. The story of Johnstown : its early settlement, rise and progress, industrial growth, and appalling flood on May 31st, 1889 . nstown. .Ml his clothing was torn off. Grace Knuff lived with Peter Ruliritz in Franklin borough. I^unning toan attic window as the house went down, she could not get out. She floated 70 THE STORY OF JOHXSroWX. awav with the building and was saved at the chemical works. Prank Trout,of East Conemaugh. was employed by the Johnson Company at WoodvalcHe was on his way to work and the llood caught him at the ticket-gate of tlieFair Grounds. He scrambled upon the ticket-ofti
. The story of Johnstown : its early settlement, rise and progress, industrial growth, and appalling flood on May 31st, 1889 . nstown. .Ml his clothing was torn off. Grace Knuff lived with Peter Ruliritz in Franklin borough. I^unning toan attic window as the house went down, she could not get out. She floated 70 THE STORY OF JOHXSroWX. awav with the building and was saved at the chemical works. Prank Trout,of East Conemaugh. was employed by the Johnson Company at WoodvalcHe was on his way to work and the llood caught him at the ticket-gate of tlieFair Grounds. He scrambled upon the ticket-oftice rouf and afterward got on atelephone pole, which was broken off. He clasped a second telephone poleand it was carried awa\-. Then he mounted a log, and was carried overthe woolen-mill dam. Farther on he was caught between two logs and se-verely squeezed. Extricating himself, he mounted one of the logs, floated to thestone bridge in Johnstown and back to the Presbyterian Church. Thence hemade his way to Alma Hall and was saved. East Conemaugh and Franklin, separated by a narrow stream, were notdivided in mutual
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