Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
TIE STAGF-DRIVER'S STORY.
How GezeraI Scoit's Life was Saved
and How His Driver Twice
Escaped Death.

The traveller % the present day, as he
is hurried along by the lightning ,.x-
press IA It's buffet cars and palace elee. =
ers, Selooln reverts in thought to che
time Whep the stage coach and packet
We're the only means OF communication
between distant points. It IS rare thu s
one OF the real old-time stage drivers is
met with nowadays, and when Tbs,
writer recently ran across Favette Has
heii. OF L0ckpOrt II. Y, se felt like 2
photographer over the discovery of some
rare volume of forgotten lore" Mr.
j HaSkeu, although one Ct the pioneers in
stage driving (he formerly ran from
Lewiston to Niagara Falls and Buffalo,
IS male and hearty and bids fair to live
1or many years. TIE strange stories of
us early adventures would fill a vol
ume. st one time when going down a
mountain near Lewiston with no less a
parsonage than General Scott as a mas
senger. the brakes gave way and the
coach came on the heels of the wheel
herses. The only remedy was to whip
the leaders to gallOp. Gaining add
Vlonal momentum with each revolution
OF the wheels the coach swayed and
pltched down the mountain side and
into the streets OF Lewiston. Straight
ahead at the foot of the hill flowed the
Niagara river, towards which the four
horses dashed, apparently to certain
death. Yet the frln hand never rpIaxed
its hold nor the clear brain its concen-
ton OF what must be done in the en,e1.-
gency. On dashed the horses until fine
narrow Gock was reached on the river
oank, when by q mastery exhibition of
nerve ana caring, the coach was turned
III scarce It's own lengtR and the horses
brought to stand still before the n9Ia
IoOker8-on could realize what occurred
a purse was raised by General Scott and
precented to Ir. Haskell vita high com
pl!ments for his skill and bravery.
notwithstanding all his strength and
his ROBUST constitution the strain of CON
tlnuou6 work and exposure proves. too
much for Mr.. Haskell's constitution. The
constant jolCing of the coach and the
necessarily cramped positions in which
he was obliged to sit, contributed to this
end, and at times he was oblieed to
abandon driving altogether.
Speaking Of this period he said:
L found 1t almost impossible to sleep
at night; my appetite left me entirely
ana ad tired feeling which I never
knew before and could not account
for"
Did you give up driving entireIy?"
mo. tried to keep up but il was
Only with the greatest effort. This state
OF things continued for nearly twenty
years until last Octo5er when went all
to pieces"
''In what way?"
Goa, doubled all up; could not walk
without cane and was incapable Of
any effort OF exertion. [ had constant
desire to urinate both day and night
and although felt like passing a gallon
every ten minutes only a few drops
could escape and they thick with sedi-
mcnt. Finally it ceased to flow entirely
and thought death was very near"
What did you do then?"
What L should have done Iorg be-
fore; listen to my wife. Under her
adVice began new treatment"
"And with what tesult?"
Wonderful. 1t unstopped the closed
passage and what was still more won
dertul regua5 ed the flow. The sedi-
ment vanished; my appetite returned
and 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
Mr.. Haskelrs experience is repeated
every day in the lives Of Thousands Of
American men and women. An UNI
known evil is undermining tie exist
ance Of an innunIerable 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
driftirg in the current of Niagara above
the Falls.