The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-17
r.h,. car crash


CINcINNATI, o. Oct. 15.-The most
appalling accident ever known on the
Inclined Plane railroad of this city
happened to-day between u and /
o'clock. twas on the Mt. Auburn In
clined Plane which lies at the head of
Main street and reaches 70 height OF
betweed ESQ and 500 feet in space Of
perhaps 2, 600 feet or less. Two cars are
employed, one on each track. They
were drawn by two steel wire cables
that ar6 wound upon drum at the ton
Of thu hill by IN engine kceted there.
Nine passengers had enteHed the car ct
the foot of the plane ana a number
were in the other carat the top. The
passage of the ascending car was all
right until it had reached the top
when to his unspeakabie horror the
faithful engineer found that the mach
inery would not respond and that he
could not stop the engine. The car
was arrested by the strong bumper
which stops its progress and as the
engine continued all its force was ex-
pended on the two cables and they
snapped like threads under its
enormous power. Then the car, with
its nine inmates locked within, began
the descent of the frightful slope.
The crash at the foot of the plane was
frightfu1. A cloud of dust arose that
hid the wreck from view for moment,
but when it was dispelled the scene
was horrible. The trucks and the nooI
and seats of the car formed a shape
| less wreck, mingled with the bleeding
and mangled bodies of the nine pas
sengers. Two were taken out dead
one q middle aged lady with gray hair.
recognized as Mrs. Ives; the other q
young girl of 20. Miss Lillian Osksmp
A daughter of Mr.. II. N. Thatcher of
IA Euclid avenue, died soon after
ward. Five others were hurt, perhaps
| fatally and one man escaped miracu-
lousy with but slight injury. Tht
names of the injured are nor yet fully
ascertained. Hen J.. B. HOLSTER anC
a Mr.. McFadden are said TO be two o.
/ them. Judge HOllister is nearly Il
years old and can hardly survive sucE
! q shock. as soon as it could be don'
1 the dead were taken to the morgue Il
await full naturalization while tn
wounded were carried to tn
nearest place where an ex
| animation could be made. |
| was Judge Dickson and not Judgt
HOLSTER who was on the car. Judg
Dickson, like Judge HOLSTER, was to-
old to escape from such terribl
shock and he was one of the first o
the wounded to die. He is a vel
kncwn attorney. retired for humble
of years. He was a warm persona
i friend of President Lincoln The lis
of the dead now stands: Judge VII
liam Dickson, Mrs. Caleb Ives, Mis-
Lillian Oskamp. Michael Kneiss, an
Joseph Hockstetter.
The wounded are: Chas. McF adden
both legs broken; Joseph McFaddeI
cut III the side and various portions Q
body and internal injuries; Mrs. Hocl
stetter cuts and interEal jurfes; MR.
Joseph McFadden. Iha W0unde
were taken to the hospital.
Ch trles Goebel, who was the man a
the lever, complained that the scI
Off was not working properly. i tol
the engineer about it this mOTl
Z ing" he SAID, ssand the engines
) fo1d me he had repaired j
, but it was evidently still OF
of order, and this must have bee
,, what was the cause or the accident.
The engineer, Howard Warden, cotll
not be found, though this fact is NJ
!, considered as evidence that he is hi
l ing. The coroner will make tho
ough Investigation.