Johnstown Flood

of the Johnstown Flood of May 31st 1889, which provides arguments for why the disaster was both “the work of man” and “a visitation of providence”. However, it is apparent that McCullough believes that man was more responsible than nature/god for the extent of the catastrophe. In McCullough’s opinion, the storm that caused the flood was no more than the inevitable stimulus of the disaster, whereas the deferred maintenance and poor repairs on the dam were the primary reason that Johnstown was devastated

Response Paper of the Johnstown Flood “Johnstown flood” is a short story written by David McCullough. This story talks about the miraculous survival of a little girl named Gertrude. Gertrude’s sheer luck got her up the hill safely. Of course, with the help of several people she met along the way. I think that this is an extraordinary act of how worked together and some people put his/her life at risk to save a small child that they didn’t even knew. I fell that this is a great example of how

Johnstown Flood May 31, 1889 was a day that brought terror to the small town of Johnstown Pennsylvania. The small town was established in 1794 as a steel town and had a population on 30,000. The cause of the flood actually starts not at the town but 14 upstream at the South Fork Dam were the Little Conemaugh and Stony Creeks rivers meet as you can see in the image below. At this place is Lake Conemaugh, a 3-mile long lake located up against the side of a mountain, 450 feet higher than Johnstown

Johnstown Flood. Directed by Mark Bussler. Produced by Mark Bussler. Janson Media, 95 mins. The Johnstown flood, of May 31st 1889, is a devastating part of American history that forever changed the lives of thousands of people. Before the destructive flood more than 30,000 people lived in Johnstown and surrounding towns. The main industries of the time were the Pennsylvania Railroad and Cambria Iron Works, who also supplied houses that were often times built just at the edge of the Conemaugh River

The Johnstown Flood of 1977 The day of the flood my Uncle was 18 years old and was at his friend’s house. He was happy to be there and he thought nothing could go wrong. It was a perfect day and he wanted to have as much fun as he could with his friend. Little did he now that day his life would flash before his eyes before the day would come to a close. That day he decided that he wanted to go trouting in the creek by his friend’s house because there are a lot of trout in Pennsylvania. My Uncle was

The Johnstown flood of 1889 was a really bad time. People were roaming streets with no shoes or food. It was one of the worst floods of all time. The dam broke once before, but that was only the beginning of the terror in the city. Years later a big storm arrived. Johnstown flood occurred on 1889 at 3:10 because the dam overflowed. At 3:10 the rain started to overflow the dam which flooded the town . When the dam started to overflow the dam broke. There was 20 million gallons of water that is lots

qualities and skills may play a big role and give you an advantage in terms of survival, but sometimes a change of luck can impact your fate. After reading stories like “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Leap,” and the historical narrative “The Johnstown Flood,” we discussed the topic of survival, and I concluded that one’s survival is attributed to both luck and skill. You can be the strongest or smartest person, but there are also things that are not within your control. In a situation where you must

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a major American industrialist in the late 19th century and after obtaining substantial wealth from his steel industry, became an advocate for giving back to the less fortunate. Carnegie’s desire to donate to those less fortunate came from past experiences, growing up as an immigrant and working in a cotton factory young. He knew and understood the hardships that people faced when not able to acquire the type of wealth he rose to earn. Through his long life this atypical

The Johnstown Flood of 1889 was a terrible natural disaster. Sixty miles east of Pittsburgh in a valley near the Stony Creek, Alleghany, and Little Conemaugh rivers is where Johnstown is located. It all started on May 28, 1889 when a storm appeared over Nebraska and Kansas. The storm headed east and struck the Johnstown-South Fork area only two days later. The storm caused the worst downpour in this area with six to ten inches of rain in just twenty- four hours. The downpour caused trees to fall

The Johnstown Flood was a catastrophe that occurred in Western Pennsylvania on May 13st of 1889. The flood occurred when a dam on the Little Conemaugh River, South Fork Dam, failed to support heavy rainfall flow that caused the river to swell and the dam to be overloaded. Unfortunately, a short fourteen miles down the river lived the people of Johnstown. Johnstown was a prosperous yet modest western Pennsylvania town. The town had an iron company called Cambria Iron Company, which employed most of