I got a phone call this afternoon from a TV reporter in Evansville. A
massive brushfire in Warrick Co. caused extensive damage to a cemetery
there. The reporter did not know the name or location of the cemetery; she
did not know the extent of the damage.
I posted a query to the Warrick Co. list on Rootsweb. The following is the
message posted to that list by Tamara Kincaide.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tamara Kincaide <tamara1k(a)evansville.net>
To: LawOfficeInformationSystem(a)worldnet.att.net
<LawOfficeInformationSystem(a)worldnet.att.net>; INWARRIC-L(a)rootsweb.com
<INWARRIC-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Friday, September 17, 1999 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [INWARRIC] Brushfire damages Warrick Co. Cemetery
Channel 14 NBC News did a live report from Asbury Cemetery tonite at 6 o
clock,As you can imagine the cemetery was completely blackened.
The damages to several markers is extensive,It was reported that this clean
up will cost several thousand dollars or more.The reporter was Tanya
Jourdain.
The grass and vegetation was not a concern as it is expected to grow back,I
saw many of the larger monuments intact.They reported that many stones were
untouched due to the way the mowers edge around each marker this caused the
flames to skip around many markers..
Tamara's Kincaid/Vincent/Gish Genealogy
http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/index.html
Cemetery Inscriptions of Ky & Ind Many Surnames
Leave a message in the Warrick Co Ind Cemetery Forum
http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/page8.html
Warrick Co Ind Mystery Photo's
http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/page29.html