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 RUSSELL COUNTY KENTUCKY FRIENDS http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/russellcountyfriends Laura"s Newspapers List http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/laurasnewspaperpost MY HOME PAGE http://www.geocities.com/mamafrost/index.html mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]