The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-25
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Descent to Death on Cincinnatfs Inciin e
Plane Railway-Nfne Passengers Meet a
Terrible Fate.

A Descent to Death on CincInnati's Incline
Plane Railway-Nine Passengers Meet a
Terrible Fate.
CINCINNATI. Oct. I6-The most appall-
ing accident ever known on the inclined
p lane railways of this city happened yes
terday between twelve and one O'Clock.
It was on the Mt Auburn inclined plane,
which lies at the head of Main street and
reaches to height of between 2J0 and 8 70
feet in a space of perhaps 2 600 feet or less.
Nine persons were first reported killed
Two cars are employed-one on each
track. They are drawn by two steel wire
cables that are wound upon drum at the
top of the bill by an engine located there.
Nine passengers had entered the car at
the foot of the plane and a number were
in the other car at the top. The passage
of the ascending car was all right until it
had reached the top, when, to his I'M
speakable horror, the engineer found that
the machinery would not respond and
that he could not stop the engine. Only
one result was possible.
The car was arrested by the strong
bumper. which stops its progress, and as
the engine continued all its force was ex-
pend ii on the two cables, and they
snapped like wrapping thread under its
enormous power. Then the car with its
nine inmates locked within, began the
descent of that frightful slope. What
were the feelings and thoughts of the fated
nine may hardly be imagined
The crash at the f OF of The plane was
frightfuL A cloud of dust arose that hid
the wreck from view for a moment, but
when it was dispelled the scene was hor-
rible
The iron gate tina. formed the lower end
of the truck on which the car rested was
thrown sixty feet down the street The
top Of the car was lying almost as far in
the gutter. The truck itself and the floor
and seats of the car formed a shapeless
wreck mingled with the bleeding and
ma g.ed bodies OF the MN, passengers
Two were taken out dead One, a mid
dle-agei lady with gray hair, was r.cI.-
nized as Mrs. Ives A Young girl of
twenty. Miss Lillian OskamF, daughter u:
Mr.. Henry EueiSs, teacher, living a, II
Euclid avenue, died soon afterwsrd.
Five Others were injured. perhaps "a
tally and one man escaped miraclloUslv
with but a slight injury The names OF
the Injured are not yet fully ascersaiuej.
Hon. j. B HOLSTER and Mr. McFaideu
are said to be two of Them. Judge Hollis
ter is nearly seventy years old and can
hardly survive such a shock.
Judge W. n. Dickson was on the car
and being too old TO escape from suca
terrible shock was one of the first OF the
wounded to die. He was a well known
attorney. retired for a number OF wears,
and was warm personal friend CT Presi-
dent Lincoln.
The list of dead stands: Judge William
Dickson, Mrs Caleb Ives, Mis- Lila
Oskamp. Michael knei~s, Joseph Hook
stetter, Joseph McFadden- The wounded
are: Charles McFadden. foot crushed:
Mrs. Hostetter cuts aid internal injuIie,;
Mrs. Joseph McFadGen.
The Mount Auburn inclined p ane was
the oldest in the city. 1t was built TWEEN
ty-one years ago and this is the first acci-
dent attended with loss of life at any Of
the four inclined planes that are in con-
slant use.