December 19, 1903 - AWFUL JOHNSTOWN FIRE HORROR - MORRELLVILLE - VICTIMS BURIED IN ST. COLUMBA CEMETERY

Victims - Mrs. Mary Jane Crosby - 48 Years Old

James Crosby - 15 Years Old

Grace Crosby - 13 Years Old

187 D Street

Daughter Mary Loretto - survived

Frank Leckey and George Witt - first to the scene

 

December 12, 1903 - Workman Broke His Neck - Another Cambria CIty Murder & Suspected Incendiaries in Moxham

George Kegeresise - Cambria Steel Company

Death of George S. King

Sam Pawich - Cambria City murder victim

Suspected Incendiaries in Moxham

W.H. Butterbaugh, Curt Sowers (Sauers) and Isaac Murphy

 

CIVIL WAR - Week of April 23, 1863 - Local Troop Letter Home - Talks about Meeting Lincoln & Talking about Copperheads (Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and sought a negotiated peace with the Confederacy.

FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS

133rd Co. F

CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA

April 13, 1863

Lt. R.M. Jones, Sgt. Charles Fagan, David James Lew Edwards

Married - John Shoup to Miss Sally Patterson and W.H. Emthfield to Miss Maggie Irvin

 

Eisenhower in Town

 

Promoted to Staff Sergeant - Corp. Nick Krawcion - Pergrim Hill

 

November 1903 - **GRAPHIC DETAILS** AGED JOHNSTOWN FATHER KILLS HIS SON & THIRTY ITALIANS PERISH IN FLAMES - LILLY

Peter Maltzie murders his son Peter at a house on Railroad Street in Johnstown.

THIRTY ITALIANS PERISH IN FLAMES - LILLY

Peter Consalvi

 

The Letters - January 6, 1916 - To Mrs. Anna Hay from Sister Madge - Envelope Missing

                                                                  1614 Wallace St. Phila.

                                                                  Jan. 6^th 1916

My dear Sister Anna:-

Mrs. King (who was once Jennie Pringle of Johnstown) has just been here to see me and surprised me by an unexcepted proposition from her son Clarence—Pres. Of Electric R.R. In Washington D.C.—that she and I go to Florida for a couple of months—to get ready as soon as possible. Now you know I never dreamed of such a thing coming to me and as I know nothing about Florida. Jennie said I should write to you for advice and to know if you were going there this winter again. I hope so.

What kind of a place is Lakeland and would you advise us to go there to be near Mrs. Bonnecker? Are there good private boarding houses there? I wish you would go too. I hope you are well by this time. All insist upon my going but I feel reluctant to accept such a great favor from Mrs. K who insists upon bearing all expenses. 

The children Madge, Nell & Charlie have planned everything for me. Madge & Will knew of the arrangement before coming home but did not tell me about it and they are determined I shall not keep this house anymore—It is too much for me now when I cannot get efficient help. 

Would you advise me to go any other place? Where did you like it best in your travels though the South? Please write me at once about this so I can think over it—also tell me about the clothes I will need there—How did you manage? 

I wrote you all yesterday but this is to you more directly. My maid is not well enough to come back yet—so I more than busy. Had a card from Nellie and she has the Grippe (Flu) now. I am worried about her. 

Please let me hear from you soon as possible. 

Affectionately,

Sister Madge

Love to all. 

 

Cochran Tattler - May 1949 - Lots of Names and Pictures of Students