The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-03
THR sTAGE-pRIYER,s STORY.
How General Scoet'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, N. 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 The 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 volume. At
one time when going down mountain
near Lewiston with no less a parsonage
than General 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 gal
lop. 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 GER
tain death. Yet the firm hand never re-
Taxed its hold nor the clear brain its con-
ceptiOn of what must be done in the emer-
gency. On dashed the horses until the
narrow dock was reached on the river bank,
| when bY a 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
realize what had occurred. A purse was
raised by General Scott and presented &c
| Mr.. Haskell with high compliments for his
/ skill and bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and
| his robust constitution the strain of con-
| tinuous work and exposure proved toe
/ for Mr.. HaG e
| constant jolting of the coach and the neces
| sarily cramped position in which he was
| Obliged to sit, contributed to this end, and
at times he was obliged to abandon driving
4 altogether.
Speaking of this period he said;
81 found it almost impossible to sleep al
/ night; my appetite left me entirely and
4 had tired feeling which never knew be
fore and could not account for"
| 'fDid you give up driving entirelY?"
4 'No. / tried to keep up but it was only
with the greatest effort. This safe Of
] things continued for nearly twenty years
until last October when | went ali to
pieces"
''Iu what way?''
"Oh, l doubled all up; could not walk
without cane and was incapable of any
effort or exertion. had constant desire
TO urinate both day and nj ght and although
l felt like passing a gallon every ten min.
utes only few drops could escape and
they thick with sediment. Finally il
ceased to flow entirely and thought death
was very near"
"What did you do then?"
"What / should have done long before:
listen to my wife. Under her advice l be-
| gan a new treatment"
" And wi h what resultY'
Wonderful. 1t unstopped the closed
| passages and what was still more wonder.
| full regulated the flow. The sediment van.
/ ished: my appetite returned and ! am now
well and good for twenty more yearswholly
\ through the aid of Warmers Safe Cure
| that has done wonders for me as wen as
/ for so many others"
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeated ev-
cry day in the lives of thousands OF
/ American men and women. An unknown
/ evil is undermining the existence of an in
Vulnerable number who do not realize the
I've denarte3 and death perhaps sta tar them
| in the face. To neglect such important
matters is like drifting in the current OF
| Niagara above the Falls