An empty troop train crashed into the second section of show train at Ivanhoe, Indiana, killing 75 and injuring 150 persons. Hammond, Indiana and Monroe, Wisconsin stands were lost.
On December 28, 1918, Jerry Mugivan and Bert Bowers bought the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus at a receiver’s sale in the West Baden winter quarters.
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, 1918
| April 26-27 – Cincinnati, Ohio 28 – Sunday 29 – Columbus, Ohio 30 – Newark, Ohio May 1 – Urichville, Ohio 2 – Stubenville, Ohio 3 – Washington, Pennsylvania 4 – New Brighton, Pennsylvania 5 – Sunday 6 – Canton, Ohio 7 – Sharon, Pennsylvania 8 – Erie, Pennsylvania 9 – Buffalo, New York 10 – Rochester, New York 11 – Syracuse, New York 12 – Sunday 13 – Utica, New York 14 – Albany, New York 15 – Poughkeepsie, New York 16 – Danbury, Connecticut 17 – Bridgeport, Connecticut 18 – New Haven, Connecticut 19 – Sunday 20 – Springfield, Massachusetts 21 – Worchester, Massachusetts 22 – Brockton, Massachusetts 23 – Newport, Rhode Island 24 – Woonsocket, Rhode Island 25 – Pawtucket, Rhode Island 26 – Sunday 27 – New London, Connecticut 28 – Norwich, Connecticut 29 – Brattleboro, Vermont 30 – White River Junction, Vermont 31 – Montpelier, Vermont June 1 – Burlington, Vermont 2 – Sunday 3 – Rutland, Vermont 4 – Glen Falls, New York 5 – Troy, New York 6 – Amsterdam, New York 7 – Newark, New York 8 – Lockport, New York 9 – Sunday 10 – Conneaut, Ohio 11 – Lorain, Ohio 12 – Fostoria, Ohio 13 – Toledo, Ohio 14-15 – Detroit, Michigan 16 – Sunday 17 – Pontiac, Michigan 18 – Port Huron, Michigan 19 – Ann Arbor, Michigan 20 – Dowagiac, Michigan 21 – Michigan City, Indiana** 25 – Beloit, Wisconsin 26 – Richland Center, Wisconsin 27 – Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 28 – Charles City, Iowa 29 – Owatonna, Minnesota July 1 – Marshall, Minnesota 2 – Brookings, South Dakota 3 – Huron, South Dakota 4 – Aberdeen, South Dakota 5 – Montevideo, Minnesota 6 – Wahpeton, North Dakota 7 – Sunday 8 – Bismark, North Dakota 9 – Jamestown, North Dakota |
July 10 – Thief River Falls, North Dakota 11 – Grand Forks, North Dakota 12 – Devils Lake, North Dakota 13 – Minot, North Dakota 14 – Sunday 15 – Crookston, Minnesota 16 – Fergus Falls, Minnesota 17 – Alexandria, Minnesota 18 – Wadena, Minnesota 19 – Little Falls, Minnesota 20 – Brainerd, Minnesota 21 – Sunday 22 – Ashland, Wisconsin 23 – Ironwood, Michigan 24 – Iron Mountain, Michigan 25 – Iron River, Michigan 26 – Hancock, Michigan 27 – Calumet, Michigan 28 – Sunday 29 – Escanaba, Michigan 30 – Menominee, Michigan 31 – Green Bay, Wisconsin August 1 – Shawano, Wisconsin 2 – Antigo, Wisconsin 3 – Wausau, Wisconsin 4 – Sunday 5 – Appleton, Wisconsin 6 – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 7 – Waupaca, Wisconsin 8 – Stevens Point, Wisconsin 9 – Portage, Wisconsin 10 – Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 11 – Sunday 12 – Oshkosh, Wisconsin 13 – Sheboygan, Wisconsin 14 – Racine, Wisconsin 15 – Waukegan, Illinois 16 – Elgin, Illinois 17 – Aurora, Illinois 18 – Sunday 19 – Hammond, Indiana 20 – Logansport, Indiana 21 – Marion, Indiana 22 – Muncie, Indiana 23 – Lafayette, Indiana 24 – Kankakee, Illinois 25 – Sunday 26 – La Salle, Illinois 27 – (missing) 28 – Sterling, Illinois 29 – Belle Plaine, Iowa 30 – Boone, Iowa 31 – Carrol, Iowa September 1 – Sunday 2 – Omaha, Nebraska 3-6 – Lincoln, Nebraska 7 – Creston, Iowa 8 – Sunday 9 – Centerville, Iowa 10 – Fort Madison, Iowa 11 – Monmouth, Illinois 12 – Canton, Illinois 13 – Macomb, Illinois 14 – Litchfield, Illinois 15 – Sunday 16 – Robinson, Illinois 17 – Terre Haute, Indiana 18 – Indianapolis, Indiana 19 – Lay off 20-29 – Chicago, Illinois End of season |
Winter quarters, West Baden, Indiana.
The route is courtesy of the Circus Historical Society, Inc.
