Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus 1916 #1


From the Bob Bernard collection, the arrival of Hagenbeck-Wallace into Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 16, 1916.

Posted by Buckles at 7/12/2006 06:43:00 AM

1 comments:

Bob Cline said...

Some notes from Billboard:

Hagenbeck Tiger Creek Wreck – Third section of Hagenbeck Show train was wrecked at Tiger Creek near Hot Springs, Ark., October25, 1906. No lives lost. Three flat cars demolished, also 16 wagons.

Hagenbeck Control change – Control of Hagenbeck Show was bought by Ringling Bros. at Baraboo, Wi. December 5, 1906.

Circus Combination – Hagenbeck and Wallace Shows were merged at Peru, Ind. In January 1907.

Hagenbeck-Wallace St. Paul wreck – Freight train crashed into second section of Hagenbeck-Wallace Show train at St. Paul June 25, 1908.Band wagon and several cookhouse wagons demolished.

HW Disaster – Hagenbeck Wallace Circus suffered heavy losses early in April 1913when winter quarters in Peru, Ind. Were caught in flood. 6 elephants, three tigers, three lions, two leopards, and many other animals drowned,

Hagenbeck Death – Carl Hagenebeck 69. zoologist, collector of and world’s largest dealer in and trainer of wild animals died of complication of diseases in Hamburg, Germany April 14, 1913.

Hagenbeck Wallace Sale – Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows were sold June 11,1913 to Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wallace Company, of Indianapolis, of which John O. Talbott was President, E.M. Ballard was Vice President and C.E. Corey was secretary/treasurer.

Hagenbeck Gary Wreck – Never was there such an appalling, sickening and nervewracking, catastrophe as that which befell Hagenbeck-Wallace Circuson June 22, 1918, as the second section of the show train was passing through Gary, Ind. enroute from Michigan to Hammond. Hot Box caused train to stop. Circus trainmen set up warning and danger signals. Despite warnings, empty equipment ( steel Pullman ) train moving at rate of 50 miles an hour, tore completely through four circus cars and demolished a fifth which was filled with sleeping showfolk. More than 85 of them either killed outright, burned to death in fire which almost immediately broke out and consumed wrecked coaches or died later in hospital while nearly 150 sustained injuries.

Hagenbeck-Wallace Sale – Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus passed into the hands of Jerry Mugivan and Bert Bower’s at a receiver’s sale in French Lick, Ind. December 28, 1918. Price said to have been $ 36,100.

Wallace Farms Sale – Mugivan, Bowers, and Ballard purchased Wallace farms in Peru, Ind. October 27, 1921. Included were 600 acres of land, circus winter quarters, and show car shops. Price about $500,000.

Hagenbeck elephants struck – Passenger train crashed into herd of elephants of Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus at Elgin, Ill. July 10, 1927 killing one person and injuring four others. All elephants were injured.

Bob

12 July, 2006 07:22

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