Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-06-26

How General scott's Life Was Saved and
How His Driver Twice Escaped Death.

How His Driver Twice Escaped Death.
--~ie- ef thu present day. as
he is hurried along by the lightning OK
press, in IFS buffet cars and palsce
sleepers, seldom reyerts in thought to
the timo when the stage coach and
packet were the only means Of eornmu
nication between distant points. II is
rare that one Of the real old-time stage
drivers is met with nowadays and
when the writer recently Fan seross
Fayette Haskell, of Lockport, N. u,
he felt like a photographer over the
discovery Of some rare volume of "for-
gotten lore" Mr.. Haskell, although
one of the pioneers in stage driving Che
formerly ran from Lewiston to niagara
Falls and Buffalo, is hale and hearty
and bids fair to live Ton many years.
The strange stories Of his early adyeu-
lures would fill q volume. AT one time
when going down a mountain near
Lewiston with no less a parsonage
than General Scott as a passenger, tho
brakes gave way and the coach came on
the heels Of the wheel horses. The only
remedy was to whip the leaders TO a
gallop. Gaining additional momentum
with each revolution of the wheels the
coach swayed and pitched down the
mountain side and into the streets Of
Lewiston. Straight ahead at the foot
of the steep hill flowed the Niagara
river, towards which the four horses
dashed, apparently TO certain death.
Vat tba firm, bap1 nax,a, rolaxaI ita l
hold nor the clear brain its conception
of what must be done In the emergency.
On dashed the horses until the narrow
dock was reached on the river bank,
when by a mastery exhibition of nerve
scarce its own length and the horses
brought to a stand still before the pHfe
lookers-on could realize what had oc-
Cured. A purse was raised by Gener-
al Scott and presented TO Mr.. Haskell
with high compliments Of his skill and
bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and
his robust constitution the strain OF con-
tinuous work and exposure proved too
much for MIR. Haskelrs constitution.
The constant jolting ofthe coach and the
necessarily cramped position IN which he
was obliged 90 sit, contributed to this
end, and at times he was obliged TO
abandon driving altogether.
Speaking Of this period he said
II found it almost impossible TO sleep
at night; my appetite left me entirely
and | had q tired feeling which l never
knew before and could not account for, F"
did you give up driving entirely2"
tET- Ill L.. Ixo., 80 I,t ~ x0ao |
only with the greatest effort. This state
Of things continued for nearly twenty
years until last October when l went all
TO pieces"
ain what way2"
ooh, l was doubled all up could not
walk without a cane and was incapable
of any effort or exertion. j had a
constant desire TO urinate both day and
night and although ] felt like passing a
gallon every ten minutes a few drops
could escape and they thick with sedi-
ment. Finally IL ceased TO flow en-
tirely and / thought death was very
near"
"What did you do them"
"What 1 should have done long be-
fore listen 10 my wife. Under her ad-
vice 4 began new iTehbIuent'
And with what result"
Wonderful. lt~unstopped the closed
passages and what was still more womb
crful regulated the flow. The scdi-
ment vanished; my appetite returned
and / am now well and good for twenty
years more wholly through the aid Of
Warmers Safe Cure that has done
wonders for me as we'll rs for so many
others.
Mr. Haskellis experience is repeated
every day in the lives Of thous-
ands Of American men and women.
An unknown evil is undermining the
existence Of an innumerablo number
who do not realize the danger they are
in until health has entirely doparted
and death perhaps stares theru IN the
face. To neglect such impoi tant mat
tiers is like drifting in the current OF
Niagara above the Falls.
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