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The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club bought it in 1879
The South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club counted many of Pittsburgh’s leading industrialists and financiers among its 61 members, including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Mellon, and Philander Knox. -
The Day The Dam Broke
When the dam broke on May 31, 1889, only about a half-dozen members were on the premises, as it was early in the summer season. They left immediately following the disaster, and the club members were largely silent about the tragedy. -
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The Pennsylvania Railroad had rebuilt
In just 14 days, the Pennsylvania Railroad had rebuilt 20 miles of track and bridges, allowing it to reopen its line to the east. -
The Johnstown Flood became the biggest news story of the era.
Immediately following the disaster, the first message to the outside world was sent by telegraph from Sang Hollow tower, located below Johnstown. Pitcairn alerted Pittsburgh that Johnstown had been destroyed and that help should be organized immediately. The first relief train from Pittsburgh reached Johnstown on Sunday morning, June 2. -
The flood was the first disaster relief effort for the Red Cross.
Barton, 67, and five Red Cross workers arrived from Washington, D.C., on June 5, 1889, just five days after the flood occurred. Thus, the Johnstown flood was the first major peacetime relief effort for the American Red Cross. -
Barton Left Johnstown
Barton stayed in Johnstown until October 24, 1889, and the grateful people of Johnstown gave her a gold pin and a locket, set in diamonds and amethysts, as a farewell present. In 1892, Johnstown sent $2,596 to Barton to help with her efforts to relieve the Russian famine. -
The last ceremonial act of the Johnstown Flood
The last ceremonial act of the Johnstown Flood was held on May 31, 1892 – 3 years after the disaster. Some 10,000 people had assembled for the unveiling of the Monument to the Unknown Dead in Grandview Cemetery. Behind the monument, the graves of 750 victims who were never identified rest in the Plot of the Unknown. -
Johnstown Today
This is what the City of Johnstown Looks like now.
