A PHOTOGRAPHIC STORY OF THE 1889 JOHNSTOWN FLOOD

By Harold H. Strayer and Irving L. London


     
 

The Cambria Iron Company mills were greatly damaged. The Gautier mills were completely destroyed. In the up per photo the Woodvale woolen and flour mill is shown in the background while the tents belong to the militia. The lower photo shows the damage to the Cambria Iron Company's works below the stone bridge.

To provide shelter for the thousands left homeless, pre-fabricated houses were shipped in by various relief committees. They were known as "Hughes" and "Oklahoma" homes and sold for about $250. The authorities planned to furnish each house with a stove, six chairs, two beds, blankets, table and tableware.

     

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