Headlong To Their Death

LOUI3VILLE, Ky., July 19.- A fatal and distressing accident occurred late Saturday afternoon at the peach orcbard of Angu8 Dean, near Dyer's Landing, on the Indiana side, about twenty miles above this city. Lewis Littell, a married man, aged about twenty years, and Rollo Baird, agpsd twelve years, were killed instently, and Chauncey Baird, aged eighteen, brotber oí Rollo Baird, and Richard Moore, aged thirty and married, supposed to be fatally Injured. At the orchard is an incline railway used for hauling the peaches f rom tbe highlands down to the river, where they are loaded into boats and shipped. The indine is about 700 feet in length, and the cars are drawn up by means of a cable ropa aW tached to a wheel about thirty-six feet in circumfcrence, and situated at the top of the hill, where the peaches are brought by workmen and placed in the cars. Richard Moore wished to go to tbe bottom ol the hill and the two Bairds and Littell accompanied him. The car startfid down the incline at the usual rate of speed, carrying its loaa 01 numan neiguu It had proceeded but a few feet when by some means the cable becatne detached from the wheel, allowing the car to shoot íorwari as if fired írom a catapult The cable was snapped as easily as if it had been a thread, and scarcely checked the speed oí the car on its downward flight toward the river. The men all remained in the car, preferring to take their chances that way rathei than risk jumping. When about haW way down one of the wheels jumped the track, and immediately an awful spëctacle was witnessed. The car in its rapid descent tore up the track, and, throwing its occupants out, went tumbling to the bot tom. The men who had witnessed the catastrophe climbed up the incline to look aiter their comrades. Rallo Baird lay across the track, his body almost cut in two and his entrails protruding. Littell had his neck, both legs and both arms broken, and was killed instantly. Moore waa thrown about twenty feet from the track, and it was found that he had several ribs broken, one of which penetrated clear through his lungs. His scalp was also torn off, and he is supposed to be injured internally. When last heard from he was still living, but there are no hopes of his ever recovering. The eider Baird had one 1 leg brozen and was bruised from head to ! foot He also sustained internal injuries, ! iud wiil die.