Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus1913

Scan10723, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. These are said to be the elephants that survived the flood, some accounts say only three made it. Phillips assistant John Worden is listed as Boss Elephant man in 1913 however he did return in 1914-15 as Menagerie Supt. The loss of so many of his long time companions might have played a part in it. This might have also have influenced Ben Wallace's decision to sell the show on July 1, 1913 to a combine headed by Ed Ballard and included John Talbot, Charles Cory, Charles Hageman and J.M. Warren. The sale did not include the Peru Quarters.