The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-02-24
MANY TOWNS t
ARE INUNDATED
Continuous Rains In
Kentucky.
TRAINS ARE WATERB0UND
Bridges Washed Away and Live
Stock Drowned.
sit
South Louisville asd All OF the suburSs
Have Suffered Heavy Property :;
Damages By the
Fieods. 49, 4
TRAINS ARE WATERBOUND

Louisville, KY. Feb. 23-Storm an{
food conditions throughout kentucky
and especially In Louisville and vicins
ity, today. In many instances. caused
suspension Of business and INTERRUPTS
ton TO transportation by rail routes
much damage to properly. ana ma, na5
caused people to fee for their hveA
and work to save their property.
Rain fell in torrents over terrfs
tory extending from Central Indiane<
south through kentucky ana into TeuS
nessee and Central Georgia. but the
storm was the severest In the bius
Grass state.
Ono death attributed to the storm
occurred in Louisville, when Benton
Keith, a lad of II years. hurrying
home from school in the binding ram
was struck by street car ana his
head severed from his body.
Heavy rains In the Ohio watersnoo
during the past thirty-six hours. havs
caused the rivers to rise rapidly.
In Louisville the precipitation IN inc
past twelve hours has been 40
inches. There has been a decided rise
in the lower Ohio and at Eansvhio
II IL above the flood stage.
The downpour continued steadifv
during the light In Louisville ana AT
noon showed no sign OF cessation. lno
principal damage was In South Loun-
VILE and suburbs, south of the CITY st
At Oakdale, Highland PARK, Meadow-
brook and Beechmont, the y.us o. sn
many homes are submerged. ana IN
some places TIN water Is two feet deep
in die streets. Hundreds OF cellars
are nlled.
otto Reisert, a grocer. and his ne.
gro helper, were badly bruised ~
the caving in of sewer unoer tha
weight OF their horses.
The water reached such depth on
the tracks OF the Louisville Railway
Company In several low sections OF
the city as to cause q suspension or
trafic, and railway ofiictals say IL the
rain continues, many suourbanitess
who came to town this morning under
difficuities, will be unable to return
home.
deem over the rails at the entrance 70
Churchill Downs and the stables al
the west end OF the track are flooded. q
A horse was drowned on the Louis
Vile ana Nashville underpass at Four
teenth ana Oak. Trafiic on the ctn-
cinnatI line of this railroad was De.
layed several hours by q frgnt oe-
railment at Eastwood as result OF
high water.
The sudden fooding OF Floyd's Fork
at FiaherviIle. fifteen miles Qua. ms
undated six houses today. A trestls
on the Southern Railways Lexington
branch. at Brush Run, one mile ease
OF Fisherville, was washed out, caus-
ing a suspension of traffic on that hnes
The water Is three feet deep In the
streets of F1sherville ana over sur
rounding country.
Seatonville, four miles from fisner-
VILE, Is submerged. Several horses
were drowned there and much proper.
ty washed away.
Immense damage was done neas
Hardinsburg. Trains on the Foross
VILE branch OF the Henderson route
are waterbound There are reports
of numerous bridges being washeu'
away. The deluge in that section was
a cloudburst.
Cherokee Park. Louisville's beauffs
full outing ground. is almost an In"
land sea.
Bear Creek and Its branches that
flow through the park. have been
swollen into rivers and several bridges
were washed away. All iowl2nds IN
the park are submerged and many OF
the drives which have been the admf-
ration of visitors for years were In
undated In many places the wasex
is Nm TO the branches OF the trees.
Rain In Memphis.
Nyernnhis. Tenn, Feb 28.-MernphiS
and vicinity was visited today by a
severe wind and rain storm which DID
sone damage to outhouses and shrub
berry. Telegraph wires were dtsar-
ranged and communication with North :