February 4, 1904 - An Odd Mixture of Stories - From a Record Breaking Wedding to a Brave Little Boy

Aaron Stutzman, George W. Keis, John Sullivan, John Morrison, Ed Rogers and Frank Boyle

Harvey Adams - Seward Miner - Frozen Feet

Little Leonard Thomas gave his little sister his mittens and now he has damaged hands due to the cold conditions.

Huge New Florence Wedding - Joseph Barron and Paulino Rusic - married at St. Mary's Cambria City

 

February 4, 1904 - AN OLD AND INTERESTING PAPER - Allotment Roll 54th Pa. Co. I

 

January 23, 1904 - **WARNING GRAPHIC READ** - TERRIBLE FATALITY AT JOHNSTOWN - CAMBRIA STEEL

The simple breaking of a governor belt caused an awful catastrophe in Rail Mill No. 2 of the Cambria Steel works at 1:15 Thursday morning. As a result the ponderous fly wheel, weighing forty tons, gained such terrific momentum that it burst from centrifugal force....crashing thru the roof and bursting the steam and water pipes....flooding the floor with two feet of water and filling the room with steam.

List of victims: Edward Cabolsky - Brownstown - scalded to death

Louis Szankovski - found 50 feet away

Frank Fyak - scalded

Martin Hoffman - water boy - missing

FATALLY INJURED: Jake Updyki (Updyke) - Cambria City - scalded to death

Sevac Imeri - fractured skull

Covac Sewowitch - burned and scalded

INJURED: Theodore Hessler - Broad Street - Cambria City

Yarum Sobesk - Third Avenue - Cambria City

Louis Wass - hit by falling iron

William Miller - Roxbury

Jake Demko

Mat Jeusin - Cambria City

James McHugh

George Theis

 

YWCA - 1950's

AMONG FIRST TO ENLIST - 2nd Lt. Helen M. Lucas & Pvt. Charles M. Lucas - Nanty Glo

 

The Letters - August 11, 1917 - To Mrs. Anna Hay in Johnstown - from Clara R. Austin in Philadelphia

                                                     Oak Lane

                                                     Aug. 11, 1917

Dear Mrs. Hay,

I should like to look in and see you all this fine morning. The weather is remarkable, more like October than August; but it is very dry and everything is suffering for want of rain. I went to see Mrs. Fisher, and Mrs. King who has been with her for some time. She said she was very sorry for you could not have come to see her this summer as she does not know what her future will be. 

She still feels that she would like to pay a visit to Johnstown but could not say positively whether she can arrange for it this fall or not.  I am sending you a couple of spools of cotton #40. The best match I could find. Wanamaker's had only #50, but it was exactly the same shade as this which I got at Strawbridge's. 

The knives (?) will be done in about a week and I hope will be all right. I told them to send directly to you. With appreciation for all your kindnesses I am 

Lovingly,

Clara R. Austin

 

ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA - 2nd Lt. Frances T. Casper - Nanty Glo

 

January 16, 1904 - Johnstown Boys Robbed - TWO MEN MEET SUDDEN DEATH - One of Upside Down Body in a Snow Bank in Hooversville

William Yost and H.J Bertley - both 15 years old robbed in the Ninth Ward. 

John Mullen - Johnstown - found dead in Vintondale.

Noah Short

Thornton Menser body found upside down in a snow bank. 

 

December 19, 1903 - Updates on Past Stories

Pater Malzi accused of killing his son with a cane - found not guilty.

Henry Harshberger plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of Clarence O'Neil - 12 years old from Morrellville. 

 

Unknown Year - S. Holzman & Son - Cambria City

 

Pvt. Charles Molocznik - Barker Row (Nanty Glo)

 

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