Wayne County Outlook, Wayne County KY 18-May-1933

Submitted by: "Nancy Trice"  trice@vci.net
Date of Submission: 29-July-2001
Source: Wayne County Outlook, Monticello KY 18-May-1933, as submitted by,
Larry and Laura Wright lsllwright@fuse.net to KY-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com

60 Killed in Cyclone. During the storm last Tuesday night a tornado swept thru
this section of Kentucky and northern Tennessee killing 60 people injuring many
and destroying many homes and other property. 19 were killed near Russell
Springs, 16 at Thompkinsville, 2 in Adair County and 22 in Overton and Wilson
Counties TN. This County had a heavy wind rain and electric storm, but no damage
was done. A Mr. WRIGHT, of Overton County, was here last week to visit his
cousin Senator BERTRAM and reported the scenes at BEATTY's swamp as beyound
description. His parents old home, built of large logs over 100 years ago and a
large log barn were blown to bits, the house was blown north and the barn south
showing the whirl of the wind. The following is the list of the reported dead.

RUSSELL County: Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE GRIDER, Mrs. AMBROSE SMITH and daughter,
Mrs. NATHAN BLANKENSHIP, H. HOFFLEY, WILLORD MEECE, HERMAN BROWN, Miss BROWN,
baby of Mrs. ALEX REXROAT, CHARLES McELROY, J.M. LUTTRELL, nine-year-old son of
HETTY RICHARDSON, and Mrs. RUTH HOLSELL.

MONROE County: Rev. ROY REDFORD, age 22; Mrs. ROY REDFORD, age 20;
BILLY REDFORD, age 3; infant REDFORD; Mrs. TRAVIS TYREE, 20 and two children;
Mrs. JAMES COULTER; W.F. ANDERSON; MARNIE MAXEY, colored; WILLIAM BAILEY,
colored; MIAMI FRAIN, colored; CLARA HAMILTON; ANNA CRAIG;
and two unidentified colored girls.

ADAIR County: ROBERT DUVALL, age 5; BESSIE JONES, Colored.

OVERTON County: Mrs. GEORGE REESER, 68; EDGAR HOPKINS, 35; BARBARA HOPKINS, 35;
RAY RAGAN; Mrs. AMBROSE KING; Miss EPSIE KING, 22; BOSS LACY, 30;
HERSCHAL PHILLIPS; MILLER ALLRED,60; Mr. and Mrs. UNA COLE 40 and 35 and their
7 children.

WILSON County TN: ED and KATE JAMES, colored.

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