April 7, 1882 - Smallpox Outbreak, Conemaugh Borough Man Goes Nuts & East Conemaugh Attack - Cambria Freeman

MIss Gussie Morgan daughter of John Morgan dies of smallpox in Johnstown.

David Londregan - Conemaugh Borough

Young window woman named Arthur lives with her father a Mr. Varner - attacked in East Conemaugh.

 

September 1881 - Odds & Ends - Mother Hurt Helping Son & Usual Daily Train Accident - Cambria Freeman

Mrs. Andrew Moses of Johnstown falls down a flight of stairs. 

Mary Martin daughter of Thomas Martin hit by train in Prospect on the way to work

 

January 1881 - Boy Killed Throwing Snowballs at Train, 1653 Violin, Stable Moving Accident & Dogs Dig up Corpses from (Union) Cemetery to Munch On - Cambria Freeman

Albert Mullen of Prospect killed by train while throwing snowballs. 

Violin from 1653 in Johnstown - J. Cohen

Third Ward Stable Moving Accident - Richard Jones and David Boyle. 

Doogs dig and chew up corpses from Union Cemetery chew on - Johnstown, Union Street School kids help collect the bones off the wild dogs. 

 

December 10, 1880 - Court Decides Fate of Polish Cambria City Murder Suspect - Cambria Freeman

George Lambrinski - no evidence to base a conviction - charges dropped. 

 

September 24, 1880 - Cambria City Fight that turned Deadly - Cambria Freeman

Lambreskie, Joseph Ream, Matchsofsie

 

August 27, 1880 - Odds & Ends - Cambria Freeman

1880 Federal Census - Prospect - Austin Nary

R.B. Westbrook Mine - Benscreek - near Sonman. Charles Collins, William Sparks, Frank Luther and Christ George hurt. 

 

July 1880 - Two Idiots + One Cannon= Trouble at Cambria Iron - Cambria Freeman

Two boys names Gabert and Hoffman tried to fire a junked cannon at Cambria Iron with the end result of both getting hurt. 

 

July 1, 1880 - Boarding House Murder Verdict is In....Cambria Freeman

Clement Burke found not guilty of Johnstown murder

 

Part 3 - June 11, 1880 - Court Hearing for Johnstown Boarding House Murder Suspect - Clement Burke - Protecting Grandmother - Cambria Freeman

 

Part 2 - May 7, 1880 - Jail Interview and Update with Johnstown Boarding House Murder Suspect - Clement Burke - Cambria Freeman

 

February 6, 1880 - East Conemaugh Tramps & Hitching a Ride ends with a Cracked Jaw - Cambria Freeman

East Conemaugh Tramps

John Neff - hitching a ride back from Nineveh (Seward) to Johnstown gets his jaw cracked. 

 

December 12, 1879 - DEATH OF "BLACK SAM" - The Story of Samuel Williams former slave who ran away from Virginia in 1850 - Cambria Freeman

His Virginia master had the last name of Sanderson. 

 

October 31, 1879 - Wagon Hit by Train & Morley of Dog Fame Dies - Cambria Freeman

Frank Shaffer hit by train. Father is Cyrus Shaffer.

James Morley - bought the Morley Dog in 1870.

 

HORRIBLE DEATH AT JOHNSTOWN - July 25, 1879 - 21 Year Old Richard Jones - Cambria Steel

 

Odds & Ends - June 6, 1879 - A Mix of Different Things - Cambna Freeman

Cambria City Lads - Patrick Clark, Charles Bridges, August White, William Mellon and John Wihel.

Jesse Stein - Gored by Bull

Cyrus Prosser - Sang Hollow

 

NOTE: GRAPHIC - April 18, 1879 - A HORRIBLE DEATH - Cambria Steel Works - Remembering Young Godfreid Heider of Prospect - Cambria Freeman

 

August 9, 1878 - Tragic Death of Cloyd Delaney - Cambria Works - NOTE: Very Graphic

 

Part 2 - Update on Mrs. Mary Saeger - August 8, 1878 - Cambria Freeman

 

Part 1 - July 1878 - The Sad Tale of Mrs. Mary Saeger of the Fourth Ward - Cambria Freeman

Matthias Wissel - Conemaugh Boro

Mary Saeger & Anton Saeger - 4th Ward
 

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.