Yankee Robinson Circus in United States

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Yankee Robinson Circus
Type	circus
Founded	1875
Country	United States
Related persons
Owner	1875-1875: Daniel Scott 1875-1875: Yankee Robinson


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2022-04-14

Latest document update	2022-04-14 14:56:39

Description

Yankee Robinson Circus, United States , was founded in 1875.

Casualties

1 casualties

1909-04-09: assistant elephant keeper Charles Bartlow fatal attack by Tom-Tom. Seized Bellow, who had been with the circus for five years, hurled him high into the air and then trampled him to death. † Charles Bartlow Died 1909-04-09, winter quarters of Yankee Robinson Circus, Ingersoll Park, Des Moines, IA. The excited beast then ran through the animal park, uprooted small trees, destroyed three circus wagons and demolished a bridge across a lagoon. Forty bullets were shot into the elephant before it was subdued.

Comments / pictures1920: The circus 5 elephants: Rubber, Billy, Mary, Katie and Babe. Rubber was sold to Palmer Bros. and Billy, a male, was shipped to the Sells-Floto Circus in Denver where his name was changed to Young Snyder. Mary and Katie returned to Lancaster before the season opened, and went during 1921 with Howes Great London Circus and Van Amburgs Trained Wild Animals.

References for records about Yankee Robinson Circus

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Yankee Robinson Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=846. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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