Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-15
Upset by Cow-An Excursion Train
 Wrecked-The Engineer Killed.

Upset by COw-Am Excursion Train
 Wrecked-The Engineer Killed.
 OGDENsBURG, Aug. 14.-A terrible accident occurred on the Grand Trunk railway at half-past three o'clock in the morning, which resulted in the instant death of the engineer, the serious wounding of the fireman, bag gage master, two express messengers and va rious injuries to a number of passengers The train was the 10 p. m. express from Montreal to Toronto. The cars were filled with re- turning excursionists from Montreal, who were nearly all asleep. After leaving Pres colt there is a down grade, and the train was going very fast, when an obstruction was encountered and the locomotive jumped the track, carrying the tender, baggage, mail, express, smoking and two passenger cars with it. They ran on the ties fully thousand yards when the engine went down together with the express car landed on the other side of the track. The baggage car went still further on and the body was thrown of alongside the fence. In fact, every car except the sleepers were thrown mashed into kindling wood, while nothing remains-o of the tender but a few pieces of iron. It is truly wonderful how the passengers escaped instant death. When the passengers recovered from their fright search was made for those who occupied the front seats The engineer, John A. Howarth, of Montreal, was found dead, with his arm around the whistle of the locomotive, having blown it twice before he met his sad end. He was a terrible sight. The fireman and bag gage master was injured, but not seriously. The escape of passengers from injury was simply marvellous The accident, 1t was sub sequently ascertained, was caused by COW.
 The Electric Light at Niagara.
 PROSPECT HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. IA. The new sixteen electric lights, each of 1000 candle power, were in position last night with clear atmosphere, cool northwest breeze and full m oon, combined with the electric lights of the Prospect Park com pany Illuminated the Falls most grandly. A large number of visitors were here, enrap- tured with the view, the younger ones chas- ing here and there like children, delighted at every turn of the revolving lights, while the elder ones took it more calmly, and gazed long and steadily on it. The American Falls looked more beautiful than ever. The dark shadows from the Prospect Park lights were overcome and illuminated om those on the Canada shore. The lights reached with striking bri11iancy Table Rock Point, and three-fourths the way across the Horse shoe Falls. The deep green waters, tinged with the white foam as it comes tumbling over the Horseshoe, shooting up great vol umes of struggling spray, with ten thousand candle power lights refecting upon it, was a scene far too grand to be described. Terrapin Tower Point was the only weak spot on the whole scene, but Superintendent Rose will at once add three lights, or more if required, on the Prospect House, to reach that point. When these are placed both falls will be reached at every point, and the whole scene made perfect. This new feature will form great acquisition to the Falls, and one which cannot fail to be appreciated by visitors.