| 词条 | Showmen's Rest |
| 释义 |
The Showmen's League of America, formed in 1913 with Buffalo Bill Cody as its first president, had recently selected and purchased the burial land in Woodlawn Cemetery at the intersection of Cermak Road and Des Plaines Avenue in Forest Park, Illinois, for its members. Services were held five days after the train wreck. The identity of many victims of the wreck was unknown. Most of the markers note "unidentified male" (or female). One is marked "Smiley," another "Baldy," and "4 Horse Driver."[3] The Showmen's Rest section of Woodlawn Cemetery is still used for burials of deceased showmen who are said to be performing now at the biggest of the Big Tops. A Memorial Day service is held at Woodlawn Cemetery every year. Other Showmen's Rests include one at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Oklahoma. Hugo is a winter circus home which calls itself Circus City, USA. In Miami, Florida, the largest Showmen's Rest is at Southern Memorial Park where large elephant and lion statues flank hundreds of markers commemorating circus greats and not-so-greats. Tampa, Florida's Showmen's Rest is located close to the Greater Tampa Showmen's Association near downtown. Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus wreckFollowing the wreck of June 22, 1918, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus had to cancel only two performances: the one in Hammond, Indiana and its next stop Monroe, Wisconsin. This was due in part by the assistance by many of its so-called competitors, including Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus lending needed equipment and performers so that the show could go on. The city of Hammond also joined in to help the surviving circus performers and workers. Many of the city's residents and shopkeepers gave food and clothing as well. Statues of five elephants surround the Showmen's Rest section of Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois. The elephants each have a foot raised with a ball underneath, and the trunks lowered. (Raised trunks are a symbol of joy and excitement; lowered trunks symbolize mourning). The base of the large central elephant is inscribed with "Showmen's League of America". On the others are the words "Showmen's Rest". Some nearby residents say the sounds of ghostly elephants can be heard at night. However, as a note, there were no elephants that were buried there. And for those looking for an explanation for the sounds, Brookfield Zoo is only a few miles away (although no elephants are in captivity at the Zoo as of June 2015).[4] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/|title=Woodlawn Cemetery|author=Matt Hucke|publisher=Matt Hucke|accessdate=12 June 2010}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-circus-train-showmens-rest-flashback-perspec-0814-jm-20160810-story.html|title=Circus graveyard: Showmen's Rest and the Hagenbeck-Wallace tragedy of 1918|first=Ron|last=Grossman|website=chicagotribune.com|accessdate=16 December 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/baldy.html|title=Showmen's Rest I|author=Matt Hucke|publisher=Matt Hucke|accessdate=12 June 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/elephant1.html|title=Showmen's Rest II|author=Matt Hucke|publisher=Matt Hucke|accessdate=12 June 2010}} External links
3 : Circuses|Cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois|Forest Park, Illinois |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。