NEWS: Flood 1909, Bullitt Co., KY

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Transcribed by: SilasLevi@webtv.net
Date:  10 Sept 2000
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The Bullitt News Friday Feb. 26,1909 

                THE FLOOD 

After the hardest and most indecent rain storm that ever visited this section, Salt river 
and all its tributaries south climbed out of their banks and inundated a large scope of 
county. At Solitude and Smithville the water was the highest on record and did much damage.
Shepherdsville was was overwhelmed Tuesday night and Wednesday, fully one half of the town 
being under water. 

The residences of J.W. THOMPSON, Mrs. BUNTING, Mack MARAMAN, R.L. TROUTMAN, Mrs. RENNISON, 
Dr. BATES, C.F.TROUTMAN Jas.WILETT, Ira GRIFFIN, B.B.BALL, J.W. HECK. Mrs.PIERCE, Dr.SHAFER, 
Wm COOK, Robt. MILLER, Mrs. GILL, Harry FORMALS, Rev. LEE, N.H. WELLER, E.A.COCHRAN, Joel 
TUCKER, Tom TUCKER, Mrs. RENNISON and J.E.HULSWIT, and a family of colored people named 
WARD, were surrounded and submerged, and the residence of Wm. COOK was cabled to trees to 
prevent it from washing away. About two feet of water stood in the American Hotel and the
proprietor and his family and guests were compelled to flee. TROUTMAN Bros. store was 
submerged to the depth of ten inches and the Post Office was water bound for a day and 
night. The water receded Wednesday night and Thursday morning the people whose homes were 
submerged went to work cleaning out the mud and water. Many of them moved their household
effects to other buildings, but carpets and other items of furniture which could not be 
gotten out were ruined. It is said that many of the county bridges washed away. Old 
Residents say the flood exceeded the 1884 rise by one foot and fell short of the 1854 flood 
by only 18 inches. 

     The Bullitt News Friday Feb. 26,1909