Sherer, Emma, 24, Conemaugh.
Sherer, Mary, 11, Conemaugh.
Schiffhauer, Frances, 19, Washington street.
Schittenhelm, Wilmena.
Schmitt, William J., 7, Cambria.
Schmitt, Mrs. Augustina, 38, Cambria.
Schmitt, August, 8, Cambria.
Schmitt, Anton, 2, Cambria.
Schmitt, Annie, 1, Cambria.
Schmitz, Ferdinand, Cambria.
Schmitz, Gabriel, 50, Conemaugh.
Schmidt, John L., Cambria.
Schonhardt, Victoria, 56, Conemaugh.
Schultz, Mrs. William, Clinton street.
Schultz, Clinton street.
Schultz, Clinton street.
Schultz, Clinton street.
Schultz, Clinton street.
Schultz, Joseph, First Ward.
Schweitzer, William, Conemaugh.
Schweitzer, Catherine E., Conemaugh.
Schurtz, Peter, 38, Conemaugh.
Seibert, Mrs. Elizabeth, 56, Woodvale.
Schaffer, Howard, 21, South Fork.
Shea, Mrs. Mary, 30, Locust street.
Sheldon, H.
Sherman, Mrs. Ann, 35, Market street.
Shinkey, Mrs., Second Ward.
Shorper, Jacob.
Shorper, Jacob, Jr.
Silverman, Moses, Second Ward.
Seigmund, Mrs. Matilda, 52, Woodvale.
Seigmund, Mrs. Carolina, 28, Woodvale.
Seigmund, John, 20, Woodvale.
Singer, Mrs. E. H., Unionport, Ohio.
Siroczki, Mrs. Mary, 30, Cambria.
Siroczki, Mary, 7, Cambria.
Siroczki, Annie, 4, Cambria.
Siroczki, Lizzie, 2, Cambria.
Skiba, Annie, 6, Cambria.
Skiba, Sophia, 1½, Cambria.
Smith, Harry, 5, Woodvale.
Smith, Hattie, 4, Woodvale.
Smith, infant, 3, Woodvale.
Smith, Alice J., 2, Woodvale.
Smith, Clarence, 6 months, Woodvale.
Smith, George A., 38, Pearl street.
Smith, Mrs. Jennie, 36, Pearl street.
Smith, Charles, 7, Pearl street.
Smith, Alum, 4, Pearl street.
Smith, Effie, 9 months, Pearl street.
Smith, Mrs. Mary, 21, Cambria.
Smith, Mollie, 22, Cambria.
Smith, Mrs. Ann, 55, Cambria.
Smith, Francis, 3, Cambria.
Smith, Charles, 1, Cambria.
Smith, John M., 38, Millville.
Smith, William, 9, Millville.
Smith, Mrs. Mary, Third Ward.
Smith, William, Third Ward.
Smith, Esther, Third Ward.
Smith, Charles, First Ward.
Smith, Richard, First Ward.
Smith, Frank, First Ward.
Snyder, Polly, 14, Woodvale.
Snyder, William, 8, Woodvale.
Snyder, Annie, 6, Woodvale.
Snyder, John, 3, Woodvale.
Snyder, Patrick V., 5 months, Woodvale.
Snyder, Hollis, Woodvale.
Snyder, Mary.
Snyder, Annie.
Snyder, John.
Snyder, Mary E.
Snyder, Harrison V.
Speers, Mrs. L. E.
Spenger, Mrs. Catherine, 56, Stonycreek street.
Spenger, Edward, 16, Stonycreek street.
Spoiler, Mrs.
Spoller, Lee.
Stansfield, James C., 30, Woodvale.
Stansfield, Mrs. J. C., 25, Woodvale.
Stansfield, Ralph, 9 weeks, Woodvale.
Steckman, Fred, 42, Cambria.
Stewart, Watson, 60, Pearl street.
Stewart, Mrs., 70, Walnut street.
Stews, Louis, Walnut street.
Stinely, Annie, 4, Cambria.
Stinely, infant, 4 months, Cambria.
Stork, Casper, 43, Walnut street.
Stork, Mary, 38, Walnut street.
Stork, John, 20, Walnut street.
Stork, Lizzie, 14, Walnut street.
Strauss, Charles S., Conemaugh.
Strayer, Katie, 22, Market street.
Strayer, Bertha, 14, Market street.
Stroup, Henry, Conemaugh.
Stufft, Vera, 10, Woodvale.
Stufft, Earl B., 8, Woodvale.
Stufft, Lula B., 6, Woodvale.
Stufft, Elda M., 3, Woodvale.
Stufft, infant, four months, Woodvale.
Suder, Lizzie, 9, Millville.
Suder, James, 5, Millville.
Sullivan, Mrs. Catherine, 55, Millville.
Swank, Leroy, 4, Main street.
Swank, Miss, Morris street.
Sweitzer, William, 35, Morrellville.
Temple, Leroy.
Thoburn, John, 40, Millville.
Thoburn, Mrs. Flora, 36, Millville.
Thoburn, John, Jr., 10, Millville.
Thoburn, Harry, 1, Millville.
Thomas, Tydvil, 19, Millville.
Thomas, Mrs. Annie E., 56, Napoleon street.
Thomas, Mrs. Ann, 41, Woodvale.
Thomas, Albert E., 17, Woodvale.
Thomas, Vivian D., 15, Woodvale.
Thomas, James Roy.
Thomas, Sylvester.
Thomasberger, Fannie, 42, Conemaugh.
Thomasberger, Nellie, 13, Conemaugh.
Thomasberger, Charles, 11, Conemaugh.
Thurin, Levi.
Totas, Jacob, Cambria.
Totas, Sophia, Cambria.
Totas, Michael, Cambria.
Totas, Wavreck, Cambria.
Trefts, William S.
Tross, W. J. Sr., 43, Woodvale.
Tross, Katie, 19, Woodvale.
Tross, William, 17, Woodvale.
Tross, Conrad, 16, Woodvale.
Tross, Charles, 13, Woodvale.
Tross, George, 9, Woodvale.
Tross, Louis, 7, Woodvale.
Tross, Edward, 6, Woodvale.
Tucker, Mrs. Margaret N., 45, Woodvale.
Tucker, Lillian G., 18, Woodvale.
Tucker, Mabel, 6, Woodvale.
Tynan, Michael J., 49, Conemaugh.
Tynan, Mrs. M. J., 47, Conemaugh.
Unverzagt, Lulu, 23, Washington street.
Vallance, David, 55, Conemaugh street.
Vallance, Mrs. Sarah, 66, Conemaugh street.
Vallance, Annie, 21, Conemaugh street.
Valentine, Mrs. Carrie, Market street.
Valentine, Alexander L., 14, Market street.
Valentine, Annie May, 11, Market street.
Valentine, Burt, 7, Market street.
Valentine, Howard, 4, Market street.
Valentine, Ruth, 1½, Market street.
Varner, Viola, 12, Cambria.
Varner, Sarah, 10, Cambria.
Varner, Ida, 7, Cambria.
Varner, Ella, 5, Cambria.
Varner, infant, six weeks, Cambria.
Veith, Mrs. Carrie, 52, Stonycreek street.
Veith, Emma, 14, Stonycreek street.
Voeghtly, Mrs.
Von Alt, Henry, Clinton street.
Wagnor, Mrs. Henry, Cambria.
Wagnor, Frank, Cambria.
Wagnor, John, Cambria.
Walker, Conrad, 27, Clinton street.
Walker, Ida J., 22, Conemaugh.
Walser, Mrs. Ann, Alum Bank, Pa.
Ward, Ella, Cambria.
Warren, Edward, 28, Millville.
Waters, Thomas J., 15, Conemaugh.
Watkins, Mary J., 22, Washington street.
Wearn, Mrs. Priscilla, 66, Walnut street.
Wearn, Richard, 30, King street.
Wearn, Mrs. Ella, 27, King street.
Wearn, Myrtle, 3, King street.
Weaver, Joseph H., 19, Woodvale.
Weaver, Margaret J., Second Ward.
Webber, Christian, 31, Woodvale.
Wehelco, John, Cambria.
Wehn, Casper, 80, Clinton street.
Weinzarl, Annie, 13, Cambria.
r /> Weinzarl, Martha, 11, Cambria.
Weinzarl, Sarah, 7, Cambria.
Weinzarl, Mollie, 5, Cambria.
Weinzarl, John, 3, Cambria.
Weinzarl, George, 4 months, Cambria.
Weisc, Rosa, 10, Cambria.
White, Annie. 23, Market street.
White, Raymond, 4, Youngstown, O.
Wickersham, Richard G., 26, Woodvale.
Wilson, Mrs. Lavina, 38, East Conemaugh.
Wilson, James, 33, Mineral Point.
Wilson, Henry, 58, Millville.
Wilson, Mr., Cambria.
Wiseman, Charles, 26, Conemaugh.
Wiseman, Emma, 4, Conemaugh.
Wiseman, August, 2, Conemaugh.
Witz, Sarah, Third Ward.
Wolf. Anthony, 24, Cambria.
Wolf, Albert, 1 ½, Cambria.
Wolford, Andrew, Conemaugh.
Wolford, Conemaugh.
Wolford, Conemaugh.
Wolford, Conemaugh.
Woren, Richard, Walnut street.
Woren, Mrs. Richard, Walnut street
Woren, Willie, 6, Walnut street.
Woren,—,, child, Walnut street.
Woren,—, child, Walnut street.
Woren, Mrs. Priscilla, 60, Walnut street.
Woren, Miss, 24, Walnut street.
Woren, Mrs. Thomas, Walnut street.
Yocum, Samuel, Third Ward.
Yost, Laura, 18, Grant street.
Yost, Lottie, Jackson street.
Young, Mamie, 12, Broad street.
Young, Katie, 10, Broad street.
Youst, Mr.
Youst, Eddie.
Zellar, Rose.
Zern, Miss.
Zimmerman, Milton, 19, Locust street.
Zimmerman, Morgan, 11, Young’s alley.
Zimmerman, Owen N.
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MAGAZINES
Engineering News
Forest and Stream
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, August 1883
Harper’s Weekly
Iron Age, The
Le Monde Illustré, June 29, 1889
Leslie’s Weekly
North American Review, August 1889
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (which contains, in its July and October issues of 1933, much of a semi-official but incomplete report on the disaster, written by the noted historian, John B. McMaster)
NEWSPAPERS
Boston Daily Globe
Boston Morning Journal
Boston Post
Cambria Freeman
Chicago Herald
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