Description: Plain Jane 1 NEWSPAPER – JUNE 1 1889 JOHNSTOWN FLOOD FIRST REPORTS - ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION The Press,Philadephia, Saturday, June 1,1889. 18 ¾ x 23. Page 1,2, 7 and 8. (the internal page is missing) As this is the Saturday morning edition (June 1st), and the event occurring on Friday May 31, this is the first reports concerning the Johnstown flood. About half of the front page is devoted to the event, with large headlines and map. There is ( surprisingly) no other reports of this on the remaining pages. The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water.With a volumetric flow rate that temporarily equaled the average flow rate of the Mississippi River, the flood killed 2,208 people and accounted for US$17,000,000 (equivalent to about $580,000,000 in 2023) in damage. Original, not from bound volume. Fold lines, no tears or markings, missing internal page, overall Fine. Please refer to photographs. . Domestic post will be 6.75 Thank you for your interest in the item. TERMS AND CONDITIONS All merchandise is unconditionally guaranteed as to originality and description. Payment is to be received within 3 days after notification. Items are usually sent within 1-2 days upon payment. In most cases, the most cost efficient means of shipping will be offered. Books are generally sent USPS media mail.
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