Tom continued performing and touring for a number of years under the management of Eliza and her attorney ( and later husband ) Albrecht Lerche . Tom was on tour in western Pennsylvania in May 1889 on the day of the Johnstown Flood , and rumor spread that he was among the casualties . Despite his continued appearances on the U.S. concert circuit , the rumor persisted for years , with some observers expressing skepticism that the Blind Tom who appeared in concert after 1889 was the " real Blind Tom "
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