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This book is about the tragic flooding of Johnstown, PA, and its neighboring areas, of May 31, 1889. On May 31, 1889, the collapse of the South Fork Dam and an astonishing storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died.
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The Johnstown horror !!!, or, Valley of death: None
1889, National Publishing Company
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Table of Contents
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CHAPTER I. The Appalling News, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CHAPTER II. Death and Desolation, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
CHAPTER III. The Horrors Increase, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CHAPTER IV. Manipulations of Terrors, . . . . . . . . . . . 104
CHAPTER V. The Awful Work of Death, . . . . . . . . . . . 116
CHAPTER VI. Shadows of Despair, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
CHAPTER VII. Burial of the Victims, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
CHAPTER VIII. Johnstown and its Industries, . . . . . . . . 154
CHAPTER IX. A View of the Wreck, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
CHAPTER X. Thrilling Experiences, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
CHAPTER XI. New Tales of Horrors, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
CHAPTER XII. Pathetic Scenes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
CHAPTER XIII. Digging for the Dead, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
CHAPTER XIV. Hairbreadth, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
CHAPTER XV. Terrible Pictures of Woe, . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
CHAPTER XVI. Stories of the Flood, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
CHAPTER XVII. One Week after the Disaster, . . . . . . . . 432
CHAPTER XVIII. A Walk Through the Valley of Death, . . . 455
CHAPTER XIX. A Day of Work and Worship, . . . . . . . . . 479
CHAPTER XX. Millions of Money for Johnstown, . . . . . . 489
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