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Authors: David McCullough

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The Johnstown Flood (39 page)

Schonhardt, Victoria, 56, Conemaugh.

Schultz, Mrs. William, Clinton street.

Schultz, Clinton street.

Schultz, Clinton street.

Schultz, Clinton street.

Schultz, Clinton street.

Schultz, Joseph, First Ward.

Schweitzer, William, Conemaugh.

Schweitzer, Catherine E., Conemaugh.

Schurtz, Peter, 38, Conemaugh.

Seibert, Mrs. Elizabeth, 56, Woodvale.

Schaffer, Howard, 21, South Fork.

Shea, Mrs. Mary, 30, Locust street.

Sheldon, H.

Sherman, Mrs. Ann, 35, Market street.

Shinkey, Mrs., Second Ward.

Shorper, Jacob.

Shorper, Jacob, Jr.

Silverman, Moses, Second Ward.

Seigmund, Mrs. Matilda, 52, Woodvale.

Seigmund, Mrs. Carolina, 28, Woodvale.

Seigmund, John, 20, Woodvale.

Singer, Mrs. E. H., Unionport, Ohio.

Siroczki, Mrs. Mary, 30, Cambria.

Siroczki, Mary, 7, Cambria.

Siroczki, Annie, 4, Cambria.

Siroczki, Lizzie, 2, Cambria.

Skiba, Annie, 6, Cambria.

Skiba, Sophia, 1½, Cambria.

Smith, Harry, 5, Woodvale.

Smith, Hattie, 4, Woodvale.

Smith, infant, 3, Woodvale.

Smith, Alice J., 2, Woodvale.

Smith, Clarence, 6 months, Woodvale.

Smith, George A., 38, Pearl street.

Smith, Mrs. Jennie, 36, Pearl street.

Smith, Charles, 7, Pearl street.

Smith, Alum, 4, Pearl street.

Smith, Effie, 9 months, Pearl street.

Smith, Mrs. Mary, 21, Cambria.

Smith, Mollie, 22, Cambria.

Smith, Mrs. Ann, 55, Cambria.

Smith, Francis, 3, Cambria.

Smith, Charles, 1, Cambria.

Smith, John M., 38, Millville.

Smith, William, 9, Millville.

Smith, Mrs. Mary, Third Ward.

Smith, William, Third Ward.

Smith, Esther, Third Ward.

Smith, Charles, First Ward.

Smith, Richard, First Ward.

Smith, Frank, First Ward.

Snyder, Polly, 14, Woodvale.

Snyder, William, 8, Woodvale.

Snyder, Annie, 6, Woodvale.

Snyder, John, 3, Woodvale.

Snyder, Patrick V., 5 months, Woodvale.

Snyder, Hollis, Woodvale.

Snyder, Mary.

Snyder, Annie.

Snyder, John.

Snyder, Mary E.

Snyder, Harrison V.

Speers, Mrs. L. E.

Spenger, Mrs. Catherine, 56, Stonycreek street.

Spenger, Edward, 16, Stonycreek street.

Spoiler, Mrs.

Spoller, Lee.

Stansfield, James C., 30, Woodvale.

Stansfield, Mrs. J. C., 25, Woodvale.

Stansfield, Ralph, 9 weeks, Woodvale.

Steckman, Fred, 42, Cambria.

Stewart, Watson, 60, Pearl street.

Stewart, Mrs., 70, Walnut street.

Stews, Louis, Walnut street.

Stinely, Annie, 4, Cambria.

Stinely, infant, 4 months, Cambria.

Stork, Casper, 43, Walnut street.

Stork, Mary, 38, Walnut street.

Stork, John, 20, Walnut street.

Stork, Lizzie, 14, Walnut street.

Strauss, Charles S., Conemaugh.

Strayer, Katie, 22, Market street.

Strayer, Bertha, 14, Market street.

Stroup, Henry, Conemaugh.

Stufft, Vera, 10, Woodvale.

Stufft, Earl B., 8, Woodvale.

Stufft, Lula B., 6, Woodvale.

Stufft, Elda M., 3, Woodvale.

Stufft, infant, four months, Woodvale.

Suder, Lizzie, 9, Millville.

Suder, James, 5, Millville.

Sullivan, Mrs. Catherine, 55, Millville.

Swank, Leroy, 4, Main street.

Swank, Miss, Morris street.

Sweitzer, William, 35, Morrellville.

Temple, Leroy.

Thoburn, John, 40, Millville.

Thoburn, Mrs. Flora, 36, Millville.

Thoburn, John, Jr., 10, Millville.

Thoburn, Harry, 1, Millville.

Thomas, Tydvil, 19, Millville.

Thomas, Mrs. Annie E., 56, Napoleon street.

Thomas, Mrs. Ann, 41, Woodvale.

Thomas, Albert E., 17, Woodvale.

Thomas, Vivian D., 15, Woodvale.

Thomas, James Roy.

Thomas, Sylvester.

Thomasberger, Fannie, 42, Conemaugh.

Thomasberger, Nellie, 13, Conemaugh.

Thomasberger, Charles, 11, Conemaugh.

Thurin, Levi.

Totas, Jacob, Cambria.

Totas, Sophia, Cambria.

Totas, Michael, Cambria.

Totas, Wavreck, Cambria.

Trefts, William S.

Tross, W. J. Sr., 43, Woodvale.

Tross, Katie, 19, Woodvale.

Tross, William, 17, Woodvale.

Tross, Conrad, 16, Woodvale.

Tross, Charles, 13, Woodvale.

Tross, George, 9, Woodvale.

Tross, Louis, 7, Woodvale.

Tross, Edward, 6, Woodvale.

Tucker, Mrs. Margaret N., 45, Woodvale.

Tucker, Lillian G., 18, Woodvale.

Tucker, Mabel, 6, Woodvale.

Tynan, Michael J., 49, Conemaugh.

Tynan, Mrs. M. J., 47, Conemaugh.

Unverzagt, Lulu, 23, Washington street.

Vallance, David, 55, Conemaugh street.

Vallance, Mrs. Sarah, 66, Conemaugh street.

Vallance, Annie, 21, Conemaugh street.

Valentine, Mrs. Carrie, Market street.

Valentine, Alexander L., 14, Market street.

Valentine, Annie May, 11, Market street.

Valentine, Burt, 7, Market street.

Valentine, Howard, 4, Market street.

Valentine, Ruth, 1½, Market street.

Varner, Viola, 12, Cambria.

Varner, Sarah, 10, Cambria.

Varner, Ida, 7, Cambria.

Varner, Ella, 5, Cambria.

Varner, infant, six weeks, Cambria.

Veith, Mrs. Carrie, 52, Stonycreek street.

Veith, Emma, 14, Stonycreek street.

Voeghtly, Mrs.

Von Alt, Henry, Clinton street.

Wagnor, Mrs. Henry, Cambria.

Wagnor, Frank, Cambria.

Wagnor, John, Cambria.

Walker, Conrad, 27, Clinton street.

Walker, Ida J., 22, Conemaugh.

Walser, Mrs. Ann, Alum Bank, Pa.

Ward, Ella, Cambria.

Warren, Edward, 28, Millville.

Waters, Thomas J., 15, Conemaugh.

Watkins, Mary J., 22, Washington street.

Wearn, Mrs. Priscilla, 66, Walnut street.

Wearn, Richard, 30, King street.

Wearn, Mrs. Ella, 27, King street.

Wearn, Myrtle, 3, King street.

Weaver, Joseph H., 19, Woodvale.

Weaver, Margaret J., Second Ward.

Webber, Christian, 31, Woodvale.

Wehelco, John, Cambria.

Wehn, Casper, 80, Clinton street.

Weinzarl, Annie, 13, Cambria.

Weinzarl, Martha, 11, Cambria.

Weinzarl, Sarah, 7, Cambria.

Weinzarl, Mollie, 5, Cambria.

Weinzarl, John, 3, Cambria.

Weinzarl, George, 4 months, Cambria.

Weisc, Rosa, 10, Cambria.

White, Annie. 23, Market street.

White, Raymond, 4, Youngstown, O.

Wickersham, Richard G., 26, Woodvale.

Wilson, Mrs. Lavina, 38, East Conemaugh.

Wilson, James, 33, Mineral Point.

Wilson, Henry, 58, Millville.

Wilson, Mr., Cambria.

Wiseman, Charles, 26, Conemaugh.

Wiseman, Emma, 4, Conemaugh.

Wiseman, August, 2, Conemaugh.

Witz, Sarah, Third Ward.

Wolf. Anthony, 24, Cambria.

Wolf, Albert, 1 ½, Cambria.

Wolford, Andrew, Conemaugh.

Wolford, Conemaugh.

Wolford, Conemaugh.

Wolford, Conemaugh.

Woren, Richard, Walnut street.

Woren, Mrs. Richard, Walnut street

Woren, Willie, 6, Walnut street.

Woren,—,, child, Walnut street.

Woren,—, child, Walnut street.

Woren, Mrs. Priscilla, 60, Walnut street.

Woren, Miss, 24, Walnut street.

Woren, Mrs. Thomas, Walnut street.

Yocum, Samuel, Third Ward.

Yost, Laura, 18, Grant street.

Yost, Lottie, Jackson street.

Young, Mamie, 12, Broad street.

Young, Katie, 10, Broad street.

Youst, Mr.

Youst, Eddie.

Zellar, Rose.

Zern, Miss.

Zimmerman, Milton, 19, Locust street.

Zimmerman, Morgan, 11, Young’s alley.

Zimmerman, Owen N.

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