanded in permanent form, for those of present day, and for generation to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e1. Conemaugh Valley in Springtime-Johnstown and Suburbs-Founded Hundred Years ago-Cambria Iron Works-History of Famous Industry-American Manufacturing Enterprise Exemplified-Making Bessemer Steel-Social and Educational Features-Busiest City of Size in State\u003cbr\u003e2. Conemaugh Lake-Remains of Old-time Canal System-Used for Pleasure of Sportsmen-Hunting and Fishing Club-Popular Distrust Growing into Indifference-Old Cry of “Wolf!”-Building Dam of Straw and Mud-Neglect Ripening into Fitness for Catastrophe\u003cbr\u003e3. Dawning of Fatal Day-Darkness and Rain-Rumors of Evil-Warning Voice Unheeded-Whirlwind of Watery Death-Fate of Faithful Telegrapher-What Eye-Witness Saw- Solid Wall of Water Rushing Down Valley\u003cbr\u003e4. Pathway of Torrent-Human Beings Swept away like Chaff-Twilight of Terror-Wreck of East Conemaugh-Annihilation of Woodvale-Locomotives Tossed like Cockle-shells by mighty Maelstrom\u003cbr\u003e5. “Johnstown Annihilated”-Appearance of Wreck- Awful Sabbath Spectacle- Sea of Mud and Corpses-City in Gigantic Whirlpool-Strange Tokens of Fury of Flood-Scene from Bridge-Sixty Acres of Débris- Carnival of Slaughter\u003cbr\u003e6. Pictures of Flood Drawn by Eye-witnesses- Score of Locomotives Swallowed up-Railroad Cars Swept away-Engineers would not Abandon Posts-Awful Scenes from Car Window-Race for Life-Victims of Flood\u003cbr\u003e7. Some Heroes of Flood-Ride of Collins Graves at Williamsburg Recalled-John G. Parke’s Heroic Warning-Gallant Self-Sacrifice of Daniel Peyton-Mrs. Ogle, Intrepid Telegraph Operator-Wholesale Life Saving by Miss Nina Speck\u003cbr\u003e8. Stories of Suffering-A Family Swept away at a Stroke-Beside a Sister’s Corpse-A Bride Driven Mad-Unidentified Dead-Courage in Face of Death-Thanking God his Child had not Suffered-One Saved out of a Household of Thirteen-Five Saved out of Fifty-Five\u003cbr\u003e9. Stories of Railroad Men and Travelers who were in Midst of Catastrophe-A Train’s Race with Wave-Houses Crushed like Eggshells-Relics of Dead in Tree tops-A Night of Horrors-Fire and Flood Commingled-Lives Lost for Sake of a Pair of Shoes\u003cbr\u003e10. Scenes in a House of Refuge-Stealing from Dead-A Thousand Bodies seen Passing over Bridge-”Kill us or Rescue us!”-Thrilling Escapes and Agonizing Losses-Children Born amid Flood-A Night in Alma Hall-Saved through Fear\u003cbr\u003e11. Flight to Mountains-Saving a Mother and her Babe-Hillsides Black with Refugees-An Engineer’s Story-How Dam gave away-Great Trees Snapped off like Pipe-stems by Torrent\u003cbr\u003eand more...","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147924717808,"sku":"2940015936070","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015936070","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}