The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-16
A RAPID RIDE 70 DEATH.
A Car Containing Nine People
Breaks Loose on
CINCINNATI INCLINE PLANE
And PIupges with FFIshtful Velocity
Down the Steep slope-FIve ortho
Occupants Killed, and Three
IpJured Thrilling Sight,

1t was on the Mt, Auburn inclined
plane, which lies at the head of Main
street, audlreechessto a heighth OF be-
tween 25O and 800 feet on a space Of per.
haps 1000 feet or less, 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
hill 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
oithe ascending car was all right until
1t had reached the top when, to his un-
epeakable horror, the faithful engineer
found that the machinery would not re,
spond, and that he could not stop the
engine. Only one result was possible.
The car was arrested by the strong
bumper, which stopped lls progress, and
as the engine continued all Its force was
expended on the two cables and they
snapped like wrapping thread under lis
enormous power. Then the car with It's
nine inmates locked within began the
descent OF that frlghtiul slope. What
where the feelings and thoughts of the
fated nine may hardly be imagined.
PRIaHTPUL CRASH,
The crash at the foot OF the plane was
frlghtful. A cloud OF dust arose that
hid the wreck from view for a moment,
but when It was dlspeled the scene was
horrible. The iron gate that 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 aud seate Of the car
iormed'a shapeless wreck, mingled With
the bleeding and mangled bsdies of the
nine passengers. Two wero taken out
dead, one q middle-aged laJ With gray
hair, recognized as Ms. We the otber
a young girl OF twenty, Miss Lillian Us.
kamp, daughter Of Nr. Henry Oskamp,
Another, Mr. N, Kneiss, teacher, living
at IA Euclid avenue, died soon after.
wards, Five others were injured, per.
haps fatally, and one man escaped
miraculously with but slight injury.
The names Of the injured are not yet
fully asceFtalued. Judge Dickson and a
Mr.. McFaddep are said to two OF them.
AS soon as 1t could be done, tue dead
were taken to tue morgue 10 await full
identification while the wounded were
carried TO the nearest places where ex-
animation could be made. The intense
excitement prevailed, and numberless
inquiries were made by friends who
feared members Of their families might
be on the iated car.
AN OLD INCLINE.
Thisinclined plane is the Oldest in the
city, 1t was built twenty,one years ago
and this Is tho first accident attended
with loss OF Lie at any OF the four in.
clined planes hat are In almost con.
slant use. There have been only two
similar cases In the history OF inclined
planes here, In both the others the ell.
gine was got under control before the
cables were broken. Perhaps the most
horrible condition Of any except the
nine In the descending car, was that OF
the passengers in the other car at the
foot Of Che plane, They were locked in
oa q, oI,,,o,,s ~, oasn o,J ,,,o,o -,
,ss,isd ~ d"sS Nv s,, IAe .,o oaoo, Suu wsIe n ST
e.ien ps. s ;a,,ita o.nS ~ o.,5 ~ vLnS, .
car auS 40 ti' o''''u pes'ue 'ueii
"ssne iOo' VI 'ue s"'A'
LIST OF DEAD.
Judge Dickson, like Judge HolllstOr,
was too old TO escape from such a terri.
oie suVCk ant ne "aa ohe vi tne HtsI "
the wounded 10 die. he Ia q well
known attorney, retired Tor a number OF
years. DE was warm personal friend
OF President Lincoln The list Of dead
now stands:
JUDGE w. N. DICKSON,
Mrs. CALKB IVES,
Miss LILLIAN OsKAMP,
MICHAEL KNETss,
JOSEPH HocIlsTETTER.
The wounded are: Chas. McEadden,
both legs broken; Joseph MCFadden,
cut on sides and various portions Of body
and internal injuriesj Mrs. HOchstetter,
cuts and internal injuriesi Mrs. Jos.
McEadden.
The wounded were taken 10 the Gin
Cinnati hospital. Charles Goebel, who
was the man at the lover, who had the
nnspeakable horror to tiud himself una.
Bile to stop the engine, says that he com.
planned that the "Cut OF" was not work.
ing properly. ~ told the engineer about
II this morning." he said, "and the EN-.
gineer told me lie had repaired II. But
y was evidently still out oi order, and
this must have been what was the cause
III the accident "