TY - GEN AB - Rumors and fears that the Conemaugh Lake Reservoir had reached its summit and the South Fork Dam might burst were widespread for many years. By Friday, May 31, 1889, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, it had been raining for a week. Finally at 3:10 pm the center of the dam gave way. Considered the worst flood disaster in the nation's history - 2,209 persons were killed, a countless number of bodies were never found. AU - Bussler, Mark. AU - Naill, Joe. AU - Lipinski, Tom. AU - Jordan, Patrick. AU - Hooks, Aaron. AU - Dixon, Jennifer. AU - Sposato, Tyler. AU - Bussler, Michael L. AU - Neville, David M. AU - Goebel, John. AU - Anania, Sarah Rose. AU - Kraus, Michael. AU - Dreyfuss, Richard. CN - F159.J7 CN - F159.J7 CY - Pittsburgh, PA : DA - c2003. ET - Widescreen version. ID - 319459 KW - Floods KW - Documentary films. LA - Closed-captioned. N1 - Based on the accounts of those who survived. N1 - Special features: full-length commentary track by Richard Burkert, executive director, Johnstown Area Heritage Association; 20-minute mini-documentary and interview with Richard Burkert providing additional information on the history of the Johnstown Flood; "The Johnstown Flood", an 1889 piano illustration by Alberto Rivieri, performed by Patricia Pratis Jennings. N2 - Rumors and fears that the Conemaugh Lake Reservoir had reached its summit and the South Fork Dam might burst were widespread for many years. By Friday, May 31, 1889, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, it had been raining for a week. Finally at 3:10 pm the center of the dam gave way. Considered the worst flood disaster in the nation's history - 2,209 persons were killed, a countless number of bodies were never found. PB - Inecom Entertainment, PP - Pittsburgh, PA : PY - c2003. SN - 1592180140 SN - 9781592180141 T1 - Johnstown flood TI - Johnstown flood ER -