April 12, 1878 - First Mention of Telephone Service in Johnstown & Little Girl Killed by a Baseball Bat - Cambria Freeman

First mention of telephone service in Johnstown

Daughter of Herman Klinemyer - killed by baseball bat.
 

Odds & Ends - The Usual Horrible Accidents - January 1878 - Cambria Freeman

Mr. Patrick Green

Frank Walkinshaw

Joshua Berkey

 

Johnstown Fireman - No year listed but I'd say around 1900 or so

J.W. Dick - Morrellville Fire Co. No. 10 and N.A. Long - Conemaugh Fire Co. No. 5
 

Johnstown - August 24, 1868 - Grant Clubs (U.S. Grant running for President), Assorted Accidents, Perkinsville (Coopersdale), New Steel Mill & Scalp Level Name

U.S. Grant Clubs, Patrick Dullenty, Beam and Dunford Boy

Cambria Iron new steel mill

How Scalp Level got its name. 

 

Odds & Ends - Accident Roundup and Proposed Train Service - August 20, 1868 - Alleghenian

John Garens

Ebensburg to Johnstown Train Service

John Lloyd and James Easley

 

Senseless Death of Cambria City Boy and Follow up on the Suspect (he was later caught) - November 1867 - Alleghenian

Death of little Daniel McDonald - Cambria City - shot by Cyrus Thompson

Follow up on suspect.

 

Death of "Little X" a Cambria County Dwarf, First Water Pipes Laid along with Assorted Accidents - October 31, 1867 - Alleghenian

Demetrius Augustine Conrad - Dwarf "Little X"

First water pipes Downtown Johnstown

 

Odds & Ends - The Weekly Assorted Horrible Accidents + Baseball Fever - October 10, 1867 - Alleghenian

Charley Lyon and Dennis McCarty

Michael Boland and Samuel Shaffer

 

Update on Baby Left on Doorstep, Assorted Fires, Gun Powder Explosion at Union Hall - December 7, 1877 - Cambria Freeman

Baby on Doorstep Adopted by Mrs. Chalres Unverzagt.

John Phillips and George Townsend

Henry Werner - Third Ward

Charles Ware

 

Odds & Ends - More Train Accidents, Prospect Kid Shoots his Finger Off, Baby Dropped off on Doorstep & Conemaugh Boro Guy tries to Blow Himself Up - Nov 23, 1877 - Freeman

John Johnston - Sheridan Station

Daniel McConologue shoots finger off

Baby dropped on the doorstep of Charles Unverzagt's

Jim Curran tried to blow himself up.
 

A Haunted Johnstown House - Mrs. Ream sees a Ghost - November 11, 1877 - Cambria Freeman

 

Odds & Ends - Cambria City Shooting, Guy Accidentally Run Over Twice, Gen. Campbell Robbery, Horrible Train Accident & Girl Escapes West Disguised - Nov. 11, 1877 - Freemanas a Man -

Cambria City Shooting

Daniel Conrad run over twice

Gen. Jacob Campbell home robbery

John Lord - New Florence