WAYNE COUNTY OUTLOOK
MONTICELLO, KY
MAY 18, 1933
Typed as published
By Laura Frost Wright
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, Tenn.
This county had a heavy wind rain and electric storm, but no damage was
done.
A mr. WRIGHT, of Overton co. 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
and 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, TENN
ED and KATE JAMES, colored