Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-16
DASHED TO THEIR DEATH,
Terrible Accident on an Inclined
Road at Cincinnati.
NOT ONE PASSENGER ESCAPES.
Five Killed and Five Others Very
Seriously Injured-The Eng.n-
eer Couidn't Stop and the
Gables Broke.
A Fearful Ride.

CINCINNATI, Oct. ia rope attached TO a
car on an inclined railroad here broke to-
day just as the car reached the top, and it
went crashing down and ran into the pas
seuger station and Office below.
The accident occurred between 12 and l
o'clock, on the Mount Auburn inclined plane,
which lies at the head of Main street
and reached to height of about three hun
dred feet, in space of perhaps two thou
sand feet The cars, two in number are
drawn up by two steel wire cables that are
wound upon q drum at the top of the hill by
an engine located there. Nine passen gors
had entered the car at the foot of the plane,
and number were in the other car at the
top. The passage of the ascending car was
all right until il reached the top,
chinery would not respond, and that
he could not stop the engine. AS the engine
continued all its force was expended on the
cables and they snapped like threads
Then the car, with the nine passengers
locked within, began its frightful descent.
The crash at the foot of the plane was fright
full. a cloud of dust arose that hid the
wreck from view for a moment. When it
lifted, it was found that the car was mashed
to splinters and scattered far aud
wide. The truck, floor and seats
of the car formed a shapeess wreck,
mingled with the bleeding and mangled
bodies OF the nine passengers.
Two were taken out dead-one middle
aged lady, recognized as Mrs Ives, the other
girl of twenty, Miss Lillian Oskamp,
daughter of Henry Oskamp. Another. MIR.
N. kness, Il teacher, died soon afterwards
Five others were injured, perhaps fatally,
and one man escaped with but slight injury,
Judge William Dickinson, one OF the injured,
is seventy years Of age, and it is not thought
he will survive the shock.
AT II 80 tonight, it is known there were
eight persoes in the wrecked car.
The following is the correct list of the
dead:
JUDGE WILLIAM b. DICKSON.
MICHAEL kNEIss
Mrs CALEB Ives,
Mrs. MARY G.. ERRETT.
JOSEPH MCFADDEN, SIR.
The wounded are:
Mrs AGNES HosTETTER, Miss LILLIAN Os-
KAMP, JOSEPH MCFADDEN, JR.
Besides the occupants of the car several
persons standing on Mulberry street were
badly hurt. George Miller is believed to be
fatally injured. He is still unconscious.
Joe Huette, aged fourteen, is badly cut about
the legs by flying fragments.
The wounded were taken to the Cincn-
natti hospital.
Charles Goebel, the man at the lever said
he complained to the engineer that the cut
off was not working properly this morning.
The engineer told him he had repaired 1t,
but it was evidently still out of order and
must have caused the accident.
Engineer Howard Worden could not be
found, although this Is not considered as evi-
dence that he is hiding. The confusion about
the place was very great for time.
The coroner will make a thorough investi-
CATION of the cause of the accident.
Judge Dickson is Il well known retired at
torney, who was warm personal friend of
President Lincoln.
This is the first accident attended with loss
of life on any of the four inclined planes
that are in constant use in this city.