The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-08-23
TEE sTAgF-DRTYER,s STORY.
How General SCOTS Life was Saved ana
How HIS Drives Twioe Esoaped
Death.

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The traveller Of the present day, as he Is
hurried along BY the lightning express, In
its buffet cars and palace sleepers, seldom
rexsfts n Thought to the time when the
stage coach and packet were the only
means OF communication between distant
points It is rare that one Of the real old
time stage drivers is met with nowadays
and when the writer recently ran across
Faystte Haskell, Of Lockport, N. z, he
felt like 4 photographer over the discovery
OF some rare volume of "forgotten lore.1
Mr.. Haskell, although one of the pioneers
in stage driving Che formerly ran from
Lewiston TO Niagara Falls and BufRalo) is
hale and hearty and bids fair to live for
many years, The strange stories of his
early adventures would I'LL volume. At
one time when going down mountain
near Lewiston with no less q parsonage
than General Scott as y passenger, the
brakes gave way and the coach camo on
the heels Of the wheel horses. The only
remedy was to whip che leaders to gal
lop. Gaining additional momentum with
each revolution OF this whegls the coach
swayed and pitched down the mountain
side and into ths streets of Lewiston,
Straight ahead at the foot Of the steep hill
flowed the Niagara River, towards which
the four horses dashed, apparsntIy d cor
tain death, Yet. the. firm hand never re-
Taxed itA hold nor the clear brain It's con.
ception 81 what must be done In the emer-
gency, Oh dashed tho horses until the
narrow dock was reached on theriver bank,
whom by a. mNAlnfly exhibitionCf nerve
and daring, the coach was turnodin scarce
its own length aud the horses brought to .
stand still heforo The pale lcoker0-on could
realize what had occurred. IA purse was
raised BY General Ecott aud presented to
Mr.: Haskell with high compliments fcrh his
Observation-Disclosures all Me strength ana
his robust constitution the strain of con-
tinuous work and exposure proved too
much for Mr.. Haskelps constitution. The
constant iolting Of the coach and the neces-
obliged to sit, contributed to this end, and
at timqs be wasobliged to abandon driving
altogether.
Speaking Of this period he saids
II found IL almost impossible to sleep at
night: my appetite left me entirely and
had a tired feeling which never knew be-
fore and could not account for.D A
ibid you give up driving entirelyw
ssNo. l tried 10 keep up but it was only
with the greatest effort This state Of
things continued for nearly twenty years
until last October when ! wont all to
pieces.D tFkl8
In what wayfy ,f 81 M
Oh, doubled all up; could not walk
without cane and was incapable of any
effort or exertion. / had constant desire
to urinate both day aud night land although
felt like passinga gallon every ten min
utes only a few drops conld escape and
they thick with sediment, Finally IL
ceased to flow entirely and Ithought death
was very neAr.''
What did you do thensv
What should have done long before.
listen to my wife, Under her advice / be-
gan anew treatmanf.v
!" And wi II what result2v
g Wonderful. Il unstoppad the closed
passages and what was still more wonder
full regulated tho fa0w, The sediment van
ishedsmy appetite returned and mn now
welland good for twenty more yearswfoily
through the aid OF Warmers Safe Cure
that Inns done wonders for me as we'll as
Tor so many othere.H ~ y. ssss4. s
Mr.. Haskellls experience Is repeated ev-
cry day In the lives of thousands OF
American men and women. An unknown
evil IL underminingsthe existence OF an In
Vulnerable nunber who do not realize the
danger they are IL until bealth has entire
~ Departed and leath perhaps stares Thorn
in the face 70 negiSct such Important
mattersig like drifting Ia the current OF
Niagara above the Falls.