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The story of Johnstown : its early settlement, rise ... - JohnstownCafe

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not find liis body." Ik-r mind was already shaiUrcd. •• He was a .i^ood man."<br />

she \\cnt on, whili: llu; onlookuis listeiiLd piiN iir^h .<br />

l.nod him, and he<br />

)o\cd me." "Where is he " she _\ehed a'-;ain. • ] must tind liim." And slie<br />

st^teil at the top ot her speed down the track toward tlie river. Some men<br />

cauglrt her. She stru,:;^ied for a i^w inonunts and \\w\\ tainteil. <strong>The</strong> demented<br />

creature wa.s a bride <strong>of</strong> lau tv>o months.<br />

An aged \\'ood\ale \\oman. who was rescued ahve from the attic in her<br />

liotise, liad iloated from Maple a\enue to tlie mouth <strong>of</strong> the Conemaunh. Tier<br />

.:-i^^s-.^«CL<br />

\T Was left 01 UoODWLE EkLtlw TH<br />

-=^S.i^<br />

experience was terrible.<br />

She saw hundreds <strong>of</strong> men. wcimen antl chiklren lleiating<br />

ciown the torrent to meet their death, some praying, ^\ilile others had become<br />

raving maniacs.<br />

Words cannot b. nd imprcssiveness to the simple statement that onlv nine<br />

or ten families in \\'oitd\'ale were not depri\-ed ot a fatlur, nu/ther. brother or<br />

sister. How much ot au'-;msh and berea\-ement this inx'olves ! hun

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