Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-14
THE STAGE DRIVERS STORY.
How General SCOTS Life was Saved
and How His Driver Twice
Escaped Death.

The traveller Of the present day. as he is hurried
along by the lightning in its buffet and
palace sleepers seldom reyers IN thought the time
when the stage coach and packet were tine only means
OF communication between distant points 1t is rare
tnat one OF the real old time STAGE drivers is met with
nowadays and when the writer recently Fay
cite HASKELL of Lockport N Y he felt Ike biblioSra-
pher over the discovery of volume of forgot
ten lore Mr. Haskell. although Of the pioneers in
stage driving Che for merly from Lewiston to Ma
CARA Falls and Buffa %, is hale and heary and bids
tar to live for many years. The strange stories
OF his early adventures would fill volume
At one time when going down a mountain
near Lewiston with no less parsonage than
General Scott as Passenger, the brakes gave
way and the coach came the heels of the wheel
horses The only remedy to whip the leaders to a
galop. Gaining additional moieentum with each
luton of the wheels the coaea swayed and pitched
down the mouRtsin side and into the streets of Lewis
ton Straight ahead at the foot of the steep hill flowed
the Niagara river towards which the four horses dashed
apparently to certain death. Yet the firm hand never
relaxed its hold the clear brain its conception
what must be done in the emer ency. On dashed the
horses until the narrow dock reached the river
bank. when by mastery exhib ton nerve and daring
the coach was turned in scarce length and the
horses brought to stand still fore the pale lockers
on could realize what had occurred purse raised
by General ecott and presented to Mr. Haskell with
! high compliments for his skill and bravery
Notwithstanding all his strength and his robust
stltuton the strain of continuous work and exposure
proved too much for Mr.. Haskels constitution The
constant joiting of the coach and the necessarily
cranped position in which he obliged to sit. con-
tributed to this end. and at times he obliged to
abandon driving altogether
| Speaking of this period he said
Il found it almost impossible to sleep at night my
appetite left me entirely and had tired feeling
which never knew before aid could not account
| for"
| Did you give up driving entiely?"
No I tried to keep up but it only with the
greatest effort This state of things continued
~ twenty years until last Octobu when went all to
| pieces"
| "Iu what way?"
oh. doubled all up could not walk without cane
and was incapable of effort exertion. had
slant desire to urinate, both cay and night, and al
though felt like passing gallon every ten minutes
only few drops could AM they thick with sedi
mcnt. Finally it ceased to flow ntireIy and thought
death was very near"
| what did you do them"
| What should have done pDg before; listen to
my wifi. Under her advice began a new treat
ment.n
| 'And with what result?'
| Wonderful 1t unstopped tie closed passages and
what was still more wonderful Nguated the flow. The
sediment vanished: my appetite returned, and am
now well and good for twenty more years, wholly
through the aid Of Warmers STE Cure that has done
wonders for me well as for so many Others"
Mr. HaskelPs experience is reated every day in the
! lives of thousands of American men aud women. An
unknown evil is undermining the existence of an in
Vulnerable number who do not eaze the danger they
are in until health has entirely 6perted and death per-
haps stares them i'll the face II neglect such import
ant matters is like drifting in he current Of Mag
above the Falls. 1t