Trolley Time

 

June 3, 1871 - Cambria Freeman - Some interesting odds & ends

John Furlong and Daughter - Franklin Borough - lightning

James McCreight and his new washing machine.

 

Downtown

 

Johnstown Fire Wagon - Unknown Year

 

May 13, 1871 - Cambria Freeman - Johnstown German Family heirs to $65,000,000 in 1871 money, Train Accident, More Filling up old Canal, Conemaugh Boro Horses go wild

 

April 25, 1871 - Cambria Freeman - Interesting Cambria Iron Update plus a little bit of this and that

 

April 4, 1871 - Cambria Freeman - Death of a Good Man, Odd Train Accident and 8 Foot Giants come to Town with one that they say has two heads!

Freeman Cupp, George Cupp and Denny Mitchell.

Dead of Thomas Quinn - 73 years old.

Giants Capt. Bates and Miss Swan.

Aged Lady Ann Vinton from Millville passes away. 

 

Sandyvale

 

March 25, 1871 - Cambria Freeman - Two Work Accidents, 100 Year Old Mother Stackhouse and East Conemaugh Obit

100 year old Mother Stackhouse.

Daniel Confer - Obituary - East Conemaugh

 

March 11, 1871 - Cambria Freeman - Court Proceedings, Logging Accident and Cambria Iron filling up the old canal

E.B. Baker and John Steffy - fatal log accident in Cherry Tree.

 

January 21, 1871 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Miller Child - Fifth Ward - Fatal Accident, Stonycreek Bridge, Wife whacks Husband with Axe, Local Oil Wells and Boys trying to catch a quick kiss from unwilling girls

Little Lizzie Miller - Fifth Ward - injured in household accident.

Micheal Gordon - hit on the head with axe by his wife. 

Dr. Sheridan Oil Well - somewhere in Oakhurst - most likely around old Garfield School. Along with an oil well in Kernville.

 

October 24, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Steel Works Update, Woolen Factory Update, Small Crime Spree, Marriage & Deaths, Sad story of a Sick Little Girl

Mr. Henry Crouse - War of 1812 Vet.

Child of Reuben Leader dies of unknown illness.

Henderson - Foster Marriage

 

October 20, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Child in Household Accident, Meat Shop Heist, South Fork Mine Accident, St. Joseph Church Dedication and Benedictine Sisters Update

Patrick McDonald of Millville dies of apoplexy.

 

October 3, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Very Interesting Coroner Report for the Johnstown Area from 1867 to 1870 plus a Coopersdale chicken that walks just like a man!

H.A. Bathurst of Coopersdale has a chicken that walks like a man.

 

September 8, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Conemaugh Boro Update, Dysentery on the Rise, Flooding Issues in Scalp Level, Turner's Raising money to Prussia (War Relief), Little Annie Beam hurt but ok and Rolling Mill Accident

Little Annie Beam and Conrad Eckerstein hurt at Rolling Mill.