The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17
DEATH ON THE OABLE.
A OAR ON AN INCLINE ROAD CRASHES
INTO THE OFFICE BELOW

rive People Killed Outright ana Several
Others Ieiured--rhe Accident due 10
tho liability of the Clamps 10 dfip
tho Gable with sunioient atFenath-aA
Road without Automatic nrealgs,
CEoINNArI, Oct i0,-A terrible aeol.
dent happened onthe Main street incline
plane AT 1914 Tuesday afternoon, a car
had reached the top Of the incline, when
the rope broke, and there was nothing
TO hold the truck, II came crashing
down and ran into tho passenger station
and office below There were nine pas
senger ON board, Following ia q list Of
the killed. Michael Knelaa, Mrs, Caleb
Ives, Mrs, Hhafor Charles Mol'adden
and Judge William NJ, Dlohson, who
died at the hospital at p, m. He waa o
prominent clifton and at one time Judge
Of the common pleas court OF this
county
Six people, four Of them ladies, were
taken 20 tho hospital badly wounded
The accident was caused by the engineer
falling 10 alacken tho speed Of the car,
and Il struck the bumpers At the top
with such force aa 70 break both the
active and safety cables,
An eyewitness to the accident at the
Main street incline aaidi III had just
come down on tho car before tho accl.
dent, was standing at tho bottom OF
the Incline, just after the other car had
gone UP, when addenly heard tre'
mendoua shouting 1 looked around 10
aee what was the cause OF the trouble
and saw that tho car NJ tho top OF the
Incline had broken loose and was coming
down like q flash, 10 went faster than
anything ever saw before ON wheels In
my life. When Il struck the bottom
there was terrific crash and the big
wooden bumpers, ahod with iron, were
crushed into tlndlIng wood, while the
car itself was dashed 10 pieces, The
wreck was instantaneous and complete,
Pieces OF flying wood filled all the space
at tho foot OF the incline, clearing the
way before them Hike the 6Gythea OF the
Mooa, Aa many people were hurt ~
the bottom OF the Incline by these pieces
OF flying wood-poople who had run up
10 SOC what was the malter-aa were
hurt In the car Itself,
How the Accident Occurred.
Tho accident occurred Just az tho two
cara began 10 move. Tho car on the
west side attained but alight elevation
and In consequence was but alightly In
jured, stopping NJ la usual resting place
at tho base OF tho incline, but the other
car, released from all Ia fastoninga At
the top OF the hill, oamo down tho In
cline with fearful force and reaching
the bottom, divided into two parta, the
lower section grinding Into dust NJ the
stone bulwark, the upper or passenger
portion, continuing ita terrible journey
across Mulberry street into q grocery
and ten or fifteen foot further down
Main street, leaving sections OF itself
strung all along the street Some Of the
bodies Of the Killed aud wounded were
found In tho debris below the bulwark
and others In the street, The roof OF the
car was found leaning against tho
grocery forty feet from the base Of the
Incline. An inspection revealed tho fact
that tho accident was duo not 10 the
hroakag0 OF the cable, as was NJ first
supposed, but 10 the inability Of the
clamps 10 grip the cable with sufficient
strength 70 hold the weight OF the cur
riago,
IL Ia stated that tho Mt Auburn In.
cline was the only road not supplied
with automatic brakes or safety oatchoa
NJ the top
Tho following Is q corrected list Of
killed and wounded;
Dead--Judgo William Dickson, Joseph
Moladd0n, ST., Mira, Caleb Ives, Mrs
Ehret. Michael knog.
lniurcd-Mra Agnes Hochstottcr
Mrs. Lillian II. Osl,amp, Joseph Mol'Od.
den, Jr, George Miller, Joseph Stuctlo,
LiZlio Nanney,