The Johnstown Flood (1968) (edit title/settings)

X-Ray contributed characters to The Johnstown Flood Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (What's this?)

• Added a character: George Heiser

Shelfari edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Sunday, September 2, 2012.

• Added a character: God
• Added a character: St. John
• Added a character: Upper Yoder

Shelfari edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Sunday, September 2, 2012.

• Added a character: Sandy Run

Shelfari edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Sunday, September 2, 2012.

• Added a character: Wilson
• Added a character: Boyer
• Added a character: Dr. Swan
• Added a character: George Stineman
• Added a character: Tom L. Johnson
• Added a character: Dan Siebert
• Added a character: T. H. Robinson
• Added a character: Mrs. Hettie Ogle
• Added a character: C. J. McGuigan
• Added a character: Hastings
• Added a character: Elizabeth Bryan
• Added a character: Rosemary
• Added a character: Philander Chase Knox
• Added a character: Beale
• Added a character: Rebecca
• Added a character: Mickey Moore
• Added a character: J. Edgar Thomson
• Added a character: W. H. Pickerell
• Added a character: J. C. Walkinshaw
• Added a character: Mrs. John Fenn
• Added a character: Abbie Geis
• Added a character: John Linton
• Added a character: Dougherty
• Added a character: Marie
• Added a character: Mrs. A. D. Brinker
• Added a character: Vincent Quinn
• Added a character: Frank Leslie
• Added a character: Morrell
• Added a character: Libby Hipp
• Added a character: Otto Run
• Added a character: Henry Phipps
• Added a character: Mrs. Cyrus Elder
• Added a character: Miss Carrie Richards
• Added a character: Jennie Paulson
• Added a character: Agnes Chapman
• Added a character: Percy
• Added a character: Davis
• Added a character: Phillips
• Added a character: John Dibert
• Added a character: Kelly
• Added a character: Bill Heppenstall
• Added a character: Chal Dick
• Added a character: John Reilly
• Added a character: Andrew Mellon
• Added a character: Kirk
• Added a character: Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
• Added a character: A. N. Hart
• Added a character: J. B. Plummer
• Added a character: Billy Flinn
• Added a character: G. B. Hartley
• Added a character: Daniel Peyton
• Added a character: John Hess
• Added a character: Mrs. Harrison
• Added a character: Mathilde Heiser
• Added a character: Dr. Lowman
• Added a character: B. F. Ruff
• Added a character: Frank Deckert
• Added a character: Jackson
• Added a character: D. W. C. Bidwell
• Added a character: Mrs. John Geis
• Added a character: Helen
• Added a character: Andrew Foster
• Added a character: Dr. William Matthews
• Added a character: H. M. Bennett
• Added a character: Emil Young
• Added a character: S. W. Keltz

Marie T edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

• Added a character: Robert Pitcairn: A division head for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Pittsburgh. He'd been sent 3 telegrams warning of the dam's breaking. He helped a lot during the recovery work, doing whatever possible to speed things up to get aid.
• marked the description of Robert Pitcairn as not a spoiler

Marie T edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

• Edited the description of Gertrude Quinn: A little girlgirl, 6, who lived through the flood.flood. Her recall helped to piece together much of the story.
• Edited a character: jamesJames Quinn: Gertrude's father, head of a family of seven children (5 girls, 2 boys). prominent in Johnstown. His father-in-law, John Geis, started the dry goods store James ran.

Marie T edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

• Added a character: John G. Parke, Jr.: Resident of Johnstown, an engineer at the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club. Alerted the town of danger. He was young, a nephew of the current superintendent of West Point.
• marked the description of John G. Parke, Jr. as not a spoiler
• Added a character: George and Mathilde Heiser: George owned and operated a store on Washington Street in Johnstown. They lived over their store with their 16-year old son, Victor. Mathilde kept the store's books now because George was too easy-going.
• marked the description of George and Mathilde Heiser as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Victor Heiser: The well-educated son of George and Mathilde, a survivor of the flood and one who had good recall of the events.
• marked the description of Victor Heiser as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Reverend H. L. Chapman: A Methodist parson whose family was relatively new to Johnstown but he had grown up in the area.
• marked the description of Reverend H. L. Chapman as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Benjamin Ruff: One of the launchers of the club. He'd bought the dam, the lake and 160 acres for $2,000 and got 15 investors to begin the club.
• marked the description of Benjamin Ruff as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Henry Clay Frick: Joined with Ruff as partner, with Andrew Carnegi, in the coke trade. He was commander-in-chief of Carnegie, Phipps & Company, iron and steel enterprises.
• marked the description of Henry Clay Frick as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Daniel Johnson Morrell: Manager in 1879 of Cambria Iron Company, a Quaker and an important man of his time. He was instrumental in bringing about steel-making innovations. Held two terms in Congress; was an extremely fair employer for the times. He was concerned when Ruff began restoring the dam in '79. He died in 1885.
• marked the description of Daniel Johnson Morrell as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Capt. Bill Jones: Tough Welshman who knew the steel business well. He wasn't afraid to try something new and brought one of Carnegie's steel mills to top production. He was offered a partnership but turned it down.
• marked the description of Capt. Bill Jones as not a spoiler
• Added a character: John Fulton: A trained engineer sent by Morell to examine the dam. He sent a negative report to the club that was ignored.
• marked the description of John Fulton as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Horace Rose: About 50, resident of Johnstown, a war hero, a lawyer; married and a father to several children. He'd come through other floods and new to move his family when the waters deepened.
• marked the description of Horace Rose as not a spoiler
• Added a character: U. Ed Schwartzentruver: Only 14 at the time of the flood. He lived through it and had excellent recall 76 years later.
• marked the description of U. Ed Schwartzentruver as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Dan Sibert: A rider sent from South Fork to check the dam's condition.
• marked the description of Dan Sibert as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Emma Ehrenfeld: A telegraph operator at South Fork. Three people had her send messages to Mineral Point of the expected danger.
• marked the description of Emma Ehrenfeld as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Col. E. J. Unger: Recently named club president, he lived year-round at the lake, just beyond the spillway.
• marked the description of Col. E. J. Unger as not a spoiler
• Added a character: George T. Swank: The editor and proprietor of the "Tribune", Johnstown's newspaper. At one time, he kept a running log of the day's events, just as the dam was giving way.
• marked the description of George T. Swank as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Charles Warthen: A conductor of the mail train that had been standing in East Conemaugh, unable to continue on. He was responsible for their survival.
• marked the description of Charles Warthen as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Gertrude Quinn: A little girl who lived through the flood.
• marked the description of Gertrude Quinn as not a spoiler
• Added a character: james Quinn: Gertrude's father, head of a family of seven children (5 girls, 2 boys). prominent in Johnstown. His father-in-law, John Geis, started the dry goods store James ran.
• marked the description of james Quinn as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Maxwell McAchren: A powerful millworker who was responsible for Gertrude Quinn's survival.
• marked the description of Maxwell McAchren as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Arthur J. Moxham: Chosen to organize Johnstown's recovery. He was young and able, a successful and energetic businessman.
• marked the description of Arthur J. Moxham as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Henry S. Brown: A reporter for the Philadephia "Press" who traveled many miles to Johnstown by horse and wagon when the trains weren't able to move.
• marked the description of Henry S. Brown as not a spoiler
• Added a character: F. Jennings Crute: Also a "Press" reporter, but he traveled MANY extra miles, by train, to reach Johnstown just about the same time Brown did.
• marked the description of F. Jennings Crute as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Clara Barton: The famed founder of the Red Cross. At age 67 she brought a delegation of doctors and nurses to Johnstown to aid victims of the flood. She stayed 5 months.
• marked the description of Clara Barton as not a spoiler

TheLibrarian edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Sunday, July 18, 2010.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Removed a character: David Beale
• Removed a character: Moxham
• Removed a character: Emma Ehrenfeld
• Removed a character: Victor Heiser
• Removed a character: Robinson
• Removed a character: Walkinshaw
• Removed a character: Wilson
• Removed a character: Marie
• Removed a character: George Heiser
• Removed a character: Unger
• Removed a character: Davis
• Removed a character: Bidwell
• Removed a character: Bill Jones
• Removed a character: Jackson
• Removed a character: Hess
• Removed a character: Morrell
• Removed a character: Mrs. Brinker
• Removed a character: Chapman
• Removed a character: Deckert
• Removed a character: Cyrus Elder
• Removed a character: Mathilde Heiser
• Removed a character: Abbie
• Removed a character: John Fulton
• Removed a character: Woodvale
• Removed a character: Gertrude Quinn
• Removed a character: Frick
• Removed a character: Robert Pitcairn
• Removed a character: Lake Conemaugh
• Removed a character: Carnegie
• Removed a character: John Parke
• Removed a character: Gautier
• Removed a character: Ruff
• Removed a character: James Quinn
• Removed a character: Cresson
• Removed a character: Libby Hipp
• Removed a character: Horace Rose
• Removed a character: Bennett
• Removed a character: Plummer
• Removed a character: Dr. Lowman
• Removed a character: Braddock
• Removed a character: Dougherty

Shelfari edited the characters of The Johnstown Flood Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

• Added a character: Morrell
• Added a character: Unger
• Added a character: Gertrude Quinn
• Added a character: Ruff
• Added a character: John Parke
• Added a character: Robert Pitcairn
• Added a character: Moxham
• Added a character: George Heiser
• Added a character: John Fulton
• Added a character: Horace Rose
• Added a character: Bill Jones
• Added a character: Victor Heiser
• Added a character: Woodvale
• Added a character: Frick
• Added a character: Wilson
• Added a character: Chapman
• Added a character: James Quinn
• Added a character: Libby Hipp
• Added a character: Emma Ehrenfeld
• Added a character: Jackson
• Added a character: Cresson
• Added a character: Mathilde Heiser
• Added a character: Lake Conemaugh
• Added a character: Dr. Lowman
• Added a character: Hess
• Added a character: Abbie
• Added a character: David Beale
• Added a character: Bennett
• Added a character: Dougherty
• Added a character: Walkinshaw
• Added a character: Gautier
• Added a character: Marie
• Added a character: Davis
• Added a character: Bidwell
• Added a character: Carnegie
• Added a character: Robinson
• Added a character: Deckert
• Added a character: Cyrus Elder
• Added a character: Braddock
• Added a character: Plummer
• Added a character: Mrs. Brinker