CHAPTER XVI.

THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD.

The dam system of India--American “cheap goods and haste"--The Little Conemaugh Valley--Heavy rains--Johnstown flooded--The artificial lake--A poor dam--No uneasiness--How the water would move--The dam breaks--Terrible rush of the flood--An engine chased--A warning whistle--Locomotives hurled about like toys--Flying for life--Escapes and losses 324