In Warrenton, Elizabeth discovered that she had been reported

In Warrenton, Elizabeth discovered that she had been reported dead when her roommate there read her the list of Woodville fatalities. Closer to death than she realized, Elizabeth also contracted lockjaw, spent two months in the hospital and dwindled to 68 pounds from 100. By fall, she was able to ride two miles by horseback to the new single-story schoolhouse put up on that ravished hilltop in Woodville.

As with all tornadoes, there were coincidences:

Cora Botts, deaf and nearly blind, was found safe in her room, the only part of the house which was not destroyed.

Horses belonging to the Botts brother were found still tied to their post in the stable lot. The bam around the horses was blown completely away.

Anne Keyser remembered the experiences of the Corgins. They were living in a tenant house south of Ben Venue. Carrol Settle ran into the Corbin house, very agitated and saying that he “just knew” he was going to be killed. Mrs. Corbin had him sit down by the chimney to warm up and calm down.

When the tornado hit, the chimney stones fell on Settle as a frantic Mrs. Corbin tried to pull them away. Although she was able to get him out, he died later from his injuries. Meanwhile, the Corbin children were miraculously saved: the baby was covered by an orange crate that protected him from falling debris. The three-year-old son blew into a closet under the stairs - the only part of the house that remained standing.

Before rescuing his son and Elizabeth Browning, Lilian! Pulliam had been at home, with his wife, their 18month-old child and Miss Mamie Updike. The roof was tom off, the bricks blown away and the frame ell badly damaged. The house was virtually destroyed around him as Pulliam searched for his wife. Finding her unharmed they rushed through the rubble to the ell room, where they found the