Summary It is 1889 and the citizens of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and other towns in the Conemaugh River valley are decimated when the dam upstream at the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club explodes. Accounts of survivors show physical and emotional terror of the flood experience as one in every ten residents die by drowning, crushing, impalement or burning. The official death toll is 2209. Estimates in newspapers range as high as 15,000. Some blame the steel millionaires and wealthy bankers who own the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club. View more details
Directed : Mark Bussler
Written : Mark Bussler
Stars : Richard Dreyfuss Patrick Jordan Jennifer Lee Dake Matt Hutchinson
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Aug 25, 2003
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Inecom Entertainment Company
Summary It is 1889 and the citizens of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and other towns in the Conemaugh River valley are decimated when the dam upstream at the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club explodes. Accounts of survivors show physical and emotional terror of the flood experience as one in every ten residents die by drowning, crushing, impalement or burning. The official death toll is 2209. Estimates in newspapers range as high as 15,000. Some blame the steel millionaires and wealthy bankers who own the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Aug 25, 2003
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Inecom Entertainment Company
