| Show Great Johnstown Flood Caused by Breaking Dam There was only one great John John- Johntown town flood Thin 1111 oe occurred on on l Friday Fri day May 31 1889 1 anI and was v caused t by bl the breaking of the dam at Conemaugh Con Con- lake take which released a huge hug e reservoir of water that rushed madly road mad ly 11 down the tile Conemaugh valley alley washing out Its villages and hurlIng hurl hurl- Ing lag Itself In fn a deadly torrent on the city Ul of ot Johnstown The bursting of or the dam was due to the unprecedented d and long con rains which resulted not only ODY in till this disaster but also In Inthe the destruction of ot a heavy railroad bridge between Harrisburg and At At- I toona loons and In la floods In various arlon oth other I er ft pasta parts of Pennsylvania and adjoining ad joining states stales from which there here w was wha l even eD greater grealer loss Iou of property than In Johnstown Johntown Warning of ot the tin danger dan gee ger was given ghen th Iok Inhabitants of Johnstown o by railroad officials soul and others otherl but ninny many disregarded them The final break k of the Iho dam came at ethree three o'clock In the afternoon and there was a sound lound like tremendous u. and continued continue d claps ls of thunder In Inan Inan toas an an as hours hour's time Johnstown Johntown was 1101 wrecked and ruined The loss Ion or ol life Ute was wu between 2000 and I and aM of property about Cleveland Cle Plain Dealer |
