Smithsonian grounds during the great flood, February 12, 1881

View in Main St. showing wreck of house.

Rising of the waters, the north end of the Long Bridge starting out to sea, Feb. 13, 1881

Smithsonian grounds during the great flood, February 12, 1881

"Rising of the Waters" The North end of the Long Bridge starting out to sea, February 13, 1881

Panorama of Philæ as inundated by the great dam at Assouan [i.e., Aswan], Egypt

Johnstown disaster, May 31, 89. Cambria mills

Johnstown disaster, May 31, 89--debris on fire at bridge

The Johnstown calamity- Valley of the Conemaugh, from South Fork

Barge loaded with refugees arriving Helena, Ark.

The overflow of the Nile, Cairo, Egypt

Smithsonian Grounds during the Great Flood, Feb. 12, 1881., Rising of the Waters.

Phoenix from Railroad Bridge.

Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot, Shawtown.

River St. north from Kelsey St.

High water at Wheeling, W. Va.

High water at Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 14th, 1884.

View taken from 12th Street, at Gutman's looking towards the Island.Wheeling, W. Va.

Chattanooga in high water.

A view of a dynamite explosion down at the Stone Bridge.

This view was taken after the debris was removed from above the bridge and shows the Cambria Iron Works in the distance.

A scene up Stony Creek. A view of the Sandyville Cemetery.

A view of the ruins above the Stone Bridge.

This is the famous dog ‘Romey’ owned by the Kress family of Johnstown.

Romey,’ hero dog of the great Johnstown Flood.

This is the famous dog ‘Romey’ owned by the Kress family of Johnstown.

This is the famous dog ‘Romey’ owned by the Kress family of Johnstown.

This is the famous dog ‘Romey’ owned by the Kress family of Johnstown.

Horror of horrors! A view of the great Stone Bridge, where thousands of men, women and children were burned, together with horses, cows, railroad trains, houses, stables, and everything the flood could carry.

This view is taken just above the Stone Bridge.