Internet Historian Is Wrong About Floyd Collins
Channel: C Porter
Date: 2022-10-22

This video took much longer to put out than I wanted it to. I could've just hastily slapped something together, but what's the point if I don't put my damndest into the accuracy of it all and try to do at least 60% for good visuals?

I may do more Floyd Collins stuff in the future, there's a lot I'd like to say on the matter, especially now that I have an audience for it (possibly). Internet Historian's video on Floyd Collins is at the very best, a grossly inaccurate, lazily made romanticizing of Collins' plight, who treats him merely as a media spectacle. Despite the disclaimer stating it's "satire and journalistic in nature", it really isn't journalistic considering how much of it was butchered at the very least. Comedy & Tragedy can work as long as you treat the tragedy with respect. Of course in some cases, the story is so well known that nearly everyone can tell when joke or something is put in. But as for Floyd Collins, it's still quite obscure compared to now. As far as I can tell, I'm the only person even talking about this, in the millions of people who saw his video.  

Note: some splices transition pretty convincingly, but this wasn't intentional. I'm only showing the important parts of every area talked about. Not the full video. Also if you don't find the info I'm talking about in the pictures of texts I provide, look in the pages themselves and you'll find it. 

TIMESTAMPS
0:15 Intro, What I'm doing & Why I'm doing this. (Make sure to watch before commenting)
7:06 Starting. Sand Cave, topography & entrapment.
12:07 Floyd's Origin. Crystal Cave. Why he's at Sand Cave.
18:00 Musical Choices. (Most won't find this relevant, but it's worth saying.)
19:03 Help Arrives; Estes, Marshall, Homer, others. Syrup Can.
26:14 L. B. Hooper, Miller, additional context. 
28:48 Dream Sequence. Floyd's quotes & Interview with skeets.
33:10 Jack attempts. Casey Jones, Cave-in.
36:38 Floyd's emotional deterioration. Last known words.
37:55 Yellow Journalism. Post Death. Floyd reburied in Crystal Cave, not sand.
43:17 IH crops Crystal Cave pictures to drive the Sand Cave forever narrative.
44:25 His video ends. American Legion Magazine. 
46:08 Wrapping up. 
48:43 Sources. (It's a bit messy, but it's all there.)

SOURCES:
(APA)
1. Chicago Daily Tribune. (1925, February 6). 1925-02-06-p34-photos-fear Collins will die while shaft is being dug. Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28216394/1925-02-06-p34-photos-fear-collins-will/ Page 34
2. Farmers Union. (1921, July 6). The Leonardville Monitor, p. 3. 
3. Hagee, J. (2002). The Rock. Floyd Collins - The Caver - The Rock. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from http://frontierfolk.net/bgg/fc-rock.htm 
4. Irvington. Hunter, A. E.-. (2019, September 4). Floyd Collins-legendary spelunker. part I. Alan E. Hunter. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://alanehunter.com/2019/09/04/floyd-collins-legendary-spelunker-part-i/ 
5. Irvington. Hunter, A. E.-. (2019, September 6). Floyd Collins-legendary spelunker. part II. Alan E. Hunter. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://alanehunter.com/2019/09/06/floyd-collins-legendary-spelunker-part-ii/ 
6. Irvington. Hunter, A. E.-. (2019, September 6). Floyd Collins-legendary spelunker. part III. Alan E. Hunter. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://alanehunter.com/2019/09/06/floyd-collins-legendary-spelunker-part-iii/ 
7. Latest Photos From Floyd Collins' "Living Tomb". (1925, February 16). The Times Recorder, p. 10. 
8. Miller, W. (1925, February 5). The Courier-Journal - 2/5/25 - interview with Floyd Collins. Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53712319/the-courier-journal-2525/ 
9. Murray, R. K., &amp; Brucker, R. W. (1982). Trapped: The story of Floyd Collins (2nd ed.). University Press of Kentucky. 
10. Reilly, L. (2018, July 13). The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivated The Nation. Mental Floss. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/544782/1925-cave-rescue-that-captivated-the-united-states-floyd-collins 
11. Smith, K. (1998). Raw Deal: Horrible and Ironic Stories of Forgotten Americans. Blast.
12. WKU Archives. (2015). Trapped: The Ordeal of Floyd Collins 1980. YouTube. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOcFwyymPU

1982 Issue of Trapped!: The Story Of Floyd Collins you can find here free: https://archive.org/details/trappedstoryoffl0000murr/mode/2up

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