The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-16
THE srAoE-pRlvER,s sroR
How General scotcs Life was Saved
and How His Driver Twire Es-
cnped Death.

How General Scott's Life was Saved
and How His Driver Twire Es-
capped Death.
The traveller OF the present day, es he is
hurried along by the lightning exprsss, in Its
buiTet cars and palace eleepers, seldom re-
verts in thought TO tho time whcntthe stage
coach and packet were the onlq means OF
communication between distant points. 1t is
rare that one OF the real old time sfage-drivers
is met with nowadays, and When tho writer
recently ran across Fayette HASKELL, Of Look.
port, N. X, no felt like blbiostapher over
the discovery OF some rare volufab OF "forgot
ten lore" Mr.. Haskell, although ono OF the
pioneers in stage.drlving (he Formerly ran
from Lewiston TO Niagara Fallsand Bunaiol,
is hale and hearty and bids fnir to live for
many years. The strange storee OF bis early
adventures would nll q volume. At one time
when going down mountaintnear Lewiston
with no less parsonage thanGenerai Scott as
passenger, the brakes gave way and the
coach came on the heels OF rbe wheel horses,
The only remedy was to whip the leaders TO q
each revolution OF tho Eheels tho coach
swayed and pitched down tho mountain side
and Into the streets OF Lowlston. Straight
Niagara River, toward which the four horses
das ned, apparently TO certain death. Yet the
lrm band never reiaxed Its hold nor the
clear brain Its conception OF what must be
done In tho emergency. on dashed the
hortee until the narrowfdock was reached on
the ilvcr bank, when W masterly exhibi.
tion OF nervo and dari1e, the coach was turned
In scarce Its own length and tho horses
brought TO a stand still before the pale look
ers ON could realize what had occurred.
puree was raised by general Scott and pre-
sented TO Mir. HaskeIfwith high compliments
for his skill and brayery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and his ro.
bust constitution, fho strain OF contlnuons
work and exposure proved too much for Mr..
Haekells constitution. The constant 1olting
OF the coach, and tho necessary cramped posi-.
tion In which he was obliged to cit, contributed
TO this end, and got times ho was obliged TO
abandon driving altogether.
speaking OF thie period, ho said;
VI found II 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 giyb up driving ontlrelyf"
"No. l tried to keep up, but II was only
with the greqrest effort. This state OF things
continued foflnearly twenty years until last
October, ..96 whsa went all to pieces"
"ob, DOUBLED all up; could not walk without
q cane, andiwas Incapable of any effort or OK
day and night, and although felt like passing
garl0n every ten minutes only n few drops
could escepe, and they thick with sediment.
Finally iteeased to ilow entirely, andI thought
death waHvery near
"Wharhid you do them?"
"WhatI should have done long before
listen tony wife. Under her advice, began
anew tr2atment."
"AndIe Ieith what result?"
"Wonperful. 1t unstopped the closed pas.
seges ard what was still moro wonderful reg
ulatedf fhe low. The sediment vanished; my
appetite returned and ! am now we'll and
good OR twenty moro years wholly through
the aid OF Warmers Safe Cure that has done
wonders for me as well as for so many others. "
Mrs}iaekelfs experience Is repeated every
day ~ the lives OF thousands of American men
and Vomen. An unknown evil is undermin
ing tho existence OF an innumerable number
whofo not realize the danger they are In un
til htalth has entirely departed and death per
hane stares them In the face. To neglect such
important matters Is like drifting In the cur
rem OF Niagara above tho Falls.