The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-06-13

Tbn exact 8Inile II deaths ia the job IA
town disaster WI never lie known, though
the humbei can bcsppox imatoly rived At
by taking the las acc Iata census Of %
localities SnJ uhractiGg therefrom tho
number q paEa1ba Laovu to DO living. A
registry o. tho LIVING l. being kept for this
purpose, aud from The ieturns already in
the numbfT Of deaths supposed to be
sbout 5,op0. This is not As had az was al
one time feared though il is bad enough
aud marks q the Nors, calamity in the
history OF The country
conenaugh lake aud reservoir, as given
by tue corrected figures. Il from IA 10 Is
miles back from Johnstown 10 the noun
tains. and about 1000 feet above the town
All accounts agree that lake WI first do
signed asa reservoir for the Pennsyly anis
canal. but little importance was attached
10 u until after II had come into the pos
session OF the South Fork Fishing club
about ten yefrs ago, AT that time mum :
her Of prominent Pi,tsburg gentleman
wenl TO the lake for shoot ng rad saw The |
auties OF the pace. the advantages it |
offered, aud the club was Organized by |
them. Ia about four years the club had
grown to bo very popular among wealthy
Pittsbursers and ,ber friends, and there
were erected there within The last five
ycars over 80 cottages, aud a very hand
some clubhouse which cost over $50. 900
on The lake there said TO have been
about 200 steam yachts. cat.boats and row
boats,
The dam VIA built some 30 years ago by
tbs Pehnsylyalia canal company and i,
vas perhaps the lsrg' 1t dam Ia the world.
being 80 feet ugh. nearly as thick at the
base. 1000 Zee n length, aud 20 feet wide
ct the top, aeipss which ran The stage road ,
TO the club hease. When the South Fork
fishing sni aluti1g elnb WI, formed i,
bought lhe Il B Which bad been abandon
cd, Payi9g only q small part OF its coe,
Tbs ciub hsi no structure examined ty
competent engineers. and while IL was
never considered unsaia they advised thu,
il be strengthened aud r. enforced BY bu
tresscs OF ncs masonry AZ the base. When
This was done the water WAS shut of, and IL
took two Years for the lake 10 fiil, although J,
led by couple Of active streams. !
The dam broke 10 Tho centre at Q o'clock :
Friday afternoon and al o'clock il was :
dry. The great body d water passed ont v
10 one hour. Parties Who we're building a ),
aes draining system At Tho lake for relief !
lieI 70 ara' no % 1861 ly jigeisn !,
'inice usy 90 2ae sile q ease toe pressure !.
"a the aaaa. Tses hsd -boai iofty nen 4, /.
sprk ard dih aii l'4eg eoaid, vlthou. avail. !,
Tue ~aiar page avtr tie dam about 1.
oci abCyc I'D top hggiaaiag Il 2 so o'clock =,
I, soald seem tha i gA no, designed
bat the watss sh,ai3 eseape over tie dam
4 any time, but that Tho original sluics -
'as Of saiila.en, capacity 10 = eyoas 20 =,
yc'aov. deat That The strength
I The siFneiaFs 2 = essirciy sucleiea.. BIT b.
hss ia "a caas,ipsiiaa Sufficient Aitenti3 n !,
I'D not bveu PAD % guarding against a I'm
ossitlc orefaow. Il altogether Prob y,
bic thai from Removed Of few loose ~,
tones iron the saez u The ceuicr OF the he,
arm q, fret. others we're Carried away by -,
" rapidly increasing eurreut and yolura o q,
water aa,il the Whole vas, structure !,
sai dc~r. The sLeireet bad noi con. n,
tpIaie4 Aay saeb sadaea. vssi rainfall. H.,
"a bad Boi prcuaed ng4insi il. Prom Az
's oenier dowa the dam vas entirely !,
'spi away, leaving BAT snAll portion Of /, a
q original structure o. either aide me,
A anal creek was Sufficient 10 eorduo, ts,l
9 wsiedirOm the lake ioar miles 10 the .na
risef. A, the junction Of this l.,a
rales With the Concasagh rsrer tho town Il
South Folks Wa located with 1000 ir- teYr