Wreck of the Hunnicut Curve, The

DESCRIPTION: "They called for a train crew at Paintsville, On a night that was rainy and drear." The train sets out, but goes off the tracks "only eight miles out of Paintsville On the Honnicut Curve so 'tis said." The brakeman lives, but the others die
AUTHOR: Buddy Preston?
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Thomas)
KEYWORDS: train wreck death
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Thomas-BalladMakingInMountainsOfKentucky, pp. 114-115, "The Wreck of the Hunnicut Curve" (1 text) (OakEd, pp. 122-123)
Lyle-ScaldedToDeathByTheSteam, p. 161, "The Wreck of the Hunnicut Curve" (1 text)
Cohen-LongSteelRail, p. 274, "The Wreck of the Hunnicut Curve" (notes only)
ST ThBa114 (Partial)
Roud #14026
File: ThBa114

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