The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-06-28
Your obedient servant.
THOMAS NJ. BALLET,
c unity Supt. CirUon Co.
THE sTAGE-DRIVER's STORY.
Row General scott's Life was Saved an
How His Driver Twice Escaped Death

Row General scotts Life was Saved and
How His Driver Twice Eso1ped Death,
The traveller of the present day, as lie is
hurried along by the lightning express, in
its buffet cars aud palace sleepers, seldom
rGSerls in Thought 10 the time when the
stage coach and Packet We're the only means
nj communication between distant points
II is rdre that one of the real old time stage
drivers is Ihet with now days and when
the writer recently rau across Fayrtte Has
kellI ni Lnckport, n Y. he felt like n
photographer over the d srnvcrv of SOME
rare volume Of "fnrgntted lore" Mr.. Has
krll although one nj The pioneers in stage
Trying The formerly ran from Lewiston to
Niagara Falla and Bnfialo). is hale and
hearty and bidd fair tr live inr many wears
The strange stories "i ms early adventures
would all a volume. At one time when
going down tInuntHin near Lewiston with
no less parsonage than General Scott as
pas~ruger, the brakes gave way and the
coach came nn the heels of he wheel horses
The only REMEDY was tn whip the leaders
Ia gHllnp Gaining additinugl mnnientum
with each revnlntiou ni the wheels the
c ach swaycd and pt'hed down the noun
tain side and into the streets of Lewiston.
Straight 8head ut the loot If the steep hill
lnwed the Niagara river towards whieh the
four horses dashed, apparently to certain
death Yet the firm hand never relnxed
It's hnli nor the clear brain its conception
Of what must he done in the emergency
On dashed the horses until the narrow iucl,
was reached IN Tie river bank. Wnen hY n
mnsIerlY exhibition of nerve aud daring.
the coach was turned ia scarce its own
length anl the horses brought to stand
still hein'e the pile lnukers.on could realiz-
what had occurred. 4 nurse WAS raised by
| General Scnlt aud presented To Mr., Haskell
with high compliments for his SEl'l and
| bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and hi.
| robust constitution the s'rain at cantiuunu,
work and exposure uruved too much lpl
| Mr.. iaskel's constitution. The constant
! jnlting of the each aud the necessarily
crnmped position IN when he was Obliged
to cit. contributed tn this end. aud at times
he WAS Obliged To abandon drying slIugeth
! er.
Speaking of this period he SAID.
IL fund II almost impossible to sleen p
night my appetite lett me entirely aud
mad "a tired feeling which | never knew
before aud could not account for"
did you give up driving enlirely1"
No. tried tn keep up but II "as onl'
with TIE greatest efInrt, This state of thing
GIntiuued for nerrly twenty Years unit
last oct,ber when went all to pieces"
"In what way7"
"oh, doubled all up; could not wall
without a cane and was incapable Of an,
elinrt or exrrtion. had constant desir
To urinats both day and night and although
| felt like passing gallon every ten min
utes only few drops could escape aud the
thick with sediment. Finally il ceased I
flow entirely and thought death was yer
near"
"What did you do them"
"what should have done long before
listen to my wife. Under her adYice
began new treatment"
"And with what result?"
"Wouderful. II unslopned the close
passages aud what was slill more wouie
5 lul regulated the dow. The sediment val
[ i-hed; mv nppc ite returned aud | am no.
well and good fnr twenty mnr' wears, who'll
thuugh thu aid ut Warmers S,t- Cure, thu
. has done wnnirII Tor ne US well as Tor
E many others"
Mr.. lIaskrl's experience is repeate
8 every day m thu lives ut thnusHn Is nf Anrr
Z lean men aud womnn. An unknown ev
+, Is undermining the existence nf AN Innuu
able number who du nut p-alis- the dang
J. they are m until health has entirely d-par
: ed aud death perhaps stsres them la n
face. To u-glrrt such impnrisnt matters
hke drifting N The euTreuI VI Niagara AbO'
I ths Falls,