tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post2746430009448823072..comments2024-03-08T21:02:54.424-05:00Comments on A Grave Interest: A Circus Tragedy and Showmen’s RestJoy Neighborshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-3071259479886899682013-03-01T12:56:22.636-05:002013-03-01T12:56:22.636-05:00Thanks for stopping by!Thanks for stopping by!Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-86034047064131119972013-02-04T02:46:18.732-05:002013-02-04T02:46:18.732-05:00Thank you for the information! I had never heard t...Thank you for the information! I had never heard the whole story. I had heard vaguely about it when I was a kid, since my great-grandparents formed elephant monuments, always wondered about what had happened. Such a sad story. LadyAuroraWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585371642454118843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-23273104582651483582012-06-22T18:52:20.714-04:002012-06-22T18:52:20.714-04:00I believe a HUGE Thank You goes out to the HIgh Ri...I believe a HUGE Thank You goes out to the HIgh Riders Motorcycle Club of Racine for their kindness and consideration!!<br /><br />For more info and to see Joe's stone - http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/elephant-trainer-killed-by-charge-forgotten-no-longer--/article_a94a7f1a-90bd-11e1-aa39-001a4bcf887a.htmlJoy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-52288365819273637022012-06-22T18:51:46.427-04:002012-06-22T18:51:46.427-04:00The rest of the story on John (Joe) Anderson's...The rest of the story on John (Joe) Anderson's grave..... <br /><br />John was buried at Mound Cemetery in Racine, Wisconsin after being killed by Prince, the lead elephant. No stone was put up at the time, and after a while people seemed to forget. Then, the High Riders Motorcycle Club decided that Joe should have a stone. The group hosted a ride and Anderson now has a stone which reads: "John M. Anderson, elephant trainer with the Great Wallace Circus Show, died in Racine on June 3, 1898 at the age of 54 when he was killed by an elephant." At the top of the stone is the word "Joe" and four elephant prints.Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-78409835520634409682012-04-30T23:48:56.451-04:002012-04-30T23:48:56.451-04:00I am interested to know as well where John Anderso...I am interested to know as well where John Anderson's grave is at mound cemetery. Thank you.<br /><br /> tbuege@gmail.comTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520512830914375265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-60200792159656887062012-03-15T11:54:19.977-04:002012-03-15T11:54:19.977-04:00http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspas...http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=DTN18980723.2.37.13<br /><br />I just found this information and stumbled into this website doing a little research on this event for my mother. (I'm a Racine Native.) Do you have any information about where the unmarked grave is in Mound Cemetery?<br /><br />smdckr@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-53634354625661326392012-01-30T23:36:20.594-05:002012-01-30T23:36:20.594-05:00I'm looking for info regarding the tragedy tha...I'm looking for info regarding the tragedy that happened on June 3, 1898, in Racine, Wisconsin. The Great Wallace Circus arrived to set up, and Prince the elephant got loose, wreaked havoc in Uptown Racine, and gored to death his trainer, Joe (John Anderson) famous elephant trainer. Joe was buried in Mound Cemetery that same day, in an unmarked grave. For the next 30 years, when the circus came to town, they would make a pilgramage parade to the cemetery to lay flowers on Joe's grave. Myself and some others had a marker made for Joe and placed in Mound Cemetery. I'll respond to your response. Thank you for your time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-60698130824373534252012-01-18T12:03:19.893-05:002012-01-18T12:03:19.893-05:00WOW! How touching! We don't really stop to t...WOW! How touching! We don't really stop to think much about how each tragedy that happens affects someone's family out there. Thank you for sharing!!Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-39611111333203775682012-01-17T20:01:04.285-05:002012-01-17T20:01:04.285-05:00Thank you for the info about Joe Coyle who was a r...Thank you for the info about Joe Coyle who was a relative of my Grandmother. When he came to Akron, he always visited with my Grandmother who was very little at the time. She used to tell stories of her famous cousin the clown but the family never spoke about the death of his family....she was always told it was too painful to ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-2980030401809285722011-06-25T16:41:25.035-04:002011-06-25T16:41:25.035-04:00Tragic indeed, Yvonne - but I like the fact that ...Tragic indeed, Yvonne - but I like the fact that International Clown Week is held at Showmen's Rest each year. That just seem's like the perfect place for it...Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-53490828485501077912011-06-25T16:35:15.230-04:002011-06-25T16:35:15.230-04:00Glad you enjoyed it Frog Queen!Glad you enjoyed it Frog Queen!Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-57708205952522780102011-06-25T03:26:02.752-04:002011-06-25T03:26:02.752-04:00Thank you for sharing this information. It was ver...Thank you for sharing this information. It was very interesting but also tragic.<br />YvonneYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633269934009174118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-29761982828835445922011-06-24T19:15:08.794-04:002011-06-24T19:15:08.794-04:00Thank you for such a great post. Husband and I ar...Thank you for such a great post. Husband and I are big circus (history) fans really enjoyed all the great information you collected.<br /><br />Thanks so much!<br /><br />Cheers!Chris 'Frog Queen' Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080568376145572154noreply@blogger.com