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- History of the Johnstown Flood Including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Over-Throw of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., With Full Accounts also of the Destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek.
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History of the Johnstown Flood Including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Over-Throw of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., With Full Accounts also of the Destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek.
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45 totalTRANSCRIBER’S NOTE:
HISTORY OF The Johnstown Flood.
PREFACE.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
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The book opens with a vivid portrait of the Conemaugh Valley in spring, its rolling hills, forested slopes, and bustling villages that thrived beside the clear streams. It then captures the sudden, catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, unleashing a torrent that sweeps through the valley and crashes into the industrious town of Johnstown. The author’s detailed narrative brings the roar of rushing water and the panic of the first moments to life, letting listeners feel the sheer power of a disaster that reshaped a region.
Beyond the initial onslaught, the work weaves together eyewitness testimonies, rescue attempts, and the frantic efforts of relief organizations that rallied in the flood’s aftermath. Richly illustrated with contemporary maps and sketches of the ruined streets, bridges, and factories, the volume offers a comprehensive, human‑focused record of a tragedy that stunned a nation. It stands as a compelling snapshot of 19th‑century life interrupted, inviting listeners to understand both the natural forces and the courageous responses that followed.
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History of the Johnstown Flood Including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Over-Throw of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., With Full Accounts also of the Destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek. Including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Over-Throw of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., With Full Accounts also of the Destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek.
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en
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~8 hours (507K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Charlene Taylor, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2012-11-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Willis Fletcher Johnson
1857–1931
Best known as a journalist-historian with a gift for turning public events into vivid narrative, this American writer moved easily between newspaper work, biography, and popular history. His books range from U.S. politics and diplomacy to dramatic disaster accounts and studies of Cuba and Latin America.
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