Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-12
THE STAGE-DRIvER'S STORY.
How General Scott's Life was Saved and
How His Dr,v.r Twice Escaped Death.

How General 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 ex-
press, In its buffet cars and palace sleep
ers, 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 Has
kell, of Lockport, n. Y, he felt like
photographer over the discovery ofsome
rare volume of forgotten lore" Mr..
Haskell, although one of the pioneers in
stage driving Che formerly ran from Lew
iston 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 noun
tain near Lewiston with no less per-
sonage than General Scott as passen-
ger, the brakes gave way and the coach
came on the heels of the wheel horses.
The only remedy was to whip the lead
ers to gallop. Gaining additional mo-
mentum 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 Nj
agara river, towards which the four hor-
fses 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 a mastery exhibition of nerve
and daring, the coach was turned In
scarce its own length and the horses
brought to stand still before the pale
lockers on could realize what had occur
red. A purse was raised by General
Scott and presented to Mr.. Haskell with
high compliments for his skill and BRAY
'ery. :.
/ Notwithstanding all lis strength and
his robust constitution the strain of con-
tinuous work and exposure proved too
much for Mr.. Haskell's constitution
The constant jolting of the coach and
the necessarily 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:
al found it almost impossible to sleeI
at night my appetite left me entirely
and had tined feeling which | never
knew before and could not account fol-.
"Did you give up driving entirely?
"No. l tried to keep up but 1T wa'
only with the greatest effort. This state
of things continued for nearly twenty
years until last October when went al
to pieces" -.
an what way?" :.
"Oh. doubled all up could not wall
without cane and was incapable ofany
effort for exertion. had constant de
sire to urinate both day and night anC
although felt like passing gallon ev
cry ten minutes only few drops coult
escape and they thick with sediment
/, Finally it ceased to flow entirely and
thought death was very near"
"What did you do them"
"What should have done long be
fore listen to my wife. Under her ad
vice / began new treatment"
"And with what RESULT"
Wonderful. 1t unstopped the CLOSED
| passages and what was still more won
: derful regulated the flow. The sedi
ment vanished; my appetite returned
: and am now well and good for twent.
more years wholly through the aid
Warmers Safe Cure that has done won
ders for me as well as for so man,
! Others"
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeate'
every day in the lives Of thousands o
: American men and women. An un
known evil is undermining the exist
ence of an innumerable number who d.
not realize the danger they are in unit
health has entirely departed and dealt
perhaps stares them in the face. I
neglect such important matters is hk
, drifting in the current of Niagara abov
the Fails.