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Wreckage from the 1889 Flood. The building in the background is the Cambria Iron offices.
Houses were ripped open by the force of the water.
Wreckage from the 1889 Flood.
Buildings that did remain standing were heavily damaged.
Cambria Iron is visible behind the stone bridge..
Th Schultz house, pierced by a tree, was a popular subject of photographers. All 6 people in the house survived!
Many locomotives, like the one shown here, were destroyed by the flood and found among the debris.
Cambria Iron offices survived the flood. A temporary bridge is shown here crossing the Little Conemaugh River.
Stereo view card of flood debris on Main Street in Johnstown.
Stereo view card of damaged buildings that stayed standing during the flood.
Flood debris along the riverbank. The Schultz house is on the far left.
The flood came through this gap in the mountains. The river in the foreground is the Stoney Creek.
Wreckage from the 1889 Flood.
Stereo view card of wreckage from the 1889 Flood.
The flood wiped out almost everything in its path.
Wreckage from the 1889 Flood with the Schultz house in the background on left.
Burned ruins of St. John’s Roman Catholic Church are in the background on the right.
Wreckage from the 1889 Flood.
The floodwave left debris everywhere. Notice the house laying on its side.
Debris removal has already begun and the stone bridge is slowly being dug out.
Houses were left in jumbled piles after the floodwaters receded.
Wreckage from the 1889 Flood.
Although still standing, this structure sustained major damage from the flood.
Wreckage from the 1889 Flood.
Railroad tracks running through the flood wreckage. Cambria Iron Works in background.
Stereo view card of flood debris. The men in the foreground are recovering a body.
Flood debris in front of the stone bridge. Cambria Iron Works is visible in the background.
Wreckage from the 1889 Flood.
Buildings that survived the floodwave were severely damaged. Many either collapsed later or were torn down.
Some buildings survived.
Wreckage from the 1889 flood.
Sightseers pose among the destruction.
Johnstown after the flood.
Piles of unrecognizable debris were everywhere.
