Photographs of Johnstown Flood

An Industrial Building in Johnstown City after the Flood. The torrential wave carried this tree down the valley and drove it into the building. The impact was strong enough to lodge the tree at an upward, leaning angle.

The Flood carried bodies, houses, trees, and countless other objects all the way through Johnstown in a whirlpool of fury. When the waters reached this bridge, people were crushed or tangled from the pressure of the water beating them against the arches. After a few minutes, fires began to ignite around the bridge, filling the sky with dark smoke and burning victims.