http://www.elgintourist.com/stthomas/jumbo.shtml According to this Jumbo was hit by a train in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. "BONNIE CONNELL" <badibella@hotmail.com> wrote: >Hello. Could you tell me if you have the news items about the big train wreck that occurred somewhere in New York? It involved the Barnum and Bailey circus train. It occurred sometime around 1880, I believe. I think they had the big elephant called "Jumbo" at the time. I would love to see any and all news items about that, If you can find them. It was a very big news story, at the time, as some of the animals got loose, and the train had overturned, or part of it. I have a hazy recollection of hearing about it from my great-grandfather when I was just a little girl. Thank you. BonnieGet more from the Web.  FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > >==== NY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== >County and State Coordinators needed.  For more information see: >http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/volunteer.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/