The Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood, May 31,1889, was a tragic Disaster waiting to happen. The town was placed in a river bed for a steel company, with a poorly built dam holding a lake from pouring into the town. The town,payed to be built by Andrew Carnegie and other rich powerful men was destroyed in a instance. It would take years to repair the damage to this town. The question is, is Andrew Carnegie and other wealthy men at blame for this incident? It could have been a honest mistake or could have been careless choice, the men in this disaster should have seen this coming, in other words it looks more like their fault.
Although, Andrew Carnegie and the hunting and fishing club paid for the dam to be fixed their way, there is a lot of evidence
Although, Andrew Carnegie and the hunting and fishing club paid for the dam to be fixed their way, there is a lot of evidence