National Republican., 1884-06-14
THE srAeE-DR1vER,s STORY.
How Gen. scotcs Life Was Saved M
How His Driver Twice Escaped Death.

How Gen. scotrs Life WAS Saved and
How Hts Driver Twice Escaped Death.
Tho traveller of the present day, as no is
hurried along by tho 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 communi-
cation between distant points. 1t Is raro
that one Of the real old-tme stage drivers is
met with nowadays, and when the writer re-
Gently ran across Fayetto Haskell, Of Lock
port, N. Y, he felt like photographer over
the discovery Of some raro volume of "for-
gotten lore" Mr.. Haskell, although ono Of
tho pioneers in stage driving (he formerly
ran from Lewiston 20 Niagara Falls and
BuiIalo) is halo and hearty and bids fair to
live for many years. Tho strange stories of
his early adventures would fill n volume. At
one time when going down mountain near
Lewiston, with no less parsonage than Gen.
Scott as passenger, the brakes gave
way and the coach came ON tho heels of tho
wheel horses. Tho only remedy was to whip
the leaders to gallop. Gaining additional
momentum with each revolution 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 Niagara river, toward
whic ch tho four horses dashed, apparently to
certain DEATH Yet tho firm hand never
relaxed its hold nor tho cloar brain its con-
ception of what must be done in the omer-
gency. On dashed the horses until the
narrow dock was reached on tho river bank,
when by mastery exhibition of nerve and
daring, the coach was turned in scarce its
own length and tho horses broughtto to stand
still before tho pale lOokers-on could realize
what had occurred. A purse was raised by
Gen. Scott and presented to Mr.. Haskell with
hi0h nj in,a "a hia GEfll mud hravarv
Notwithstanding all his siren 9Th and his
robust constitution the strain of continuous
work and exposure proved too much for Mr..
Haskelps constitution. The constant jolting
of the coach and the necessarily cramped
position in which he was obliged TO sit, con-
tributed TO this end, and at times he was
obliged to abandon driving altogether.
Speaking of this period, he said:
81 found it almost impossible to sleep at night
my appetite left mo entirely, and had u tired
feeling which l never know before, and could
not account for"
"Did you give up driving entirely 2"
"No. l tried to keep up, but 1t 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 way2"
"Oh, doubled all up; could not walk with.
out cane and was incapable of any effort or
exertion. l had o constant desire to urinate
passing gallon every ten minutes, only few
drops could escape, and they thick with sedi-
ment. Finally it ceased to flow entirely, and
and thought death was very near"
What did you do then?"
"What l should have done long before
listen to my wife. Under her advice l began
a new treatment"
And with what result?"
"Wonderful. 1t unstopped the closed
passages, and, what was still more wonderful,
regulated the flow. The sediment vanished,
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 for so many
others"
Mr.. HaskelPs experience is repeated every
day in the lives Of thousands Of American
men and women. An unknown evil is un-
dermining 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 drift
ing in the current of Niagara above the falls.