Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-16

How Gen. ScOtt's Life was Saved and
How His Driver Twice Escaned Death

How Gen. ScOtt's Life was Saved and
How His Driver Twice Escaped Death.
The traveller Of the present day, as he is
hurried along by the lightning express, in
its buffet cars and palace sleepers, seldom
reverts in thought to the time when the
stage coach and packet were the only
means of communication between distant
points. 1t is rare that one of the real old
time stage drivers is met with nowadays,
and when the writer recently ran across
Fayette Haskell, of Lockport, Y. Y, he
felt like photographer over the discovery
Of some rare volume Of forgotten lore.''
Mr.. Haskell, although one of the pioneers
in stage driving be formerly ran from
Lewiston to Niagara Falls and Buffalo,,
is hale and hearty and bids fair to live for
many years. The strange stories of his
early adventures would fill a volume. At
one time when going down a mountain
near Lewiston with no less a parsonage
| than Gen. Scott as a passenger,
| the brakes gave way and the
/ coach came on the heels of the wheel.
horses. The only remedy was to whip the
| leaders to a gallon. Gaming additional
momentum with each revolution of the
wheels the coach swayed and pitched
down the mountain side and into the
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the foot Of the steep hill flowed the Mag
ara river, towards which the four horses
dashed, apparently TO certain death. Yet
the firm hand never relaxed its 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
mastery exhibition of nerve and daring,
the coach was turned in scarce its own
length and the horses brought to a stand
still before the pale lOOkers-On could real
ize what had occurred. A purse was
raised by Gen. Scott and presented to Mr..
Haskell with high compliments for his
skill and bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and
his robust constitution the strain of con-
tlnuous work and exposure proved too
much for Mr.. Haskell's constitution. The
constant JOlting of the coach and the nee
essarlly cramped position in which he
was obliged to sit contributed to this end.
and at times he was obliged to abandon
driving altogether.
Speaking of this period he said
Il found it almost impossible to sleep
at night; my appetite left me entirely and
had tired feeling which never knew
before and could not account for.v
did you give up driving entirely?"
mo; l tried to keep up, but it was only
with the greatest effort. This state of
Things continued for nearly twenty years
until last October, when l went all to
pieces"
''In what way?'
''Oh, doubled all up; could not walk
without cane, and was incapable of any
effort or eXertion. l had a constant de-
sire to urinate both day and night, and,
| although felt like passing a gallon every
ten minutes, only a few drops could es-
cape, and they thick with sediment.
Finally it ceased to flow entirely, and /
thought death was very near,0
"What did you do then?'
"What l should have done long before
! listen to my wife. Under her advice, /
began a new treatment"
And with what resultp'
"Wonderful. 1t unstopped the closed
passages, and what was still more
wonderful regulated the flow. The sedl-
ment vanished; my appetite returned,
and l am now well and good for twenty
| more years wholly through the aid of
Warmers Safe Cure that has done
wonders for me as well as for so many
Others.v
MIR. HaskelPs experience is repeated
every day in the lives of thousands of
American men and women. An unknown
evil is undermining the existence of an
lnnumerable number who do not realize
the danger they are in until health has
entirely departed and death perhaps
stares them in the face. To neglect such
important matters is like drifting in the
current of Niagara above the Falls.