how many people were killed in the johnstown flood
On June 1,1889, Americans woke to the news that Johnstown, Pennsylvania had been devastated by the worst flood in the Nation's history. Over 2,200 were dead, with many more homeless. When the full story of the flood came to light, many believed that if this was a natural disaster, then surely man was an accomplice. Johnstown in 1889 was a steel company town of Germans and Welsh.