As soon as transportation lines were restored, tourists, such as this gentleman, flocked to the area to view the devastation.

Among the supplies to arrive were tents. Survivors had very few options for shelter since many of the buildings left standing were in danger of collapsing. In the background, rows of tents are also visible.

Once the railroad could get through to Johnstown, it continued to bring supplies for months. Due to the immense destruction, survivors were dependent on the railroad for almost everything.

The flood had wiped out most of the area's bridges. Those had to be replaced for the relief effort to reach as many survivors as possible. In the background, a stack of bridge trusses are waiting to span the river.

The Wood, Morrell & Co. Store ( building on left) took the brunt of the flood's force, protecting the Cambria Iron Works offices (building on right). In the foreground, relief and recovery efforts constructed a temporary bridge over the Little Conemaugh River.

Railroad tracks that had been washed away were replaced as quickly as possible to allow the necessary supplies to reach the survivors. In the background, more tents are visible.

Clearing debris away from the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge for immense efforts. Much of the debris has already been cleared away in this photo. Notice another temporary bridge in place here.

Survivors were dependent on relief efforts almost entirely. They were able to salvage some items, but not enough to return to a semblence of their former lives.

The force of the floodwaters was unimagineable. Little could be salvaged from the wreckage that was of use. This total destruction is what made the help of other cities so necessary.

Relief workers poured into the devastated town. Months of hard labor was required for the town to regain some resemblance of life before the flood.

With 30 acres of debris packed against the bridge, there was a lot of work to be done. The people in this photo are dwarfed beside the amount of wreckage they had to move.

Wire from the mills was twisted through the wreckage at the bridge. The only way for relief workers to remove it was to blast it lose with dynamite. In this photo, four of the seven arches have already been blasted clear of debris.