Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-03
THE STAGE-DRIvER'S STORY.
How General Scott's Life Was Saved and
How His Driver Twice Escaped
Death.

The traveller of the present day, as he II
hurried along by the lightning express, in
its buffet cars and palacs s,eepers, seldom
reverts in thought to the TINA when tho
stage coach and packet were the only
means Of communication between distant
points. 1t is rare that one of tne 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, althouy h one of the pioneers
in stage driving Cue formerly ran from
Lewiston to Niagara Falls an Butfalo) is
hale and hear,y and bids far 10 live foi'
many years. The strange stories of his
early adventures would fiji volume. At
one time when going down a 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 10 gall
lop. Gaining additi nal momentum with
each revolution of he wheels tile coacn
swayed and pitched down the mouut ain
side and into ths streets OF lewiston.
Straight ahea at the loot of the steep bill
flowed the Niagara River, tow aris which
the four horses dashed, arparen ly to GER
Taxed its hold nor the Clear brain its con.
ception of what must be done in the emer-
Eency. On dashed the horses until the
narrow dock was reached on the river bank,
when by a mas erly exhiui ion of nerve
and daring, the coach was turned in scarce
its own length and the hoses brought To q
stand still before the pale lockers-on could
realize what hal occurred. A Purse was
raised by General Scott and presented to
Mr.. Haskell with high compliments .or his
skill and bravery.
Notwithstanding all his 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 neces-
sarily 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:
II found it almost impossible to sleep at
night; my appetite left me en- rely and
had tired feeling which / never knew be-
fore and could not account for"
"Did you give up driving entir Ivy"
mo. tried to keep up but it was only
with the greatest effort. This ate of
things continued for early twenty years
until last October when l went ali to
pieces"
"In what way"
"Oh, doubled all up; could nct walk
without a cane and was incapable of any
effort or exertion. had constant d csire
to urinate both day and night and although
1 felt like passing gallon every ten min
utes only a few drops could escape and
they thick with sediment. Finally it
ceased to flow entirely and l thought death
was very near"
"What did you do them"
"What l should bave done long before:
listen to my wife. Under her advice be-
gan a new treatment"
"And wi b what RESULT"
Wonderful. 1t unstopped the closed
passages and what was still more wonder
full regulated the flow. The sediment van
ished: my appetite returned and l am now
we'll and good for twenty more yearswhOlly
through the aid of Warmers Safe Cure
that has done wonders for me as well 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 tine
danger they are in until health has entire
ly 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.