The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-28
THE STAGE DRIVERS STORY
How General Scott's Life was Saved and
How His Driver Twice Escaped
Death.

Death.
The traveller of the present day, a
he is hurried along by the lightning
express, in its buffet cars and palace
sleepers, seldom reverts in thought t.
the time when the stage coach anC
packet were the only means of com
munication between distant points. Il
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 a photographer over the
discovery of some rare volume of ''for-
gotten lore" Mr.. Haskell, although
one of the pioneers in stage driving
Che formerly ran from Lewiston to Nj
agara 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 a noun
tain near Lewiston with no less a per-
sonage than Gen. Scott as passenger,
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 a gallop. Gaining additional
/
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
relaxed its hold nor the clear BRAN
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 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 oc-
Cured. A purse was raised by General
Scott and presented to 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 too
much for Mr.. Haskell's constitution. |
The constant jolting of the coach and
the necessarily cramped position in
which he was obligedt sit, contributed |
to abandon driving altogether.
Speaking of this period he said
81 found it almost impossible to sleep |
at night; my appetite left me entirely |
and I had tired feeling which 1 never
knew before and could not account
for.''
''Did you give up driving entirelyP"
"No. l tried to keep up but it was
only with the greatest effort. This
state of things continued for nearly
twenty years until last October when 1
went all to pieces"
s'In what wayP"
"Oh, 1 doubled all up; could not
walk without cane and was incapable
of any effort or exertion. had a con-
slant desire to urinate both day and
night and although felt like passing
gallon every ten minutes only few
drops could escape and they thick with
sediment. Finally it ceased to flow
entirely and 1 thought death was very
near"
"What did you do thenP"
"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
and what was still more won
1erful regulated the flow. The sedi-
nent vanished; my appetite returned
md am now well and good for twenty
more years wholly through the aid of
Warmers Safe Cure that has done wen-
iers for me as well as for so many
,thers."
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeated
very day in the lives of thousands of
American men and women. An I'M
,nown evil is undermining the exist {
nee of an innumerable number who do
lot realize the danger they are in until
lealth has entirely departed and death
perhaps stares them in the face. To
leglect such important matters is like
!riftlng in the current of Niagara above
he Falls.