Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-07-18
THE STAGE-DRIvERS STORY.
and How His Driver Twice
Escaped Death.

lie Traveller OF tnc present uay, as ne IL
hurried along by the lightning express, in
its buffet cars and palace sleepers, 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 now at days
and when the writer recently ran across
Fayette Haskell, of Lockport, n. V, he
felt like a photographer over the discovery
of some rare volume of forgotten lore.
Mr.. Haskell, although one of the pioneers
Lewiston to Niagara Falls and Buiialo), 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 a mountain near
Lewiston with no less a parsonage than
General 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 leaders to gallOp. Gazing
additional momentum with each revolu-
ton 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 horses
dashed apparently to certain death. Yet
the firm hand never relaxed it's hold nor
the clear brain its conception of what
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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 lOokers-on could re-
alize what had occurred. A purse was
raised by General Scott and presented to
Mr.. Haskell with high compliments for
his skill and bravery.
Nnfx hofa oil Ia. .t-
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 ne
cessarily cramped position i'm 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:
Il found it almost impossible to sleep at
night; my appetite left me entirely and
had tired feeling which never knew
before and could not account for"
did you give up driving entirelyE
"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 | went all to
pieces"
"In what wayf
''Oh, doubled all up; could not walk
effort or exertion. l had constant desire
to urinate both day and night and al
though felt like passing gallon every
ten minutes only few drops could escape
and they thick with sediment. Finally it
ceased to flow entirely and thought death
was very near"
what did you do thenl'
'What l should have done long before:
listen to my wife. Under her advice be.
gan new treatment"
And with what resultg'
''WOnderfal. 1t unstoPped the closed
passages and what was still more wonder
full regulated the flow. The sediment van
ished; 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 many Others"
Mr.. Haskelrs experience is repeated
every day in the lives of thousands of
American men and women. An unknown
evil is undermining the existence of an
innumerable 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 drifting in the
current of Niagara above the Falls.