Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-06-27
THE sTAGE-DRIyEWs STORY.
How General Scott's Life was Saved and
How His Driver Twice Escaped
Death.


The Traveller of tho present day, MS ho !,
hurried along by tho lightning express, in
Its buffet cars and palace slocpers, seldom
revorts in thought TO the time when the
stage coach and packet wero the only
means of communication between distant
points. 1t is raro that one OF tho real old
timo stage drivers is met with nowadays
and when the writer recently ran across
,Fayette Haskell, of Lockport, N. Y, he
felu like photographer over the discovery
OF some rare volume OF forgotten lore.h
Mr.. Haskell, although ono Of the pioneers
In stage driving (ho formerly ran from
Lewiston to Niagara Falls and Buffalo) is
hale and hearty and bids fair to 1.-Two for
many years. The strange stories of his
carly adventures would fill volume. Al
ono time when going down mountain
near Lewiston with no less n parsonage
than General Scott as n passenger, the
brakes gave way and the coach came on
tho heels of the wheel horses. The only
romedy was to whip the leaders to gal.
lop. Gaining additional momentum with
each revolution of the wheels tho coach
swayed and pitched down the mountain
side and into the streets of Lewiston.
Straight ahead at the foot of the steep hill
flowed tho Niagara River, towards which
the four horses dashed, apparently to GER
tain death. Yet the firm hand never re-
laxed its hold nor the clear brain its con.
cepton of what must be done in this emer.
gency. On dashed the horsos until tho
narrow dock was reached on the river bank,
when by a mas erly exhibition of nerve
and daring, the coach was turned in scarce
its own length and the horses brought to q
stand still before the pale lookcrs-o on could
realize what had occurred. 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 tho strain of con-
tinuous work and exposure proved toe
much for Mr.. Haskel's constitution. The
constant jolting of the coach and the neces
sarily cramped position In which he was
obliged to sit, contributed to this end, aad
at times he was obliged to abandon driving
altogether.
Speaking of this period he said:
II found it almost impossible to sleep at
night; my appetite left me entirely and
had tired feeling which never knew be.
fore and could not account for"
ibid you give up driving entiroly~
"No. tried to keep up but it was only
with the greatest effort. This s.ate OF
things continued for ns early twenty years
until last October when l went all Ia
pieces"
"In what way?"
"Oh, doubled all up; could not walk
without cane and was incapable of any
effort or exertion. had constant desire
70 uIlildUe DOtu uay anu ntSut auu aitnOubn
felt like passing n gallon every ten min.
utes only a few drops could escape and
they thick with sediment. Finally ii
ceased to flow entirely and thought death
was very near"
"What did you do them"
"What should have done long before:
listen to my wife. Under her advics be-
gan new treatment"
"And with what resultD
Wonderful. 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 ycarswholly
through the aid of Warmers Safe Cure
that has done wonders for me as we'll as
for so many Others"
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeated ov-
cry day in the lives of thousands oI
American men and women. An unknown
evil is undermining the existence of an in
Vulnerable number who do not realize the
danger they are in until bealth has entire
ly departed and death perhaps stares thon
In the face. To neglect such important
matters is like drifting in the current oil
Niagara above the Falls.